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In recent years, Ted Thompson has often been praised for ignoring the needs of the Green Bay Packers, instead opting to draft the best players available, regardless of their position.  This has led the team to an abundance of wide receiving options and cornerbacks but has also left the team short in running backs.  All that changed last year when the Packers selected a full host of defensive players to overcome our weak defense, and it continued this year as the team spent the majority of its draft picks on areas of team needs.

Personally, I’m not complaining.  The picks were justified in their value according to draft “experts”, and in the cases of running backs Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin, the Packers have been acclaimed for drafting them in positions far later than had been expected in the multitude of mock drafts floating around media sites in past weeks.  Thus, although the Packers clearly drafted for need, they did appear to take the best players that were available at the time. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

I sure hope that Baltimore Ravens’ fans enjoyed their Super Bowl victory, because all the signs of early free agency point to this being a one-and-done type of situation.  Like after a stone is tossed into a flock of birds, the Ravens have flown out around the NFL, and following the efforts of their star quarterback, they have all sought out the highest paying contracts available to them.

We all know who priority #1 is for Flacco now!

I suppose none of this should really come as a surprise for the Ravens as quarterback Joe Flacco demanded to be the highest paid player in football with a 6 year, $120 million contract.  With teams always pushed to the brink of salary cap expenditures, such a contract could only result in the other players on the team having to seek out high paying contracts elsewhere.  And that is what has happened to the once Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The Green Bay Packers decided to release Charles Woodson instead of paying him $10 million next year.  Although one can justifiably be heartbroken and saddened to see his days in a Packers uniform end, I do feel that GM Ted Thompson has made the correct call in parting ways with the play-making cornerback.

Charles Woodson enjoyed the most successful 7 years of his career with the Packers and became a huge player for the team’s defence.  He earned 38 interceptions and scored 9 touchdowns.  He was the type of impact player who would get around the ball, make hard tackles, and often force fumbles as well.  He was one of the guys who could make an impact during any game and sway the momentum to the Packers favor with a single turnover. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…