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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1045148" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>Welcome to the dark side.... we've been waiting patiently for you....</p><p></p><p>Seriously, though - when you admire someone, it can be hard to let go of it. Because you admire them and like them, every time you look at them you see the best of them, and those are the terms in which you think of them.</p><p></p><p>I thought very highly of him for several years too, but the luster started to wear off as the stories started to seep out about some of the behind-the-scenes stuff - like the way he would tease Favre; calling him "grandpa", and "hey, it's Mr. 22 (a reference to Favre's wonderlic score - Rodhers' wonderlic is 35, which correlates to around IQ 130-135, and Favre's 22 points is just over 100.) I started to look at him a little differently then, and from there it was a gradual process to the point where I just got tired of him.</p><p></p><p>I sometimes think we here in Cheeseworld tend to idolize and idealize our superstar quarterbacks a little too much. Unlike larger cities, and especially the major coastal cities, sports in Wisconsin almost begins and ends with our Packers. The media quickly learn that shining too bright a light on the idiosyncracies of the star quarterback can threaten their access to team information, unlike in major urban markets. When one of our quarterbacks emerges as a star and leads us to such massive success, we elevate them almost to "god" status, and they can do no wrong. </p><p></p><p>There's just no way that's not going to go to the head of a highly competitive "alpha" athlete, who is by nature ego-driven. I can't help wonder if Favre and Rodgers might have been a little more "tame" and a little less arrogant in their later years if they'd played in New York or Los Angeles and been held a little more accountable by the local media.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1045148, member: 18006"] Welcome to the dark side.... we've been waiting patiently for you.... Seriously, though - when you admire someone, it can be hard to let go of it. Because you admire them and like them, every time you look at them you see the best of them, and those are the terms in which you think of them. I thought very highly of him for several years too, but the luster started to wear off as the stories started to seep out about some of the behind-the-scenes stuff - like the way he would tease Favre; calling him "grandpa", and "hey, it's Mr. 22 (a reference to Favre's wonderlic score - Rodhers' wonderlic is 35, which correlates to around IQ 130-135, and Favre's 22 points is just over 100.) I started to look at him a little differently then, and from there it was a gradual process to the point where I just got tired of him. I sometimes think we here in Cheeseworld tend to idolize and idealize our superstar quarterbacks a little too much. Unlike larger cities, and especially the major coastal cities, sports in Wisconsin almost begins and ends with our Packers. The media quickly learn that shining too bright a light on the idiosyncracies of the star quarterback can threaten their access to team information, unlike in major urban markets. When one of our quarterbacks emerges as a star and leads us to such massive success, we elevate them almost to "god" status, and they can do no wrong. There's just no way that's not going to go to the head of a highly competitive "alpha" athlete, who is by nature ego-driven. I can't help wonder if Favre and Rodgers might have been a little more "tame" and a little less arrogant in their later years if they'd played in New York or Los Angeles and been held a little more accountable by the local media. [/QUOTE]
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