Randall Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has done things his way without wavering from his philosophy of building through the draft and spending the majority of his salary cap dollars to retain those players. On Tuesday, his way was validated - at least as far as developing the roster that led to a 13-3 season and an NFC Championship Game appearance last season are concerned - when he was named The Sporting News' George Young National Football League executive of the year. The national magazine polled a total of 48 NFL general managers and front office executives and Thompson came out on top with 19 votes, 10 ahead of second-place finisher Jerry Reese, general manager of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. New England vice president of personnel Scott Pioli finished third with eight votes. Nine others received at least one vote each. "I'm honored to receive this award on behalf of the Green Bay Packers," Thompson said on the team's Web site. "We view this as a team honor and feel the coaches, players and staff should all be very proud of the job they've done in helping this franchise succeed. "This award is a credit to their dedication and is particularly special because it's named for George Young, who was a tremendous champion for the NFL and a person I greatly admired." Young is the former general manager of the New York Giants and the 1997 recipient of the executive of the year award. He died in December 2001. Thompson was rewarded for building a roster that was strong enough to win the NFC North division title, but most of his best work was done before last season. In 2007, his best moves were drafting wide receiver James Jones and kicker Mason Crosby and trading a sixth-round pick for running back Ryan Grant. The addition of Grant proved to be a catalyst for the team's late-season success. About two-thirds of the roster at the end of last season consisted of players Thompson has brought in, but some of the top ones, including quarterback Brett Favre, end Aaron Kampman, receiver Donald Driver, cornerback Al Harris, tackle Chad Clifton, tackle Mark Tauscher and defensive tackle Corey Williams, already were on the team when Thompson arrived in 2005. Thompson's body of work will be scrutinized closely this year after the retirement of Favre. Thompson's first No. 1 pick as Packers general manager, Aaron Rodgers, will take over for Favre. Former general manager Ron Wolf was the last Packers recipient of the award, earning the honor in 1992. Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 He's "The Man". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 My favorite person in the packers organization... By far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 He's "The Man". Maybe this year when he announces the 1st pick(to the fans) he won't get booed. I was critical of him for letting both guards go and not bringing in many FA's. I didn't think he should sign ayone overpriced but thought he should at least bring people in. But he's done a great job. Harrell may prove to be a good pick this year or next. He is pretty athletic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Maybe this year when he announces the 1st pick(to the fans) he won't get booed. I was critical of him for letting both guards go and not bringing in many FA's. I didn't think he should sign ayone overpriced but thought he should at least bring people in. But he's done a great job. Harrell may prove to be a good pick this year or next. He is pretty athletic. During the draft the past two years I've been angered by the picks, but when the games count, his players perform... I wasn't too happy with the 06 or 07 draft, and those both turned out great. I've just realized that Ted Thompson is my leader and knows far more than I can ever fathom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hm. Maybe the Ted Thompson bashing on these boards will go away. Perhaps he knows what he is doing after all??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've just realized that Ted Thompson is my leader and knows far more than I can ever fathom. Amen. nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah LEADER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Packers LS Rob Davis announced his retirement from football. The team appointed him Director of Player Development. Davis was the Packers' long snapper for 11 seasons. He ranks third in franchise history for games played behind Forrest Gregg and a certain surefire Hall of Fame QB. Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pope Flick Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice circle jerk you guys got going on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 : Thanks for another content filled post... Nice circle jerk you guys got going on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belushi Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice circle jerk you guys got going on here Jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Jealous. He misses Mike Tice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Jealous. Of what, Super Bowl rings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Of what, Super Bowl rings? Leave it to a cowboy fan to try and turn something about another team into the cowboys... The Cowboys are the Irish of the NFL. And are you really still talking about super bowl rings? The number you need to have in your head is 4,300... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Of what, Super Bowl rings? And since you're living in the past... The Green Bay Packers have won twelve league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) The Dallas Cowboys have won five league championships... And haven't won a playoff game in 4000+ days. I appreciate your attempt at a hijack though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 And since you're living in the past...The Green Bay Packers have won twelve league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) The Dallas Cowboys have won five league championships... And haven't won a playoff game in 4000+ days. I appreciate your attempt at a hijack though. Ok piratesownmomos..... noone said anything about the Cowboys except you. I certainly did'nt bring it up. Good for TT that he won this award, I'm sure it's well deserved. But for the huddler that I quoted above to accuse someone of being jealous about it? Come one. Yeah, people are jealous because Green Bay's GM won exec of the year or whatever it is he won. Gimme a break. I'd rather my GM get some rings. (yes, I know how long it's been since Dallas won the Super Bowl and no, I'm not trying to hijack your little TT blowfest) He's put together a pretty good team, anyone can see that, but some of you guys around here talk about him like he's God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 some of you guys around here talk about him like he's God. Ordinary praise like, "He's the man." is God-like status? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) I was tempted to make a thread for this yesterday, but somehow I knew where it would lead. Edited March 26, 2008 by budlitebrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice circle jerk you guys got going on here Can't we just talk about Al Sharpton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 My apologies HBTC, I'm used to cowboy fans jumping in talking about how many super bowls they've won. That's the way I read it initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 But for the huddler that I quoted above to accuse someone of being jealous about it? Come one. Yeah, people are jealous because Green Bay's GM won exec of the year or whatever it is he won. Gimme a break. That was directed at Alex (a Vikings fan). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 That was directed at Alex (a Vikings fan). Sorry, my mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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