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Mailbag: Peppers on NFC West fans' minds

Mike Sando, NFC West

...poor drafting. On the one hand, general manager John Schneider comes from a personnel tree featuring Ted Thompson, Mike Reinfeldt and others who believe in building through the draft and avoiding the big-money...

Blog | February 1, 2010

Daily mailbag: Peppers in the NFC North?

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...4 scheme? Acquiring Peppers certainly wouldn't follow the Packers' recent personnel practices under general manager Ted Thompson. But last season, Peppers expressed interest in playing as a 3-4 linebacker. It's not...

Blog | February 1, 2010

Black and Blue all over: Thompson on LTs

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a long Q&A here with Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson. I thought Thompson's most interesting response related to the Packers' backup plan on the offensive...

Blog | January 29, 2010

Around the NFC West: Vick, Martz, more

Mike Sando, NFC West

...with new Seahawks general manager John Schneider, focusing on how the Packers will adjust without him. Ted Thompson, Reggie McKenzie and John Dorsey will pick up the slack. However, the Packers were admittedly a...

Blog | January 27, 2010

9a ET : Talking Heads

SportsCenter

...that's the case." IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM, THEN DON'T WATCH? Packers GM Ted Thompson says he didn't watch the NFC Championship, which nearly put his former franchise quarterback - and...

Blog | January 26, 2010

Schneider, Carroll and the elephants

Mike Sando, NFC West

...in the NFL. This was the approach Seattle took when Schneider and one of his mentors, Ted Thompson, were with the Seahawks several years ago. Ken Lucas and Ike Charlton are among the taller...

Blog | January 25, 2010

GM profiling: Quick look at Schneider

Mike Sando, NFC West

...manager John Schneider brings personnel values consistent with those of mentors such as Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson. My efforts to profile GMs produce charts such as the one below. The chart shows how...

Blog | January 23, 2010

Cable's position seemingly improving

...that they might be willing to make a lot of draft-day trades. Schneider has watched Ted Thompson trade down in drafts several times in Seattle and Green Bay. Carroll wants to get as...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2010

Schneider, Carroll have 'amazing energy'

Associated Press

New GM John Schneider says reinventing the Seattle Seahawks will be based on creating a competitive environment and seeing improvement every day.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2010

Thoughts as Schneider hire official

Mike Sando, NFC West

...in Green Bay during the early 1990s. McCloughan and Schneider both worked under current Packers GM Ted Thompson in Seattle and Green Bay. These sorts of relationships can sometimes facilitate trades and other personnel...

Blog | January 19, 2010

The Seahawks' new power broker

Mike Sando, NFC West

...bloodlines to the Seahawks. He learned under Ron Wolf and Wolf's protege, current Packers GM Ted Thompson -- another former Seahawks executive. Schneider has also shown he can work with high-profile coaches. He...

Blog | January 19, 2010

Packers' Schneider was ready to be a GM

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...on the radar of several teams before the Seahawks hired him. I'm sure general manager Ted Thompson knew it was only a matter of time before Schneider got a promotion elsewhere

Blog | January 19, 2010

Thoughts on Schneider as Seattle GM

Mike Sando, NFC West

...the approach Ron Wolf used to remake the Packers. Schneider has worked closely with Packers GM Ted Thompson, Holmgren's former right-hand man in Seattle. More to come

Blog | January 19, 2010

Seahawks hire Schneider

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Green Bay Packers director of football operations John Schneider has been chosen as the new general manager of the Seattle Seahawks.

Story | Conversation | January 19, 2010

Hasselbeck: Hawks trust Leiweke

Mike Sando, NFC West

...Jan. 14 until Feb. 23 of 2005. Two of the top football people in the organization, Ted Thompson and Scot McCloughan, had recently left for jobs elsewhere. A year earlier, vice president Mike Reinfeldt...

Blog | January 13, 2010