If the Green Bay Packers do win on Sunday and make it to the Super Bowl, former general manager Ted Thompson will share a large portion of the credit with Brian Gutekunst.
Thompson’s passing on Wednesday put a somber note on the lead-up to this weekend’s NFC Championship Game, as the Packersget ready to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Though Thompson took a great deal of heat from Packers fans over the years, the fact is that he always fielded a competitive team and every decision he made was focused on helping the franchise win.