Fritz
08-20-2009, 04:27 PM
The whole Brett Favre Should-We-Boo-or-Is-He-Cool thing got me thinking about other former Packers and how I feel about them. Here's a list of players I've rooted against and for, with a 1 - 10 scale. Feel free to comment or add your own.
Against:
Ryan Longwell. The Applebees comment. The constant thinly veiled barbs about holders. The explanations as to why he missed kicks. I just didn't like the guy, period. And when he went to Minnesota....well, let's just say I root against every kick he tries. He's good, but that doesn't mean I can't hate him!
8
Darren Sharper. Sure, it was about the money. I get that, that's cool. But he liked to run his mouth, he liked to try to return interceptions from his own end zone even if he was surrounded, and he liked to hold the ball with one hand while people were chasing and tackling him. Oh, and there's this one play against the San Francisco 49ers...
7
Mike Wahle. I don't know why. He just seemed like an azz.
6
For:
Brett Conway. Weird, I know. But I think the coaching staff totally wrecked this guy. I still think kickers don't get the coaching and attention they require given their importance to a game's outcome. He was getting blasted from the get go, even though he didn't pick himself in the third round, and then the Packers worked him til his leg fell off after he missed a couple pre-season kicks. So I root for him. Mildly.
7
Robert Ferguson. Yeah, the turd. But he came in seemingly ignorant and immature and seemed to grow up over time. Never realized his potential and now he never will (or did he just not have that much?), but the kind of guy who's trying to eke out a living. I like him enough to hope he does okay.
6
Marco Rivera. Yeah, he left for money to, but you and me and your mother and your mother's brother all knew he was at the end of the line and needed to, what do they say, maximize his earning potential? And if the Cowboys were dumb enough, what the hell. Go Marco!
7
Against:
Ryan Longwell. The Applebees comment. The constant thinly veiled barbs about holders. The explanations as to why he missed kicks. I just didn't like the guy, period. And when he went to Minnesota....well, let's just say I root against every kick he tries. He's good, but that doesn't mean I can't hate him!
8
Darren Sharper. Sure, it was about the money. I get that, that's cool. But he liked to run his mouth, he liked to try to return interceptions from his own end zone even if he was surrounded, and he liked to hold the ball with one hand while people were chasing and tackling him. Oh, and there's this one play against the San Francisco 49ers...
7
Mike Wahle. I don't know why. He just seemed like an azz.
6
For:
Brett Conway. Weird, I know. But I think the coaching staff totally wrecked this guy. I still think kickers don't get the coaching and attention they require given their importance to a game's outcome. He was getting blasted from the get go, even though he didn't pick himself in the third round, and then the Packers worked him til his leg fell off after he missed a couple pre-season kicks. So I root for him. Mildly.
7
Robert Ferguson. Yeah, the turd. But he came in seemingly ignorant and immature and seemed to grow up over time. Never realized his potential and now he never will (or did he just not have that much?), but the kind of guy who's trying to eke out a living. I like him enough to hope he does okay.
6
Marco Rivera. Yeah, he left for money to, but you and me and your mother and your mother's brother all knew he was at the end of the line and needed to, what do they say, maximize his earning potential? And if the Cowboys were dumb enough, what the hell. Go Marco!
7