Can you imagine a general manager such as Ted Thompson or Bill Belichick trading these picks for any player?

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And if it does, this will vindicate Packers brass such as GM Ted Thompson and Coach Mike McCarthy for sticking to their guns and insisting upon a change in direction at the start of the 2009 season in order to give young Rodgers a chance to perform and grow into the QB he has become.

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After that, it's "Let me hire someone more like Greg and less like Ted, " says Greg Thompson, director of strategy for software maker SuccessFactors.

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