Say it ain't so....

[Guiness]

Finley speaks to Espn:

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/pos...per-bowl-photo

That guy has got to learn to keep his yap shut.

His wife was just as bad. From her twitter:

• Let's not forget IR players got hurt playing for "the team". (love the quotes there)
• Totally feeling stiff armed right now!

[denverYooper]

That guy has got to learn to keep his yap shut.

His wife was just as bad. From her twitter:

• Let's not forget IR players got hurt playing for "the team". (love the quotes there)
• Totally feeling stiff armed right now!

Reminds me of the Chappelle Show skit "When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong"

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=24435&title=when-keeping-it-real-goes-wrong

[Bossman641]

photogate is blowing up...

pft.com

Shanle shares his views on Super Bowl I.R. photo issue

Earlier today, we posted a couple of items regarding the consternation of Packers players on injured reserve who will be omitted from the official team photo.

The Packers responded, explaining that the volume of players on I.R. drove the decision to leave the players in Green Bay until Thursday, two days after the photo is taken.

Tonight, Saints linebacker Scott Shanle chimed in via Twitter. “[W]e had a lot of guys on I.R. too,” Shanle said, referring to the 2009 Saints. “[W]e included everyone because everyone had a part in getting there. [T]he way it should be.”

We agree with Shanle. Though the Packers’ goal is and should be winning the Super Bowl, we don’t see the connection between leaving them behind and bringing the Vince Lombardi Trophy home.

The players on injured reserve landed there through no fault of their own. They’re still part of the team, and they should be included in all of the Super Bowl-related activities.

Except they will be their for the game. It's a stupid picture, who the hell cares. The organization obviously doesn't feel the training facilities will work out for all the walking wounded they have. Grow up Finley and Barnett.

[denverYooper]

The other thing is that Finley hasn't been in Green Bay rehabbing. He's been in Arizona for a few weeks now doing his rehab there. He also didn't choose to be on the sidelines during any of the postseason games that I'm aware of. I saw Tausch and Grant at a lot of games. I think Barnett has also been to some. So Finley crowing what the team has done for him lately is a bit hypocritical as he has chosen to do his own thing away from the team lately.

[BlueBrewer]

I feel that the Packers are making a major PR mistake here. Our teams fanbase is hearted in the midwest and deeply rooted with midwest values and ideals, why would they not let the IR players appear in the team photo, I know there is a glut of them but they went through training camp and the blood and sweat that most others did. They did not ask to be hurt or put on IR. My opinion is that this is BS and they need to change their stance quickly before this spins any further out of control.

[hoosier]

This may be a bad PR decision by the Packers but what Finley is doing is a thousand times worse. Damn him for even thinking about creating distractions and throwing tantrums right now. Maybe his ego is just feeling a little bruised because the Pack managed to make it to the SB without him.

[Gunakor]

Great move. Alienate some of your core players on both sides of the ball. That'll motivate them to play for you next year!

Green Bay blew it big time here.

[Gunakor]

This may be a bad PR decision by the Packers but what Finley is doing is a thousand times worse. Damn him for even thinking about creating distractions and throwing tantrums right now. Maybe his ego is just feeling a little bruised because the Pack managed to make it to the SB without him.

Except they didn't make it to the Super Bowl without him. That's the point.

[Patler]

I will ask again, what is the significance of this photo when the IR players are coming to everything else and can be on the sideline during the game? What is the photo used for? Has anyone every seen one of the pregame photos of the other Packer SB teams? I would think post game photos after winning would be more important, and if you lose, who cares?

[RashanGary]

photogate. right.

Way to go MM, way to keep your guys on point. Really hit that one out of the park, eh?

[RashanGary]

I will ask again, what is the significance of this photo when the IR players are coming to everything else and can be on the sideline during the game? What is the photo used for? Has anyone every seen one of the pregame photos of the other Packer SB teams? I would think post game photos after winning would be more important, and if you lose, who cares?

Technically, it's probably not as big of a deal as it feels to the shunned players. But if it were you and you were already hurt because you coudln't play in the game, to be left out of anything would feel like a low blow. I don't think MM's a bad guy with bad intentions, but he miscalculated this one and it's SB weekend. It's going to be a huge deal. Just a bad move on every level. Bad when he made it and bad in the results. Stupid. But he's a first time SB coach. It shows. You don't hear this coming out of sixberg. That's sixberg for six superbowls. They know what they're doing.

I just hope MM fixes this before it gets even uglier.

[Scott Campbell]

I can see Harlan making this big of a stink when they left him out of his high school glee club photo. But these guys are supposed to be football players.

[Patler]

Way to go Finley. Way to go Barnett. Make a big deal about a silly detail, and be a distraction to your team. Make this about YOU, not the team.

[RashanGary]

Maybe if Hawk has to go through chemo therapy to fight cancer and his hair and eyebrows are gone. Can't have him around the team being an unusual looking distraction. All for one AJ. Just the logistics and distraction of having you around is too much. Sorry. You can't play, can't show.

Just saying, this is how it feels, like a low blow to them.

[Patler]

Technically, it's probably not as big of a deal as it feels to the shunned players. But if it were you and you were already hurt because you coudln't play in the game, to be left out of anything would feel like a low blow. I don't think MM's a bad guy with bad intentions, but he miscalculated this one and it's SB weekend. It's going to be a huge deal. Just a bad move on every level. Bad when he made it and bad in the results. Stupid. But he's a first time SB coach. It shows. You don't hear this coming out of sixberg. That's sixberg for six superbowls. They know what they're doing.

I just hope MM fixes this before it gets even uglier.

I have absolutely no sympathy for these two clowns because they took this to the public, apparently right after they were told about it. A couple crybabies who have had their egos hurt realizing that the team succeeded without them. I wonder how much they addressed this with the team first, if they even gave the team a chance to reconsider before they took it public.

I have sang Finley's praise for two seasons for showing maturity well above what he showed as a rookie. I am disappointed by this tantrum.

Clear attention grabs by two players.