It just amazes me that Ted Thompson, widely regarded amongst his peers based on comments I have read over the years, is still brutalized by fans. Is he perfect? Nope....which GM is??!?
Unlike so many of his peers who have appeased fans and their own ego by signng big name FAs in hope of the quick fix, and whose signings have often lead to horrible cap situations, Ted Thompson has this team poised to be HIGHLY competitive for years to come, and in good cap shape.
Were you by chance screaming for Haynesworth last year? Careful what you wish for......
He does need to address the LT and possibly LG this year in the draft, and hopefully sign Clifton and Tauscher for one more year. That said, we have Sitton (widely recognized as being on the cusp of becoming something special), Lang (who will probably be our RT of the future and who showed well for a youngster), Spitz (when healthy a very decent player) and Colledge (who has been very erratic, but some of it due to changes on either side of him). The core of a really good line is here with Wells included....just need to get that LT of the future in the draft....and possibly a LG later to compete.
"Rockmolder" wrote:
I have been Ted's #1 defender on this forum.
Number 1
"dfosterf" wrote:
Where am I ranked?
Like said before, I don't know if you can totally put this on Ted. It's obvious that something's going wrong somewhere along the process of getting O-linemen. Whether that's with Ted not evaluating the talent, Mike not asking for the right guys or Campen just not being able to develop them (my guess right there), something's wrong.
O-linemen:
2005:
C/G Junius Coston - 5th
G Will Whitticker - 7th
2006:
OT/G Daryn Colledge - 2nd
C/G Jason Spitz - 3rd
OT/G Tony Moll - 5th
2007:
OT Allen Barbre - 4th
2008:
OT/G Josh Sitton - 4th
OT Breno Giacomini - 5th
2009:
OT T.J. Lang - 4th
OT Jamon Meredith - 5th
It's not like we've been ignoring the position. Obviously, Ted Thompson sees that it needs some fixing, as well. I asume, though, that he gets word from people under him that his picks are progressing nicely, which means that he can wait untill later rounds to add some depth.
Last year, for instance. There was a lot of talk in training camp about Barbre looking quite good etc. Maybe he and his coaching staff put a little too much trust in these projects.
Luckey, Ted's head won't be the first to roll. It'll be Campen --> McCarthy --> Thompson. Maybe McCarthy and Campen go together, but I see Ted getting at least another year.
"digsthepack" wrote: