Ted Thompson genius or dumb***?

Chill dude. When you look at the structure of the NFL the real key to a SB window is your QB. That’s how the Pats and Colts have year in and year out SB contending teams. It’s how the Saints can go from medicore to SB champs in one year. There are very few exceptions to this rule, but generally if you have an elite QB you have good shot.

Look at the NFC as of right now:
The Viking’s window should close after this year unless a miracle happens at their QB position next year.
The Saints should solidly have a few years of that window being open, but it looks like they may have a roster reset coming.
There are a bunch of teams that may make a jump, such as the Falcons and 49ers, but they need a bit more talent to make a hard push.
The NFC East is changing and who knows how it will shake out…the Giants have been hit and miss the last few years, the Redskins are coming along but who knows what kind of chemistry they ever have, the Eagles may take a year or two to stablize and move on, and the Cowboys…well it’s always tough to tell if they are going to be a legit contender or not.

The Packer’s window is just opening. A-rod is starting his career really and hasn’t hit his prime. Most of the offensive talent is young. The D will continue to grow in the system and needs a few playmakers on the outside, but should continue to be solid at the very least.

We don’t need to be desperate, and there really weren’t that many great deals to be had this offseason. Instead it will be interesting to see how we treat this deep draft plays out and what we can secure.

TT genius or dumbsh**? Well I would say neither, but I have been generally happy with his work. It’s rare that teams that make headlines in April make headlines in January. The Pack don’t need the hype that many other teams need, just be patient and look forward to an exciting season.

We swept the Bears and Lions (We’ll do it again this year as well), and we’ve won five of our past eight against Minnesota (As soon as Favre leaves, we’ll sweep them yet again) These teams have all gotten better, but it’s not as though the Packers have fallen behind.

Its a what have you done for me lately league and you never know whats going to happen. A Rod could get hurt at tomarrow. The point is your so close right now! MAYBE Thompson shouldve tried to make a move or two to make us beter. Could you imagine if marshall played for the pack? Rodgers would feel like Kurt Warner did for the greatest show on turf. Or if Capers had Peppers on the edge. Its not about how long the window will be open for because it could close tomarrow. Its that its open now! GO PACK GO!

So was Andre Rison………….

I wouldn’t say dumb or genius. He has made some excellent moves and also made some pretty terrible ones. He’s drafted extremely well at times with Rodgers, Jennings, Finely, Collins, and Matthews who are all Pro Bowl type guys. Getting Woodson and Pickett through FA was a great move for him as well. But at the same time he hasn’t done well with our OL whatsoever, and has made some questionable personnel moves.

You compare us to the Lions but the reality is we’re kind of in the situation as them, at least as far as comparing our players goes in that we both are really, really young teams with guys who have great potential. Only we were 11-5 to their 2-14 last year. I don’t want to rag on them but we’re probably a few years ahead of them when looking at the prospects of potentially being a SB contender.

The Bears are a tough one to judge. I thought last year they’d be really great last year with Urlacher coming back along with Harris, and most of all the addition of Cutler but they had a pretty down year. That OL looked/looks shaky, though moving Williams to LT full time could help better the unit. I still don’t know if it will be good enough for Martz’s passing oriented offense, which uses a lot of 5 and 7 step drop plays though.

Though Manulemana (sp? haha butchered that one) will essentially be a 3rd OT out there, and they’ll have Taylor and Forte for Cutler to throw too (which could help slow the pass rush a bit). Not that Cutler didn’t have Forte last year but Martz is excellent at utilizing Rb’s in his systems, and I think Taylor is one of the better receiving Rb’s in the league with Forte not being too far behind.

Peppers is a beast, and he will be for them but I think they need Urlacher to play at a high level again. He really runs that defense, and his ability to drop back in that Tampa 2 scheme Lovie uses is critical. They could be a force but I’m not sure I can believe it or think it until I see it.

The Vikings are a really good team, and better then us at this point. I think really the only shot we have at overtaking them is hoping some of our guys like Jennings, Finely, and Matthews turn into elite guys, while guys like Raji, Jones, and Lang improve a lot as well. Obviously it would be hard for all that too happen, and it likely won’t but having a few of those guys really step their play up could help out the team a lot. I should mention guys like Pat Lee, Blackmon, and Harris too. It’s hard to put Harris in that category but the guy did blow out his knee, and is 35 years old. As much as I see him as an absolute beast in my mind, every guy eventually gets to that point where he just can’t play anymore (or at least at a high enough level). If Lee or Blackmon can be a solid nickel or dime back for us that could really help us out.

I guess the way I look at it is TT starting essentially started rebuilding this team in 2005. We struggled from this at times, and other times we’ve been ok. The talent wasn’t always there before (aside from 2007), and currently it seems like it is. This is really the time that the team TT has put together should really start to excel. Obviously I think the team is going to start excelling but I’m a homer, and want nothing more then that haha. The OL we’re going into what should be the era where we become a contender leaves something to be desired but I guess we’re just going to have to hope TT can find a way to get a couple of OT’s to in the next couple of years.

Haha super long post sorry! Thanks if you read through it too haha! Though it’ll probably end up being much too long for many of you to stick too.

That was easy. :)

There were some offseasons I wish we could have been more active, but I am extremely happy he didn’t go after any free agents this year. I don’t feel any of the free agents right now will help our team. There is a reason guys like Brian Westbrook has not been signed by 32 NFL teams. The Packers are just 1 of the 32 teams. Maybe it’s Westbrook wanting starter pay, I don’t know. Perhaps he could be a serviceable 3rd Down back…but is the price right?