I think signing another safety, such as Giordano, is a good idea given the number of injuries, but why cut Aaron Rouse? You could argue Rouse hasn’t done much, but he is athletically gifted and could still develop into a quality safety. I wouldn’t bet on it, but he was drafted in 2007, so the possibility exists, and now that possibility will probably exist with another team. I’d bet Ted wishes he hadn’t cut Anthony Smith, who’s ironically playing for the Rams…the Packers next opponent.
I also think Thompson made a mistake by cutting Jamon Meredith. They drafted him in the fifth round, and I believe most scouts viewed him as a project. He didn’t perform well in training camp, which wasn’t a huge surprise, so they cut him and signed him to the practice squad. Did Ted really think some other team wasn’t going to roll the dice on Meredith? Ted should have kept him on the roster, and probably cut one of his three fullbacks.
Lastly, I wonder when Thompson will realize, and freely admit, the offensive line stinks. I’m tired of Mike McCarthy telling us how it’s “fundamental errors”, and it can be fixed. I believe him, but I also believe the line just isn’t very talented. They have some depth, but it’s not very good. They are pretty much stuck with what they got for this season, but next season they need to make some changes. I’d first find a new offensive line coach, get some new players, and ditch the zone blocking scheme.
Side Note
Mike McCarthy needs to put down the crack pipe.
In regards to his offensive line….
Oh, they’re going to rise to the challenge. And they need to. And we all do, starting with me. We’re going down there to play football the way we’re supposed to play football, OK? We didn’t play very good last week. And that’s last week. We’re 1-1 and we’re excited about this opportunity in St. Louis. So we’re going to line up and play just the way we did every day, nothing’s going to change, we’re not changing any plays, any practice schedules, any linemen, any safeties, OK? So we’re going down to St. Louis to win a game and we’re going to play our type of football. That’s our approach.
Mike appears he’s on the verge of meltdown.
