Sep 7th 2008 9:30PM by Bruce Ciskie (author feed)
Filed under: Packers, NFC North, NFL Media WatchNormally, when a reporter sits down to interview an NFL coach and/or general manager, you get static questions and boring answers.

Not in Green Bay.

In August, we told you about Milwaukee Journal Sentinel veteran Bob McGinn’s interview with Packers general manager Ted Thompson. In the interview, I felt he crossed a line from asking tough, legitimate questions to framing questions within his own personal opinions.

Taking a cue from McGinn, Jason Wilde - a reporter for the - recently sat down to chat with Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy. To a certain extent, you could argue that he injected personal opinions into the interview, too. However, you could also argue that he was asking questions the fans wanted to have answered.

One thing that can’t be argued is that Wilde is a prime example of what it’s like to have more guts than brains. In many cases, that’s not a good thing. Not this time.Continue Reading