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<blockquote data-quote="IPBprez" data-source="post: 42134" data-attributes="member: 51"><p>Several of you Cheeseheads have come close to the real question - but from my standpoint - possibly being just a bit older than most of you --- I watched the Packers do that three-peat in the 60's, with Vince Lombardi. I was in 6th grade when they started that run - in fact, the Packers pretty much owned the Sixties, with exception of maybe two, or three years ('60. '64 and '69, from what I remember). And, back in 1959, when Vince Lombardi came in - "everyone" was saying "<em>Who is this guy?</em>" - coming over as an assistant with the Giants - a relative UNKNOWN....remember that.... <em>UNKNOWN</em>....</p><p></p><p>More than anything - when everyone makes a comment, either here, or over on PackerChatters, or elsewhere - the one thing we've all agreed upon - was the fact that being conservative on the field when it counted most - was always the wrong way to play the game... and Sherman always pulled the reins on the horses back, just as we were up at the finish line, waaay too many times.</p><p></p><p>Lombardi always went for it</p><p>Holmgren always went for it</p><p></p><p>Can we say Sherman always went for it? NO!</p><p></p><p>Will we be able to say McCarthy will always "go for it"..?</p><p></p><p>Like the comment posted earlier says - while even I was against NOT picking Bates for the HC chair - once you've listened to this new guy - you get a different sense of things and a different feel about attitudes around Lambeau.... </p><p></p><p>TT was right about one thing - it was..time for new blood, even if just to wake up the organization from the Sherman Lethargy it was under....</p><p></p><p>To me - Ted Thompson was looking for someone with some real guts - to take charge as a 'fighting' team - not a corporate jungle.... You can all learn the mechanics of the job - but without that eye-o'-the-tiger, what good is it? This new guy is young, full of fight and also (you know damn well, by now) ...also been in a few fights of his own. You do <u>not</u> get the sense that he'll back off when he has a challenge in front of him.... And, I think that's exactly what TT was looking for. </p><p></p><p>Unknown? Sure, so what !?! He's got moxie and he's brash... once we get a few replacements to bring back the caliber of players we usually have - things'll be different. I think McCarthy has already sent the message to the Players - that the status quo is not nearly good enough and if you don't like it... go away, go play somewhere else if all you care about is that paycheck and no rings!</p><p></p><p>That's just my take.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IPBprez, post: 42134, member: 51"] Several of you Cheeseheads have come close to the real question - but from my standpoint - possibly being just a bit older than most of you --- I watched the Packers do that three-peat in the 60's, with Vince Lombardi. I was in 6th grade when they started that run - in fact, the Packers pretty much owned the Sixties, with exception of maybe two, or three years ('60. '64 and '69, from what I remember). And, back in 1959, when Vince Lombardi came in - "everyone" was saying "[i]Who is this guy?[/i]" - coming over as an assistant with the Giants - a relative UNKNOWN....remember that.... [i]UNKNOWN[/i].... More than anything - when everyone makes a comment, either here, or over on PackerChatters, or elsewhere - the one thing we've all agreed upon - was the fact that being conservative on the field when it counted most - was always the wrong way to play the game... and Sherman always pulled the reins on the horses back, just as we were up at the finish line, waaay too many times. Lombardi always went for it Holmgren always went for it Can we say Sherman always went for it? NO! Will we be able to say McCarthy will always "go for it"..? Like the comment posted earlier says - while even I was against NOT picking Bates for the HC chair - once you've listened to this new guy - you get a different sense of things and a different feel about attitudes around Lambeau.... TT was right about one thing - it was..time for new blood, even if just to wake up the organization from the Sherman Lethargy it was under.... To me - Ted Thompson was looking for someone with some real guts - to take charge as a 'fighting' team - not a corporate jungle.... You can all learn the mechanics of the job - but without that eye-o'-the-tiger, what good is it? This new guy is young, full of fight and also (you know damn well, by now) ...also been in a few fights of his own. You do [u]not[/u] get the sense that he'll back off when he has a challenge in front of him.... And, I think that's exactly what TT was looking for. Unknown? Sure, so what !?! He's got moxie and he's brash... once we get a few replacements to bring back the caliber of players we usually have - things'll be different. I think McCarthy has already sent the message to the Players - that the status quo is not nearly good enough and if you don't like it... go away, go play somewhere else if all you care about is that paycheck and no rings! That's just my take..... [/QUOTE]
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