Ted Thompson and the “Moneyball” Approach to Roster Management

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Let’s take a look at some highly notable free agents that Thompson let walk and evaluate if it was a good or bad decision. Hindsight is always fun, isn’t it?

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Steely eyed assassin!

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

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gbguy20
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Well timed article.

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

9 years ago

I agree mostly with Teds approach. but I do feel he has missed now a couple opportunities where he could have made moves to give the team a better chance at the SB and failed to do so.

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

PackerTraxx
Senior Member

9 years ago

I agree mostly with Teds approach. but I do feel he has missed now a couple opportunities where he could have made moves to give the team a better chance at the SB and failed to do so.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

I agree. But I'm glad we have TT, there are many more worse GMs in the League than there are better than him.

Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?

Cheesey
Preferred Member

9 years ago

I agree. But I'm glad we have TT, there are many more worse GMs in the League than there are better than him.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx

That's so true! That's something that bugs me. How many always want to hang the guy, when he really hasn't done a bad job at all. NO GM makes the right calls all the time.
And he has kept the Packers near the top his entire time as GM.
I DO believe that NOW is the time that they better get it together if they want a realistic shot at another SB. Rodgers isn't getting any younger.
I really think they would have gone all the way had Rodgers not been hurt last year. That really cost them. A healthy Aaron Rodgers wins the NFC title game.
Of course that's JUST my opinion, for what it's worth.

DoddPower
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: Cheesey

I agree. But the Packers should have won even with Aaron Rodgers being injured.

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

I agree. But the Packers should have won even with Aaron Rodgers being injured.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower

He was fine for that game. It was the mental aspect that cost us. Hopefully that has been rectified.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

9 years ago

I really think they would have gone all the way had Rodgers not been hurt last year. That really cost them. A healthy Aaron Rodgers wins the NFC title game.Of course that's JUST my opinion, for what it's worth.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey

If we had spent the 7 million we had left at the end of the season on an upgrade at MLB or 3rd WR or combination of both, we likely would have gone all the way also, even with Rodgers injured.

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

Porforis
Veteran Member

9 years ago

If we had spent the 7 million we had left at the end of the season on an upgrade at MLB or 3rd WR or combination of both, we likely would have gone all the way also, even with Rodgers injured.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

I'm not sure how one slight upgrade in one position could have prevented that complete team failure versus Seattle. The result of the game had nothing to do with talent level (the first half shows that quite clearly) and quite everything about coaching problems, specifically not being able to prevent this team from imploding once it starts going downhill. Everyone not named Mason Crosby was responsible for that loss to a notable degree.

greengold
Member

9 years ago

#10

Originally Posted by: Porforis

A big part of the implosion was Matthews not on the field the last 2 drives in regulation. A slight upgrade at ILB or WR wouldn't fix that. Unacceptably bad special teams play obviously played a big part in the loss.

The only other thing is the Rodgers INT on what he thought would be a free play. Unless he was way off base or should have seen a flag before releasing the ball, I don't think he can be faulted for that.

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