Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson is now synonymous with the term “draft & develop”. After 10 seasons in his current role, he has clearly established his M.O. when it comes to acquiring talent: the NFL draft. Sure, he has signed some free agents and brought in undrafted free agents as well, but the […]
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Tentative Ted: Will Thompson’s dilly-dallying at CB cost the Packers?
As Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson sat patiently, presumably waiting for Tramon Williams to return home at a lower price after exploring potentially greener pastures, Williams signed with Cleveland for 3 years and $21 million. Now the Packers are a man short at outside cornerback. Even though Williams turned 32 on Monday, he […]
Packers Retain Free Agents: How They Do It
The Green Bay Packers re-signed Randall Cobb and Bryan Bulaga over the past week and retained their two most important free agents. At least that’s what most would agree with. While both Cobb and Bulaga received healthy contracts, they likely could have garnered more had they chosen to explore opportunities with other teams. In this […]
Packers And Free Agency: What’s Next?
The NFL’s first official day of free agency brought about a few signings and also a few big trades. We rarely see any trades in the NFL, let alone blockbusters and there have been three in the past week. Last week, the Buffalo Bills sent linebacker Kiko Alonso to the Philadelphia Eagles for running back […]
Unlikely, but realistic, Packers free agent targets
There is no way to predict what, if anything, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson will do in NFL free agency. But it sure is fun to talk about it. Here are five free agents that Thompson probably won’t sign, but it wouldn’t be shocking if he did. All of these players would probably […]