Ted Thompson has passed away

[Crazylegs Starks]

RIP, Ted. I hope they have time to put together a nice tribute to him before the game. He was one of the most consequential people in team history, and it seemed like everyone in the league respected him.

[paco]

Gutey and Murphy are supposed to talk about Ted at 3pm.

[paco]

He didn't go into it, but like most assumed, Murphy said part of why Ted was replaced was medical. Love that he's getting his name put up in the stadium. He deserves it. Hope we can give him that 2nd Super Bowl win as well. He deserves as much credit as Gutey for this year's team.

And Wilde almost lost it again when talking about Ted visiting him in the hospital and how too many fans hating him. I think Ted really had a special place in his heart. Something so many of us have with this team. We cheer hard, we love hard, we lose hard. Packers are a team like no other.

Cheer to all of you guys. Cheers to Ted. Go Pack Go!

[Captain_Ben]

Rest in Peace Ted.

[packman114]

He gave us Rodgers anything else is whipped cream and cherries on top. 25 years of HOF quarterbacking thanks to his gutsy decision.

RIP Ted and please help it snow on Sunday!!

[go pak go]

He didn't go into it, but like most assumed, Murphy said part of why Ted was replaced was medical. Love that he's getting his name put up in the stadium. He deserves it. Hope we can give him that 2nd Super Bowl win as well. He deserves as much credit as Gutey for this year's team.

And Wilde almost lost it again when talking about Ted visiting him in the hospital and how too many fans hating him. I think Ted really had a special place in his heart. Something so many of us have with this team. We cheer hard, we love hard, we lose hard. Packers are a team like no other.

Cheer to all of you guys. Cheers to Ted. Go Pack Go!

I agree with Wilde that I have been pretty choked up today.

I just loved his approach. I love his humility. I loved his desire to be out of the spotlight. I loved his passing credit to everyone else and always taking the blame. I loved his courage. I mean everything that man did from 2005 to 2010 took BALLS. I loved his ability to find diamonds in the rough. I loved his UDFA finds.

I was so mad he never got the credit he deserved because of a horse sh*t non facemask call in AZ in 2009. Brett Favre sucking in 2007 in the NFCCG or Ruvell Martin not catching the ball or Brandon Jackson not making the right cut. I hated everything about 2014 in Seattle. TT's teams should have been to at minimum 3 SBs.

[YoHoChecko]

TT as very kind to me. When I volunteered with the team at the combine in 2005, he allowed me to be in rooms and take part in conversations he didn't have to grant me access to. It was an unreal experience, invaluable insight into my favorite team, and I have been a huge fan of his ever since.

[TheGreenMan]

Mike McCarthy on Ted:

[Pckfn23]

I'm not crying, you're crying...

[TheGreenMan]

#12:

[Labrev]

I'm not crying, you're crying...

That closing "Slow down, my friend" was a nice touch. 'Got me pretty misty-eyed here.

[lupedafiasco]

He didn't go into it, but like most assumed, Murphy said part of why Ted was replaced was medical. Love that he's getting his name put up in the stadium. He deserves it. Hope we can give him that 2nd Super Bowl win as well. He deserves as much credit as Gutey for this year's team.

And Wilde almost lost it again when talking about Ted visiting him in the hospital and how too many fans hating him. I think Ted really had a special place in his heart. Something so many of us have with this team. We cheer hard, we love hard, we lose hard. Packers are a team like no other.

Cheer to all of you guys. Cheers to Ted. Go Pack Go!

Wilde is just genuinely a good guy. He rarely says anything bad about anyone. Hes not a fan but he cares about the players on the team on a personal level. I used to love listening to his show when they would save their podcasts. Im not sure why they dont do that anymore. They only post short clips here and there.

[lupedafiasco]

I always said TT would nail WR and OL picks. He was a terrific scout when it came to offense. There was the occasional miss like Sherrod (who was derailed by a nasty injury) and Spriggs but David "Blocking" Bakhtiari, Josh "&%$@" Sitton, TJ "Big Wang" Lang, and Corey "Glory" Linsley were all massive steals. Defensively was another story. There were a ton of blunders on that side of the ball.

Its no secret I was very critical of TT in his later years but between 2010-2014 I was very supportive of his moves. After that I could see the talent eroding and new it was just time to move on. Before 2010 I was also very critical of him but after the SB I couldnt deny the results. It will be the same with Gutey.

I will say that Super Bowl was the happiest moment of my life. It was the first time I cried tears of joy and I was so proud of the team for the accomplishment. I will forever be grateful to Ted for that feeling and its one I hope I never forget.

[mnpackerbacker]

A stark reminder of that point in time, and how TT's drafting of AR as an eventual replacement for Favre, and how it was generally not well received by our fan base. Couple that with Favre's retire/unretire, ultimately landing with the Vikings and nearly taking them to the Super Bowl, thus leading to more unrest and TT bashing. Yet TT stuck to his guns, extended AR even before our SB season, and came off smelling like a rose. His handling of the difficult Favre/Rodgers situation was the biggest feather in his cap.

I still remember the T-shirts printed. "I blame Ted Thompson for the Super Bowl championship".

[BF004]

[go pak go]

A stark reminder of that point in time, and how TT's drafting of AR as an eventual replacement for Favre, and how it was generally not well received by our fan base. Couple that with Favre's retire/unretire, ultimately landing with the Vikings and nearly taking them to the Super Bowl, thus leading to more unrest and TT bashing. Yet TT stuck to his guns, extended AR even before our SB season, and came off smelling like a rose. His handling of the difficult Favre/Rodgers situation was the biggest feather in his cap.

I still remember the T-shirts printed. "I blame Ted Thompson for the Super Bowl championship".

Yup. It's why I hate hearing language of Rodgers fell in Thompson's lap. Easy to say that hindsight but as you stated....what Ted Thompson did from 2005 - 2009 took BALLS and honestly is some of the best 5 years of performance of any GM.

[kampmanfan4life]

I was always a fan of him. No matter his moves you knew he did it because he felt it was good for the football team and not his ego.

[BF004]

[RingoCStarrQB]

Sorry to hear the sad news about Packers Hall of Famer GM Ted Thompson. So glad Ted Thompson was able to witness Super Bowl 45.

We've lost many of our heroes over the past year or so. Keep staying united and moving forward to see better days.

[BSA]