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Bart Starr should have been allowed to coach longer?
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<blockquote data-quote="weeds" data-source="post: 551131" data-attributes="member: 39"><p><a href="http://www.packersnews.com/comments/article/20140418/PKR07/304170510/Mike-Vandermause-column-Should-Bart-Starr-coached-longer-" target="_blank">http://www.packersnews.com/comments/article/20140418/PKR07/304170510/Mike-Vandermause-column-Should-Bart-Starr-coached-longer-</a></p><p></p><p>Interesting column by Mike V, putting forth a 'shoulda, woulda, coulda' thing that I guess you need at least a little gray around the temples to really appreciate....and I don't mean to slam you young guys for your youthful inexperience (more eighties slams - thanks to Ronald Reagan for that quip).</p><p></p><p>Bart had 8 years to turn the Pack around and never quite got above mediocre - the slam on the defenses of that era are well earned and deserved, make no mistake about it...and then to be followed by four years of Forrest Gregg's tenure --- ugh, I say ... UGH!!! I really and truly believe that the Packers were only a defense away from winning the whole shebang, and I'm not even trying to draw a comparison to today's Pack. I'm saying that there was NO defense in '82, '83 and '84 for that matter. Makes today's D look functional. </p><p></p><p>I remember the squealing section of Packer Nation back then gurgling about the Packers under Bart Starr having too many "model citizens". This is, until Forrest Gregg took over - that wasn't a problem under Gregg to be sure.</p><p></p><p>For once, the comments following the story are useful. Good points in all of them -- but I give my nod of approval to Jose Sanchez's comments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weeds, post: 551131, member: 39"] [url]http://www.packersnews.com/comments/article/20140418/PKR07/304170510/Mike-Vandermause-column-Should-Bart-Starr-coached-longer-[/url] Interesting column by Mike V, putting forth a 'shoulda, woulda, coulda' thing that I guess you need at least a little gray around the temples to really appreciate....and I don't mean to slam you young guys for your youthful inexperience (more eighties slams - thanks to Ronald Reagan for that quip). Bart had 8 years to turn the Pack around and never quite got above mediocre - the slam on the defenses of that era are well earned and deserved, make no mistake about it...and then to be followed by four years of Forrest Gregg's tenure --- ugh, I say ... UGH!!! I really and truly believe that the Packers were only a defense away from winning the whole shebang, and I'm not even trying to draw a comparison to today's Pack. I'm saying that there was NO defense in '82, '83 and '84 for that matter. Makes today's D look functional. I remember the squealing section of Packer Nation back then gurgling about the Packers under Bart Starr having too many "model citizens". This is, until Forrest Gregg took over - that wasn't a problem under Gregg to be sure. For once, the comments following the story are useful. Good points in all of them -- but I give my nod of approval to Jose Sanchez's comments. [/QUOTE]
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