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On the GM front...

Mr. Scot

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I know there were a few people on here who were fans of Green Bay executive Brian Gutekunst as a GM possibility. That's not going to happen now. The Packers have named Gutekunst as their GM, succeeding the reassigned Ted Thompson.

Gutekunst gets the job over Eliot Wolf, the son of longtime Packers architect Ron Wolf, and daddy's not especially happy about it.

Although it may not mean anything in the immediate future, it could down the road. Ron is one of the potential consultants that new ownership might look to have help organize the team.

Marty Hurney is still expected to be the GM through this offseason, but unless somebody who's already acquainted with him ends up owning the team, it seems like a long shot he'd get the permanent job.

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1 minute ago, Cary Kollins said:

I would steer clear of any Green Bay folks. Lord knows the last thing we need is someone that's struggled to build a championship team with Aaron Rodgers.

Agreed.

 

Also, if you hate "the answer is already on the roster" logic, you would despise anyone from GB.

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2 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

I would steer clear of any Green Bay folks. Lord knows the last thing we need is someone that's struggled to build a championship team with Aaron Rodgers.

Interesting take.

Eliot's dad was one of the best best executives around. Obviously that doesn't guarantee that Eliot would be too. And I've seen some speculation that if Wolf weren't Ron's son and he wasn't working in Green Bay, he might not be where he is now. Others say he earned the spot on his own.

Hard to judge...

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Which does nothing to ease the total bewilderment that comes from firing Hurney, hiring Gettelman, letting Beane walk, firing Gettelman and rehiring the guy you fired.

While it is very convenient to use the "workplace misconduct" stories as the impetus for Richardson's sale of the team, I would tend to agree that perhaps JR was already considering the sale when Hurney was brought back. Lot easier to do that then go thru the entire search and interview process for a new GM if you're considering selling the team anyway.

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Well, if you draft well, the answer just may be on the roster. The Packers haven't done that bad drafting from where I'm sitting.  They did bring in Pep as well.  

Truth be told, but for A-Rod's injury, they would likely be making a push this season. One thing I  know is that the injury bug has hit them hard for the last few seasons,  but they never fell off the map. 

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8 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Which does nothing to ease the total bewilderment that comes from firing Hurney, hiring Gettelman, letting Beane walk, firing Gettelman and rehiring the guy you fired.

While it is very convenient to use the "workplace misconduct" stories as the impetus for Richardson's sale of the team, I would tend to agree that perhaps JR was already considering the sale when Hurney was brought back. Lot easier to do that then go thru the entire search and interview process for a new GM if you're considering selling the team anyway.

I'm not sure Richardson ever really wanted to fire Hurney in the first place.

I just think things got so bad that he was left without a choice. Then after Gettleman fixed the cap mess and rebuilt the team Richardson saw an opportunity to bring Hurney back.

Richardson and Hurney are said to be close friends. And we know how much Richardson values loyalty. Nobody's been more loyal to him than Marty. Remember Marty worked for years without actually having a contract. How many times have you heard of that happening?

Luckily, after the sale Richardson's skewed standards won't be our problem anymore.

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8 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Well, if you draft well, the answer just may be on the roster. The Packers haven't done that bad drafting from where I'm sitting.  They did bring in Pep as well.  

Truth be told, but for A-Rod's injury, they would likely be making a push this season. One thing I  know is that the injury bug has hit them hard for the last few seasons,  but they never fell off the map. 

The Packers under Ted Thompson didn't do much with outside free agents. Ron Wolf was a different story. As I recall, he was the GM who signed Reggie White.

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