tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post9221543084944448037..comments2023-09-09T04:41:25.659-05:00Comments on Tundra Vision: Vandermause: Still Playing The Sherman CardC.D. Angelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-45561928068375452082008-12-06T20:31:00.000-06:002008-12-06T20:31:00.000-06:00Hey ricky...Actually, your argument did little mor...Hey ricky...<BR/><BR/>Actually, your argument did little more than to solidify my beliefs.<BR/><BR/>The comparison of Wolf's cutting of Hentrich is right on...and no one bemoaned that move more than me (even more than Vandermause). <BR/><BR/>But, it's not the same. It's apples and oranges. Wolf had a solid punter on his hands who was a free agent. Wolf had some cap room, but elected to believe that Hentrich wasn't worth a million dollars a year. This wasn't a matter of Wolf deciding Hentrich wasn't cutting it or that there was someone allegedly better out there...it was an offseason bidding competition that Wolf backed out of, whether it be because he was tight against the cap or had other plans for the money. Or, that he simply didn't believe ANY punter was worth that much.<BR/><BR/>Jon Ryan was not an all-pro punter up for any level of a payday on the horizon. He was a decent punter who had done everything asked of him...changing his approach, etc. In fact, it could be stated that Ryan was, by far, the most consistent and quality punter the Packers have had since Hentrich.<BR/><BR/>Thompson made a choice to cut a guy who had a solid preseason, who was under contract. He didn't do this over the course of an offseason, when there was plenty of time to bring fresh legs into camp and work with them over a preseason. He did it at the final cuts and brought in someone he hoped would do better, sight unseen.<BR/><BR/>Vandermause's efforts to gloss over this error by using "other struggles" with punting by other GMs (and the focus was on Sherman, not Wolf) was typical for him...and rehashing the whole BJ Sander incident was, again, making an apples to oranges comparison in order to emphasize the terrible decision by Sherman to minimize how dumb the Ryan decision was.<BR/><BR/>I didn't write this to bash Thompson. But I did write it for two reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) Mike Vandermause is a "Thompson Lover" (your words) and a "Thompson Apologist" (mine). He isn't willing to call Thompson's errors in the same manner that he is willing to slather honey over anything he does. He's not objective, and that makes me not trust what he writes, as he has an agenda.<BR/><BR/>2) Ted Thompson got this team to a 13-3 record last year, earned GM of the Year awards, and can take accountability for his mistakes. He doesn't need excuses or the eternally short measuring stick of Mike Sherman to show us how much better off we are.C.D. Angelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-55756893973980534282008-12-04T22:09:00.000-06:002008-12-04T22:09:00.000-06:00Hey LA, just visiting from Packerchatters. Sorry, ...Hey LA, just visiting from Packerchatters. Sorry, but you failed to mention that Vandermause also criticized Wolf for letting Hentrich leave- rather harshly, in fact. Nowhere did Vandermause directly compare TT to Sherman. And if you'll remember, there were many, many posters who were completely baffled by that move. And the decision to keep two punters. And the inability of Sander to effectively punt.<BR/>One other thing I'll mention- its almost as if TT and Sherman are mirror images of each other as far as drafting goes. Sherman would be willing to end up with five players at the end of the draft- TT would prefer having 12. <BR/>Is this bashing Sherman or defending TT? No, its meant to point out a weakness in your argument. <BR/>I'll ignore the comments about Vandermause's drooling over Rodgers and hating Favre. That is simply too subjective. <BR/>However, labeling someone as a 'TT lover' (my words, but your strong impression), while including some of the article and ignoring other parts is rather disingenious.rickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766719559814494015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-17608229590023358912008-12-04T21:24:00.000-06:002008-12-04T21:24:00.000-06:00I would note that the Packers made the post-season...I would note that the Packers made the post-season each of Sherman's four years as GM. GB is looking to be one for four under TT.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong: I like TT. I have glossed him the steely-eyed assassin. But his record just shows that Sherman wasn't the incompetent dunce many like to believe.crichar3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03761765732663533195noreply@blogger.com