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Message: <blockquote data-quote="weeds" data-source="post: 658625" data-attributes="member: 39">Interesting story that by some accounts at the time, Campbell showed up to sign his contract on crutches -- and nobody within the Packers' organization knew about any injury prior - again, pre-internet - I just remember that being circulated verbally in the Green Bay area.As for Mandarich ... with the benefit of hindsight, yeah, Mandarich was a bust. Tell ya one thing though, it was a different time. First -- Sure, the Pack didn't get Aikman because the Pack elected to win to end out the season, but he said point blank he wouldn't come to Green Bay anyway. Second -- Mandarich gave nearly EVERY NFL personnel guy and sports writer a woodie when they saw him pancaking d-lineman. Different time ... steroids were pretty common in the NFL at the time and didn't draw a whole lot of attention. It was what it was. Again, sports writers have this uncanny ability to look back and apply today's standards AFTER a "bust". Do I wish now that they didn't draft Mandarich? Sure...but franchise tackles were as high a commodity as they are now.My biggest draft regret was Bruce Clark. 4th overall in either '79 or '80 after he publicly stated he would not play in Green Bay ... and then the guy ends up going to Canada for a couple of years. Ah well, some times you just need to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em... Pack called his bluff and he pee'd all over 'em.</blockquote>

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