Comments on: Rate Ted Thompson

By: Qcdude3

Qcdude3 — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:23:25 +0000

He gets a 3… everyone starts at 5 add 1 (one) for his winning season and take away 3 (three) for the losing seasons. Thats a 3. No one wants to hear the excuses, especially in sports. A leader either gets it done or they don’t, TT hasn’t.

By: Tiponline

Tiponline — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:26:59 +0000

Good list except I have to say there was a lot of “filler” in those first five “Pros”. Your Cons clearly out weigh your Pros.

Ted spent to much time house cleaning and not enough time building.
This would include team chemistry. (Ron Wolf was the master)

I agree with Bucky that TT now has his team. (Except of course maybe trading/running off Donald Driver)

Dom Capers is Toolman’s insurance policy to help extend his tenure as GM after McCarthy gets let go after/during this season.

I give TT a three…One point each for Jennings,Woodson,and Rodgers.

By: 56Coop

56Coop — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:18:06 +0000

Oh, come on Ron, you’ve got to have voice for this one

By: madman

madman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:43:10 +0000

I agree. Great list. I give TT a 4. No, I’m not a Farve-o-phile. That ended the way it had to because Brett is Brett, and getting older bites. But to me the bottom line is that TT does not know when to mix in some quality veterans. That’s why he got fired in Seattle. That’s why Seattle didn’t make their Super Bowl run until after he was gone.

By: Sportspack

Sportspack — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:20:39 +0000

Good pros and cons list. So far the comments are also pretty good. My only comment is, he just isn’t getting it done!

By: bucky

bucky — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:26:34 +0000

Interesting post. I keep wanting to upgrade TT to a 7, but then I see the cons and think that a GM really needs to have had some better sucess than Thompson has had to be graded that high. To me, a 7 is in the top 1/3 in the profession; are there only 10 GMs who have shown more than Thompson has? It’s tough.

Thompson did have to deal with the unfortunate situation about Favre, which I think is a fairly rare situation, if not unique. He did not handle it well- TT’s skill set does not include the stuff necessary to win the PR battle- but I’m also not sure many others would have handled it a whole lot better, either.

I will say this: with Favre gone (and now firmly in the rear view mirror), and most of the rest of the Mike Sherman era put behind us- Thompson has remade the Packers in the form of his liking. If something goes wong now, he will own it. And if things go well, he gets the credit.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:50:27 +0000

Thanks much Andrew.

By: RayMidge

RayMidge — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:36:48 +0000

I’d say being a GM or a coach is graded strictly pass/fail. TT is passing so far, but barely, so a 6 seems around right. 1 in 4 is poor, but TT deserves bonus points for reaching the NFC champ game in ’07 with a team not many thought would be in the playoffs. This is the key year, he will either move up (graduate?) into the echelon of secure GMs who consistently field a playoff team/threat to win it all, or he will fail and be out. I am inclined to think he will pass, but I am far from certain about it.

By: winters52

winters52 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:48:11 +0000

I think 6 is probably right, 1 winning season in 4 years does not cut it, especially when you look at turnarounds like Atlanta and Miami last year. The team took a step back for various reasons last year, but this draft is huge for TT. If he fails, he may be out for next year.

By: awhayes

awhayes — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:38:28 +0000

Funny Aaron – it’s kind of hard to put down a number for this, isn’t it? I too thought about going as high as 7 and then as low as 4. I’ll be interested to see how others respond to this one.

Also – looking forward to checking in on some of your draft coverage. Nicely arranged.