Ted Thompson Back to Collecting Wide Receivers
Wait, is that a wide receiver over there?
Shhhhhh… be vewy, vewy qwiet… It’s wabbit wide receiver season…
Trapper Ted is up to his old tricks., i.e., his normal off-season compulsive collecting of no-name wide receivers. On Wednesday, the Packers signed Alex Gillett, a 6’1″, 214lb former QB turned receiver from Eastern Michigan.
That brings the number of wide receivers...
Who Will Be The Biggest Addition to the 2013 Green Bay Packers?
A healthy Desmond Bishop is likely to be the biggest boost to the 2013 Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers drafted two running backs in the first four rounds of this year’s draft after many had been calling for the team to find more production in the run game. With the addition of draftees Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin, some would argue that each will end up playing a...
Packers’ Desmond Bishop Thinks He is DPOY Caliber
Green Bay Packers linebacker Demond Bishop started 13 games in 2011 to help lift the Packers to a 15-1 record, but in 2012, never made his way back to the turf after a disappointing hamstring injury got in his way. As a result, Bishop was a heavy favorite to be traded a month ago by Ted Thompson, but now looks likely to remain in green and gold for at least one more year. Most players...
Thompson Keeps Cap Alive and Kicking
Because Ted Thompson has consistently given big signing bonuses to the right players, no team in the NFL has less "dead money" cluttering its salary cap than the Packers. Because of that, it's little wonder why the Packers are perennial contenders while others are perennial pretenders.
Packers Announce More Roster Moves
The Packers announced more roster moves on Monday
The Green Bay Packers announced more roster moves on Monday. General Manager Ted Thompson announced that the Packers have signed five players who took part in this weekend’s rookie orientation camp.
Those signed are fullback Jonathan Amosa, linebacker Donte Savage, cornerback Brandon Walker, wide receiver Tyrone Smith and linebacker...
Packers sign five from rookie minicamp
GREEN BAY, Wis. Five of the players who were in Green Bay on a tryout basis during Packers rookie minicamp have now been signed by the team.
Fullback Jonathan Amosa (Washington), linebackers Donte Savage (New Mexico State) and Jarvis Wilson (Prairie View A&M), wide receiver Tyrone Walker (Illinois State) and 26-year-old cornerback Brandon Smith, who began in the NFL in 2011...
Pigskin Paul Peruses Packers Picks
So now all the guess work is over and the NFL Draft is in the books. As I write this most Packers rookies are showing up for their first taste of an NFL OTA.
And it is obvious that unless I am going to be totally oblivious of my readers’ desires, which is not a good thing at all, I am going to have to relent of my “no Draft Grades” stance, at least relative to the PACKERS and...
Did the Packers Want to Draft Kyle Long?
“A couple of days before the draft, I heard the Cowboys were a threat to take (Kyle) Long in the first round, perhaps if they moved down from the 18th pick. I later heard from league sources outside of Halas Hall that the Colts (24th pick) and Rams (22nd pick) were very interested in drafting him. Some suspected the Packers (26th pick) also were in the Long market.” – Dan...
Packing the Stats: The 49ers, Ted Thompson, and Draft Class Contributions
You know what’s been bugging me about some fans’ reactions to the 2013 NFL Draft? They look at the San Francisco 49ers, who have been lauded for their draft results, and feel like the Green Bay Packers’ selections were utterly underwhelming by comparison.
Yes, the 49ers had a great draft. They were able to get some highly regarded players who could definitely make their great...
Packers decided to overlook draftees' arrests
GREEN BAY, Wis. John Schneider once came across an NFL draft prospect's online profile photo in which the player was pictured with a pile of cocaine and several guns. The former Green Bay Packers executive and current Seattle Seahawks general manager marked that down as a red flag for obvious reasons.
This is not that. On a scale of foolish things a college football player...
Packers decided to overlook draftees' arrests
GREEN BAY, Wis. John Schneider once came across an NFL draft prospect's online profile photo in which the player was pictured with a pile of cocaine and several guns. The former Green Bay Packers executive and current Seattle Seahawks general manager marked that down as a red flag for obvious reasons.
This is not that. On a scale of foolish things a college football player...
Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
Surviving Sundays with no Packers Football
With NFL draft now behind us, I’ve found myself asking one question about the Packers over the last week: Do the players Ted Thompson selected make the Packers a more physical team?
The answer I come up with is…maybe?
First-round pick Datone Jones is 6-foot-4, 280 pounds. When you see him play, you think long and lean instead of tough...
Green Bay Packers 2013 NFL Draft Analysis
Few teams in the National Football League do the draft better than the Green Bay Packers. General manager Ted Thompson believes in building through the draft and taking the best player available whenever possible. This philosophy can sometimes frustrate the fan base but overall it has brought the Packers plenty of success over his eight-year run as general manager and it looks like...
Green Bay Packers 2013 NFL Draft Analysis
Few teams in the National Football League do the draft better than the Green Bay Packers. General manager Ted Thompson believes in building through the draft and taking the best player available whenever possible. This philosophy can sometimes frustrate the fan base but overall it has brought the Packers plenty of success over his eight-year run as general manager and it looks like...
Scoring the Draft: Packers Among Top Teams
General manager Ted Thompson keeps the Packers on top with strong draft classes, especially in the first three rounds. Few teams, in fact, have procured more talent than Green Bay since Thompson took over in 2005.
Scoring the Draft: Every Team Since 2005
Just where do the Packers stack up in terms of drafting starters since Ted Thompson took over as GM? We sorted through eight years of drafts and more than 2,000 players to bring you that answer.
Thompson, McCarthy Point Out QB Good Fortune
The quarterback bust rate in the first round is astronomical, so the Packers' two-decade run with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers is "remarkable," general manager Ted Thompson said at the draft. Just how remarkable?
Packers’ Russ Ball Works His Magic With Rodgers, Matthews
Green Bay Packers front office masterminds Russ Ball and Ted Thompson.
Despite the Green Bay Packers recently inking two big-time contract extensions for Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews, they have only suffered a net loss of . . . wait for it . . . $4.1 million in cap space. They held roughly $17.5 million in cap room prior to the contracts, and yet they still have over $13 million...
The Reasons Behind The 2013 Packers Draft: First Impressions
I actually got my first shot writing for AllGreenBayPackers.com when Al allowed me to post my draft rationale on his site and 3 years later I’m continuing the tradition. As before I’m not going to be assigning draft grades or projections, I agree with the idea that grading picks now is something akin to being graded on a test you haven’t taken. In this article I want to...
Packers took calculated risk by standing pat at safety
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Three safeties were drafted in the first round last week. Two came off the board in the second round, with four more in the third round. In all, 22 were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, but not one of them by the Green Bay Packers.
Despite a glaring need at the position, Packers general manager Ted Thompson watched as a talented class of safeties found NFL homes...
Packers took calculated risk by standing pat at safety
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Three safeties were drafted in the first round last week. Two came off the board in the second round, with four more in the third round. In all, 22 were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, but not one of them by the Green Bay Packers.
Despite a glaring need at the position, Packers general manager Ted Thompson watched as a talented class of safeties found NFL homes...
2013 Draft Leaves Packers In Need
Who will replace Greg Jennings in 2013 is one of many questions left after the draft
The Green Bay Packers added 11 new players to their offseason roster via this past weekend’s NFL draft. Packers GM Ted Thompson, as he does every year, maneuvered around and was able to add some additional picks to the stash that he began the draft with.
Heading into the draft, the team’s biggest...
Your Worst Nightmare: The Packers 2013 Draft Analysis
Was anyone really concerned when Rambo and Colonel Trautman were surrounded by a Russian tank brigade in Rambo III?
Of course not. It’s Rambo for goodness sake. And his ridiculously long knife. And the guy that taught Rambo how to be such a badass. One does have to wonder, though, why it is that the U.S. armed forces in total apparently trained only...
They Coulda Been Packers, They Coulda Been Somebody
On the Waterfornt – Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront:” You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let’s face it.
One thing about getting so heavily involved in research for the NFL draft is that you get emotionally attached to certain players. You call them “my guys”...
Experts give Packers high grades on NFL draft
The ninth draft for Ted Thompson as general manager of the Green Bay Packers has gotten almost unanimous praise.
In charge of a Packers team that's been to the divisional round of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons after winning Super Bowl XLV the year prior, Thompson once again showed why he's capable of keeping Green Bay very competitive despite not spending much money...
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