Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson
Ted Thompsonis the current general manager of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. Thompson was named to the post on January 14, 2005, by former Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan. Thompson took over the general manager duties from Mike Sherman, who had been serving as both head coach and general manager. Prior to becoming the Packers' general manager, Thompson served with the Seattle Seahawks as their vice president of operations from 2000 to 2004. Thompson had previously worked...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth17 January 1953
diminished passion plays runs
He still runs around, still plays with passion. I don't see anything diminished there.
He's working through that. I haven't said, 'do this' or whatever.
decisions felt needed require
Decisions like this are never easy. They require a lot of thought and consternation, but at the end of the day I felt like we needed to go in a different direction.
becomes beyond core good guys length sure
I have some ideas. Cullen Jenkins is a good player. If he becomes one of our core guys you'd like to make sure you can have him beyond the length of his contract.
face terms thinking time
I'm thinking in terms of where we are and where we need to get to. I just think it's time for a new face in that position.
early far historical pleased rate reasonably terms
I'm reasonably pleased with all the individuals. There's not many that have been disappointments. I think it's far too early to try to rate it in terms of historical value.
date
No, it never has been (a deadline). It's just another date in the spring.
ball good played throw
It was a bang-bang play. He probably should have played the ball quicker. That's a pretty good throw and catch.
adjust apply assumption bargaining collective couple gray next ready rules sets teams time
It's making me have gray hair. I think you just have to be prepared. And all 31 other teams are having to do the same thing. There's a couple different sets of rules that are going to apply come next week, but one set is going to apply and the other set is not, so you have to be ready to go. You have to go under the assumption for the time being, I'm going under the assumption that there's not going to be a collective bargaining agreement. If there is, then we'll adjust accordingly.
good seems
It seems like he had a pretty good visit.
chick levels normally topics
It wasn't like chick movie stuff. But it was on some levels and topics that are not normally discussed.
general judge understand
This is a big-boy league. I understand repercussions and the way you judge a general manager.
add eventually guy putting rather sure trying whoever
Rather than just putting another guy on the team, we're trying to make sure whoever we add will add something. We'll eventually find somebody. It may not be at (wide receiver).
believed coaching decisions head past structure sure time
After I rejoined the Packers this past January, I believed it was important to take some time to make sure that things were going well with the new organizational structure before any long-term decisions were made to the head coaching position.