Green Bay Negatives
The Packer world not-so-much cheered the arrival of Ted Thompson as GM, as they did giggle and burst with glee at Shermbutt's demotion.Big Ted hasn't really been an ace with his picks in Seattle, but he's been better than Shermbutt. Big Ted has had quite a few misses, but football deity Ron Wolf had his lowpoints as well (remember Tyrone "We don't pay him to tackle" Buckley, Jon Michaels, the dismissal of Craig Hentrich).
But I think I have to be fair and let a little more rain fall on the crestfallen Packer-backers (of which I am one), ...the only reason he looks so good is because Shermbutt was so bad. He has one standout player, one other starter, and a handful of contributors to show for his 4 drafts.
Other negatives: Ted Thompson wants to find Favre's replacement. I think he should focus on finding a defense, because without one, Favre is irrelevent. Also, I think Favre is less likely to return unless significant changes take place on the other side of the ball.
Finally: In today's press conference Shermbutt would not committ to firing any of his staff. Everyone expects it to happen, but no one knows if it will. I would have liked him to at least vaguely refer to imminent "changes", but time will tell.
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