Ted Thompson may step down

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

7 years ago

Ted, don't go!!!!

If you're looking for a surprise, the Packers could be it. While the coaching staff may tinker after the season, including possibly OC Edgar Bennett likely getting head coach interviews, it is expected to have minimal changes. The front office, however, is a different story. GM Ted Thompson is under contract through 2018, but this could be the year he steps aside and becomes a senior scouting adviser. If Green Bay has success in the playoffs, that possibility increases. There are a few reasons why: First of all, Director of Football Operations Eliot Wolf is coveted and he'll have opportunities to interview as a GM elsewhere. The organization could risk losing him if he's not promoted. Second of all, CEO Mark Murphy still hasn't hired his own guy, and he's been around the organization much more this year as he studies things from the inside. There are plenty of talented people in the Packers front office -- VP Russ Ball, Director of Player Personnel Brian Gutekunst and Senior Personnel Executive Alonzo Highsmith among them. And this could be the year Thompson steps aside to make way for them.

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steveishere
Veteran Member

7 years ago

Kind of a misleading title. That's not a rumor it's a guy suggesting that it would make sense for Ted to use the last year of his contract to step into an advisory role for the new GM. It does make sense though.

gbguy20
Veteran Member

7 years ago

Do it!

Porforis
Veteran Member

7 years ago

He'll be missed but it's probably best-case scenario for everyone involved. You don't want to lose Wolf.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

7 years ago

The rumor is picking up ... and I think this here is probably best case scenario.

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

7 years ago

Would be great all around if Ted stayed in the scouting dept.

Could you only imagine the offers he would get if he steps down.

Oh well no reason to ponder on it now.

Packers have a game to win tonight!

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

nerdmann
Premier Member

7 years ago

I've always liked Highsmith.

“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.”

isocleas2
Member

7 years ago

If Ted is planning on retiring at the end of his contract stepping down now would make some sense. But despite what his haters think he's still considered one of the best in the league at what he does, if he steps down there's a dozen teams that would gladly give him whatever title he wants.

It may be Wolfs turn but part of me is hesitant to see the steely eyed devil go.

yooperfan
Veteran Member

7 years ago

Go Ted Go!!!

musccy
Veteran Member

7 years ago

#10

I have yet to see any rumor, even from vague unnamed sources. Everything out there is click bait speculation at this point.

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