With Ted Thompson no longer the general manager of the Green Bay Packers, the organization is in search of a new one.
For Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, an ideal general manager is someone he could build a nice rapport with, per ESPN's Rob Demovsky.
“It has to fit,” McCarthy said. “I have the best job in pro football, and no disrespect to the other 31 clubs. I love it here, I want to be here, but it has to fit for me, too. I’ve done this job long enough, I wouldn’t want the GM to hire me or partner with me if we don’t fit together.”
The Packers have partially cleaned house of late following a disappointing season in which they finished with just a 7-9 record – the team’s first losing slate since going 6-10 in 2008.
Apart from moving Thompson to an advisory role, Green Bay also fired offensive coordinator Edgar Bennett and quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt. Moreover, the Packers have also given defensive coordinator Dom Capers his walking papers.
Thompson was the Packers’ first and only general manager since McCarthy was hired to coach the team in 2006, and the bond the two built together is going to be a challenge to match for Thompson’s successor, but it’s the result on the field that would matter the most.
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