The notion that Ted won't even consider a top money free agent is just not accurate.
In 2006, LaVar Arrington was one of the biggest fish on the market. Ted coveted him, he wanted Arrington badly, and he even offered more money than the Giants did, and Arrington (thankfully) took less money to go to New York.
2006 was THE exception.
Thompson had arrived in 2005 and cleaned up Sherman GM's big mess with the cap.
He had a ton of cap space in 2006 and basically HAD to bring in a high-priced FA.
He first did go after Arrington, that was the top player on his board.
Thank God for us, LaVarr didn't have any interest in coming to the village, as he is a east coast homie.
Kind of like I suspect BJ Raji is by the way.
LaVarr played Teddy like a drum, and got the most $ possible so that NYG would up their offer a little bit.
He went there instead and blew out his achilles or something right away and basically called it a career.
So that money went towards Woodson, who also didn't want to come to the village of Green Bay (well documented).
Teddy has no charisma, is not charming, so selling players is hard for him to begin with. Plus if 10 players have fairly equal $ offers from us or from an East coast team or a West coast, Southern team, I believe 9 out of 10 of them are going to go elsewhere.
Some will say winning is the most important thing. In that case, we have a good chance at them, but there are good teams all over and we're no guarantee of getting to a Super Bowl.
Landing Woodson was lucky. Just like landing Rodgers. And Lacy.
Getting Matthews, however, was brilliant. Still Ted's best move by far.
