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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 458253"><p>I'm glad you mentioned the '60 Championship loss to the Van Brocklin Eagles. I was 5 years old at the time and don't have a specific recollection of it, but I can imagine the disappointment Packer fans must have felt. While the subsequent 5 Lombardi championships no doubt dulled the pain of that loss in the collective memory, losing that game would have felt at the time equivalent to the reaction if we had lost the '96 season SB. In both cases, dynasties had fallen on hard times for the better part of two decades, only to rise again to the championship game.</p><p> </p><p>It's also worth noting we dominated the Eagles in that game...77 offensive plays to their 48 gives an indication. I'm not sure if the famed Lombardi quote, "We didn't lose the game, we just ran out of time", was made in reference to this game, but it would have been apt.</p><p> </p><p>Anybody who has some time to kill (which I would judge to be few here, lol), check out the 50 minute condensed replay of the game:</p><p> </p><p>[media=youtube]_A9iYkth4zk[/media]</p><p> </p><p>Give it 5 minutes...you might get drawn in. It's worth watching just to see why Jim Taylor and Norm Van Brocklin could have starred in any era, and the finesse of the Packer O-line play (besides the power sweeps, there's a lot of nifty interior trap blocking). It's easy to forget that besides being a guy who could run over people, Taylor had quick feet, outstanding balance and body control, and a burst to the edge. You'll see him doing some fine pass catching and blocking here as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 458253"] I'm glad you mentioned the '60 Championship loss to the Van Brocklin Eagles. I was 5 years old at the time and don't have a specific recollection of it, but I can imagine the disappointment Packer fans must have felt. While the subsequent 5 Lombardi championships no doubt dulled the pain of that loss in the collective memory, losing that game would have felt at the time equivalent to the reaction if we had lost the '96 season SB. In both cases, dynasties had fallen on hard times for the better part of two decades, only to rise again to the championship game. It's also worth noting we dominated the Eagles in that game...77 offensive plays to their 48 gives an indication. I'm not sure if the famed Lombardi quote, "We didn't lose the game, we just ran out of time", was made in reference to this game, but it would have been apt. Anybody who has some time to kill (which I would judge to be few here, lol), check out the 50 minute condensed replay of the game: [media=youtube]_A9iYkth4zk[/media] Give it 5 minutes...you might get drawn in. It's worth watching just to see why Jim Taylor and Norm Van Brocklin could have starred in any era, and the finesse of the Packer O-line play (besides the power sweeps, there's a lot of nifty interior trap blocking). It's easy to forget that besides being a guy who could run over people, Taylor had quick feet, outstanding balance and body control, and a burst to the edge. You'll see him doing some fine pass catching and blocking here as well. [/QUOTE]
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