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
gets healthy running sure team
He's a big part of our team and we're heartbroken that he's not going to be able to play, ... But we want to make sure he gets back healthy and running like he always has.
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My talk with him (Sherman) was very brief. I will begin the process of interviewing potential head coaches this week. I do think that in the long run this is what's best for the Green Bay Packers.
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He's got very good hands. He runs low to the ground. He's about 225 pounds or so and he has really quick feet. He was a quarterback in college. He seems like a pretty good addition.
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He still runs around, still plays with passion. I don't see anything diminished there.
running college thinking
As much as I'd like to think I'm an expert in quarterbacks I'm probably not. But, I think college quarterbacks are put in positions where they have to do a lot of the things that are done at the professional level. The collegiate quarterback probably does on average a little more running than a pro quarterback. But outside of that, I think they're faced with some of the same difficult decisions and choices.
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Ahmad was playing him deeper and he cut across the field. He made a good adjust and pretty good run after the catch, which he can do.
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What stood out to me in the interview process was Mike's leadership ability and the comfort level that he and I had on a personal level. Mike is someone who is a tough, no-nonsense person. That appealed to me very much. And he is all about football.
future good
We feel very good about our future going forward.
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We're going to attack free agency just like everybody does. You try to find the guys that can fit a role for your team. (But) I've said this over and over, and I hate to be a broken record: I think it's very dangerous waters to go out and spend beaucoup bucks on someone from some other team.
compelled fill spot
We're going through our options, and we don't feel compelled to fill the spot right away.
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It was a brief conversation. Naturally, he was disappointed. I thanked him for all he has done for the Green Bay Packers over the last six years. I think he's done a fine job under some difficult circumstances and maintained a winning tradition of the Green Bay Packers.
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).
decided stay turned
We had some conversations, and as it turned out, he decided to stay with Minnesota.
help looking somebody
We're working on a lot of things at a lot of positions. Obviously, we're looking to find somebody to help our team.