Did TT make a mistake?

[Sandybaby716]

I'm with Palmy on this. I think Ted could be the best GM in the game, and clearly has an eye for building a roster. People just fail to admit that he could possibly make a mistake. No one is perfect.

At the time, with Manning and Griffin still on the market, it was certainly a safe move. But now that they're gone, Flynn's price would have gone through the roof.

Maybe we won't get a third rounder for him now. There are a lot of elite FAs this offseason. If we bring in a mid-level free agent, we might lose eligibility for a third. People are fixated on this, much like they were fixated on Jenkins netting a third. Now most agree he's likely a fourth. A late fourth next season.

I would have done the tag and if I needed to traded him for even a 4th or 5th. Sure it wouldn't have been what we expected, but with Miami, Seattle, and Cleveland still having big holes at QB, there would have been some kind of bidding war.
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[{Family Ghost}]

If the Packers sign a big name free agent or two early in free agency then not tagging Flynn makes more sense. Could it be that TT needs that cap space to go hard into free agency?

[Packerraymond]

He absolutely made a mistake, people just forgive him for it because of his track record, which Im fine with. Letting value like that just walk out the door for nothing was a big mistake. You had a chance to seriously improve your roster and you didn't, that's a mistake.

Cleveland is probably thanking their lucky stars we didn't, it's either Flynn or Tannehill for them and Ill take Flynn every time.
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[incognito_man]

From the information I have, which is very, very little, I felt tagging Flynn should have been a pretty obvious move. Felt for sure we could have moved him for late 1st round value at a minimum.

Maybe TT surprises and makes a big move on the first day of FA or something that he wanted to be able to make sure he could do

[Packerraymond]

[.flash]

Yep, I thought it was a major mistake. Flynn has first round value, no doubt about that in my mind. We probably would have had to hold onto him and his tag for a few weeks [let the Skins trade up for RG3, Manning sign], and then we could have reaped the value. I was really disappointed when I heard we didn't tag him. You don't let that kind of value walk out the door, and this may have been one of Thompson's worst moves.
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[palmy50]

[incognito_man]

[Packerraymond]

[{Family Ghost}]

I'd sacrifice a chance at the possibility of a 3rd round comp pick next year to add quality talent to the roster this year. The Packers have a couple clear holes that could be filled in free agency. If TT has some FA signings in mind I hope he doesn't let the Flynn comp pick stand in his way.

[CWood21]

I think Ted Thompson is one of the few GMs who wouldn't have tagged Matt Flynn. I'd say at least 95% of the GMs would have tagged him if they were in Ted's shoes. Ted's always been honest to his players and they seem to respond well to that and will often sign a "hometown discount" deal to remain in Green Bay.

[Packerraymond]

[JustisM]

[SDN40]

I'm sure TT tried to play his cards to the best of his ability, but in the end, he didnt have enough of what you need the most. Leverage. The only leverage he had was that for the price of a high second round pick, a team wouldnt have to bid for Flynn in FA. I'm guessing that card didnt carry enough weight. If RGIII goes to Washington, Manning goes to Miami, there arent many teams left to bid in an open market.

A team like Cleveland decided they would much rather wait and bid in an open market rather than give up a high second round pick. I would have done the same.

Manning entering the fray, along with the past blunders of Kolb etc certainly didnt help matters. There are teams that are interested in Manning who would not be interested in Flynn
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[palmy50]