Ted Thompson is a complete Idiot

[Mags]

How clear can this be?

You get rid of possibly the best QB to ever play the game - one of the top 5 certainly....

Let's see - Packers were 13-3 last year... give the ball to Rodgers and they are 5-5, soon to be 5-6.

Favre? Goes to the Jets, who won 4 games last year - they already have 8 wins this year.

Now, if you ran an investment company, and your manager was one of the best ever - AND had the 2nd best year in the industry last year (Favre was 2nd in MVP balloting last year) - do you fire him and give the job to an unproven Harvard grad?

Of course not.

Where is the accountability? Why does Ted Thompson still have a job.

This is probably the WORST personnel decision in NFL history. The only one that I can think of that comes close is the Vikings giving up 5 draft choices for Herschel Walker.

The NFL is never about building for the future - not when you are coming off a 13-3 year. Due to parity in the NFL, when you have a good team, you have to give it a shot.

This crap about giving Rodgers a shot because he is a #1 is BS. He was a LOW #1 (24th pick) - and Favre probably had 3-4 years left. You could have drafted someone else and traded Rodgers - and would have probably gotten a better draft pick than Favre got us.

And as I'm writing this, Rodgers is taking GB out of the game with his 2nd pick.

WORST PERSONNEL MOVE IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL.

FIRE TED THOMPSON. HE DOESNOT DESERVE A JOB IN THE NFL.

 

[joz]

How clear can this be?

You get rid of possibly the best QB to ever play the game - one of the top 5 certainly....

Let's see - Packers were 13-3 last year... give the ball to Rodgers and they are 5-5, soon to be 5-6.

Favre? Goes to the Jets, who won 4 games last year - they already have 8 wins this year.

Now, if you ran an investment company, and your manager was one of the best ever - AND had the 2nd best year in the industry last year (Favre was 2nd in MVP balloting last year) - do you fire him and give the job to an unproven Harvard grad?

Of course not.

Where is the accountability? Why does Ted Thompson still have a job.

This is probably the WORST personnel decision in NFL history. The only one that I can think of that comes close is the Vikings giving up 5 draft choices for Herschel Walker.

The NFL is never about building for the future - not when you are coming off a 13-3 year. Due to parity in the NFL, when you have a good team, you have to give it a shot.

This crap about giving Rodgers a shot because he is a #1 is BS. He was a LOW #1 (24th pick) - and Favre probably had 3-4 years left. You could have drafted someone else and traded Rodgers - and would have probably gotten a better draft pick than Favre got us.

And as I'm writing this, Rodgers is taking GB out of the game with his 2nd pick.

WORST PERSONNEL MOVE IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL.

FIRE TED THOMPSON. HE DOESNOT DESERVE A JOB IN THE NFL.

Well i'm surely not gonna try and defend the decision but Farve is nowhere near the best QB ever. And Farve was not the only player the jets picked up in the offseason, they spent a boatload on both lines and linebacker. But thanks Ted Thompson :00hour :00hour

 

[hedgehog]

Favre will probably play another 2 or 3 years for the Jets. Rodgers will never be 1/2 as good as Favre was for GB. Thompson and Favre do not like each other in fact they hate each other and egos got in the way

 

[gjn23]

Well i'm surely not gonna try and defend the decision but Farve is nowhere near the best QB ever. And Farve was not the only player the jets picked up in the offseason, they spent a boatload on both lines and linebacker. But thanks Ted Thompson :00hour :00hour

you got that right.....favre isnt even in the top 5 greatest qb's of all time and is fringe top 10.

 

[Chaser1965]

Well I don't know about all that, I just want Rodgers to give me a quick 23 unanswered points.

 

[Sun Tzu]

The Jets got Jenkins and Faneca but Favre is the difference for them.

Thompson not only let Favre go but did nothing else with the most available cap room in the entire NFL. In fact he had to extend Rodgers simply to meet the MINIMUM salary requirements under the CBA.

 

[joz]

The Jets got Jenkins and Faneca but Favre is the difference for them.

Thompson not only let Favre go but did nothing else with the most available cap room in the entire NFL. In fact he had to extend Rodgers simply to meet the MINIMUM salary requirements under the CBA.

Add Calvin Pace, Damien Woody both big contracts. Tony Richardson as well. Great draft of Dustin Keller who farve is in love with. Just wish Vernon Ghoulston could actually get on the field

 

[Mags]

you got that right.....favre isnt even in the top 5 greatest qb's of all time and is fringe top 10.

Wow.

If numbers are king (and usually they are), then this statement blows me away.

We all know this "how many Super Bowls have you won" thing is stupid - it is so dependant on the guys around you when you play.

So, who's better? Show me somebody that has to play their home games in cold weather. It is easy to pass for big numbers in a dome (Peyton Manning).

Dan Marino? Oh yea, he hasn't won a Super Bowl. (not that it matters). He is 2nd in TD passes. In fact, he holds no career QB records that I know of.

Favre may not be the best ever (there have been a lot of good QB's) - but he is certainly in the top 10.

His consecutive game streak alone, in my mind, gets him there. That streak, in the NFL, puts even Ripken's to shame. And I LIKE Cal Ripken, mind you.

 

[RollTide72]

WORST PERSONNEL MOVE IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL.

Joey Harrington (or anything done by Matt Millen)
Ryan Leaf
Todd Marinovich
Akili Smith
Lawrence Phillips
Cade McNown

These I just came up with off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many I'm missing.

 

[Mags]

Thompson not only let Favre go but did nothing else with the most available cap room in the entire NFL. In fact he had to extend Rodgers simply to meet the MINIMUM salary requirements under the CBA.

This is a GREAT point - and it's not like $$$$ is an issue for the Packers. Now they have the albatross of Rodgers contract to deal with in future years .....

 

[Mags]

Joey Harrington (or anything done by Matt Millen)
Ryan Leaf
Todd Marinovich
Akili Smith
Lawrence Phillips
Cade McNown

These I just came up with off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many I'm missing.

Rolltide - none of those guys were an all-pro in the NFL when they were drafted. They were draft picks - teams make mistakes on them all the time - they are a crapshoot.

That is a lot different from giving away the ONLY 3 time MVP winner - AND Favre would have won his 4th last year if it wasn't for the unbelievable year Brady had last year (Favre was 2nd).

Yes, those were some bad draft choices - but that's a lot different that giving away a proven QB who was still performing at a high level.

No draft pick is guaranteed to be a star - not even a high draft pick.

 

[lohengrin]

Joey Harrington (or anything done by Matt Millen)
Ryan Leaf
Todd Marinovich
Akili Smith
Lawrence Phillips
Cade McNown

These I just came up with off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many I'm missing.

LOL

You're putting these guys in the same thread as Favre?

 

[RollTide72]

Don't disagree Mags but I never claimed to say these guys were anywhere close to being all pro. Bad draft picks, personnel moves... call them what you want. Just think it's a stretch to say Farve to Jets is the worst personnel move in the history of the NFL. Just my opinion.

 

[Whitt's End]

i think it's hilarious that you're bitching about Rodgers in a game where the offense has put up 29 points in just over 3 quarters, but have given up 45.

and once again favre is leading the NFL w/ 13 INTs.

in fact, Rodgers has a better QB rating, 7 fewer INTs, and only 100 less passing yards on the year than Favre.

The Pack's issues have MUCH more to do w/ injuries, especially on defense.

but keep blasting your QB of the future who is having a very good season as a first-year starter.

 

[joz]

Not to mention Favre will end up breaking Jets fans hearts in the playoffs with his usual antics.:00x4

 

[Chaser1965]

51-29 now. I sure would like to see a 100 point total for the game. They need Favre back. Screw Ted Thompson.

 

[Mags]

i think it's hilarious that you're bitching about Rodgers in a game where the offense has put up 29 points in just over 3 quarters, but have given up 45.

and once again favre is leading the NFL w/ 13 INTs.

in fact, Rodgers has a better QB rating, 7 fewer INTs, and only 100 less passing yards on the year than Favre.

The Pack's issues have MUCH more to do w/ injuries, especially on defense.

but keep blasting your QB of the future who is having a very good season as a first-year starter.

Whitt - while I understand what you are saying, you need to see the big picture.

Favre was (and still is) a WINNER. He finds a way to win.

Yes, Favre may not have made a different tonight.

BUT the Packers last 3 losses came by a combined 7 points. Favre would have found a way to win at least 2 of those in my opinion. Those are games in which Rodgers did not play well.

And if they won 2 of those 3, as they should have, then this game wouldn't matter as much.

But, bottom line, you don't take a 13-3 team, take the QB that got you there and finished 2nd in MVP voting, and give him away so you can hand the team over to a guy who had never started a game in the NFL before.

This move was so ridiculous - and unprecidented in NFL history. No team has went into a season with all 3 of their QB's having never started a NFL game before. Huh - dumb Ted Thompson.

I'd be willing to bet that NOBODY has traded a player, much less a QB, in the offseason, who finished 2nd in MVP voting in the previous year.

 

[lohengrin]

The team is different this year. They don't have the swagger or attitude they had last season...if they get down a couple score, it's game over.

Wanna know who's playing with swagger like that now? Uh huh...The Jets; their Oline, RBs, WRs and of course #4...

players just like playing with the guy.

 

[jr11]

I think where most get pissed off is that they are coming off a 13-3 year last year. We all know that the window of opportunity to win is very small and to start new at the most pivotal position is a very risky proposition. Couple this with the fact that your division is pathetic. Rodgers may be great in the future, but many probably held out hope that they had a chance if Favre was there this year to represent the NFC, along with on paper NY and Dallas.

Someone mentioned it above, GB defense is horrible tonight. With that said, the Jets have added many pieces in the trenches over the past few years, but on the defensive side has anyone seen Jenkins play recently? Wow, outside of Haynesworth, this guy is making plays every game.

 

[lohengrin]

"I get the luxury of playing with somebody who's almost my dad's age," Kris Jenkins said, smiling. "I was watching [Favre] when I started growing my adult teeth. When my mom starting to help me walk, he was on the field playing.'' Then Jenkins turned serious. Sort of.



"I told y'all," he said. "Y'all kept looking at me like I didn't know what I was saying. But Brett's Brett. You got to let him do it. You've got to take everything that comes with Brett. ? Whatever he does, man, it's full. It's full tilt. I know we mess with him because he's old. And because he's old. And because he's a little bit older than that. But he's a great guy.''



Favre wouldn't say how far the Jets could go this season. He knows they're a work in progress. He knows he's a work in progress. But a year ago at this time, the Jets were 2-9 and counting the nanoseconds to the offseason. Now they're one, maybe two games away from likely clinching a playoff spot.