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Ted Thompson a genius for not overspending in free agency
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<blockquote data-quote="all about da packers" data-source="post: 216038" data-attributes="member: 227"><p><strong>Re: Ted Thompson a genius for not overspending in free agenc</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fair enough, but teams such as the Colts and Chargers have not signed anyone of note either.</p><p></p><p>Ted has actually signed two players, albeit "no-name" players. Those signings aren't ****, or big name, but it shows that Ted isn't an ostrich with his head stuck in the sand during this free agency period.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For one thing, being under the cap by so much gives the Packers extreme financial flexibility for 2010, when "experts" expect an uncapped year. </p><p></p><p>Also, being 30 million under the cap gives the Packers flexibility in resigning their own players, players such as Greg Jennings, Aaron Rodgers, Ryan Grant, Atari Bigby, Nick Collins, Colin Cole, John Jolly, John Kuhn, Junius Coston, Brady Poppinga, AJ Hawk, Ryan Pickett, Koren Robinson, and others. </p><p></p><p>Simply put, the Packers are in position to re-sign their core players, something that can't be said for a team like the Colts. So there are benefits for not spending money just for the sake of spending money.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We could have gone that route, but perhaps the Packers were not convinced with Kearse's ability to stay healthy and contribute. Perhaps the Packers were weary of giving Kris Jenkins all that money, someone who has had problems keeping his weight under control.</p><p></p><p>Big_Dog, you are assuming just because Ted has not signed someone with name recognition, he has not looked at players and pursued them. That is an incorrect assumption.</p><p></p><p>The Packers have brought in players for visits, and had discussion about signing players (WR Tab Perry come to mind right away), so it isn't as if Ted is oblivious to what Free Agency means.</p><p></p><p>Ted's approach got us to 13-3 last year, so I think he deserves time to get things done his way, whether that means signing players left and right, or just sticking to drafting and claiming young players cut form other teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="all about da packers, post: 216038, member: 227"] [b]Re: Ted Thompson a genius for not overspending in free agenc[/b] Fair enough, but teams such as the Colts and Chargers have not signed anyone of note either. Ted has actually signed two players, albeit "no-name" players. Those signings aren't ****, or big name, but it shows that Ted isn't an ostrich with his head stuck in the sand during this free agency period. For one thing, being under the cap by so much gives the Packers extreme financial flexibility for 2010, when "experts" expect an uncapped year. Also, being 30 million under the cap gives the Packers flexibility in resigning their own players, players such as Greg Jennings, Aaron Rodgers, Ryan Grant, Atari Bigby, Nick Collins, Colin Cole, John Jolly, John Kuhn, Junius Coston, Brady Poppinga, AJ Hawk, Ryan Pickett, Koren Robinson, and others. Simply put, the Packers are in position to re-sign their core players, something that can't be said for a team like the Colts. So there are benefits for not spending money just for the sake of spending money. We could have gone that route, but perhaps the Packers were not convinced with Kearse's ability to stay healthy and contribute. Perhaps the Packers were weary of giving Kris Jenkins all that money, someone who has had problems keeping his weight under control. Big_Dog, you are assuming just because Ted has not signed someone with name recognition, he has not looked at players and pursued them. That is an incorrect assumption. The Packers have brought in players for visits, and had discussion about signing players (WR Tab Perry come to mind right away), so it isn't as if Ted is oblivious to what Free Agency means. Ted's approach got us to 13-3 last year, so I think he deserves time to get things done his way, whether that means signing players left and right, or just sticking to drafting and claiming young players cut form other teams. [/QUOTE]
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