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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1028109" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>And that, as I know you're aware, was all Lombardi. He understood better than anyone that the offensive line was what won you a football game; that if your O line cound control the game, you were pretty close to unbeatable. He worked that line mercilessly, driving them like mules until every single one of them was perfect on every single assignment, every single time. They would run that sweep for hours on end some days, until the muscle memory was so carved in stone they couldn't mess it up even if they'd tried.</p><p></p><p>John Roach, who backed up Starr for 2 or 3 years in the early 60s before Zeke Bratkowski, said this to to Packer historian Cliff Christl about 20 years ago, and it's just one of hundreds of similar reminiscences from Packer players of the Lombardi Era.... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's interesting, I was just listening to a recent podcast a couple of houes ago... not sure if it was Aaron Nagler or Peter Bukowski, but the topic was "Why are the Green Bay Packers an offensive line factory?" As in, why and how do the Packers keep taking 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Round offensive lineman and turning them into All-Pro monsters? The guest was Marshall Newhouse (who is really an interesting, insightful, and articulate guy, as are many offensive linemen). Newhouse's take largely came down to, when you come to play in Green Bay, you're stepping into an organizational culture that places maximum value on O-line excellence.</p><p></p><p>It's just <em>expected</em> that the O-line will overachieve and excel regardless of their draft posiiton, and the coaching staff has been mentored and taught how to coach young players to do that no matter which day they were drafted. It's a prioriity that has just been passed down and woven into the fabric of how to be a Packer. One of the reasons I'm still so damned proud of this team; they understand how to win football games, and they're still doing it right 60 years later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1028109, member: 18006"] And that, as I know you're aware, was all Lombardi. He understood better than anyone that the offensive line was what won you a football game; that if your O line cound control the game, you were pretty close to unbeatable. He worked that line mercilessly, driving them like mules until every single one of them was perfect on every single assignment, every single time. They would run that sweep for hours on end some days, until the muscle memory was so carved in stone they couldn't mess it up even if they'd tried. John Roach, who backed up Starr for 2 or 3 years in the early 60s before Zeke Bratkowski, said this to to Packer historian Cliff Christl about 20 years ago, and it's just one of hundreds of similar reminiscences from Packer players of the Lombardi Era.... It's interesting, I was just listening to a recent podcast a couple of houes ago... not sure if it was Aaron Nagler or Peter Bukowski, but the topic was "Why are the Green Bay Packers an offensive line factory?" As in, why and how do the Packers keep taking 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Round offensive lineman and turning them into All-Pro monsters? The guest was Marshall Newhouse (who is really an interesting, insightful, and articulate guy, as are many offensive linemen). Newhouse's take largely came down to, when you come to play in Green Bay, you're stepping into an organizational culture that places maximum value on O-line excellence. It's just [i]expected[/i] that the O-line will overachieve and excel regardless of their draft posiiton, and the coaching staff has been mentored and taught how to coach young players to do that no matter which day they were drafted. It's a prioriity that has just been passed down and woven into the fabric of how to be a Packer. One of the reasons I'm still so damned proud of this team; they understand how to win football games, and they're still doing it right 60 years later. [/QUOTE]
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