Packers GM Ted Thompson focused on retaining top executives

Interesting rule. Sure doesn't apply in Finland.

So you just let top talent go if you don't happen to have a position open at the proper time? With hope that competitors will do the same, and feed you with comparable talent?

Surely there must be exceptions. People willing to wait a year or two for the job of their dreams?
Depends if a person is willing to wait. And money talks. It's an open marketplace. In my industry lenght of time with a firm is 5-7 years on average.
 
Interesting rule. Sure doesn't apply in Finland.

So you just let top talent go if you don't happen to have a position open at the proper time? With hope that competitors will do the same, and feed you with comparable talent?

Surely there must be exceptions. People willing to wait a year or two for the job of their dreams?
Sure there is but you're talking 3 here and not all 3 would be in that pool. Wolf had a GM job in his hat .. unless you are willing to tell him my job is yours then you allow him to move up. Any other reason is as stated above "bush league"
 
Wonder if they will change the rule for front office like it is in coaching that teams can not block a coach to interview for a head coaching spot that teams can't block a FO guy to interview for a GM job.
 
Non compete contracts are for the most part unless. It's a right to work issue. As to NFL management contracts they are pretty standard from my understanding. Teams reserve the right to deny interviews.

You mean that all the lawyer shows I watch are lying to me about the non-competes? :)

As for the second part, again, just as with the players, if the guy wants a particular job enough to sign a contract that includes that language, he's (IMO) forfeited his right to complain if the team implements the clause.
 
You mean that all the lawyer shows I watch are lying to me about the non-competes? :)

As for the second part, again, just as with the players, if the guy wants a particular job enough to sign a contract that includes that language, he's (IMO) forfeited his right to complain if the team implements the clause.
Succession plans and/or promises of a promotion cannot be included in a NFL contract. Player contracts are much different. In reality player contracts are one year deals. Yes guarantee money can be involved but teams can cut or release a player at any time. Do they have a right to complain? Yes. As Mark said it's that unwritten rule.

As too non compete agreements if you are employed in a right to work state they are non enforceable. You cannot deny a person the right to work in his particular field. Now are there exceptions yes. Mostly at the CEO level but even then it's tricky. I've signed non competes in my career. Never cared really since I knew they were basically unless
 
I guess I wonder why this article wasn't printed prior to the TT interview about the draft. I assume they have been working on it for a while. I don't see anywhere in the article about asking any of these guys how they felt about being denied the interviews or ask TT why he denied them. I'm sure they would have a no comment but at least we would know they were asked. Basing an article off what others think happened is just an opinion. Nothing about this article gives me that smoking gun feeling but rather an attempt to make TT look bad. Now that is just my opinion.
 
I guess I wonder why this article wasn't printed prior to the TT interview about the draft. I assume they have been working on it for a while. I don't see anywhere in the article about asking any of these guys how they felt about being denied the interviews or ask TT why he denied them. I'm sure they would have a no comment but at least we would know they were asked. Basing an article off what others think happened is just an opinion. Nothing about this article gives me that smoking gun feeling but rather an attempt to make TT look bad. Now that is just my opinion.

The recent history of this organization gives me some basis to think where there is smoke there is fire.
 
I'm just saying Pack I don't think this is a real news story but other motives involved. You never know maybe TT smiled during the interview and that really ticked them off.:)
 
I'm just saying Pack I don't think this is a real news story but other motives involved. You never know maybe TT smiled during the interview and that really ticked them off.:)
If one guy got denied not much there but 3? And that coupled with Murphys comment on a plan I think it's open game. And imo the organization has opened itself up to be second guessed going back to the Rob Davis issue. I think there is more here than most want to believe. Jmo
 
Succession plans and/or promises of a promotion cannot be included in a NFL contract. Player contracts are much different. In reality player contracts are one year deals. Yes guarantee money can be involved but teams can cut or release a player at any time. Do they have a right to complain? Yes. As Mark said it's that unwritten rule.unless

I occasionally misread or misstate and therefore end up on a tangent. For the bold, did that come up in our discussion before? Never thought about.

On the contract side, I'm obviously one of those that believes "you sign it, you live with it". Mark's position may be true, but, regarding a signed contract, we now have an unwritten rule not to enforce a written rule? If so, why bother to put the clause in that allows the organization to refuse? Nobody who was depending on the unwritten rule would ever agree to a position with the Pack. For me, while interesting, this is starting to veer OT, so I'll leave it up to the folks who know about this.
 
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