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I'm sure some of you guys watched these NFL Network broadcasts. I'm a little disappointed. Gregg was the only Lombardi-era player named to the team. I think Willie Davis in particular was an oversight. Others might be more disappointed in Taylor, Nitschke, Adderley or Wood being passed over.
Packers named: Lambeau, Hubbard, Hutson, Lombardi, Gregg, Favre and White.
There are a few other guys making the list who played for the Packers but are associated more with other teams: Tunnell, Stenerud and Hendricks.
On the subject of Hendricks, while he was a great player who happened to have one of his best seasons in his one year with the Packers, I'd have a hard time picking him over Nitschke in the LB group. Frankly, Dave Robinson was at least his equal and a player who, along with Bobby Bell (who was justifyably named), redefined the OLB position with length, speed and athleticism before the Mad Stork ever came along.
I think all the great Lombardi era players split the vote. Gregg probably got enough votes based on Lombardi's comment that he was the best player he ever coached. On the other hand, first hand reports say Davis was the one player Lombardi steered clear of and didn't try to coach. Davis was a bad man in and of himself. I'm sure others will disagree, but I give Davis points for sticking his neck out in standing, literally and figuratively, with the collection of black superstars backing Ali's conscientious objection to the Vietnam draft. Given the nature of things, that might have lost him some votes.
Rodger Staubach was a surprise. "America's Team" got some ballot stuffing. I can think of six names off the top of my head that I'd have picked before Staubach: Luckman, Starr, Young, Kelly, Brees and Rodgers.
Packers named: Lambeau, Hubbard, Hutson, Lombardi, Gregg, Favre and White.
There are a few other guys making the list who played for the Packers but are associated more with other teams: Tunnell, Stenerud and Hendricks.
On the subject of Hendricks, while he was a great player who happened to have one of his best seasons in his one year with the Packers, I'd have a hard time picking him over Nitschke in the LB group. Frankly, Dave Robinson was at least his equal and a player who, along with Bobby Bell (who was justifyably named), redefined the OLB position with length, speed and athleticism before the Mad Stork ever came along.
I think all the great Lombardi era players split the vote. Gregg probably got enough votes based on Lombardi's comment that he was the best player he ever coached. On the other hand, first hand reports say Davis was the one player Lombardi steered clear of and didn't try to coach. Davis was a bad man in and of himself. I'm sure others will disagree, but I give Davis points for sticking his neck out in standing, literally and figuratively, with the collection of black superstars backing Ali's conscientious objection to the Vietnam draft. Given the nature of things, that might have lost him some votes.
Rodger Staubach was a surprise. "America's Team" got some ballot stuffing. I can think of six names off the top of my head that I'd have picked before Staubach: Luckman, Starr, Young, Kelly, Brees and Rodgers.
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