Packers: Full Position Breakdown and Depth-Chart Analysis at Wide Receiver

June 5, 2015   ·   Bob Fox   ·   Jump to comments

General manager Ted Thompson got his first front office job in the NFL when Ron Wolf hired him in 1992 to join the Packers as an assistant director of pro personnel. Thompson learned a lot from his mentor, who was the general manager of the Packers from 1991 to 2000.
Wolf's tenure in Green Bay from 1992 to 2000 produced a record of 92-52, which included three NFC Central titles and a win in Super Bowl XXXI.
Wolf also hired head coach Mike Holmgren in 1992, traded for quarterback Brett Favre in 1992 and signed unrestricted free agent Reggie White in 1993.
Those three moves were the primary reasons the Packers did so well while Wolf was in Green Bay. But he had one regret: He felt he never brought in enough weapons at wide receiver for Favre.
Thompson has learned that lesson well. As general manager, he has always made sure that both the quarterback (whether Favre or Aaron Rodgers) has had an abundance of weapons at the wide receiver position.
Since he start...

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