Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... of sports and/or the primary reason the Cubs didn't reach the 2003 World Series and a buffoon like Ted Thompson can hold his head high while earning millions of dollars ruining the Green Bay Packers.We have nothing to lose trashing Bartman. Ted Thompson might pass us some juicy trade gossip or gas our egos with press-box chitchat. So last week the media performed a full rectal examination...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Packers ended center Jason Spitz's season, putting him on injured reserve Saturday and filling the spot with practice squad wide receiver Biren Ealy, the team said in a statement without comment from general manager Ted Thompson.
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Well, it doesn't look like Brett Favre owes Ted Thompson an apology after all. Favre, who allegedly slipped a homosexual slur about Thompson, owned the team he spent 16 years with as the Vikings sliced the Packers 38-26 on Sunday.And Favre being Favre, remained vigilant and refused to apologize. Which ultimately forced Thompson to burn the bridge on one of the franchise's most...
The Truth in Sports By MRJ (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
There is always talk of redemption on Sunday. That’s what Sunday’s are all about a chance to right some wrongs and three quarterbacks in the league did exactly that. They went out and made statements in games where there may have been doubt. Let’s start with Brett Favre. How amazing was that? This guy goes into Lambeau and throws for 4 touchdowns and no picks. What is Ted Thompson...
Shark and Shepherd (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... the advantage of a hall of fame running back and a competent offensive line. But that brings us to Ted Thompson's real sins. It was criminal to go into this season with that offensive line. They played better in the second half (and Rodges may have been making better reads) but they cannot run block and are porous against the pass rush. You cannot build a team today while almost completely...
InHistoric (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... games against Green Bay. You can’t tell me he wasn’t a little motivated to stick it to Ted Thompson. Kurt Warner become the first player in NFL history to throw for 14,000 yards with two separate teams, but it was hardly a momentous game for K.W. Warner turned the ball over SIX times including a quintet of interceptions. Almost every team that’s lost the Super Bowl in the...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... the ball deep to Percy Harvin after several short kickoffs had succeeded? And in the offseason, Ted Thompson needs to bring in more talent on the offensive line. But this game was about so much more. Brett got his revenge. And that is a bitter pill to swallow for Packers fans. To the casual observer, or intrigued NFL fan, this seems like a great story. Team disowns player. Player travels...
Spooky Action (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... LEARNS to get rid of the ball on time! As long-suffering Cubs fans would say: maybe next year... Ted Thompson's record post-Favre is a losing one. The Packers may end up with a winning record this season, but they'll be watching the playoffs from home this January. Again. Wait - where did Thompson come from? Oh yeah, Da Bears...suddenly I don't feel so good! Perhaps the wrath of the...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... coaxed him out of retirement. It was not the wild-throwing Favre that Green Bay General Manager Ted Thompson sent packing after the 2007 season. Perhaps plenty of Packers faithful are again questioning that decision, with the fresh reminder of Favre’s slipping and sliding away from the Green Bay defense, a 40-year-old playing like the 25-year-old they adored. He threw four touchdown passes...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... they coaxed him out of retirement. It was not the wild-throwing Favre that Packers General Manager Ted Thompson sent packing after the 2007 season. Perhaps plenty of Packers faithful are again questioning that decision, with the fresh reminder of Favre slipping and sliding away from the defense, a 40-year-old playing like the 25-year-old they adored. He threw four touchdown passes (the 21st...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
drama-filled parting, which prompted Packers coach Mike McCarthy to say, at various times in July 2008, that "The train has left the station" and "We've moved on." Indeed they have. Backwards. As a Favre-watcher all these years, for all his talent, I've noticed that Brett has a curious tick: He has a genuine need to feel wanted by his employer. Icy Ted Thompson was incapable of picking up the...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... the Vikings complete a series sweep of the Packers and again proved to Green Bay General Manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy that he still had plenty of life left in that right arm that was no longer desired in these parts after 16 years.That bitter divorce is what made Sunday's matchup so intriguing and actually buried the story line that this game was of huge importance in the...
