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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 436966" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I don’t believe “blind faith” is necessary to expect Thompson will “</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">continue to pluck high caliber players in all rounds of the draft and (undrafted) free agency.” Thompson has conducted seven drafts as GM, assume for a moment he’ll conduct the next seven. He’s 59 years old so it’s certainly possible he’ll still be the GM for the next seven drafts. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">I believe the consensus opinion is Thompson excels at acquiring talent through the draft and UDFA and IMO the facts back up that consensus. I believe he’s selected pro bowl caliber players in each draft from ’05 through ’10 (I’m including Bulaga in that group), with the exception of the ’07 draft. If he had struck gold with early first rounders <em>only</em> an argument could be made he couldn’t repeat his success, because he wouldn’t have the same opportunities if the Packers are legit contenders for the next seven years. But he’s only had three picks in the first half of the first round. One was a bust (Harrell), another has been a disappointment based on where he was picked (Hawk) and the last one (Raji) is a difference-maker in spite of taking a step back in 2011. OTOH Bulaga was picked at #23, Rodgers at #24, and Clay at #26. Collins was picked at #51 and Jennings at #52. The front office and scouting staff is intact except for the loss of McKenzie who I don’t think was vital regarding success drafting. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">As I look at Thompson and his staff’s record in seven drafts, I wonder why JenningsLongCatch doesn’t think they can replicate approximately the same kind of success they’ve had going forward. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Thompson’s way is retain core players so I expect most of the players mentioned in this thread will get extensions. But I also expect Thompson to continue to excel at what he does best, the draft and UDFA. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 436966, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]I don’t believe “blind faith” is necessary to expect Thompson will “[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]continue to pluck high caliber players in all rounds of the draft and (undrafted) free agency.” Thompson has conducted seven drafts as GM, assume for a moment he’ll conduct the next seven. He’s 59 years old so it’s certainly possible he’ll still be the GM for the next seven drafts. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]I believe the consensus opinion is Thompson excels at acquiring talent through the draft and UDFA and IMO the facts back up that consensus. I believe he’s selected pro bowl caliber players in each draft from ’05 through ’10 (I’m including Bulaga in that group), with the exception of the ’07 draft. If he had struck gold with early first rounders [I]only[/I] an argument could be made he couldn’t repeat his success, because he wouldn’t have the same opportunities if the Packers are legit contenders for the next seven years. But he’s only had three picks in the first half of the first round. One was a bust (Harrell), another has been a disappointment based on where he was picked (Hawk) and the last one (Raji) is a difference-maker in spite of taking a step back in 2011. OTOH Bulaga was picked at #23, Rodgers at #24, and Clay at #26. Collins was picked at #51 and Jennings at #52. The front office and scouting staff is intact except for the loss of McKenzie who I don’t think was vital regarding success drafting. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]As I look at Thompson and his staff’s record in seven drafts, I wonder why JenningsLongCatch doesn’t think they can replicate approximately the same kind of success they’ve had going forward. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Thompson’s way is retain core players so I expect most of the players mentioned in this thread will get extensions. But I also expect Thompson to continue to excel at what he does best, the draft and UDFA. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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