Tale of the tape.
Reggie Mclenzie in Oakland since 2012: 30-50. 0 playoff games (soon to change), 0 div titles.
John Dorsey in Chiefs since 2013: 43-21; 1-2 playoffs and 1 div title.
Schneider in Seattle since 2010: 70-41; 7-4 playoffs; 4 div titles; 1 SB
Ted Thompson since 2010: 76-35; 7-5 playoffs: 5 div titles; 1 SB
None of the mentored proteges have been more successful than Thompson. You can argue some stats are similar, but overall TT has been more successful. Consider also he was disadvantaged by drafting generally later than the others and paying a franchise QB.
Frankly, I'm not sure what you're arguing for (or against), Amish. Nor why you are comparing TT's record to that of his former proteges. I'm not seeing the point relative to our earlier exchange.
Sooner or later TT is going to retire. Regardless if it's sooner or later it stands to reason that it will be a member of his current staff that will eventually replace him, somebody he helped groom as his replacement. Former members of his staff (that had once been groomed by TT) already have their GM jobs secured, so they don't need TT's job.
Everybody on the team is going to get replaced eventually, including the current GM. MM, Capers, Daniels, Matthews, and even the iconic Rodgers will all follow suit someday. If our forum insider's rumor is accurate, and nothing changes TT's mind during the interim, then TT may be retiring as soon as within the year. If not, then it may happen at the end of his current contract term which would be around 2018, if I'm not mistaken. And if I'm not correct on that point then some poster will quickly pounce on that error for sure. But it really doesn't matter. TT is far nearer to the end of his tenure in Green Bay than he is to its beginning and that's what makes this week's developments so interesting.
The questions being pondered by me are these: Of the remaining in-house candidates that may eventually replace TT who seems to be the best choice of all? What would happen if that particular candidate were to be offered a GM position with another team ahead of TT's timetable for stepping down? Would TT retire "a year too early rather than a year too late"? Walk the talk, if you will.
For a while it seemed as though Elliott Wolf was the heir apparent. Two things occurred that caused me to presume that:
First, the Packer organization denied the Lions an opportunity to interview Wolf last year for their GM position. I'm somewhat mystified that they would deny such an interview if they did not have future plans for Wolf themselves. Otherwise, it would be really bad form to hold him back from advancing within his profession.
Second, the Packer organization has since given Wolf a title that would imply that he will be TT's eventual successor and they did so in order to retain him until TT retires.
Despite the two points above the Packers have now granted the 49er's an opportunity to interview Wolf for their GM opening. Brian Gutekunst, too. Why now and not last year? That seems counter-intuitive if the intention is for Wolf to actually replace TT in the relatively near future. Does the team now plan to extend TT's contract beyond 2018? Have Wolf and Gutekunst somehow fallen out of favor with TT or others in the organization? Has Wolf become impatient waiting for a GM opportunity in Green Bay to finally open-up for him and he now wants out? Gutekunst I can understand would take his opportunity wherever he could find it. Wolf is a head-scratcher to me. He seemed like he was the golden boy.
