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<blockquote data-quote="ARPackFan" data-source="post: 905476" data-attributes="member: 9355"><p>There are a lot of franchise QBs but Rodgers is a generational talent. Having Rodgers at QB is like going to Vegas and being guaranteed an Ace up card at the blackjack table for every hand. You will win more than lose even if you don't fully understand the game and stand pat with every hand. This is where I believe the Packers have failed as they did not fully exploit this "Ace" and stood pat instead by squandering the opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Ron Wolf made a statement before Thompson took over as GM that the Packers had "NFL Europe" talent surrounding Favre. Thompson came in and did the initial right thing for a depleted roster with draft and develop - 2005 (11 picks), 2006 (12 picks), 2007 (11 picks). This provided a good foundation with a sprinkling of smart FA acquisitions such as Woodson & Ryan Pickett (2006). Favre was still the QB through 2007 and lobbied heavily for signing Randy Moss prior to the 2007 season where they went 13-3 and lost to Giants (23-20) in NFCC. Unfortunately, this was a prelude of things to come as the Packers virtually ignored free agency and trades until the end of Thompson's tenure. Ironic for a franchise that was turned around by a trade (Favre) and a high profile free agent (Reggie White). Even thought he Packers went on to win the SB that season Thompson could have traded for Marshawn Lynch in 2010. No Lynch on Seattle and beast mode in Green Bay in the 2011 season (15-1) where they once again lose to the Giants at Lambeau in the playoffs. Early free agency is a suckers bet where teams typically over pay for a player that under performs but to ignore two of the three major avenues for player acquisition is just "standing pat" and not exploiting the rules of the game. Mark Murphy as President & CEO is the stand-in owner of the GBP. It is my opinion that he did not maintain a level of involvement on the football side to push back against Thompson & McCarthy on decisions to not pursue FAs/trades and hold onto coaches when it was obvious that the defense and special teams were weaknesses. It is also alleged that he was forced to remove Thompson by the BOD. Where was Murphy prior to this? One of his jobs is to watch out for the organizational and individual health of the GBP and I think he failed to the point that he also should have been removed along with Thompson.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I will say about McCarthy is he was a good team manager in the same way some QBs are just good game managers - don't do anything overtly stupid and allow the play makers to do their job.</p><p></p><p>The only real changes in my opinion to the new regime is LaFleur has a much better offensive scheme and Gutekunst is a slight improvement on Ted. Murphy is still the weak link and in charge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ARPackFan, post: 905476, member: 9355"] There are a lot of franchise QBs but Rodgers is a generational talent. Having Rodgers at QB is like going to Vegas and being guaranteed an Ace up card at the blackjack table for every hand. You will win more than lose even if you don't fully understand the game and stand pat with every hand. This is where I believe the Packers have failed as they did not fully exploit this "Ace" and stood pat instead by squandering the opportunity. Ron Wolf made a statement before Thompson took over as GM that the Packers had "NFL Europe" talent surrounding Favre. Thompson came in and did the initial right thing for a depleted roster with draft and develop - 2005 (11 picks), 2006 (12 picks), 2007 (11 picks). This provided a good foundation with a sprinkling of smart FA acquisitions such as Woodson & Ryan Pickett (2006). Favre was still the QB through 2007 and lobbied heavily for signing Randy Moss prior to the 2007 season where they went 13-3 and lost to Giants (23-20) in NFCC. Unfortunately, this was a prelude of things to come as the Packers virtually ignored free agency and trades until the end of Thompson's tenure. Ironic for a franchise that was turned around by a trade (Favre) and a high profile free agent (Reggie White). Even thought he Packers went on to win the SB that season Thompson could have traded for Marshawn Lynch in 2010. No Lynch on Seattle and beast mode in Green Bay in the 2011 season (15-1) where they once again lose to the Giants at Lambeau in the playoffs. Early free agency is a suckers bet where teams typically over pay for a player that under performs but to ignore two of the three major avenues for player acquisition is just "standing pat" and not exploiting the rules of the game. Mark Murphy as President & CEO is the stand-in owner of the GBP. It is my opinion that he did not maintain a level of involvement on the football side to push back against Thompson & McCarthy on decisions to not pursue FAs/trades and hold onto coaches when it was obvious that the defense and special teams were weaknesses. It is also alleged that he was forced to remove Thompson by the BOD. Where was Murphy prior to this? One of his jobs is to watch out for the organizational and individual health of the GBP and I think he failed to the point that he also should have been removed along with Thompson. The only thing I will say about McCarthy is he was a good team manager in the same way some QBs are just good game managers - don't do anything overtly stupid and allow the play makers to do their job. The only real changes in my opinion to the new regime is LaFleur has a much better offensive scheme and Gutekunst is a slight improvement on Ted. Murphy is still the weak link and in charge. [/QUOTE]
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