All Entries in the "Front Office" Category
Packers Offered Tollefson Minimum Deal
The pursuit of free-agent Dave Tollefson didn’t include much of a monetary offer from the Packers.
Packers Current Salary Cap Situation
A look at the Packers’ current cap situation, courtesy of Pro Football Talk.
Packers Reportedly Showing Interest in Free Agent LB Manny Lawson
Tyler Dunne reports that the Packers have begun talks with free-agent Manny Lawson.
For The Packers to Reload, Thompson Must Refocus
The Packers failed to address their needs last offseason, and in the end it spelled an early exit from the playoffs. For the Packers to continue among the elite, GM Ted Thompson has to find his mojo again.
Survey: Who’s Your Core Group of Twelve?
C.D. picks what he thinks should be the core group of players that Ted Thompson will protect through 2016. Take the survey at the end of the article with your thoughts on who those players should be.
If Salary Cap Returns, Packers May Have To Slash Payroll
The Packers already have around $126 million in cash committed to 2011, and that doesn’t count any rookies or free agents they will sign, including their own.
Not Getting The Credit He Deserves: Russ Ball
The Packers used several creative book-keeping techniques to acquire and keep the talent needed to build a Super Bowl-winning team.
Packers Sign Driver To A 2-Year Extension
Donald Driver has reportedly signed a two year extension with the Packers.
Brandt On Favre
Andrew Brandt, ex-Packer capologist extraordinaire, has teamed up with Mike Lombardi, the odd man out in the Al Davis ‘Can We Get the First Overall Pick Every Year?’ shuffle, and created the National Football Post, a new football site/blog with lots of good insight and analysis. (Lombardi’s Diner Report and Tavern Talk columns are worth [...]
Lunatics Running the Asylum?
That’s how Andy over at Packer Geeks wants things done over at 1265 Lombardi Avenue. Andy’s proposal, prompted by a Packer Geek reader named Joe, is for Ted Thompson to sign UW Whitewater running back Justin Beaver, who had a try out with the Packers during this past weekends rookie orientation camp. The reason this [...]
Draft Eve Overview
Not that any of this will be valid on Monday morning… I won’t bore you with who I think the Packers’ should select in the first round, or any round. You have great resources all over the net for that. (Some personal faves here, here and here) I would, however, like to engage in The [...]
ACME Packing Company Has the Goods
Brandon over at The ACME Packing Company Blog has an astute post looking at how he sees Ted Thompson approaching the upcoming draft. He makes good points all around, especially his tabbing a couple off-the-radar quarterback prospects the Packers could take a look at on day two, though I personally see them using a pick [...]
The Only Mock Draft You Need
I am by no means a draftnik. I leave that to those with no life a burning passion for the annual player selection process. Oh, I am an interested observer, no doubt. And when the draft is on, it’s hard to get me away from the television (much to the wife’s chagrin…) but I have [...]
The Fate of the Packers
Two very different takes on offer from Michael Silver and Mike Vandermause. I’m inclined to agree with Silver. Favre walking away at this time will help the team in the long term. Sure, it hurts like hell right now, and as Vandermause points out, Favre undoubtedly gave them their best chance at a Super Bowl [...]
This Is Kind Of A Big Deal…
As anyone who reads this site with any semblance of regularity knows, I am a big fan of the work Andrew Brandt has done for the Packers organization. For both Mike Sherman and Ted Thompson, Brandt has worked magic in his capacity as the Packers’ resident cap guru. And today, he quit. No official word [...]
Lee Remmel To Retire
Adieu Mr. Remmel. A true institution when it comes to the Green Bay Packers, one of my fondest memories of following the team as a kid in Wisconsin was waking up every Sunday morning and watching the local Green Bay pregame television show on WBAY. At the end of every show, they would interview staff [...]
Murphy It Is
Mark Murphy will be nominated to lead the Packers organization. He did an admirable job turning around the Northwestern athletic program. He played in the NFL, and seems like a competent individual. Still, I find myself somewhat disappointed the search committee did not choose Jason Wied to put forward before the Packer board of directors [...]
Drumbeats For A Colledge Benching
Tom Silverstein has a great article today regarding the struggles of the offensive line in Kansas City. As I wrote yesterday, the biggest problem seems to be Daryn Colledge, but he is far from alone in his transgressions. Tony Moll was responsible for the most egregious hits on Favre, including a hit to his ribs [...]
Packers Closer To Harlan\’s Replacement
Just when I start to wonder where the heck Bob McGinn has been, he appears in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with a first-rate story regarding the Packers search for Bob Harlan’s successor. (Hereis the abridged free version, here is the subscription version, which is a joy to read – just great journalism) The Packers need to [...]
