The Packers general manager plays the percentages and usually doesn’t surprise anyone.
Then the last two weeks happened.
First, it was the punting carousel. Six-year veteran Tim Masthay, who owns the Packers career record for the highest gross punting average at 44.2 yards, was surprisingly released after undrafted rookie Peter Mortell was already cut.
That meant that Thompson went out and signed Jake Schum, who was recently cut by Tampa Bay. Schum looked good in the preseason finale at Kansas City, but the move was remains a head scratcher.
Then word came out on Saturday that three-time Pro Bowler Josh Sitton would be cut.