There’s a new sheriff in town and he’s packing heat heading into the new league year, which has Packers fans on the edge of their seats.
In a stark 180 from the offseason slow dance Ted Thompson would methodically engage in, new GM Brian Gutekunst is reportedly looking to strike early during the free agency period and stake his claim on A-list talent.
And while the steady drum beat of criticism of Thompson’s 16-year regime has grown excessive, the longtime executive buried his own coffin in recent years due to his hesitancy in veering from his ultra-conservative management style.