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04-24-2012, 09:37 PM
Time for some fun. Like remembering when a terminal position weakness that we all saw coming :roll: was about to wreck the season. Surprisingly in this day and age of instant You Tube highlights, Mike Mayock, Justin Harrell, Rob Rang and Skip Bayless, saviors are sometimes discovered outside of the first round. They are often discovered in the agate type and seem to drop from the sky and play far better than anyone had a right to expect. Proving over and over that humans of any situation can achieve great things, and that we, as a message board, don't really know squat about what makes football players successful.
A long time ago, I made mention of Bruce Wilkerson, who I think the Packers found checking their baggage at the airport. After a quick workout on the tarmac, Wilkerson then started a key game against the Vikings the next night. He replaced struggling Jon Michels, who was spending his team meeting time silently weeping in his chair.
I said the Packers should commission an award named "Thanks For Saving Our Ass" and its inaugural member should be Bruce Wilkerson. And in celebration of his wondrous part year contribution to a Super Bowl win, the award and ceremony should thereafter be known as:
The Bruce Wilkerson Thanks For Saving Our Ass Award. Or, to be even more insidery while being less obscure, we could name it the Street Free Agent Starting Left Tackle Award. There is still plenty of time to decide.
Patler thought it was a nice idea. The Packers haven't warmed up to it yet. So we will have to take care of this until it gets picked up by a media conglomerate with deep pockets.
But first, we need nominations for the next recipient. Mainly we are looking for the player who was a complete unknown or Just A Guy. Not just an unlikely rookie, but a player we were surprised made the roster at all and instead solved a major problem or offered a needed tactical solution. Camp bodies or strictly for depth due to injuries. Better even if he was not on the roster until Reggie McKenzie was reduced to calling his brother to see if he wanted to play again.
Players like Clay Matthews are unlikely to pass muster, as he was supposed to be good. Donald Driver was not supposed to make the team, but even after securing a roster spot, it took him years to become a top contributor and we all saw it happening. We want the overnight success years in the making or perhaps, years in the wasting. I do think there is room for an established veteran here who did something previously unthinkable.
Since some rare Packer seasons cannot be saved, there may not always be an award winner in every team picture. Some seasons might have more than one. So we will elect one player per year in the offseason. So have at it, place your nominations into the thread.
When we have the top candidates, a poll shall commence. We might need a volunteer for some artwork for the plaque we should display.
Have at it.
A long time ago, I made mention of Bruce Wilkerson, who I think the Packers found checking their baggage at the airport. After a quick workout on the tarmac, Wilkerson then started a key game against the Vikings the next night. He replaced struggling Jon Michels, who was spending his team meeting time silently weeping in his chair.
I said the Packers should commission an award named "Thanks For Saving Our Ass" and its inaugural member should be Bruce Wilkerson. And in celebration of his wondrous part year contribution to a Super Bowl win, the award and ceremony should thereafter be known as:
The Bruce Wilkerson Thanks For Saving Our Ass Award. Or, to be even more insidery while being less obscure, we could name it the Street Free Agent Starting Left Tackle Award. There is still plenty of time to decide.
Patler thought it was a nice idea. The Packers haven't warmed up to it yet. So we will have to take care of this until it gets picked up by a media conglomerate with deep pockets.
But first, we need nominations for the next recipient. Mainly we are looking for the player who was a complete unknown or Just A Guy. Not just an unlikely rookie, but a player we were surprised made the roster at all and instead solved a major problem or offered a needed tactical solution. Camp bodies or strictly for depth due to injuries. Better even if he was not on the roster until Reggie McKenzie was reduced to calling his brother to see if he wanted to play again.
Players like Clay Matthews are unlikely to pass muster, as he was supposed to be good. Donald Driver was not supposed to make the team, but even after securing a roster spot, it took him years to become a top contributor and we all saw it happening. We want the overnight success years in the making or perhaps, years in the wasting. I do think there is room for an established veteran here who did something previously unthinkable.
Since some rare Packer seasons cannot be saved, there may not always be an award winner in every team picture. Some seasons might have more than one. So we will elect one player per year in the offseason. So have at it, place your nominations into the thread.
When we have the top candidates, a poll shall commence. We might need a volunteer for some artwork for the plaque we should display.
Have at it.