Should Green Bay Packers Fire General Manager Ted Thompson?
needs to do in order to remain in Green Bay. The Green Bay Packers were coming off an 8-8 season where they just missed the playoffs. They ended the year on a four game winning streak, were the youngest team in the NFL, and the following season looked promising after Brett Favre announced he would return for the 2007 season. As the wide receiver position lacked depth and Greg Jennings was just coming off his rookie season, Brett Favre tried persuading Ted Thompson into acquiring Randy Moss from the Oakland Raiders. Randy Moss eventually went to the New England Patriots for a fourth round pick. What made this so baffling? Ted Thompson selected wideout James Jones in the third round, a long-term project at wide receiver. Do you go with a long-term project in round three or arguably the best receiver in the NFL in the fourth round? If you go with the long-term project, then why keep Brett Favre around with such a commitment to rebuilding? The following season, the Green Bay Packers made t
