Packers GM Ted Thompson: The Man With a Plan

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Published: August 21, 2009

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... general manager Ron Wolf came back to Lambeau Field to talk to the team in a brief address, check out practice, and just generally hang out and be a legend.

Wolf was the architect of the 1990's Packers featuring Reggie White, LeRoy Butler and a kid from Kiln, Mississippi via the Atlanta Falcons named Brett Favre who all won a Super Bowl together in the 1996/97 season.

But Ron Wolf brought more than a Super Bowl to Green Bay—that was just the feather in his metaphorical cap.

Starting in 1991, he brought a sense of maturity and responsibility back to Green Bay that had been missing for 26 years. The values and sense of tradition that Wolf and head coach Mike Holmgren instilled into their teams of the early '90s continue to this day. It still takes a certain type of person to be a Packer and I hope the fans realize what a blessing that is.

As far as his recent visit, Wolf spent some one-on-one time with Ted Thompson observing the new...

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