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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 492387" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">IMO Thompson has adjusted to changing circumstances. After spending a lot of money in free agency in 2006, except for extending or re-signing current Packers, he virtually ignored it until 2010 and he was rewarded for those actions that season. In 2011 he didn’t sign a single UFA. Then last off season he signed </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Benson, Saturday, Hargrove, Merling, and Muir. None were big money signings but two started immediately and IMO if Benson hadn’t gotten hurt, the running game would have been more consistent between Benson going on IR and Harris emerging. He signed those three vets on the DL to at least provide competition and of course drafted two more. (I remember thinking it was very likely one of the vet free agents on the DL would make the team.) My guess is it came down to a coaching staff decision (as opposed to Thompson). We all saw the problems on D in 2011 and with the DL. Thompson reacted to those problems by dipping into UFA more than usual and provided 5 new bodies on DL to his coaching staff. IMO that, and using the top 6 picks in the draft on defense represented a change in his MO. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 492387, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]IMO Thompson has adjusted to changing circumstances. After spending a lot of money in free agency in 2006, except for extending or re-signing current Packers, he virtually ignored it until 2010 and he was rewarded for those actions that season. In 2011 he didn’t sign a single UFA. Then last off season he signed [/FONT][FONT=Arial]Benson, Saturday, Hargrove, Merling, and Muir. None were big money signings but two started immediately and IMO if Benson hadn’t gotten hurt, the running game would have been more consistent between Benson going on IR and Harris emerging. He signed those three vets on the DL to at least provide competition and of course drafted two more. (I remember thinking it was very likely one of the vet free agents on the DL would make the team.) My guess is it came down to a coaching staff decision (as opposed to Thompson). We all saw the problems on D in 2011 and with the DL. Thompson reacted to those problems by dipping into UFA more than usual and provided 5 new bodies on DL to his coaching staff. IMO that, and using the top 6 picks in the draft on defense represented a change in his MO. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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