so, is Paul Thompson gonna make the Packers?

[King Crimson]

nice shot of him standing on the sideline with Brett Favre just now.

i have the TV muted but watching Fox NFL coverage is like having your teeth pulled out with pliers.

[sooneron]

Yeah, this is the c team for fox, which is saying a LOT.

[sooneron]

Why is B jackson still in the game? They NEED him healthy.

[King Crimson]

Pack just ran a play out of what looked like the veer. maybe Cotton Wade is on staff in GB these days?

[sooneron]

A Rogers just went down, well, awkwardly.

[sooneron]

Pack just ran a play out of what looked like the veer. maybe Cotton Wade is on staff in GB these days?
Heh

[swardboy]

Rodgers sacked....they need someone more athletic.

[Speer]

Pack just ran a play out of what looked like the veer. maybe Cotton Wade is on staff in GB these days?

Not to steal the thread, but I haven't heard the name Cotton Wade in VERY LONG time.

[sooneron]

Rogers makes Paul Thompson look like Vick.

[badger]

As the only resident Packer fan left after you all jumped aboard the "let's cheer for NFL Sooners!" bandwagon, I promise to keep you informed of all Packer-related affairs.

[sooneron]

Ooh, isn't this going to fall under the Raider/Patriot playoff game rule?

[badger]

Ooh, isn't this going to fall under the Raider/Patriot playoff game rule?
Ummmmm.... playoffs? You kidding me? Don't talk about playoffs. The Raiders aren't going to the playoffs. They'd be lucky if they could win another game... or get Jamarcus Russell to sign a contract. Playoffs?! CONTRACT?!

[sooneron]

I am not sure PT will see the field tonight.

[King Crimson]

i've now seen the Viva Viagra commercial.

jesus. wtf?

[sooneron]

Uh, what's up with the packer cheerleaders? Is this like little league? Everyone that shows up for try outs gets in?

[badger]

Uh, what's up with the packer cheerleaders? Is this like little league? Everyone that shows up for try outs gets in?
No, no.

They are cheerleaders from two Green Bay universities- the state school UWGB, and the private school, St. Norbert's.

C'mon, give me a tough question! I dare you! I double dare you, sooneron!

EDIT: For those of you just watching for Paul, I'll post as soon a he sees the field.

[sooneron]

He'll see the field when he's shaking hands with the opposing team. Sucks for him.

[sooneron]

Ooh!! Turnover!??

[badger]

PAUL COMING IN! PAUL COMING IN!

BIRDINE WITH THE FUMBLE RECOVERY!

Edit: badger's a liar

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Larry got the fumble!

[sooneron]

No PT

[badger]

ingle martin with the crappy play, packers are calling for paul to come in (rather, they are booing ingle)

[sooneron]

Well, Now I guess we'll see him!

[badger]

PAUL COMING IN! PAUL COMING IN!

...please?

[SoonerDood]

Game over man, game over.

[sooneron]

You gotta be kidding me

[badger]

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:tzNo5M5SxH_U-M:http://www.wweshop.com/newimages/images/W00625pi.jpg
DAMN!

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Why isn't Thompson the 3rd stringer?

[sooneron]

They put a loser that transferred to ****ing Furman back in??

[sooneron]

If Paul were smart, he would bending Favre's ear so much that his head resembled a sugar bowl.

Oh yeah, and listening to what Bret had to say about playing some football. Even though Bret was more of a seat of your pants qb, his experience is flippin exemplary.

[King Crimson]

They put a loser that transferred to ****ing Furman back in??

those Purple Paladins are tough.

[oumartin]

their coach said he wouldn't play, he had his shot last week. This was Ingle's turn. Just gotta see now who they felt was better

[colleyvillesooner]

Hopefully he survives the first cut Tuesday and gets ample playing time in the last pre season game.

[sooneron]

Hopefully he survives the first cut Tuesday and gets ample playing time in the last pre season game.
He should, considering Favre will probably only play two series in the last game.

[GottaHavePride]

Put you vCash where your vMouth is.

[critical_phil]

... I promise to keep you informed of all Packer-related affairs.


PM me if the Packers make a trade for this guy (http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2651).

[Easting]

You aren't the only Cheesehead around these parts....

Yeah I think ENA's two picks last week weren't as bad as Martin's single pick for TD tonight.

I say they go with ENA for 3rd string.

[illinisooner]

I think the fourth preseason game is traditionally the "filling out the roster" game; ie deciding who the 3rd QB or backup long snapper will be. So Martin and Thompson will likely see several series each.

[colleyvillesooner]

It's Friday morning and Reggie Williams' helmet just came off again.

Jesus, that was annoying.

[stoopified]

PT needs more pt.

[Taxman71]

The announcers basically said that the competition for the #3 QB was not going well and that the packers would likely settle for only 2 QB's on the roster. Combined with not playing last night, it doesn't look great at this point, but still possible. He would be worth more to the Packers on a practice squad than Ingle.

[colleyvillesooner]

Ingle Martin has been cut.

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

Packers | Martin released
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:17:12 -0700

The Green Bay Packers have announced they have released QB Ingle Martin.

[birddog]

so, now they need to decide if they need to keep 3 qb's.

maybe they will cut pt too and then sign him to the practice squad?

[colleyvillesooner]

Well, they just cut 10 and he wasn't one of them. That's a good start.

My guess is practice squad.

[jk the sooner fan]

Ingle Martin has been cut.

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

hoorayyyyyyyy

hopefully this isnt to put him on the practice squad

but it should mean PT will get a bunch of snaps in the 4th preseason game

[Scott D]

so, now they need to decide if they need to keep 3 qb's.

maybe they will cut pt too and then sign him to the practice squad?

The Packers braintrust needs to cut their losses eventually and cut John Joseph Harrington Jr.

p.s. Tedford QB's are terrible in the NFL. That is all.

[Phantasm]

From the GB website:
http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2007/08/24/2/

"Thompson No. 3 QB, for now
With the release of second-year pro Ingle Martin, non-drafted rookie Paul Thompson (http://www.packers.com/team/players/thompson_paul/) is the team's third quarterback and will likely get a significant amount of playing time at Tennessee next Thursday.

That will still be a big game for Thompson, whose only game action thus far came last Saturday against Seattle. With the offensive personnel, and the playbook, limited by injuries in that stint, Thompson completed 5 of 10 passes for 49 yards. He was sacked once and threw two interceptions, both with the team in position to score.

"It will be big for me," Thompson said of the preseason finale. "Last week was pretty much my first live action, and there were a lot of things I could improve on. So I'm looking forward to doing that and making the coaches feel comfortable with their decision."

Thompson is also aware he's still auditioning against several dozen quarterbacks soon to be released by other teams for the Packers' No. 3 job, assuming the team keeps three signal callers.

"You can't get complacent, especially at this level, because you can get replaced any day of the week," he said. "I need to continue to improve, continue to better myself as a quarterback."

The coaching staff has seen considerable improvement thus far, especially considering Thompson went from being a backup quarterback at Oklahoma in 2003 to a wide receiver in 2005, and then back to quarterback in 2006. The Packers were one of the only teams willing to give Thompson a chance to make it in the NFL as a quarterback, and thus far it does appear to be his natural position.

"I like the way he carries himself in the huddle," GM Ted Thompson (http://www.packers.com/team/staff/thompson_ted/) said. "He's got an air about him on the field. I think he likes to play the game. I watch players during practice to see how they kind of conduct themselves, and he's very intent on watching the other guys and seeing how they're doing it and studying defenses."

[Soonerfan88]

Here are a few notes from Ted Thompson's press conference today:

(Can you talk about the decision to keep Paul Thompson and release Ingle Martin?)
As I've done in the past, I'm not going to say anything negative about any of our players. I will say this about Ingle - he's a great kid. He's done absolutely everything we ever asked him to. I'm sure that he wished maybe things had gone a little bit better for him, but the world is round and it could be that he might be back on this team at some point. Just the way the rotation went, and quite frankly because of the injuries we have at other positions, even at 75 you get a certain amount of concern going into this last preseason game without enough players at certain positions, and at the quarterback position, it was Paul's turn to play in this game, so we felt like that was the roster move we needed to make in order to keep somebody at a different position.

(Do you see good reason to keep three quarterbacks or would you consider keeping only two?)
I don't know, it's kind of where you are with your team at that particular moment. Every team I've ever been associated with has always had at least three quarterbacks on the 53. So again, it kind of depends on where you are with your roster and how the thing works out when you get down to it. Even though we've played three preseason games, we've still got another week and another game to play, interaction with other clubs, trades or waiver claims and things like that. So it kind of depends on how it all falls out.

(Even though you've never done it, could you envision keeping only two quarterbacks?)
Sure. Any position, you have these ideal, I think, numbers that you have. When you start training camp, this is how many you would like on your final 53. But it never works out ideally. I think last year we kept four, maybe five, tight ends or something like that, which is rare. We'd like to keep the best players.

(What are the intangibles you mentioned that you like about Thompson?)
I like the way he carries himself in the huddle. He's got an air about him on the field. I think he likes to play the game. I watch players during practice to see how they kind of conduct themselves, and he's very intent on watching the other guys and seeing how they're doing it and studying defenses. I think he has some physical ability. I think he can throw the ball pretty well and move around and he's got good height. I just think there's some qualities there.

LINK (http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2007/08/24/2/)

[Scott D]

Seriously, for as much as I bag on Brett Favre....Ted Thompson should be fired if he honestly considers planning to go into a season with Favre and Rodgers as the only qb's on the roster. If Favre goes down the Packers will make the Lions look like a roster of All-Pros with Rodgers at QB.

[OKC-SLC]

I'd love for Paul to get a chance in the NFL. I'd really love for him to make the best of it. But a chance is all one can ask for.

[jk the sooner fan]

would be cool to see he and birdine make it as two undrafted FA's

[goingoneight]

He's in a great place right now. I'm no GB fan, but they have a great, loyal fanbase and tons of history. Soon, a legend is going to hang it up... we all know this to be true. If BF sticks to his guns for a few more years, it could give ample time for PT to grow into an NFL QB. NFL guys are into PT's type. A coachable, well-respected guy, built like your stereotypical NFL athlete. As good as all of OUr former QBs have been, none under Stoops have the frame, strength, skills and, athleticism and toughness PT has.

[Easting]

Here's the thing about Rogers:

Rogers is doomed, and I don't care if he plays Pro-Bowl good, he's in a bad spot. It's never good to follow "the man". If he doesn't win a Superbowl singlehandedly in his first season post Favre, he'll be booed all the way home.

[goingoneight]

Paul Thompson is Green Bay's Neith Nichol!!! :D

[Easting]

ENA from today. (http://sportsad.adbureau.net/xtserver/site=pack/area=wmediaplayer256/aamsz=sizeasx/video.asx?http://play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/packers/wmdemand/trainingcamp/070824pthompson.wmv&proto=mms)

[olevetonahill]

ENA from today. (http://sportsad.adbureau.net/xtserver/site=pack/area=wmediaplayer256/aamsz=sizeasx/video.asx?http://play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/packers/wmdemand/trainingcamp/070824pthompson.wmv&proto=mms)
Linky No worky ?
I think they see in PT the real deal , The diamond in the rough so to speak .
I see him Growin and Becoming a Great 1/4 back in the NFL
JNHO

[Scott D]

Here's the thing about Rogers:

Rogers is doomed, and I don't care if he plays Pro-Bowl good, he's in a bad spot. It's never good to follow "the man". If he doesn't win a Superbowl singlehandedly in his first season post Favre, he'll be booed all the way home.

no here's the thing about Rodgers:

Rodgers is terrible, the only thing that prevents him from being Tim Couch or Joey Harrington is the fact that he was a double digit number first round pick. He'll never win a Super Bowl, and he certainly will never be Pro Bowl calibre. Now, you find me a Jeff Tedford QB that has actually been a somebody in the NFL and I may consider reconsidering my position.

[olevetonahill]

no here's the thing about Rodgers:

Rodgers is terrible, the only thing that prevents him from being Tim Couch or Joey Harrington is the fact that he was a double digit number first round pick. He'll never win a Super Bowl, and he certainly will never be Pro Bowl calibre. Now, you find me a Jeff Tedford QB that has actually been a somebody in the NFL and I may consider reconsidering my position.
So Ya sayin ? PT has a shot ?
Ive said fer a few yrs here that He WILL make it . :D

[Easting]

no here's the thing about Rodgers:

Rodgers is terrible, the only thing that prevents him from being Tim Couch or Joey Harrington is the fact that he was a double digit number first round pick. He'll never win a Super Bowl, and he certainly will never be Pro Bowl calibre. Now, you find me a Jeff Tedford QB that has actually been a somebody in the NFL and I may consider reconsidering my position.


Hmmmm Maybe my point didn't come off right.. Yeah I don't like Rodgers at all. I think they could have drafted much better. I think they see the raw material--a diamond in the rough so to speak--they have with ENA. Rodgers will embarrass them if Favre gets hurt/retires. ENA has an opportunity to be the next "man" at Lambeau when he (Rodgers) does that.

[stonecoldsoonerfan]

i've only watched rodgers a little this year, but he's looked pretty good to me.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

No, no.

They are cheerleaders from two Green Bay universities- the state school UWGB, and the private school, St. Norbert's.

C'mon, give me a tough question! I dare you! I double dare you, sooneron!

EDIT: For those of you just watching for Paul, I'll post as soon a he sees the field.

Badger, my cousin was the Packy Packer mascot for several years, both he and his wife were UW cheerleaders and Packer cheerleaders.

[King Crimson]

I'll be very surprised (most pleasantly) should PT ever be an NFL starter--make a roster and be a backup, cash some checks for a few years, would i think be a pretty swell accomplishment at this point.

[Scott D]

i've only watched rodgers a little this year, but he's looked pretty good to me.

you clearly didn't watch him on thursday night.

[badger]

Badger, my cousin was the Packy Packer mascot for several years, both he and his wife were UW cheerleaders and Packer cheerleaders.
They have a UW night every year, schedule permitting. Yes, if you are in the badger band or badger cheerleader group, you get to attend a Packer game in person for free.

Too bad Oklahoma doesn't have a pro football team like that :D

So that's my explanation for that. However, seeing how UW is in Madison, most of the time it's St. Norbert's and UWGB that do the cheering.

[badger]

Here's the thing about Rogers:

Rogers is doomed, and I don't care if he plays Pro-Bowl good, he's in a bad spot. It's never good to follow "the man". If he doesn't win a Superbowl singlehandedly in his first season post Favre, he'll be booed all the way home.
I would have to disagree.

Green Bay pretty much doesn't boo its own players. Sure, if somebody acts out in a manner that is un-packer worthy, they might get booed.

However, despite all the INT's Favre's thrown lately, you don't hear people calling for his starting job. Despite all the losses we've racked up since our last Super Bowl appearances, there's still full houses for preseason games, and even a worthless scrimmage (name any other team that's had full houses in preseason).

The last time I heard Packer fans boo (other than at Ingle, because people are obviously Paul Thompson fans and want to see him succeed and play) was when Brett Conway missed three field goals in a row in a preseason game. I was kind of surprised, but on the other hand, Conway was a rookie and he was kind of cocky. There's an example of un-packer worthy behavior.

I think GB fans like Aaron. I know I do! He's already showing signs of being better than Alex Smith or that crosseyed kid from SC playing in Zona... I forget his name. Lionfart? Yeah, that must be it.

[picasso]

so they were saying on the radio yesterday that he would be the first Stoops QB to make an NFL roster?

and it's Paul Thompson???? Good for him.

[badger]

so they were saying on the radio yesterday that he would be the first Stoops QB to make an NFL roster?

and it's Paul Thompson???? Good for him.
wait a sec...

we all know that nate hybl played for the browns. doesn't he count?

[badger]

oh, and here are the first round of packer cuts:
http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2007/08/24/1/
check out ingle martin weird expression :)

PT interview:
"You're never set. You can't get complacent, especially at this level. You can get replaced any day of the week, so definitely you need to continue to improve, continue to better myself as a quarterback."

[oumartin]

Paul sounded very professional in his interview. Made me proud

[birddog]

wait a sec...

we all know that nate hybl played for the browns. doesn't he count?

well, some people will tell you that nate was a terrible qb, but yes, he made the browns roster.

[jk the sooner fan]

he also made the jaguar's roster as their 3d qb

[Scott D]

I think GB fans like Aaron. I know I do! He's already showing signs of being better than Alex Smith or that crosseyed kid from SC playing in Zona... I forget his name. Lionfart? Yeah, that must be it.

heh


Not only is Aaron Rodgers a terrible quarterback, but he is a girl!

[Sooner24]

I posted this on the other PT thread but I will post it here too.


Posted August 25, 2007

GM Thompson doesn't rule out keeping two at QB

By Pete Dougherty
[email protected]

Ted Thompson never has been with an NFL team that kept only two quarterbacks on its roster, but despite his mild protestations, he might seriously be considering doing so this year.


The Green Bay Packers' general manager on Friday waived quarterback Ingle Martin as part of the team's roster reduction from 87 players to 75 — they don't have to be down to 75 until Tuesday but chose to make all but one of the cuts Friday after playing Thursday night.


The move leaves the team with only three quarterbacks — starter Brett Favre, No. 2 Aaron Rodgers and undrafted rookie Paul Thompson.


However, Paul Thompson hasn't played well enough to assure himself a roster spot, and he and Martin are eligible for the practice squad. So considering Favre's unprecedented durability, Ted Thompson might be contemplating going with only two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster to save a spot for a more highly rated player at another position, such as defensive line or defensive back. Thompson, always coy about upcoming roster decisions, reiterated he'd never been with a team with only two quarterbacks, but kept open the option.


"Sure," he said. "At any position …"


Ted Thompson said he cut Martin in part because the second-year pro played Thursday night against Jacksonville and wasn't scheduled to play next week at Tennessee — that game will be Paul Thompson's turn as the third-stringer. Cutting Martin allowed the Packers to keep other players at positions at which they're short-handed because of injuries.


It appears unlikely any team would pick up Martin, who was 2-for-3 passing for 6 yards and a passer rating of 30.6 points against Jacksonville, so the Packers should be able to re-sign him to their practice squad.


Though Martin was in his second season with the Packers and a fifth-round draft pick in 2006, Paul Thompson played about as well in training camp and has more physical talent at 6-foot-4 and 216 pounds. Coach Mike McCarthy said Favre might not play at Tennessee, so Thompson could get extensive playing time in his final audition.


The Packers like his live arm, mobility and intangibles, though he's extremely raw. He was a starting quarterback at Oklahoma for only one season, as a senior after working at receiver the previous season and spring.


"I like the way he carries himself in the huddle, he's got an air about him on the field," Ted Thompson said. "He likes to play the game. I watch players during practice to see how they conduct themselves, he's very intent on watching the other guys and seeing how they're doing it and studying defenses. And I think he has some physical ability. He can throw the ball pretty well and move around and has good height. I just think there's some qualities there."


Paul Thompson probably will need a strong performance to win a roster spot after throwing two interceptions and going 5-for-10 passing against Seattle in his last preseason appearance, against Seattle. Besides keeping only two quarterbacks on the final roster and signing Paul Thompson or Martin to the practice squad, Ted Thompson also could add a young quarterback released by another team.


"Even though we've played three preseason games, we've still got another week and another game to play," Ted Thompson said. "Interaction with other clubs, trades and waiver claims and things like that. So it depends on how it all falls out."

[TheHumanAlphabet]

They have a UW night every year, schedule permitting. Yes, if you are in the badger band or badger cheerleader group, you get to attend a Packer game in person for free.

Too bad Oklahoma doesn't have a pro football team like that :D

So that's my explanation for that. However, seeing how UW is in Madison, most of the time it's St. Norbert's and UWGB that do the cheering.

Don't know, but you may have misunderstood -not that this is world shattering. My cousin and his wife were paid employees of the Packer org. For a while, they had university style cheerleaders and cheer squads. Then I guess they got with the rest of the NFL, got rid of Packy Packer , cheerleaders for dancers.

[King Crimson]

Don't know, but you may have misunderstood -not that this is world shattering. My cousin and his wife were paid employees of the Packer org. For a while, they had university style cheerleaders and cheer squads. Then I guess they got with the rest of the NFL, got rid of Packy Packer , cheerleaders for silicon.

fixed. :D

[badger]

Don't know, but you may have misunderstood -not that this is world shattering. My cousin and his wife were paid employees of the Packer org. For a while, they had university style cheerleaders and cheer squads. Then I guess they got with the rest of the NFL, got rid of Packy Packer , cheerleaders for dancers.
I'm not that old, so I don't know a lot about retro Packer stuff, other than what I've seen in the Hall of Fame--- like the #88 statue is not of any particular player, unless there's a legend named "PACKER" that I'm unaware of :)

The Packers also had an official band, which my high school director (student at UWGB at the time) was a part of. I heard they did away with it, so that might have been when they started converting away from traditional stuff that most teams have abandoned :)

On a PT note, I placed (rather, NP placed with me looking over his shoulder) 400 vCash on PT making the Packers. I really see him as a practice squader over a roster guy, but we'll see. What makes me think this is that they have given many crazy qb's a second chance when they've failed elsewhere--- Eric Crouch and Tim Couch were once on the Packer's roster. This leads me to believe they may be eyeing the likes of David Carr (Favre wannabe) or another veteran with more experience in case Aaron or Brett go down.

If I lose the bet, ah well, it's just vCash. For PT, however, if he doesn't make the Packers and is cut completely, it may be time to think arena ball or CFL. Not many teams take chances on QB's like green bay.