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<blockquote data-quote="weeds" data-source="post: 454400" data-attributes="member: 39"><p>The stats are what the stats are and the writer certainly is entitled to his opinion. My feelings are that the writer stumbled across that particular set of statistics and decided to write a story that supports a belief that he held prior to actually sitting down at his keyboard.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not one to put a whole lot of stock in obscure numbers that are bent, twisted and shaped to support a presupposition because I deal with numbers and stats on a daily basis. I am proud to say that I can sandbag line-item budgeting with the best of 'em (I'll just keep saying that because it justifies my existence and because I keep saying it, it just HAS to be true).</p><p> </p><p>Seems as though Jack Vainisi always beats me to the punch, which is a good thing because he's a helluva lot more fluent than I, but I'd like to add that THIS particular gripe against Rodgers is not new. I recall vividly the '08 Carolina game where Rodgers couldn't bring the Pack back for a THIRD time in the fourth quarter -- and the Green Bay/Appleton and Milwaukee beat writers were going to town on him. I recall telling my son on the way home from the game almost exactly what was going to be in the morning papers.</p><p> </p><p>Rodgers is at the top of his position ... now starts the systematic disassembly of the player. They (mainstream media and now, the proverbial blogosphere) need something to write and by gawd, if it's on the internet, it just has to be accurate ... right?</p><p> </p><p>Incorporating last years' two losses as failed 4th quarter comeback opportunities is almost as ludicrous and it is laughable - in that in both games ... the Packers were defeated by teams that played better and were better prepared to play that day...and make no mistake, they were beat both times. They didn't lose...they were beat.</p><p> </p><p>In summation, my opinion is this: An article based on the writer's personal presupposition/observation with selective supporting stats doesn't make an idea correct. It only makes for an interesting "read" and good topic for discussion - which is always good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weeds, post: 454400, member: 39"] The stats are what the stats are and the writer certainly is entitled to his opinion. My feelings are that the writer stumbled across that particular set of statistics and decided to write a story that supports a belief that he held prior to actually sitting down at his keyboard. I'm not one to put a whole lot of stock in obscure numbers that are bent, twisted and shaped to support a presupposition because I deal with numbers and stats on a daily basis. I am proud to say that I can sandbag line-item budgeting with the best of 'em (I'll just keep saying that because it justifies my existence and because I keep saying it, it just HAS to be true). Seems as though Jack Vainisi always beats me to the punch, which is a good thing because he's a helluva lot more fluent than I, but I'd like to add that THIS particular gripe against Rodgers is not new. I recall vividly the '08 Carolina game where Rodgers couldn't bring the Pack back for a THIRD time in the fourth quarter -- and the Green Bay/Appleton and Milwaukee beat writers were going to town on him. I recall telling my son on the way home from the game almost exactly what was going to be in the morning papers. Rodgers is at the top of his position ... now starts the systematic disassembly of the player. They (mainstream media and now, the proverbial blogosphere) need something to write and by gawd, if it's on the internet, it just has to be accurate ... right? Incorporating last years' two losses as failed 4th quarter comeback opportunities is almost as ludicrous and it is laughable - in that in both games ... the Packers were defeated by teams that played better and were better prepared to play that day...and make no mistake, they were beat both times. They didn't lose...they were beat. In summation, my opinion is this: An article based on the writer's personal presupposition/observation with selective supporting stats doesn't make an idea correct. It only makes for an interesting "read" and good topic for discussion - which is always good. [/QUOTE]
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