Ted Thompson: What More Needs To Be Said?

by arodgb on Oct 31, 2011 9:03 PM CDT

Ted Thompson. A man who was nearly run out of Green Bay by the fans a few years back, yet survived, and has currently assembled an astounding collection of talent. How did he do it? Lets take a look at TT's draft picks first, then UFA and FA's after the jump.

Green Bay Packers 2011 Roster

Before TT: Donald Driver, Chad Clifton, Scott Wells

2005 Draft: Aaron Rodgers (D1), ~~Nick Collins (D2)~~

2006 Draft: AJ Hawk (D1), Greg Jennings (D2)

2007 Draft: James Jones (D3), Desmond Bishop (D6), Mason Crosby (D6)

2008 Draft: Jordy Nelson (D2), Pat Lee (D2), Jermichael Finley (D3), Josh Sitton (D4), Matt Flynn (D7)

2009 Draft: BJ Raji (D1), Clay Matthews III (D1), TJ Lang (D4), Jarius Wynn (D6), Brad Jones (D7)

2010 Draft: Brian Bulaga (D1), Mike Neal (D2), Morgan Burnett (D3), Andrew Quarless (D5), Marshall Newhouse (D5), James Starks (D6), CJ Wilson (D7)

2011 Draft: Derrick Sherrod (D1), Randall Cobb (D2), ~~Alex Green (D3) ,~~ Davon House (D4), DJ Smith (D6), Ryan Taylor (D7)

30 Players drafted in the last year are currently on the Packers. Impressive. Lets take a look at the UFA and FA signings TT has made over the last six years

2006: Charles Woodson (Free Agent, Oakland), Ryan Pickett (Free Agent, St. Louis), Tramon Williams (Undrafted Free Agent, Houston Texans), Jarrett Bush (Off Waivers, Carolina)

2007: John Kuhn (Off Waivers, Pittsburgh)

2008: Brett Goode (Free Agent, no idea)

2009: Robert Francois (FOUND THIS GEM ON WIKIPEDIA: After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Francois was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 18 after the team signed quarterback Brett Favre.) Nuff said. Suck it, Brett.

2010: Tom Crabtree (Undrafted Free Agent) Evan Dietrich-Smith (Undrafted Free Agent), Tim Masthay (Free Agent), Charlie Peprah (Free Agent, Atlanta), Sam Shields (Undrafted Free Agent), Erik Walden (Free Agent), Frank Zombo (Undrafted Free Agent), Howard Green (Off Waivers, New York Jets)

2011: Ray Dominguez (Undrafted Free Agent), Jamari Lattimore (Undrafted Free Agent), MD Jennings (Undrafted Free Agent), Vic So'oto (Undrafted Free Agent), Brandon Saine (Undrafted Free Agent)

Trades: Ryan Grant (From New York Giants)

Thirteen undrafted free agents. One player traded for. Two 'real' free agents. Three Players off waivers. Three players from before the TT era. Thirty drafted.

So, after all that, what does this prove? One, Ted Thompson is probably THE BEST evaluator of talent in the NFL today. Two, Ted Thompson has a formula: Build through the draft, and through the undrafted. Eighty percent of our roster is built through the draft, and undrafted talent. The rare free agent signings he's made (Ryan Pickett and Charles Woodson) have been huge, providing us with veteran leadership, and a rare playmaker in Wood.

I hope this has helped you understand the Packers roster and vision a little bit better. Its very, very hard for me to see us NOT being an elite team with Thompson at the helm, and that's bad news for the rest of the NFC.

Let me know what you think!

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Quick Note

I thought about comparing the Vikings and Packer rosters, but I broke down laughing about halfway through the fanpost. Sorry about that…

Jay Cutler, first NFL quarterback to beat a playoff team with a losing record.

by arodgb on Oct 31, 2011 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

H. Green/Kuhn/Bush are all waiver claims, not FAs, if I'm not mistaken.

13.

Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!

by Wiedmann on Oct 31, 2011 9:27 PM CDT reply actions

Sigh

I’ll change it, damn it. Isn’t that close to technically being the almost same thing?

Jay Cutler, first NFL quarterback to beat a playoff team with a losing record.

by arodgb on Oct 31, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I would say it's closer to a trade

because the contract from the older team is retained.

13.

Grossman: Sup, you insulin needing bitch! The sex cannon has arrived! Now get the hell out of my locker room, you chinless mother fucker!

by Wiedmann on Oct 31, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah.

Thank you sir.

Jay Cutler, first NFL quarterback to beat a playoff team with a losing record.

by arodgb on Oct 31, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Disagree w/ this only...

A man who was nearly run out of Green Bay a few years back,

Some fans wanted him out of GB, but he was never close to actually being run from town. Not by his bosses. Fans don’t run the team.

You've been Stroh'd™!!!

by Strohman on Oct 31, 2011 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Sorry

Your right. Nearly run out by the fans then?

Jay Cutler, first NFL quarterback to beat a playoff team with a losing record.

by arodgb on Oct 31, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions

There were calls for his head

He may have been hanged in effigy once or twice, too. But I don’t think he was ever in danger of losing his job. The entire front office knew the full story – I don’t think he really had much to worry about at all.

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Oct 31, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

My point exactly!

You've been Stroh'd™!!!

by Strohman on Oct 31, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah that is a good point.

The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010

by TrevorR on Nov 1, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions

That is exactly

what I thought when I read that statement.

Some fans wanted him run out of town, but Bob Harlan/Mark Murphy never even came close to getting rid of him; they backed him all the way!

And, as much as many fans may have wanted him run out of town, they just don’t have as much say as those fans who rented the billboards in Denver. :)

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"It's a great day to be great, baby!"

Skol is a four-letter word.

The Munsters of the Midway still suck!

by NorthStarr on Nov 2, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions

And looking back on it....

from where we are now, he was kicking ass and taking names right from Day 1.

In Every Climb and Place....

by PhoenicianPakFan on Nov 2, 2011 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Packer Culture

I heard discussed that McCarthy and Thompson want to inculcate a Packers culture and would rather bring in players with little exposure to other teams’ habits and attitudes.

Nitschke never wore an earring!

by Packer Pete on Nov 1, 2011 7:01 PM CDT reply actions

Well, thank you.

I have added a new word, which I had never heard or read before, to my vocabulary.

inculcate
1. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.
2. To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.

(tr) to instill by forceful or insistent repetition
[from Latin inculcāre to tread upon, ram down, from in-2 + calcāre to trample, from calx heel]

Just not sure how that definition applies to Thompson instilling a Packers culture.

Seems more applicable to how Lombardi, who was a big believer in coaching the same way (by rote) as he believed in teaching students in a classroom, installed the power sweep.

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"It's a great day to be great, baby!"

Skol is a four-letter word.

The Munsters of the Midway still suck!

by NorthStarr on Nov 2, 2011 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions

You can see a lot of that in McCarthy...

but I’m not sure about Thompson. McCarthy does have the repetitve, ad nauseum teaching of the fundamentals that Lombardi has to some extent. Just not the same type of personality, or at least that’s the impression I get.

In Every Climb and Place....

by PhoenicianPakFan on Nov 2, 2011 2:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I get much more of an uncle feeling out of McCarthy where with Lombardi it would be a father figure.

I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!

by msc32887 on Nov 3, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions