PackFaninBucLand said:
The biggest difference Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson is that they are on opposite ends of Favre's career. Without Favre, Wolf or Holmgren would be no where near the celebrity they are today - but that's not saying they didn't have a hand in it.
Ron Wolf - knew that the "impression" of Green Bay had to change, or else!
(and that became his mission statement - making all other things possible)
Think about the timeline for a sec - Brett initially played how many games in a semi-stellar career; got slammed to the ground, by a
future Packer and then the Summer of 1993 came along, with Free Agency..
Bruce - I got that right? I think I do, for the most part....
1992 wasn't all THAT great of a Season, either, was it? Uh... no, don't think so!
Then again, neither was 1993 - remember those INT's..?
What's more, this is just as Reggie's joined the Team - we know he's a damn fine football player, but he's only one guy. The rest of the nucleus was yet to be created.
So, right at this exact spot on the timeline - what does Green Bay look like? What does Brett Favre actually look like? How well is he actually holding up (the truth)....? Sure, he's many many moons younger, but what type of protection is he getting from the O-Line? What's causing all those INT's...?
You guys see where this is going? Think about it.... Are we right back at almost that same point in the timeline?
I'm not real happy with the way Holmgren ended up respecting the Packers, as he left for the Left Coast - but I gotta hand it to him in how he corraled Favre and
molded him into a better football player - without Holmgren THAT would have never happened - look how they handled him in Atlanta...
Like any other Player - Favre is a product of the Coaches who were around him, as he learned how to be: An NFL-caliber PLayer
Just how I see it guys..... Maybe what we're seeing is Ted Thompson out there trying to find his own Brett Favre.... (hmmmmm).