"We feel pretty good about our roster as a whole." Ted Thompson Addresses Reporters Before the Draft

[Djepacker]

So there you have straight from the dreamers mouth...Apparently the G on the helmet stands for GOOD ENOUGH!! Maybe they could have alternate uniform with an A on the side for Average or P for participating or Packer Peckerheads...not on board with any of this overblown trash of a team...wake me when his tenure is over!!

 

[Curly Calhoun]

So there you have straight from the dreamers mouth...Apparently the G on the helmet stands for GOOD ENOUGH!! Maybe they could have alternate uniform with an A on the side for Average or P for participating or Packer Peckerheads...not on board with any of this overblown trash of a team...wake me when his tenure is over!!

What should he say?

"We suck! We're desperate entering the draft. We're probably doomed!"

Go back to sleep.

 

[Djepacker]

Yes the truth would be refreshing...and while I'm going back to sleep, you can go back to drinking your sour Kool-Aid in your packer emblem glass

 

[Djepacker]

Sorry as a fan growing up 3 miles away from Lambeau Field, and a shareholder, I want our team to be a great not just OK

 

[XPack]

Sorry as a fan growing up 3 miles away from Lambeau Field, and a shareholder, I want our team to be a great not just OK

Not many would disagree, but you are reading too much into those comments. It's what any GM would say about their team. Standard media line. Has no relevance to what he really thinks.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Not many would disagree, but you are reading too much into those comments. It's what any GM would say about their team. Standard media line. Has no relevance to what he really thinks.

While I agree with your statement Thompson mostly standing pat at cornerback indicates that he feels comfortable about the depth chart at the position which I absolutely disagree with.

 

[Djepacker]

You're implying that he's actually thinking…

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Yes the truth would be refreshing...and while I'm going back to sleep, you can go back to drinking your sour Kool-Aid in your packer emblem glass

He said what any GM would say in his position. I'm not looking through rose-colored glasses - I'm being realistic to not fly off the handle over a GM saying what any GM would.

Sashi Brown, the GM of the Cleveland Browns, said this the other day:

So the need to continue acquiring high-value picks is probably less intense this year -- it is less intense this year. We feel really good about having effectively two draft classes through the first two rounds ... there will be a lot of good Cleveland Brown players coming off the board on Thursday and Friday night."

He's optimistic. Why wouldn't the GM of a team who won two playoff games last year be?

 

[Half Empty]

Wouldn't it be great if sports figures could/would actually say what's on their mind? I listen to some sports talk while driving and am amazed at the accolades some of the interviews garner, when I'm sitting there thinking that I could answered for the guy.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Sorry as a fan growing up 3 miles away from Lambeau Field, and a shareholder, I want our team to be a great not just OK

So does everyone else. That hardly makes you special.

 

[gopkrs]

While I agree with your statement Thompson mostly standing pat at cornerback indicates that he feels comfortable about the depth chart at the position which I absolutely disagree with.

I wonder if TT has a corner in mind that he believes will be there in the 1st round.

 

[PackAttack12]

I wonder if TT has a corner in mind that he believes will be there in the 1st round.

Likely no one that's ready to step in and be top 2 or 3 on the depth chart, let alone #1, which is what the Packers are sorely missing.

 

[Dantés]

Some people will turn over any and every rock in their search for something to cry about.

It's a freaking press conference.

 

[PackAttack12]

Some people will turn over any and every rock in their search for something to cry about.

It's a freaking press conference.

All this does is confirm what I already suspected about Ted Thompson, and that's that he is comfortable with rolling into Week 1 with essentially just this group plus picks and extremely modest FA signings.

Same ole thing, just another season. Hoping it all comes to fruition and the defense surpasses everyone's expectations.

 

[gopkrs]

Likely no one that's ready to step in and be top 2 or 3 on the depth chart, let alone #1, which is what the Packers are sorely missing.

Or maybe a pass rusher. Amazing how a good pass rush can make corners look better. So I think we will go with a corner or pass rusher in the 1st. Maybe even trade up.

 

[PackAttack12]

Or maybe a pass rusher. Amazing how a good pass rush can make corners look better. So I think we will go with a corner or pass rusher in the 1st. Maybe even trade up.

I agree that a more consistent pass rush would go a long way in covering up deficiencies in the secondary, however that doesn't mean that those deficiencies don't still exist, and won't be able to get exposed situationally, especially in playoff games.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Or maybe a pass rusher. Amazing how a good pass rush can make corners look better. So I think we will go with a corner or pass rusher in the 1st. Maybe even trade up.

I don't expect Thompson to trade up in the first round. While another pass rusher would improve the defense I would prefer the Packers to use their first rounder on a cornerback as both starters are set at outside linebacker and it's tough to pressure quarterback when your CBs can't cover for at least two seconds.

 

[Sanguine camper]

I don't expect Thompson to trade up in the first round. While another pass rusher would improve the defense I would prefer the Packers to use their first rounder on a cornerback as both starters are set at outside linebacker and it's tough to pressure quarterback when your CBs can't cover for at least two seconds.

You are giving Randall too much credit implying he can cover 2 seconds. If you look at the cushion he gave receivers last year, guys were wide open immediately after virtually zero seconds.

 

[PackAttack12]

You are giving Randall too much credit implying he can cover 2 seconds. If you look at the cushion he gave receivers last year, guys were wide open immediately after virtually zero seconds.

In fairness to Randall, I do believe that a lot of that is schematically driven, which is why I cannot understand for the life of me how Capers continues to be employed by the Packers.

Our secondary, and really defense as a whole, got royally whipped in the NFCCG, but I thought it was a laughable game plan by one Dom Capers.

 

[Half Empty]

So does everyone else. That hardly makes you special.

Hey, not everybody. Plenty of folks willing just to make the playoffs, win the division, have a good record, those kind of OK things.

 

[n4t]

LETS ALL WAIL AND GNASH OUR TEETH!!!!

GNASH DAMN YOU!!!!!

 

[PikeBadger]

While I agree with your statement Thompson mostly standing pat at cornerback indicates that he feels comfortable about the depth chart at the position which I absolutely disagree with.

The season doesn't start tomorrow. Let's see who we get in the draft and if any other FA's appear after teams cut more guys. I'm more concerned with getting a better pass rush consistently.

 

[Zartan]

What about the cornerback position Ted? I don't think that is "Good Enough" to win a Super Bowl.

 

[AmishMafia]

All this does is confirm what I already suspected about Ted Thompson, and that's that he is comfortable with rolling into Week 1 with essentially just this group plus picks and extremely modest FA signings.

Same ole thing, just another season. Hoping it all comes to fruition and the defense surpasses everyone's expectations.

Good fricking grief!

Honestly, would you like him to lay out his complete draft strategy a week prior to the draft?

TT: well we are desperate to upgrade our pass rush with a player, specifically someone with the initials TJW and his name ryhmns with rot. We would even trade up to #20 if need be with our 2nd rounder.
(Phone rings)
MM: weird, the GM for #20 is calling!. Huh. What a coincidence!

 

[Jerellh528]

I feel pretty good about the roster as a whole as well. I feel like the draft will shore up the starting rb issue, the olb depth, Oline depth and a corner. Hoping damarious and Rollins bounce back from soph slumps also. We don't have a ton of holes imo.