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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 644294" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>Good post El Guapo. An important difference between the stock market and free agency is while other investors can drive the price of a stock up, it only takes one foolish GM to set the price of any UFA beyond reason and that can happen even after the first week “frenzy” is over.</p><p></p><p>I don’t know if Thompson believes he and his staff have a below average eye for free agents. After all, it’s easier to evaluate players who have played in the NFL than those who have only played in college. I truly believe it’s because of his philosophy of team building as we’ve discussed many times – perhaps ad nauseam here. I have previously referred to an article before Super Bowl XLV that contains what I consider a very revealing Ted Thompson quote. The article quotes Mike Holmgren saying when he, Thompson and Mike Reinfeldt were in Seattle they agreed on about 90% of their personnel decisions. But on occasion when Holmgren would suggest filling a hole with a vet free agent, Thompson would invariably say, 'I can find better in the draft'. When the hole in question doesn’t have to be filled immediately, I think Thompson has a very good point. However, when there’s an immediate need, I think that’s the wrong approach and it hurts the team when he counts on either the drafted rookie, or more likely, the ‘next man up’ to fill the hole. Unless the next man up has very bright prospects. </p><p></p><p>As I’ve posted I’d like to see a vet LT added via free agency. What I would like to see Thompson do is target one or two below the highest priced LTs and go after them hard, knowing the Packers will have to somewhat “overpay” for one. Alternatively as I’ve said before if Cleveland would accept just a first rounder for Joe Thomas – I doubt they would – I would make that deal but I'm sure Thompson wouldn't. </p><p></p><p>BTW, I think the acquisition of Woodson deserves an asterisk: The reason only two teams were interested in Woodson in 2006 was in his last two seasons in Oakland he played only 19 games and finished each season on IR. He hadn’t played a full 16 game season since 2001 and had suffered knee and hip injuries and a broken leg. I believe he was also seen as a malcontent. The Bucs wanted Woodson as a safety and the Packers really had the “market” to themselves as a team willing to pay him to play CB.</p><p></p><p>Also, Nick Perry is in the last year of his rookie deal so I had/have no problem with Thompson not jettisoning him. I also thought Neal was worth re-signing for two years before the 2014 season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 644294, member: 4300"] Good post El Guapo. An important difference between the stock market and free agency is while other investors can drive the price of a stock up, it only takes one foolish GM to set the price of any UFA beyond reason and that can happen even after the first week “frenzy” is over. I don’t know if Thompson believes he and his staff have a below average eye for free agents. After all, it’s easier to evaluate players who have played in the NFL than those who have only played in college. I truly believe it’s because of his philosophy of team building as we’ve discussed many times – perhaps ad nauseam here. I have previously referred to an article before Super Bowl XLV that contains what I consider a very revealing Ted Thompson quote. The article quotes Mike Holmgren saying when he, Thompson and Mike Reinfeldt were in Seattle they agreed on about 90% of their personnel decisions. But on occasion when Holmgren would suggest filling a hole with a vet free agent, Thompson would invariably say, 'I can find better in the draft'. When the hole in question doesn’t have to be filled immediately, I think Thompson has a very good point. However, when there’s an immediate need, I think that’s the wrong approach and it hurts the team when he counts on either the drafted rookie, or more likely, the ‘next man up’ to fill the hole. Unless the next man up has very bright prospects. As I’ve posted I’d like to see a vet LT added via free agency. What I would like to see Thompson do is target one or two below the highest priced LTs and go after them hard, knowing the Packers will have to somewhat “overpay” for one. Alternatively as I’ve said before if Cleveland would accept just a first rounder for Joe Thomas – I doubt they would – I would make that deal but I'm sure Thompson wouldn't. BTW, I think the acquisition of Woodson deserves an asterisk: The reason only two teams were interested in Woodson in 2006 was in his last two seasons in Oakland he played only 19 games and finished each season on IR. He hadn’t played a full 16 game season since 2001 and had suffered knee and hip injuries and a broken leg. I believe he was also seen as a malcontent. The Bucs wanted Woodson as a safety and the Packers really had the “market” to themselves as a team willing to pay him to play CB. Also, Nick Perry is in the last year of his rookie deal so I had/have no problem with Thompson not jettisoning him. I also thought Neal was worth re-signing for two years before the 2014 season. [/QUOTE]
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