Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson celebrates after
the Packers&#8217; 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in
Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys  As a result of general manager Ted
Thompson's long-standing draft-and-develop philosophy, the Green
Bay Packers enter the off-season in a different fraternity from
the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers and
New Orleans Saints.  The Packers' roommates are teams like the
Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns and
Miami Dolphins.   It is especially so if you have one of the
best quarterbacks in the game signed to a long-term deal, a ton
of offensive talent and three consecutive division titles in the
bank because it means you didn't earn the salary cap room by
being one of the worst teams in the NFL.     The Seahawks,
49ers, Panthers and Saints are better teams than the Packers,
but because all of them have very limited salary cap space,
Thompson has a chance to get the jump on them this off-season.
As has been the case