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As Packers General Manager Ted Thompson awkwardly attempts to keep the fans happy while keeping the franchise’s most popular player away, he had a rough go of it today at the team’s shareholders’ meeting.
Multiple reports indicate that the majority of the thousands of shareholders who showed up today in Green Bay were anti-Thompson and pro-Brett Favre.
The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that Thompson was greeted by a number of fans shouting, “Bring Brett back.” And a PFT reader who attended the meeting estimated that three-fourths of those in attendance were booing Thompson.
For his part, Thompson tried to stay positive and look forward, not backward.
“We are family here, but family sometime disagree. But we’ll always be family,” he said. ” We’re very excited about this team coming forward.”
July 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
AHAhahahahah, I told ya so. Packers have nothing and are just trying
to create smokescreen to cover their own arses. Check out the article:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/PKR01/80723178/1989/NLETTER1101&located=NEWSLETTER&source=nletter-sports
TT and McChunky are going to villify themselves and look the
idiots they really are. I can hardly wait until Aaron ‘fresh meat’ Rogers gets under center…..
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Be careful TT, Lizzie Borden had a family too.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
ALso from the press gazette “Thompson received polite applause when he was introduced, and some among the shareholders gave him a standing ovation.”
Way to be selective Florio.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
A lot of times in these situations some jerkoff attorney files a lawsuit saying the team is f’n me over but completely lacks standing. Since the fans truly own the Packers why isn’t someone filing a shareholders suit or some crap like that to get Farve back as starting QB? Can’t take more than a pair of pants to become an attorney up in those parts. As fatass-crass Berman would say, “tick tick tick tick tick….”
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
“And a PFT reader who attended the meeting estimated that three-fourths of those in attendance were booing Thompson.
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Yeah, of course a PFT reader said that it makes good PFT fodder. Suppose that clown was “Pro Favre” as well.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
People content with the management are far less likely to voice their opinion. I’m not saying there is a silent majority in this instance, but I think it’s something to keep in mind.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
You know, us Packer fans are so sick of hearing about Brett Favre right now, but when the season opens I would love to have him at QB. People might be siding with Thompson in July, but come September, with that brutal schedule, Favre is the one I want calling the signals.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
This cell phone thing was drummed up by the media - specifically JSOnline. Please find me a link that says Thompson or MM issued team cell phones.
I’ll wait
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Too many Favre fanboi’s that need to get a life. Ted is building a great team for the future. Favre apoligists need to get over it or go back to being Viqueens fans.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Why doesn’t one of the GB fans that was there post what they seen and heard. I would think that out of all these posters there is at least one that was at the shareholders meeting and would be true full about the meeting
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
That is BS totally Florio and shame on you for spinning it that way. The majority of the fans supported Thompson even giving him a standing ovation at one point.
Read the Press-Gazette before you write such jibberish.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Does anyone else just feel terrible for Rodgers?? That poor guy is in a no win situation. He might be good with his next team after the Packer fans and media run him out of dodge. I hope that kid has some tough skin.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
DIRECT QUOTE from the GB Press-Gazette
“When Thompson walked to the podium, there were more cheers than boos, and a majority of the shareholders stood to applaud him.”
So much for your super secret source buddy.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I don’t know what meeting the PFT reader or the Press Gazette went to. I just got back from the shareholder’s meting. When Ted was introduced at the meeting in the Lambeau Field bowl, there were a very small smattering of boos that quickly got drowned out by general applause, with at least half of the 13,000 in attendance giving him a standing ovation. Generally, the fans were either very supportive or at least sitting on their hands, and I saw nothing that could be considered “hostile” to Ted. Much different than what has been reported on this site.
After the meeting, GM Ted Thompson, Pres Mark Murphy, and other Packer officials went to the Lambeau Field atrium to answer personal questions from the shareholders. During that time, a chant of “Bring Brett Back” started to echo through the hall, but it died out after 20 seconds. My impression is that while there were a lot of #4 jerseys to be seen, the vocal Brett Favre fans were a very small minority, and that the majority of fans, like the organization, have, for better or worse, moved on.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
The ’shareholders’ are scared to death that TT is running this organization into the ground without waiting for the hole to get dug. After the dust has settled from this Favre fiasco, TT might just get shown as the pig headed sloth he truly is.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Press-Gazette is full of rubes who allow themselves to be used by Packers management just so they can be the first to be thrown bits of information.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hey Florio,
You need to check your sources, quoting Green Bay Press Gazette “When Thompson walked to the podium, there were more cheers than boos, and a majority of the shareholders stood to applaud him.
When Thompson finished, there was only audible applause.”
I have never been a huge Thompson supporter, but on this as a lifelong Packers, and I emphasize Packers (not Favre cultist), I, as with the silent majority out there, support him 100% in this. Favre has been jerking this franchise around for over 3 years now with his indecisiveness. He is nothing but a diva that has hid behind a well crafted good ol boy persona. Everyone from coast to coast and thoughout professional sports has now come to see this and has weighed in on it with the vast majority confirming as much. No one can deny his talent and what he has meant to the Packers. But no one player should be able to hold an entire organization hostage and sabotage its future as he has for the past 2 years. What would happen if he is let back and the Favre of 2005 and 2006 shows up (4-12, 8-8). Then will the same vocal minority be there to call for him to hang it up.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Wow, where were all you TT bashers over the last few weeks? You guys seem to respond in the spirit of whatever article is printed.
Wow.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
EmmitsEnglishTeacher and the hundreds of other people who bring this up: For the LAST time, Packers’ stock is NOT an actual share of ownership in the corporation. Stockholders do not have trading privileges, voting rights, nor do they earn dividends. Stock sales have been used by the Packers at least three times in their history to raise funds. A share of stock looks nice on the wall and gets you invited to an annual pep rally at the Lambeau Atrium (before that it was in the bleachers in the bowl). Consequently, “stockholders” are not owners and can’t do anything about the team anymore than any other fan can. It’s a fundraiser/feel-good/David-and-Goliath/small-town publicity gimmick.
BTW is anybody else not surprised that Favre wants to work under Darrell Bevell, who, when he was the QB coach, presided over Favre’s worst year? My guess is that Favre is looking for that hands-off star treatment he got used to under Sherman & Co. which was rightfully taken away by McCarthy’s staff–but which helped get Favre his stellar 2007 season (not to mention James Jones, Greg Jennings and a re-signed Donald Driver.
Disgruntled GB resident and “stockholder”
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Yes the Packers were 1 game from the Super Bowl but guess who threw a terrible int. in overtime to end that dream? Favre did, have any of you seen the aerial photo of that play when he threw the int.? I have and all I can say is that it was brutal, he was locked in on 1 receiver and threw it to him even tho he was double covered, plus there was 1 receiver that was wide open (I believe it was Jones)that very well could have scored on the play had it been thrown to him. I am a huge Favre fan but dammit it is time to move on and go with Rodgers especially with the way Favre has waffled on retirement for the past 3 seasons. Go Pack go, TT and MM you are doing great jobs. Thank you.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
“TT and McChunky are going to villify themselves and look the
idiots they really are. I can hardly wait until Aaron ‘fresh meat’ Rogers gets under center….. ”
The only person villifying himself right now is favre. TT is always going to be the villain….thats the GM’s job…to make the unpopular decision that makes the team better. don’t forget, he built the team in seattle that went on to go to the superbowl.
there is no doubt in my mind that there were vocal people at th eshareholders meeting…this is a very divisive issue and there are strong feelings both ways on it. but as one person said, the people that are happy with what TT is doing arent going to be chiming up….just the unhappy ones. and to the person who said something about filing suit…packers share owners have non-voting shares. they have a board of directors that vote on all the ins and outs of the team. and the last time i checked, they are standing behind the decisions made by the guy they just gave a contract extension to.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
@killer fins fan
“they were one game away from the super bowl with favre”
and they did not go to the super bowl because of favre,
int,remember.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
“GREEN BAY, Wis. — There were plenty of No. 4 jerseys in the stands and a smattering of jeers for general manager Ted Thompson at Thursday morning’s annual meeting of Green Bay Packers shareholders at Lambeau Field.
But the meeting hardly turned into a bring-back-Brett Favre rally.
Most of the 9,375 shareholders attending the meeting pleasantly applauded Thompson and team president and CEO Mark Murphy before giving a raucous standing ovation to head coach Mike McCarthy. The reaction seemed to indicate that many of the fans who own a tiny stake in the team they love are backing the front office in its ongoing standoff with the semiretired franchise quarterback.”
Hmmmm guess not so anti-thompson after all, atleast according to ESPN.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
there are conflicting reports all over the internet on this one, some say its anti favre, some say its pro favre. the above cited press gazzette (live blog found here http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080724/PKR01/80724040/1058 ) headline seems to indicate that it was pro favre, but if you actually read it, it only says a few people screamed it. and a newspaper can always find one dude in the crowd that supports a viewpoint. “His wife, Patti, doesn’t agree. “Trade Ted instead,” she said. “If you’re going to make it to the Super Bowl, it won’t be with Aaron Rodgers.” ”
i think the honest way to report this one is to say that reports are conflicted, and the fanbase is conflicted. cuz it is. as a die hard packer fan for most of my natural born life, i know alot of other packer fans. hell, i sleep on packer sheets. story is different everywhere you look, and this “shareholders meeting” (a glorified press conference when it comes to this team) could be spun in either direction. I dont know why you spun it pro favre, but id imagine you have as much of an agenda as your frequently skewered Len Pasquerelli had with the falcons during the Vick saga…
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
IN THOMPSON I TRUST!
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