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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 413760" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Before we dwell too much on how the Packers aren't getting their due in the media, a quick quiz. Who said the following on a nationally broadcast TV show? </span><em><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">'Guys, we are watching greatness. In my opinion, no team has been greater. You know what? You can pick and say well, the defense (is not great). They have never trailed in the fourth quarter in these 18 games. You are going to give up some yards. They take the ball away. You are watching the greatest team in football history unfold before our eyes. Let's enjoy it. Let's embrace it.' </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Most of you know it was none other than Bill Cower who made that statement. Even as a life-long Packer fanatic I think that's hyperbole. IMO they aren't the greatest NFL team <em>YET</em>. If they <em>finish</em> this season perfect, then they have to be in that discussion IMO. OTOH, on Inside the NFL last night the consensus was the Tebow story is the biggest story of the year with the Packers perfect season a close second. However, Collinsworth chimed in with something like, 'If the Packers go undefeated and win the Super Bowl they have to be considered as the best team ever'. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">I think the attention on Tebow can only help the Packers. But more important than what I think; on this week's 'Tuesdays with Aaron', Jason Wilde asked Rodgers about this and Rodgers said he does think the media attention before and at the beginning of the season on the Eagles and now the attention Tebow is getting helps the Packers fly <em>somewhat</em> under the radar. Ultimately as the Packers get closer and closer to a perfect season no other story is going to diminish its significance. That reminds me of something I read and heard referenced right after McCarthy became head coach. It was recently mentioned in a story on the Packers director of research, Mike Eayrs. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000"> <u><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-research-director-tries-to-create-mental-advantage-1237b8v-134570133.html" target="_blank">LINK</a></u></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">The Packers had just come off a 4-12 disaster and were about to embark on a mediocre 8-8 season and in the first meeting with the team the new HC says the <em>biggest problem</em> will be handling success! Now this doesn't rise to the level of Lombardi's first meeting with his QBs, which caused an obscure QB named Starr to call his wife and excitedly say, 'We are going to <em>win</em>!' The team Lombardi took over had just experienced a decade of futility. But McCarthy's statement is quite remarkable as we view it hindsight. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Back to Tebow: I like the national attention he's getting for two reasons. First because it is an obvious example of how in spite of our politically correct society, it's OK in many quarters to bash Christians and Christianity. Imagine if Tebow were an open proponent of any other religion; the open hatred toward him would not be tolerated by the main stream press. Instead today we read or hear of a Rabbi writing that if Tebow leads his team to a Super Bowl victory, Christians will burn down Mosques. The other reason I like the story is it is obviously getting under the skin of those who hate. You see evidence of that on this board as some posters can't resist the urge to call Tebow names. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 413760, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Before we dwell too much on how the Packers aren't getting their due in the media, a quick quiz. Who said the following on a nationally broadcast TV show? [/FONT][I][FONT=Tahoma]'Guys, we are watching greatness. In my opinion, no team has been greater. You know what? You can pick and say well, the defense (is not great). They have never trailed in the fourth quarter in these 18 games. You are going to give up some yards. They take the ball away. You are watching the greatest team in football history unfold before our eyes. Let's enjoy it. Let's embrace it.' [/FONT][/I][FONT=Tahoma]Most of you know it was none other than Bill Cower who made that statement. Even as a life-long Packer fanatic I think that's hyperbole. IMO they aren't the greatest NFL team [I]YET[/I]. If they [I]finish[/I] this season perfect, then they have to be in that discussion IMO. OTOH, on Inside the NFL last night the consensus was the Tebow story is the biggest story of the year with the Packers perfect season a close second. However, Collinsworth chimed in with something like, 'If the Packers go undefeated and win the Super Bowl they have to be considered as the best team ever'. [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]I think the attention on Tebow can only help the Packers. But more important than what I think; on this week's 'Tuesdays with Aaron', Jason Wilde asked Rodgers about this and Rodgers said he does think the media attention before and at the beginning of the season on the Eagles and now the attention Tebow is getting helps the Packers fly [I]somewhat[/I] under the radar. Ultimately as the Packers get closer and closer to a perfect season no other story is going to diminish its significance. That reminds me of something I read and heard referenced right after McCarthy became head coach. It was recently mentioned in a story on the Packers director of research, Mike Eayrs. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [U][URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-research-director-tries-to-create-mental-advantage-1237b8v-134570133.html']LINK[/URL][/U][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]The Packers had just come off a 4-12 disaster and were about to embark on a mediocre 8-8 season and in the first meeting with the team the new HC says the [I]biggest problem[/I] will be handling success! Now this doesn't rise to the level of Lombardi's first meeting with his QBs, which caused an obscure QB named Starr to call his wife and excitedly say, 'We are going to [I]win[/I]!' The team Lombardi took over had just experienced a decade of futility. But McCarthy's statement is quite remarkable as we view it hindsight. [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Back to Tebow: I like the national attention he's getting for two reasons. First because it is an obvious example of how in spite of our politically correct society, it's OK in many quarters to bash Christians and Christianity. Imagine if Tebow were an open proponent of any other religion; the open hatred toward him would not be tolerated by the main stream press. Instead today we read or hear of a Rabbi writing that if Tebow leads his team to a Super Bowl victory, Christians will burn down Mosques. The other reason I like the story is it is obviously getting under the skin of those who hate. You see evidence of that on this board as some posters can't resist the urge to call Tebow names. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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