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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 564196" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>You write you’re not a hater but you’re at least close to that description: You insist the pick of Rodgers was needs based – contradicting Brandt who was in the organization and in the draft room while the pick was made. You admit you neglected to credit him with the McCarthy selection – certainly an out of the box decision at the time. You neglect to mention one of his biggest gambles – the expensive trade up for Matthews. You downplay the impact of injuries although it’s pretty well established (by nearly everyone but you) the Packers have been one of the hardest hit teams in the league over the past few years. And how about the 2010 team, ending the season with 15 players on IR and the Lombardi trophy in hand? <em>Or doesn’t that count because it was “early” in his tenure?</em> You even attempt to undermine his management of the cap. (Yes, Murphy has to rubber stamp huge contracts but there’s no evidence to suggest Thompson is not fully at the helm.)</p><p></p><p>How does the national media rate Thompson as a GM? See if you can find one that has him out of the top 10. And how about his peers? SI did a poll of 12 GMs in September of 2013 and 9 of them pick Newsome as the best (of course the Ravens won the title the previous year). “The only other GM getting votes was Thompson. One of the three GMs who voted for Thompson cited his "core principle beliefs and patience. He never wavers. He'll stay true to his plan.” <a href="http://www.si.com/nfl/2013/09/04/nfl-gm-poll-belichick-newsome" target="_blank">http://www.si.com/nfl/2013/09/04/nfl-gm-poll-belichick-newsome</a></p><p></p><p>Since you allege he’s not in the top 10 GMs, which 10 would you rate ahead of Thompson? And to be fair, be sure to selectively evaluate the job their doing. For example, If they did something well “too long ago” be sure to discount it. If they have a pretty well agreed upon strength, be sure to downplay it by attributing it to someone else in their organization. </p><p></p><p>Of course he's made mistakes but I'm glad the Packers have him and I'm glad they extended his contract.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 564196, member: 4300"] You write you’re not a hater but you’re at least close to that description: You insist the pick of Rodgers was needs based – contradicting Brandt who was in the organization and in the draft room while the pick was made. You admit you neglected to credit him with the McCarthy selection – certainly an out of the box decision at the time. You neglect to mention one of his biggest gambles – the expensive trade up for Matthews. You downplay the impact of injuries although it’s pretty well established (by nearly everyone but you) the Packers have been one of the hardest hit teams in the league over the past few years. And how about the 2010 team, ending the season with 15 players on IR and the Lombardi trophy in hand? [I]Or doesn’t that count because it was “early” in his tenure?[/I] You even attempt to undermine his management of the cap. (Yes, Murphy has to rubber stamp huge contracts but there’s no evidence to suggest Thompson is not fully at the helm.) How does the national media rate Thompson as a GM? See if you can find one that has him out of the top 10. And how about his peers? SI did a poll of 12 GMs in September of 2013 and 9 of them pick Newsome as the best (of course the Ravens won the title the previous year). “The only other GM getting votes was Thompson. One of the three GMs who voted for Thompson cited his "core principle beliefs and patience. He never wavers. He'll stay true to his plan.” [url]http://www.si.com/nfl/2013/09/04/nfl-gm-poll-belichick-newsome[/url] Since you allege he’s not in the top 10 GMs, which 10 would you rate ahead of Thompson? And to be fair, be sure to selectively evaluate the job their doing. For example, If they did something well “too long ago” be sure to discount it. If they have a pretty well agreed upon strength, be sure to downplay it by attributing it to someone else in their organization. Of course he's made mistakes but I'm glad the Packers have him and I'm glad they extended his contract. [/QUOTE]
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