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
bay begin best coaches green head potential process run talk
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.
drive three
On that drive they had three third-down conversions. We've been getting (teams) off the field.
days difficult last time
For me personally, the last 10 days have been a very difficult time for me.
date
No, it never has been (a deadline). It's just another date in the spring.
assuming sure
Sure we do. And we're assuming he will be back.
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).
bay green player policy talk
It's Green Bay Packers ' policy never to talk about negotiations. There's nothing to say yet. We'll have something to say when a player is signed. Even then we don't say much.
cause goes helps underrated
He goes out there everyday. That helps your cause when it comes down to who's going to be on your team. A lot of times that's underrated in the public's eyes.
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.
follow guidelines hire intend nfl
We intend to follow all of the guidelines that the NFL has set up to hire coaches.
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.
decided stay turned
We had some conversations, and as it turned out, he decided to stay with Minnesota.
future good
We feel very good about our future going forward.
adds direction might particular position pressured somebody
We don't feel particularly pressured to do anything at any particular spot. Like with anything else, if we can find somebody that adds a little something to our team, that's the direction we'll go. You never know what position that might be.