The Green Bay Model Of Roster Building

I think it hits the nail on the head for what TT philosophy is and how he uses that to get the best out of each player. I know some Packer fans have gotten frustrated at times by the lack of FA signings, but reading those articles might help them understand why they don’t go after big name FA’s.

I think the biggest challenge for Seattle is going to be finding the talent to fit their system and then building the depth behind it. I think this is where GB excels above most teams in that if a player goes down, it’s generally not a huge step down in talent for the person filling in.

Overall, I think Seattle’s on the right track. They already have a pretty good defense, but I think what they are missing is a good QB. I think they should definitely take a look at bringing in Matt Flynn, even though it wouldn’t exactly fit the model they’re building. If Flynn is indeed as good as he’s shown here, I think you guys would immediately become a major challenger in the NFC.

It’s really detailed and informative. BTW, I love the Seahawks secondary.Your secondary is the prototype needed in the new NFL to defend against the Gronk/Megatron type receivers creating havoc every Sunday.

I always called FA a cesspool of anothers waste.You have literally cleaned that version up for me and reinforced my nose squeezing at the mere mention of FA.
I will look forward to reading everything you write.

although there’s no such thing as winning forever. There are certainly ways of preventing your franchise from hitting the kind of wall that the Colts have, a way of maximizing returns on investment, and so forth.

For example, if you’re a player entering a contract year with the Packers, and you’re not headed into that “legacy” class of player, you can still be pretty sure that other teams will be willing to award you a reasonable contract because you come from that system. However that expectation requires that there be buyers who will pay more for your services than the Packers think that they’re worth. If many teams begin to adopt the philosophy laid out here, that becomes less sustainable.

In short, the Packers’ team-building philosophy relies on other franchises’ lack of discipline to some extent. Can that always be counted on? Maybe, but even Warren Buffet might have a bad year.

Nice work. I’ve always thought of Seattle as GB west, which is why I was glad to see them taking some players from the vikings years ago! haha

you guys did a LOT of research

We all know that The Packer model or rather the Thompson model involves a very exhaustive search for talent. Thompson himself spends as much or more time on the road as other teams scout and much more time than other teams GM’s. He literally leaves no stone unturned when it comes to finding talent. WHats not mentioned at all here and probably very little on the article over at Field Gulls, that its a Draft and Develop model. The reason the Packers are so successful when reserves are thrust into a position on the field is not just that Thompson finds talent, but that the coaches are very involved in developing the talents of the young player to the fullest and to fit the skills they will need in the NFL and in particular in the Packers Schemes. As great as Thompson is at drafting and finding talent, McCarthy and the coaching staff are equally great at Developing that talent into quality players!

Its the combination of the Thompson model of keeping the roster stocked w/ talent that can fit the Packers schemes and McCarthy and the coaches molding those players into productive, quality player w/in the Packers schemes. That doesn’t happen by chance and the Packer do the Draft and Develop Model as well as any team in the NFL!