The Packers are in the position they are in because of Ted Thompson’s draft and develop philosophy. Now, what position you think the Packers are in depends on whether you are a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of person. Thompson’s draft and develop strategy helped the Packers win a Super Bowl…
March 12, 2014
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jrehor
B.J Raji Should Be Kicking Himself Right About Now
If there is one thing you can count on during NFL free agency, it is some head scratching moves. Often times, the cause of the head scratching is teams offering absurd sums of money to players who may or may not be worth what they are being paid with their new found fortunes. Sometimes, however,…
March 11, 2014
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Jersey Al Bracco
Out of the Pocket: Forty Million Down the Drain
Pocketeers assemble (Chang is back!) to discuss Sam Shield’s pay day, Raji’s contract offer, the 2014 starting center, Rodgers’ doppleganger across the pond, big names getting axed around the NFL and –surprise surprise– rotten milk.” Listen using the player below or download the podcast from the Packers Talk Radio Network on Itunes. Check Out Football Podcasts…
March 11, 2014
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Ross Uglem
Sam Shields’ Contract is OK: Why Money is Different Now
When it came out that Sam Shields was seeking a deal similar to the one that Tim Jennings got from the Bears (4/$22.4) I was one of many telling the Packers to run to Drew Rosenhaus and draw up the papers. That kind of contract and the guaranteed money that comes with it was more…
March 11, 2014
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Matt Bove
Ted Thompson Is Not Cheap
This is the time of year when many Green Bay Packers fans get out their pitchforks for general manager Ted Thompson. If and when Thompson doesn’t sign an expensive free agent later today you will hear all the Thompson haters come out of their caves. The annual cries that he is cheap, arrogant and does…
Unless you are really into the draft, this is usually a pretty boring time of the year for Packer fans. But this offseason seems like it will be a little different. A little over a week ago there was a sizeable portion of the Packer fan base losing their collective minds over reports that Sam…
March 9, 2014
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Matt Bove
Focus Shifts to Defensive Line
Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers signed cornerback Sam Shields to a four-year, $39 million contract to help solidify their secondary. It may seem like an overpay based on what Shields has done so far, but it was necessary, and the contract was designed very nicely by general manager Ted Thompson. Shields, 26, is still an…