1: When Ted Thompson came in, he had to clean house of all the "Favre Loyalists." These were the guys (William Henderson for instance)
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
You're joking right? ... When Thompson came in the Packers were over the cap number so he had to cut some guys and not resign some guys but after that he's kept the good vets (other than Favre, as there would of been too much drama around that).
As for Henderson he was on the decline and he couldn't mentally figure out zone blocking. In zone blocking the FB has to watch, read and adjust to the defense just like the RB does... but Henderson couldn't learn that after being used to power blocking his whole career which just ask you to track one guy and take him out... and they still kept him around for a year in it while cutting FB Vonta Leach which has become the best zone blocking FB in the NFL.
Favre wanted Ted Thompson to sign Randy Moss and mortgage the future to make an immediate run. Ted Thompson didn't want to do that.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
Moss has stated Thompson called him while he was with the Raiders, as Thompson was interested in getting Moss, but Moss said Thompson was telling him he would have to behave with the Packers and follow Drivers lead when he got annoyed and hung up on Thompson.
Which is one reason DD is still the "starter." This is also why they asked Tauscher to stay in GB and travel with the team last year.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
Driver is the starter because he was getting 1,000 yards season for years while only Jennings has beat him out of the top WR positions.
I don't know for sure why Tausher was asked to stay but I think it speaks volumes that after Tausher wasn't signed to start the season with the Packers, he was the one to step up and publicly speak for the OL in the players meeting after the lost to the then winless Bucs. So Tausher very well could be the leader of the OL and that's why they asked him to stick around.
And there are rumors the Packers are interested in Tausher as a possible coach. He could of been coaching some when he was asked to stick around, after put on IR.