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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 415396" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Great article. It shows how much Thompson cared about making the right decision. </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As Silverstein writes, he <em>agonized</em> over making the best choice. I like some of the quotes above, and t</span></span><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">his quote also caught my eye: </span></span> <span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Cynics and skeptics can say that was self-serving but IMO it’s more evidence that Thompson’s critics were/are wrong about </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">him having a huge ego. That is not the statement of an egomaniac. I bring this up because during the Favre fiasco that was one of the charges leveled at Thompson that I thought was particularly unfair. I just didn’t see evidence of a guy with a huge ego like a Parcells or Jerry Jones. And at that time, I wanted Rodgers to start at QB instead of Favre and that of course couldn’t have been because of my big ego as Packers’ GM!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I don’t think it’s the correct characterization to say McCarthy doesn’t have any say in personnel. Certainly, as the article says, Thompson has <em>final</em> say, as he should. But McCarthy has input in those decisions, as do his coordinators and assistant coaches. For example, I wonder if Clay Matthews would be a Packer today had Kevin Greene not been so high on him. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">John Schneider being a strong advocate for McCarthy was news to me. That’s a feather in his cap. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 415396, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Great article. It shows how much Thompson cared about making the right decision. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]As Silverstein writes, he [I]agonized[/I] over making the best choice. I like some of the quotes above, and t[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]his quote also caught my eye: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Cynics and skeptics can say that was self-serving but IMO it’s more evidence that Thompson’s critics were/are wrong about [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]him having a huge ego. That is not the statement of an egomaniac. I bring this up because during the Favre fiasco that was one of the charges leveled at Thompson that I thought was particularly unfair. I just didn’t see evidence of a guy with a huge ego like a Parcells or Jerry Jones. And at that time, I wanted Rodgers to start at QB instead of Favre and that of course couldn’t have been because of my big ego as Packers’ GM![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]I don’t think it’s the correct characterization to say McCarthy doesn’t have any say in personnel. Certainly, as the article says, Thompson has [I]final[/I] say, as he should. But McCarthy has input in those decisions, as do his coordinators and assistant coaches. For example, I wonder if Clay Matthews would be a Packer today had Kevin Greene not been so high on him. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]John Schneider being a strong advocate for McCarthy was news to me. That’s a feather in his cap. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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