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
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.
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.
days difficult last time
For me personally, the last 10 days have been a very difficult time for me.
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.
fits game guy help maybe player plays polished receiver somebody special teams
If we could find somebody that fits a role, maybe a guy that's a special teams player but also can play receiver, or somebody that's more polished as a receiver who can help us in the game plan, that'd be fine. Or it could be someone who plays a different position.
lost playing reason
I think that D-line is playing their tails off. They're not the reason we've lost games.
deep good
He's a good deep snapper and he's been a good deep snapper.
mike release stuff
I wasn't comfortable, first of all, in having to release Mike Sherman. I don't like to do stuff like that. I'm not comfortable. That's not my nature. I don't think it's anybody's nature.
general judge understand
This is a big-boy league. I understand repercussions and the way you judge a general manager.
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.
couple last talk talked week
I couldn't tell you exactly. I talk to him every week or 10 days, something like that. I haven't talked to him the last couple days.
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.
diminished passion plays runs
He still runs around, still plays with passion. I don't see anything diminished there.
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.