Bart Starr breaks hip

[Packerlifer]

http://www.packers.com/news-and-eve...ondition/b30b9c71-f76f-4210-9541-72504776bdb5

 

[yooperpackfan]

The "golden years" aint so golden.
Best wishes to Bart and his family.

 

[thisisnate]

thread title in poor taste

 

[LarrysCrookedFinger]

thread title in poor taste

I would have said "appalling." Who on earth makes a joke, even a simple pun, about something like this? For a man his age in his general health condition, a broken hip can be the beginning of the end. At best, it's a serious setback for him.

 

[thisisnate]

Who on earth makes a joke, even a simple pun, about something like this?

Have you... used the internet before? You might be surprised. I tend to assume the worst.

 

[ivo610]

The best QB we ever had

 

[milani]

God Bless You, Bart. You're a living saint!

 

[Carl]

Hope he ends up okay. Stats are not favorable for seniors who fall and break a hip.

 

[weeds]

Yeah Carl, that's what I was thinking too. Hang in there Bart.

 

[Packerlifer]

I would have said "appalling." Who on earth makes a joke, even a simple pun, about something like this? For a man his age in his general health condition, a broken hip can be the beginning of the end. At best, it's a serious setback for him.

No joke or pun was intended, guys.

 

[JBlood]

Why do the worse things always seem to happen to the best people? I pray for peace and comfort for Bart and the Starr family.

 

[lambeaulambo]

Being the owner of a 15 jersey, prayers and thoughts go out to him.

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

I don`t think for one minute the O.P. meant anything offensive in his choice of title. Let`s just lighten up a bit.

 

[LarrysCrookedFinger]

Have you... used the internet before? You might be surprised. I tend to assume the worst.

Okay, let me re-phrase. What kind of Packer fan makes a joke about something this serious involving Bart Starr? Intentional or not the phrasing comes across poorly.

 

[LarrysCrookedFinger]

The best QB we ever had

That's debatable. But what's not debatable is that he's the best MAN to ever don a Packers uniform, and that's what matters.

 

[thisisnate]

Okay, let me re-phrase. What kind of Packer fan makes a joke about something this serious involving Bart Starr?

Trolllllllllllllllls
We seem to do pretty well here and don't harbor many of them though
So kudos to mods on that

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Right, as a moderator who has spoken to the gentleman, there was no intention to offend or troll. It was an unfortunate choice of words nothing else. There is no need for this, so please stop it. Thank you.

 

[longtimefan]

I reopened and changed title

 

[El Guapo]

It's too bad to see this happen, but this is a man with lots of fight and lots of support. He can do it.

 

[ivo610]

That's debatable. But what's not debatable is that he's the best MAN to ever don a Packers uniform, and that's what matters.

Anything is arguable, but the case for anyone else falls pretty short. 5 rings. led the league in passer rating 5x times. still the highest rated playoff QB of all time.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I don`t think for one minute the O.P. meant anything offensive in his choice of title. Let`s just lighten up a bit.

I agree and our Moderators deserve a break too or at least a good wax job

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

I agree and our Moderators deserve a break too or at least a good wax job

You just can`t help yourself can you ?????

 

[Tom A]

May Mr. Starr recover from this event and enjoy at least a little bit more of happy life!

 

[LarrysCrookedFinger]

Anything is arguable, but the case for anyone else falls pretty short. 5 rings. led the league in passer rating 5x times. still the highest rated playoff QB of all time.

Keep in mind the Packers were first and foremost a running team at that time. Passing was always secondary under Lombardi. I firmly believe if you had a time machine Rodgers probably would have won every game Starr did and then some. Favre? Probably not.

 

[Croak]

Keep in mind the Packers were first and foremost a running team at that time. Passing was always secondary under Lombardi. I firmly believe if you had a time machine Rodgers probably would have won every game Starr did and then some. Favre? Probably not.

I'm not sure about this. They were definitely a "power run" team, but I thought the power run came in games after the passing had set up a lead. I could be way off base. Can any of you statistic afficionados find pass attempts vs rushing attempts by the Pack during the 60s. If I recall my NFL history, there was a growing trend toward the passing attack in the 50's that became more full blown in the 60's.