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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 23, 2015, 11:30 pm
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Kirk from Goodhue, MN
No question, just a word of thanks for the remark about the
record crowd. Made me tear up a little.
In 44 years, I have never seen an early-season game impact a fan
base the way Sunday night’s game has impacted Packers fans. That
win has touched emotions you would expect in a long-suffering
fan base that hasn’t known victory in decades, but that is
certainly not the case with this fan base. I’m delighted Packers
fans are feeling such joy, but this is hump day, it’s time to
put Sunday in the rearview mirror and begin looking ahead. All
celebrations have to end, and this one ends with this question
and answer. It was a great party, but it’s time to turn out the
lights.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 23, 2015, 11:39 pm
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Robert from Oak Creek, WI
Vic, it seems Starks, Harris and Crockett get through the holes
in the line a lot quicker than Lacy. Lacy appears to take too
much time to make a decision. Is this something you have
noticed?
I can remember covering a game at old Metropolitan Stadium in
Bloomington, Minn. It was right next to the airport and I can
remember sitting in the press box and watching planes taking off
and noticing 747s appeared to move slower in the air than the
smaller planes did, even though I had a feeling the 747s were
actually moving faster than the smaller planes. You know what I
mean?
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 23, 2015, 11:43 pm
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Don from Madison, WI
Vic, during your live chat last week you implied the risk of
driving a car is equal to or worse than having kids play
football. “The time they spend playing football is time they
won’t spend driving the car.” I’m all for letting parents make
choices, but informed choices based on facts, not analogies. Do
you really believe the high risk that happens when one is hit in
football is the same amount of risk a person would crash their
car? You can be a very thoughtful person when it comes to life
decisions, so I was surprised at what I thought was a flippant
answer.
You can blame my father for that opinion. I broke my leg playing
football, and the following year my father hesitated giving his
consent. My coach came to our house to persuade my father to
allow me to play. It was my coach who said the time I would
spend practicing football would be time I wouldn’t spend driving
the family car. My father gave his consent, and he was not a
flippant man. I’m not big on kids with cars, either, and it’s
not just because cars crash, it’s also because cars take kids to
dangerous places. I would rather my children play football and
learn about themselves and their tolerances, than spend that
time using a dangerous vehicle as a form of entertainment. Other
than the really important stuff, football is the best thing that
ever happened to me.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 23, 2015, 11:49 pm
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Michael from Franklin, MA
Vic, do you think Montgomery can develop into a Dez Bryant type
of receiver?
No, I think Montgomery is another Randall Cobb. They’re
WR/RB/KR, which means they can run after the catch and they can
be used in multiple ways. Speaking of offense of the future,
that’s one of the players of the future. He’s a perfect fit for
spread-type offense.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 23, 2015, 11:52 pm
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Matt from Minocqua, WI
Tom Coughlin said this is a fourth-quarter league. He stated
that it’s performing at crunch time, when the pressure is on,
under the spotlight in the fourth quarter; that is what this
league is all about. I couldn’t agree more, and last year it
proved to be the Achilles heel for the Packers.
It was a problem in one game. The Packers were a wonderful
crunch-time team last year. Coach Coughlin knows the NFL has
been a crunch-time league for a long time. This is nothing new.
If I was a GM who needed to draft my next franchise quarterback,
I would put as much of a premium on what a guy does at crunch
time as I would on his physical skills. If he’s a choker, I
don’t want him. Aaron Rodgers is a crunch-time quarterback. He
got it done at crunch time in the Super Bowl win over the
Steelers. With his back to the goal line, Rodgers threw a
perfect pass to move the sticks and, as far as I’m concerned,
clinch the win. How about the last two games? Was he clutch? No
quarterback gets it done all the time, but Rodgers gets it done
the vast majority of the time. I’ve never covered a better
quarterback. I’m just waiting for one more title.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 24, 2015, 12:03 am
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James Starks replaced Lacy and rushed for 95 yards.
“James Starks is a helluva running back. He was a big part of
our run to the Super Bowl. He’s the ultimate teammate. He always
puts the team first. We could play 50-50 with him and Eddie,”
McCarthy said.
The Packers held Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch to 41
yards rushing...
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 24, 2015, 8:13 pm
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James from Lake Mary, FL
Vic, you stated you would make it so defenders have to be within
10 yards of the line of scrimmage. I see what your goal is in
doing that, but what about the prevent defense in the final two
minutes?
If the result of this rule would be the end of the prevent
defense, I should be named commissioner for a day. Who wouldn’t
want to see the prevent go away? Think of the frustration we’ve
all experienced when a defense that didn’t allow a “yard” all
day is suddenly being gashed for big chunks of yardage, and a
game that was in the bag is now an onside kick away from crunch
time. I hate the prevent. Who doesn’t hate the prevent? I
understand the theory, but the prevent is the softest strategy
in all of football, and that’s why it’s so difficult to play:
Hard men don’t like to do soft things.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 24, 2015, 8:18 pm
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Phil from Plymouth, MN
Vic, I was listening to a former GM on the radio. He said good
teams only get a couple of years shot at the big one, and then
they have to start over with cheaper, young players. It seems
like we always have a shot. Your thoughts?
He’s right. That’s the natural cycle of build and rebuild. The
Patriots have long avoided the natural cycle of build and
rebuild. The Packers are on a six-year playoff run and I think
they’re going to have a long run of avoiding the natural cycle
of build and rebuild. What do the Patriots and Packers have in
common? All things are possible when you have “The Man.”
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 25, 2015, 2:40 pm
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Bill from Oskaloosa, IA
Joe Kapp? I remember him throwing more wobbly and even a few
end-over-end passes than any NFL quarterback.
Do you remember him being 5-1 against the Packers in 1967-69? In
one of those games, he was two of 11 for 25 yards, no
touchdowns, two interceptions and 0.0 passer rating. He never
completed more than nine passes in a game against the Packers;
that’s how different football was in his era. We’re talking
about a player who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Kapp’s face was a study in toughness. I loved that scar. He was
another one of those compelling figures whose presence defied
statistical comparison. It was a beautiful game.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
DIR By: packrat
Date: September 25, 2015, 2:42 pm
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John from Verona, WI
Suppose Aaron Rodgers wins another Super Bowl or two. What
places him above the other great quarterbacks?
He has it all. Rodgers can beat you with his legs. Brady can’t.
Bradshaw could do all of the physical things, but he resisted
the nuances of the position, such as check-down and swing
passes. His eyes were always in one place, downfield. Rodgers
uses the whole field. I’ve never seen a more complete
quarterback than Rodgers; Montana was as complete.
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