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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 653846" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>The link below is the January 2011 article I referenced in March of 2011. Before I get to the quote, I think the story it relates of Thompson leaving Seattle is interesting: Holmgren was GM/HC in Seattle and before going on a vacation he left word permission from the Packers to talk to Thompson was to be denied (Harlan had called and requested it). Bob Whitsitt was president of the Seahawks at the time and he and Holmgren were in a power struggle Holmgren would win after the 2005 season. According to the story, "Whitsitt got in one final shot before being fired from the team by granting Harlan permission to talk to Thompson before Holmgren even was notified, which opened the door for Harlan to make the hire immediately." As the story says, it may not have mattered since Seattle couldn't have denied permission because Thompson was being offered final say over personnel, but it had to intensify the battle between Whitsitt and Holmgren.</p><p></p><p>Reinfeldt was in charge of the cap and business decisions and Thompson ran the personnel department and all three would collaborate on player acquisitions. Thompson brought his aversion to free agency with him to Seattle. Holmgren said the three of them would agree 90% of the time on personnel but occasionally he'd go after UFAs, over Thompson's objection. Here’s the quote: "In Seattle, in fact, Thompson was known for often shooting down possible free agents to pursue by saying, "<strong>I can find better in the draft</strong>."</p><p></p><p>As I've posted before I certainly understand the criticism of Thompson's reluctance/aversion to free agency since I've joined in that criticism. But IMO Packers fans go too far when they allege its Thompson's ego that somehow fuels his approach to free agents. (As if winning titles while regularly acquiring FAs wouldn't boost his ego.) If Thompson's public behavior isn't enough evidence that Thompson isn't as ego-driven as most GMs in the league, here’s a quote from Holmgren: "I'm happy for (Thompson), he's one of the good guys in the world. But it doesn’t surprise me at all (that the Packers are going to the Super Bowl). He's really good at this. The thing with Ted, to get him to just talk is a major challenge. <strong>He will not blow his own horn for sure, he's not a self-promoter</strong>, (but) he's good at what he does."</p><p><a href="http://www.rrstar.com/article/20110131/News/301319903/?Start=1" target="_blank">http://www.rrstar.com/article/20110131/News/301319903/?Start=1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 653846, member: 4300"] The link below is the January 2011 article I referenced in March of 2011. Before I get to the quote, I think the story it relates of Thompson leaving Seattle is interesting: Holmgren was GM/HC in Seattle and before going on a vacation he left word permission from the Packers to talk to Thompson was to be denied (Harlan had called and requested it). Bob Whitsitt was president of the Seahawks at the time and he and Holmgren were in a power struggle Holmgren would win after the 2005 season. According to the story, "Whitsitt got in one final shot before being fired from the team by granting Harlan permission to talk to Thompson before Holmgren even was notified, which opened the door for Harlan to make the hire immediately." As the story says, it may not have mattered since Seattle couldn't have denied permission because Thompson was being offered final say over personnel, but it had to intensify the battle between Whitsitt and Holmgren. Reinfeldt was in charge of the cap and business decisions and Thompson ran the personnel department and all three would collaborate on player acquisitions. Thompson brought his aversion to free agency with him to Seattle. Holmgren said the three of them would agree 90% of the time on personnel but occasionally he'd go after UFAs, over Thompson's objection. Here’s the quote: "In Seattle, in fact, Thompson was known for often shooting down possible free agents to pursue by saying, "[B]I can find better in the draft[/B]." As I've posted before I certainly understand the criticism of Thompson's reluctance/aversion to free agency since I've joined in that criticism. But IMO Packers fans go too far when they allege its Thompson's ego that somehow fuels his approach to free agents. (As if winning titles while regularly acquiring FAs wouldn't boost his ego.) If Thompson's public behavior isn't enough evidence that Thompson isn't as ego-driven as most GMs in the league, here’s a quote from Holmgren: "I'm happy for (Thompson), he's one of the good guys in the world. But it doesn’t surprise me at all (that the Packers are going to the Super Bowl). He's really good at this. The thing with Ted, to get him to just talk is a major challenge. [B]He will not blow his own horn for sure, he's not a self-promoter[/B], (but) he's good at what he does." [URL]http://www.rrstar.com/article/20110131/News/301319903/?Start=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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