Ted Thompson will not let personal feelings (or the fans opinion) affect his decission.

I’d hate to see Al Harris leave the team after this year, he’s been one of the top cover corners in the NFL for some years now. Sure, he’s not getting any younger, and TT looks to be trying to build a very young team from the draft.

Although Tramon Williams proved he could play very well in Harris’s absense, there is a significant diffenrence between playing well for a few games, and doing it consitantly during an entire season.

TT is proving to not be as good as he first looked as a GM, he got a lot of extra credit just because Sherman was a horrible GM. TT has not been able to replace the two solid guards he released, the three solid O-line men we have (Tausher, Clifton, Wells) were already on the roster when he took charge, as well as Kampman, Harris, Driver, who are also amog the most consistant players.

The NFL is about one thing, and one thing only, winning football games, and first of all the SuperBowl.
The Packers were in a prime position to do so in 2008, but instead of signing a few good free agents to try to win it with a veteran QB, he nudges The ledgend out the door, does not address any problem area in free agency, and goes on with his plan to rebuild. That might take a lot longer than he thought. Even though Aaron Rodgers has performed beyond what many expected of him this year, he’s a long, long way from Brett Favre’s level of play.

We all knew that someday Favre would retire, and his replacement was going to struggle a bit, but let’s go hypotetical for a moment, let’s say TT would have signed some free agents, encouraged Favre to come back and try to win one last SuperBowl with Favre, and let’s say they did win. How many fans or players (including Aaron Rodgers) would complain about that ?? No one ! And TT would have looked like a smart guy to everyone !

for Rodgers is still there, it’s his first year, and he’s still gaining experience. I do worry a little that the wear and tear of the season is getting to him a little, his perfromance and effectiveness has dropped lately.
My patience for the Three Stooges however, is gone.

400metres, Rodgers numbers, except the W’s/L’s are pretty good for a first year starter, I don’t see the Jets running being any better than the Packers, their statistics are a little better yes, but you must also consider these two facts:

1. The Packers have been playing a lot from behind in 6 of the games this year, then they’ve been abandoning the running game at times, and the Jets have been protecting a lead for most of their games, and then you run more to work the clock. That favours the Jets stats.

2. The book is out on Rodgers, defensive coordinators have figured him out (for now), and are either stacking the run, challenging him to beat them deep, or like the Saints, dropping 8 into coverage and inviteing him to beat them underneat. Rodgers needs to improve his field vision, his release time and make quicker decissions, to become effective again. And he should use his athletic ability to extend his time in the backfield, not take of running so quickly.
How many defenses have you seen challenging Brett Favre to beat them deep without getting blasted ?
The Packers also have better pass protection than the Jets, and our wr’s are way better than the Jets very average bunch. The Jets are missing a serious big play /deep treath like Greg Jennings. And the connection between Favre / Driver they developed over all those years, is definatly something he lacks with the Jets.

Not trying to rip Rodgers at all, he’s trying his very best, but it will take time before he reaches his full potential, and were will the rest of the team be by then ? If great players like Harris are gone, is Rodgers going to be good enough to carry the load on his shoulders the way Favre did for so many year ??