Passing The Torch

Being Packer Sunday it's interesting to see who will take over for Bob Harlan.

It seems that the scuttle butt from Lombardi Ave is Harlan is not involved in the decision making process.

I have always said the 2nd greatest G M the Packers have had was Ron Wolf, the first being Mr Lombardi. So Mr. Wolf's comments have some meaning. His decision to trade for Brett will have to be the biggest and most important trade in Packer history. Being 50 years old and remember standing outside about a mile from Lambeau when Bart went across the goal line in the ice bowl. Now living through Brett Favre's historic career is something a lot of people in this world will never comprehend. I feel blessed to live through the last forty years.

Here Ron's comments,

"Pro sports is different than your average business," former Packers general manager Ron Wolf said. "What about football can they ask (a potential candidate)? It's not just football either. Green Bay is a different place.

"If they're not using Bob Harlan, they're failing to use an asset. It's disappointing. I'm a Green Bay Packer through and through. I think if you take a guy who sat in that chair and was a vital part of the franchise and you put him on the sidelines, it makes no sense to me."

Wolf said that one of the reasons he did not accept the Packers' offer to become their general manager in 1987 was because he thought the interview process was flawed. He said then-president Judge Robert Parins didn't want to talk about football, and he knew right away that there would be no definitive lines drawn on how the football operation was run.

When he interviewed with Harlan four years later, Wolf said Harlan asked the right questions and assured him there would be no interference between the executive committee and the football operation. He said Harlan may have erred in selecting Jones, but you can't ignore the moves he's made to turn the Packers into a winning franchise.

"Let me put it to you like this, do you think (general manager) Ted Thompson has done a good job?" Wolf said. "They're 7-1. Where would they be if some outside committee had to choose who the next GM was going to be? Unless you know the NFL, you're going to have trouble making that choice.
"You have to know a guy inwardly and know the person for years and have an intuitive feel for personnel. That doesn't come from hiring a search firm out of Los Angeles or New York or wherever."

Link to J S Online article

Well I think the future of the Green Bay Packers will change over time. Hope they do find someone with a football back round and the will and beliefs that started with Curly Lambeau

Good Luck, Green Bay over Minnesota. G Bay 32 Minn. 18