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<blockquote data-quote="porky88" data-source="post: 94236" data-attributes="member: 489"><p><strong>Re: [DEBATE] Thompson Vs. ...</strong></p><p></p><p>Like I stated it was Mike Sherman's coached team. Ron Wolf built the team. Last year you saw what a Mike Sherman built team as GM looked like and it wasn't pretty. This year is Ted Thompson’s team. Last year there was a lot of guys brought in by Sherman and the cap situation was Sherman's. TT inherited a declining team with an awful cap situation. We were 11 million over the cap. That is why you didn't see any big moves last year as GB was looking to get back under. TT did a poor job bringing in the players with the little money he had. That we all agree but because of the cap situation guys had to go. Similar to the 49ers of the 90's who had to let go a lot of players because of cap problems and struggled for a few years and then got back in the playoffs. We will see if we can get back in the playoffs in the next few years.</p><p></p><p>The only think off base is your assumption that Sherman built a team that did well in the 00's. He didn't. Like I stated as a Head Coach Mike Sherman was great. He could coach a team built by another guy but when it came time to coach the team he built, he didn't have the guys to do it. Every guy on that line was brought in by Ron Wolf. Brett Favre, Bubba Franks, Ahman Green, Donald Driver were all brought in by Ron Wolf. KGB, Darren Sharper, and Mike McKenzie all brought in by Ron Wolf.</p><p></p><p>Wolf was a brilliant GM and should be given credit to building a team that was good long after he was gone. Sherman should be given credit for preparing the team and getting a lot of W's but when it came to building a franchise Mike Sherman couldn't get it done. He could coach a team and make them contend that way. As a GM he wasn’t very good. I'm not saying Ted Thompson is going to be any better. I don't know but Ted Thompson was brought in here to clean up the mess Sherman made as a GM. There is a reason why Bob Harlan made the move and that’s the reason. It’s not because Sherman was working to much, it’s because Sherman wasn’t getting it done as a GM. 9 draft picks out of 27 are on NFL teams now. That is awful. No excuses, just awful. I give Sherman credit for re-signing Driver and Clifton but he didn't bring in any quality free agents to put this team over the top. Ted Thompson hasn't done anything to prove he's better than Sherman but 2 years from now he could very well put a quality team on the field. It’s a wait and see with this era right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="porky88, post: 94236, member: 489"] [b]Re: [DEBATE] Thompson Vs. ...[/b] Like I stated it was Mike Sherman's coached team. Ron Wolf built the team. Last year you saw what a Mike Sherman built team as GM looked like and it wasn't pretty. This year is Ted Thompson’s team. Last year there was a lot of guys brought in by Sherman and the cap situation was Sherman's. TT inherited a declining team with an awful cap situation. We were 11 million over the cap. That is why you didn't see any big moves last year as GB was looking to get back under. TT did a poor job bringing in the players with the little money he had. That we all agree but because of the cap situation guys had to go. Similar to the 49ers of the 90's who had to let go a lot of players because of cap problems and struggled for a few years and then got back in the playoffs. We will see if we can get back in the playoffs in the next few years. The only think off base is your assumption that Sherman built a team that did well in the 00's. He didn't. Like I stated as a Head Coach Mike Sherman was great. He could coach a team built by another guy but when it came time to coach the team he built, he didn't have the guys to do it. Every guy on that line was brought in by Ron Wolf. Brett Favre, Bubba Franks, Ahman Green, Donald Driver were all brought in by Ron Wolf. KGB, Darren Sharper, and Mike McKenzie all brought in by Ron Wolf. Wolf was a brilliant GM and should be given credit to building a team that was good long after he was gone. Sherman should be given credit for preparing the team and getting a lot of W's but when it came to building a franchise Mike Sherman couldn't get it done. He could coach a team and make them contend that way. As a GM he wasn’t very good. I'm not saying Ted Thompson is going to be any better. I don't know but Ted Thompson was brought in here to clean up the mess Sherman made as a GM. There is a reason why Bob Harlan made the move and that’s the reason. It’s not because Sherman was working to much, it’s because Sherman wasn’t getting it done as a GM. 9 draft picks out of 27 are on NFL teams now. That is awful. No excuses, just awful. I give Sherman credit for re-signing Driver and Clifton but he didn't bring in any quality free agents to put this team over the top. Ted Thompson hasn't done anything to prove he's better than Sherman but 2 years from now he could very well put a quality team on the field. It’s a wait and see with this era right now. [/QUOTE]
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