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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 363801" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">IMO the drafting of Rodgers involved more courage than luck. Remember, Thompson had just taken over the job as VP/GM and before the draft the Packers HOF QB had lobbied him, among other things, to get more weapons for the offense. Of course Thompson had no control over which players were picked #1 through #23, but if you think it was pure luck Rodgers was available to the Packers, don't you have to say that those GMs who passed on Rodgers were <em>unlucky</em>? That's certainly not the case, is it? IMO any GM who passed on Rodgers and didn't already have a pro bowl level QB starting for his team failed in properly evaluating the potential of Rodgers or picked for an immediate need. And that leads to the point about courage: Thompson HAD such a QB in Green Bay and in spite of that he didn't trade down and he didn't make a pick to appease his HOF QB. He took the long view as every GM should. He was stayed true to his plan and was disciplined enough to pick the (by far) top rated player on his board. Even though it would upset his QB and even though the pick would offer no immediate help. </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Thompson's subsequent drafts and the way he has managed personnel in Green Bay are further evidence of it not being luck. He had already formulated his plan of how to build a franchise when he arrived in Green Bay. If luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity you may say Thompson had nothing to do with creating the opportunity, but you have to admit being prepared (and disciplined and <em>right</em>) has nothing to do with being "lucky". </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 363801, member: 4300"] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]IMO the drafting of Rodgers involved more courage than luck. Remember, Thompson had just taken over the job as VP/GM and before the draft the Packers HOF QB had lobbied him, among other things, to get more weapons for the offense. Of course Thompson had no control over which players were picked #1 through #23, but if you think it was pure luck Rodgers was available to the Packers, don't you have to say that those GMs who passed on Rodgers were [I]unlucky[/I]? That's certainly not the case, is it? IMO any GM who passed on Rodgers and didn't already have a pro bowl level QB starting for his team failed in properly evaluating the potential of Rodgers or picked for an immediate need. And that leads to the point about courage: Thompson HAD such a QB in Green Bay and in spite of that he didn't trade down and he didn't make a pick to appease his HOF QB. He took the long view as every GM should. He was stayed true to his plan and was disciplined enough to pick the (by far) top rated player on his board. Even though it would upset his QB and even though the pick would offer no immediate help. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Thompson's subsequent drafts and the way he has managed personnel in Green Bay are further evidence of it not being luck. He had already formulated his plan of how to build a franchise when he arrived in Green Bay. If luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity you may say Thompson had nothing to do with creating the opportunity, but you have to admit being prepared (and disciplined and [I]right[/I]) has nothing to do with being "lucky". [/FONT] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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