Brett Farrey

Ted Thompson must find a way to stop the bleeding. The Packers lost several key players last offseason, including guys like Darren Sharper, Mike Wahle and Marco Riviera, and if Thompson is looking to actually improve this team, he must find a way to stop losing players.

The Packers dragged their feet all season long on getting Kampman a new contract, and it sounds like he’s ready to see what he’s really worth in the open market. Kampman figures to be one of the top defensive ends in free agency this year, and should get nice offer from someone.

I guess what I don’t understand is the Packers have a lot of holes to fill, have 20 million in cap room, and yet they’re letting their best defensive lineman hit the open market. On top of that that, Grady Jackson could be gone, which probably leaves Colin Cole and KGB as the starters. KGB is a one-dimensional pass rusher and Colin Cole is no Grady Jackson.

Thompson could be banking on selecting Mario Williams in the draft, but that’s not guaranteed, and forces him to draft for need rather than taking the best player available. Regardless, I can’t think of a scenario where having Williams, Kampman, and KGB on the same team would be a bad thing.

If Thompson loses Kampman in free agency, he’ll have created yet another hole that needs to be filled, and there are already too many.