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<blockquote data-quote="PackerFlatLander" data-source="post: 513167" data-attributes="member: 8938"><p>Good points. Again ... I like Ted a lot and I'm glad that he's our GM. I'm merely pointing out that he is far from perfect, just like any other GM. If I could name off some of the things that I have issues with ...</p><p></p><p>1. AJ Hawk - Great guy, but for the 5th overall pick in the draft ... poor choice. Vernon Davis would have been the wiser pick there, even if he didn't want to come to GB. Hawk is NOT a difference-maker or a game-changer. Call it what you want, but that's a problem. </p><p></p><p>2. Justin Harrell - What an utter disaster. The guy had a torn bicep, among several other various injuries in college. Ditto for Mike Neal and I'm a Purdue Boilermaker alumni - Neal was hurt in college several times, too and well ... he's been hurt most of his time here, has he not? There's a disturbing trend here, big time. Ted gambles WAY too much on stuff like this and frankly ... it's a problem because he's a terrible gambler. Ron Wolf gambled on some of his 1st round picks who didn't pan out either, BUT ... he covered his bets by finding true gems in later rounds, almost consistently. I can't say the same for Ted. The track record simply doesn't match up. I'm not blaming Ted because players get hurt or injured. But his gambling skills absolutely suck. The proof is in pudding.</p><p></p><p>3. How many draft picks did Ted (and Mike M.) waste on these useless, worthless ZBS prototype offensive linemen??? Josh Sitton is the ONLY o-lineman he's drafted, who we can truly label as "franchise, Pro Bowl-caliber". Good lord, man - that is a lot of misses, more than hits. Here's every Ted o-line pick since 2005 ... Coston, Whittaker, Colledge, Spitz, Moll, Barbre, Sitton, Giacomini, Lang, Meredith, Bulaga, Newhouse, Sherrod, Schlauderoff, Datko, Bakhtiari, and Tretter. I could throw up looking at this list. Giacomini has somehow panned out in Seattle, how, I have no f'ing clue. With the exception of Sitton and maybe Bulaga - these guys resemble discus and shot-put, javelin-tossin' pole vaulter track stars with ZBS quick feet, far more than they resemble bonafide NFL linemen. What a joke. The fact that Ted has never drafted a true franchise center in the 1st round, is a cardinal sin. Scott Wells? Eh, serviceable. Bringing in Jeff Saturday? Gambled and lost. ED-S now? We'll see, but he's gambling ... right?</p><p></p><p>So, that's my Ted rant. I do love having Ted - the picture of him holding the trophy, right next to Favre on a dartboard, hangs on my wall and it always will. But I'm merely pointing out that he does have some serious flaws, especially the fact that he gambles WAY too much and loses those gambles, far more than he wins them. I don't consider letting Favre not come back, a gamble. That had to be done, end of story there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackerFlatLander, post: 513167, member: 8938"] Good points. Again ... I like Ted a lot and I'm glad that he's our GM. I'm merely pointing out that he is far from perfect, just like any other GM. If I could name off some of the things that I have issues with ... 1. AJ Hawk - Great guy, but for the 5th overall pick in the draft ... poor choice. Vernon Davis would have been the wiser pick there, even if he didn't want to come to GB. Hawk is NOT a difference-maker or a game-changer. Call it what you want, but that's a problem. 2. Justin Harrell - What an utter disaster. The guy had a torn bicep, among several other various injuries in college. Ditto for Mike Neal and I'm a Purdue Boilermaker alumni - Neal was hurt in college several times, too and well ... he's been hurt most of his time here, has he not? There's a disturbing trend here, big time. Ted gambles WAY too much on stuff like this and frankly ... it's a problem because he's a terrible gambler. Ron Wolf gambled on some of his 1st round picks who didn't pan out either, BUT ... he covered his bets by finding true gems in later rounds, almost consistently. I can't say the same for Ted. The track record simply doesn't match up. I'm not blaming Ted because players get hurt or injured. But his gambling skills absolutely suck. The proof is in pudding. 3. How many draft picks did Ted (and Mike M.) waste on these useless, worthless ZBS prototype offensive linemen??? Josh Sitton is the ONLY o-lineman he's drafted, who we can truly label as "franchise, Pro Bowl-caliber". Good lord, man - that is a lot of misses, more than hits. Here's every Ted o-line pick since 2005 ... Coston, Whittaker, Colledge, Spitz, Moll, Barbre, Sitton, Giacomini, Lang, Meredith, Bulaga, Newhouse, Sherrod, Schlauderoff, Datko, Bakhtiari, and Tretter. I could throw up looking at this list. Giacomini has somehow panned out in Seattle, how, I have no f'ing clue. With the exception of Sitton and maybe Bulaga - these guys resemble discus and shot-put, javelin-tossin' pole vaulter track stars with ZBS quick feet, far more than they resemble bonafide NFL linemen. What a joke. The fact that Ted has never drafted a true franchise center in the 1st round, is a cardinal sin. Scott Wells? Eh, serviceable. Bringing in Jeff Saturday? Gambled and lost. ED-S now? We'll see, but he's gambling ... right? So, that's my Ted rant. I do love having Ted - the picture of him holding the trophy, right next to Favre on a dartboard, hangs on my wall and it always will. But I'm merely pointing out that he does have some serious flaws, especially the fact that he gambles WAY too much and loses those gambles, far more than he wins them. I don't consider letting Favre not come back, a gamble. That had to be done, end of story there. [/QUOTE]
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