In light of recent events in Packer nation, namely the scathing Bleacher Report article by Ty Dunne outlining the underlying issues of the Mike McCarthy/Aaron Rodgers era, fans seem to lay blame at the feet of one, or both of those two men. However, there was a much more powerful force in Green Bay who’s decisions led to many of the problems that arose through the later years of Mike McCarthy’s tenure. That man is former Packers General Manager Ted Thompson.
Thompson’s fingerprints lie across even this year’s Packers roster, for better, and often these past few years, for worse.