64 Quotes by Ted Thompson

We're aware of the situation that has been developing up in Seattle.

Obviously, you're always wishing you could go out and sign a Reggie White, but those players don't make it to free agency anymore, ... So you kind of do what you can and outside of that you work hard and get everybody on the same page with the defensive coordinator. And hope it all works.

My talk with him (Sherman) was very brief. I will begin the process of interviewing potential head coaches this week. I do think that in the long run this is what's best for the Green Bay Packers.

No. 1, often times the grass is not greener. And secondly, I think your existing players feel like they've been slighted because you didn't take care of them when you took care of someone else. But I do think there will be opportunities to add players to our team that can come in and play a role and help our team get better.

On that drive they had three third-down conversions. We've been getting (teams) off the field.

If we could find somebody that fits a role, maybe a guy that's a special teams player but also can play receiver, or somebody that's more polished as a receiver who can help us in the game plan, that'd be fine. Or it could be someone who plays a different position.

Certainly, the defensive coordinator is the key component on how the unit functions, ... I think Jim has the kind of energy and passion that is infectious, and I think it could affect our players. But ultimately we realize we're looking for guys to step up and become NFL football players, real pros, maybe a little earlier than they would anticipate.

Certainly that's part of his job description, that's part of his responsibility. I will help out whenever he feels like he needs a little help. We'll probably talk about a lot of different people in terms of developing his staff, but that's the head coach's responsibility.

He's got very good hands. He runs low to the ground. He's about 225 pounds or so and he has really quick feet. He was a quarterback in college. He seems like a pretty good addition.