WTF happened to Ted Thompson?

duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

Whitey is an ex-linebacker.  Linebackers generally do not make good cyclists.  My guess is that the albino would feel more comfortable on something motorized.    

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

Whitey is an ex-linebacker.  Linebackers generally do not make good cyclists.  My guess is that the albino would feel more comfortable on something motorized.    

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What kind of bike do you have, Duck?

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

Whitey is an ex-linebacker.  Linebackers generally do not make good cyclists.  My guess is that the albino would feel more comfortable on something motorized.    

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What kind of bike do you have, Duck?

Seriously?  I have a Trek Madone.  It's a nice light carbon-frame road bike that's perfect for the East Bay hills.  You can go crazy and spend a fortune on a quality racing bike but for my needs this provides an excellent bang for the buck.  If you haven't ever been on a good road bike before, it's worth checking out.  You'll be amazed at the efficiency of the power transfer and how much easier it is to go up hills.  I'm going to need all of that this weekend because I'm going on a century ride with over 8000 feet of climbing.

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MB20 wrote:Apparently, there is something to this. The Twitterverse is saying that Thompson hasn't attended a single pro day this year, he may step down at the end of next season, and the next GM is most likely to be Schneider (yes please).

Also, Murphy is trying to work on a contract extension for Fatty, and the board of directors isn't exactly on board (haha) with this idea as having a coach on a long-term deal would hamper the GM search. I'm finally with HD- I'm over Murphy. I really think the Packers are heading down a path of bad stewardship with this guy.

Anyway, no concrete sources on any of this (except for the Fatty part- McGinn is reporting that), but that's what the word on the street apparently is.

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MB20 wrote:Apparently, there is something to this. The Twitterverse is saying that Thompson hasn't attended a single pro day this year, he may step down at the end of next season, and the next GM is most likely to be Schneider (yes please).

Also, Murphy is trying to work on a contract extension for Fatty, and the board of directors isn't exactly on board (haha) with this idea as having a coach on a long-term deal would hamper the GM search. I'm finally with HD- I'm over Murphy. I really think the Packers are heading down a path of bad stewardship with this guy.

Anyway, no concrete sources on any of this (except for the Fatty part- McGinn is reporting that), but that's what the word on the street apparently is.

A long-term contract extension for the fat boy would be exactly how *the murph* would respond to TT serving notice that he's saddlin' up for his last rodeo...  He's probably a very nice guy and first in line for church every Sunday but as executives go--all I need to do is extrapolate from afar what his public comments are and what he chooses to offer them on to see that he's an empty suit who almost certainly would be lost functioning in any of the roles of the VP's who report to him...


Responding in a such a way by signing Fatty long-term would be obscenely stupid, obviously--but merely the fact that, if true, it is Murphy and not TT doing it--suggests that TT is done basically and just riding out the season...


This is the underpinnings of the same mistake, essentially, that Harlan made when Wolf served notice...  Idiots insulated from anything in the way of progressive thought in Green Bay WI...

RingoCStarrQB wrote:There are reasons why the Distillery Bar has become so successful over on the Ashwaubenon side of Oneida (on Potts/BorvanAvenue)............and this situation is one of them.   Last time this happened we went 8-8 and then hired our favorite Sherman..........can you believe that shit actually EFFEN happened?   Watch Murphy elevate McM to GM/VP/HC and replay this story over again..........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!   

John Gruden for coach  

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RingoCStarrQB wrote:There are reasons why the Distillery Bar has become so successful over on the Ashwaubenon side of Oneida (on Potts/BorvanAvenue)............and this situation is one of them.   Last time this happened we went 8-8 and then hired our favorite Sherman..........can you believe that shit actually EFFEN happened?   Watch Murphy elevate McM to GM/VP/HC and replay this story over again..........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!   

John Gruden for coach  

Any of the above could happen.

For Milani's sake.....no more Sherman stories.

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

Whitey is an ex-linebacker.  Linebackers generally do not make good cyclists.  My guess is that the albino would feel more comfortable on something motorized.    

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What kind of bike do you have, Duck?

Seriously?  I have a Trek Madone.  It's a nice light carbon-frame road bike that's perfect for the East Bay hills.  You can go crazy and spend a fortune on a quality racing bike but for my needs this provides an excellent bang for the buck.  If you haven't ever been on a good road bike before, it's worth checking out.  You'll be amazed at the efficiency of the power transfer and how much easier it is to go up hills.  I'm going to need all of that this weekend because I'm going on a century ride with over 8000 feet of climbing.

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Looks like a nice, light bike.  I used to have a Fuji road racer...  Loved that bike.  Been thinking about picking up another one or maybe a Motobecane and I'll check out your Trek, too.  Thanks!

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duck wrote:That's just the way the albino rolls.  He has that slow halting Texas drawl that does indeed sound like he's fucked up on something.  The man has no stage presence whatsoever and is clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera.  Frankly I find him refreshing compared to all the spiffed up bushy-tailed suits.

And being nine months older than Ted, I would have to say our fearless leader looks okay for his age, even if he sounds like shit.

Ah shit, put the old albino in a pair of bike shorts and he'd be the beau to ball, right Duck?   

Whitey is an ex-linebacker.  Linebackers generally do not make good cyclists.  My guess is that the albino would feel more comfortable on something motorized.    

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What kind of bike do you have, Duck?

Seriously?  I have a Trek Madone.  It's a nice light carbon-frame road bike that's perfect for the East Bay hills.  You can go crazy and spend a fortune on a quality racing bike but for my needs this provides an excellent bang for the buck.  If you haven't ever been on a good road bike before, it's worth checking out.  You'll be amazed at the efficiency of the power transfer and how much easier it is to go up hills.  I'm going to need all of that this weekend because I'm going on a century ride with over 8000 feet of climbing.

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Looks like a nice, light bike.  I used to have a Fuji road racer...  Loved that bike.  Been thinking about picking up another one or maybe a Motobecane and I'll check out your Trek, too.  Thanks!

Hey HD, FYI, I was talking to a cyclist at one of the rest stops today and he was raving about his Motobecane.  They're a little more pricey than my Trek Madone but they are arguably better bikes, although on a cost/benefit basis I'm not sure.

He was a bigger rider (weird to see on a century ride), and I know you are too... so maybe this would be a good option for you.

The bigger you are, the more benefit you get from optimizing bike features.  However, you have to consider how many miles you plan to put in and what the terrain is like in your territory.  If you don't have many hills and/or aren't going to be cycling that often, I would strongly suggest you do not go for the more expensive bike.

Thanks Duck.  I appreciate the input and advice.  The quality/style/performance is obviously important but you're right, I'm not enough of a serious cyclist to warrant a large expenditure in a bike.  I just don't ride them enough and have never been one to buy something just for the *show*  I'm more all about the go...  My brother, for example, has this like $6,000 bike--and I've never seen him ride it.  He likes to show you how you can lift it with one finger--but WTF's the point if you don't put it to the road?  It's like golfing.  I don't have time to golf much at this point in my life--so why the fuck do I need the biggest, baddest Big Bertha every year and the Rodney Dangerfield cart?  My golf game mostly sucks with the time I have to work on it.  I can hit the son of a bitch into the next county--I'm just not sure which county until it lands--that is, if I can fucking find it...     I see these jabroni's out there with their $500 drivers and half of them are worse than I am...  Again--WTF's the point?  I secretly LOL at people like that.  I would never reward myself with a set of clubs like that until I played well and often enough to justify them...

JnC4GB wrote:Went and hunted down some Thompson vids from a year ago and maybe it's not as bad as I first thought. I'd now say that his speech/behavior is medication related. Really doped up.

Still, he seems waaaay older than 61...

I just watched Teddy's presser and he didn't seem off the grid to me...  His speech is slurred at times--but I don't think that's unusual for him.  Perhaps a bit more pronounced.  He still had the twinkle in his eye...