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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 438056" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">Without looking beyond the next paragraph, do you know what this list of players represents with regard to Ted Thompson’s ego? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">Will Whitticker, Kurt Campbell, Craig Bragg, Mike Montgomery, Micheal Hawkins, </span><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/packer/insider/apr05/offensivecenter-juniuscoston.asp" target="_blank">Junius Coston</a><span style="color: #000000">, Adrian Klemm, Matt O’Dwyer, </span><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/packer/insider/apr05/outsidelinebacker-bradypoppinga.asp" target="_blank">Brady Poppinga</a><span style="color: #000000">, </span><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/packer/insider/apr05/safety-marvielunderwood.asp" target="_blank">Marviel Underwood</a><span style="color: #000000">, Marquand Manuel, Marc Boerigher, Ben Taylor, <span style="color: black">Dave Tollefson, </span>Tyrone Culver, Tony Moll, Ingle Martin, Will Blackmon, Cory Rodgers, Frank Walker, Jason Spitz, Abdul Hodge, Daryn Colledge, Clark Harris, DeShaun Wynn, Duke Preston, Anthony Smith, Korey Hall, David Clowney, Allen Barbre, Aaron Rouse, Brandon Jackson, Justin Harrell, Brett Swain, Breno Giacomini, Jeremy Thompson, Brian Brohm, Brandon Underwood, Jamon Meredith, Quinn Johnson, Lawrence Guy, Ricky Elmore, and Caleb Schlauderaff.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">It’s a partial list of the players acquired and jettisoned by Ted Thompson.<em> His</em> guys. I thought talk of Thompson’s big ego would virtually go away after we all watched his behavior after winning the title and compared it to others in the NFL who obviously have/had huge egos even if they haven’t/didn’t win it all. Thompson’s bias is clearly towards young players. Since he’s been the Packers GM since 2005, of course that bias means the players still on the roster acquired before he became GM are more likely to be waived than the younger players he’s acquired. And of course an NFL rookie in 2004 still in the league is heading into his ninth season. That’s well beyond the length of the average NFL career.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">When Thompson became GM did he display his ego by exercising his new power by firing a lot of people in the front office and scouting staff and bringing in his own guys? I wouldn’t have blamed him for making some changes but he did the exact opposite. The charge of Thompson’s ego driving his decision-making began with the Favre-made mess. But looking back who now doesn’t realize the football decision to move on from Favre to Rodgers made all kinds of sense? Particularly when Favre wouldn’t commit to the team until after the pre training camp work was done. Not only that, but Thompson didn’t make Favre retire and even would have welcomed him back a month after his “retirement”. IMO the burden of proving Thompson’s decisions are ego-driven is clearly on those making the accusation. And with the evidence to the contrary it’s a heavy burden. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
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