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  • #1

    5-0 and under the radar

    I guess it could be me but it feels like we are under the radar as a team this year. Basically it has been "AR is good he has tons of weapons. next topic" Then its all about the motor city kitties being 5-0, the collapse occuring in Phili, Romo throwing away games, Brady getting a haircut, Washington being good, Buffalo surprising you pick the story line it really just seems like the Packers are a given when it comes to the talking heads and so really they arent talking about us much.

    ****disclaimer****
    I do not watch ESPN because really they make me want to bomb both coasts...
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    I think you have some good points. The media knew the Packers were going to be good coming into the season so they are playing as expected. The other teams are surprising them so those teams get more coverage.

    Unless of course you're NE where everyone there is amazing and should be enshrined in the HOF immediately. That opinion of course has nothing to do with the fact they are essentially Boston-based and thus, more important than anyone else.
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    • #3
      I agree. Every time I flip through ESPN and NFL network they are always talking about Philly, Detroit, Buffalo/New England and the AFC East, and Tebow. No complaining from me though, let the other teams take the spotlight.
      Go PACK

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      • #4
        I don't quite agree. I think that when a team is 5-0 and sailing along, and they were good the year before, there's no story for ESPN to latch on to. The Philly store is interesting the way a train wreck is interesting. Lots of rubber necking. The kitties are interesting because it's the rising-from-the-ashes meme, and the Cowboys are interesting the way drama queens are interesting.

        I think Craig has a point too about NE and east coast bias. That's real.
        "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

        KYPack

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        • #5
          Oh I agree I dont WANT to be on the Radar!

          Just seems weird to me that we are not garnering more attention. I guess if you really think about it though its not that interesting. We dont sign UFA to huge contracts, build in a slow methodical way like a glacier coming at you
          Swede: My expertise in this area is extensive. The essential difference between a "battleship" and an "aircraft carrier" is that an aircraft carrier requires five direct hits to sink, but it takes only four direct hits to sink a battleship.

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          • #6
            They don't talk about us that much, but we are definitely on the radar. They all say we are the best team in the NFL. We won the Super Bowl last year. Not much to talk about--except for an occasional injury, Finley tweet, or Rodgers interview.
            "There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson

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            • #7
              Its a good thing. The Packers have proven -- no matter where positioned in the playoffs it can win.

              The poise and confidence of the team is impressive.

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              • #8
                The Packers were expected to be better than last year, at least in many ways. Offensively they have been, but they've been worse defensively. So they are winning as expected, but not totally out-classing their opponents. Also other than the Saints, the Packers haven't played a good team that is off to a good start. The sum of all this is there isn't an exciting story to talk about, which is fine. Even a pasting of the Lambs and Queens won't get a rise out of the national media, especially if Detroit gets past SF.

                It's fine, because if the Packers were all the media ever talked about, that would just give opponents more motivation. They have enough as it is.
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                • #9
                  the Packers have been "under the radar" since they won the sb. hell, the friggen cowboys get more mention than the Packers.

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                  • #10
                    Well, we can fix this. I heard Marshall Newhouse is mad he isn't getting many snaps as a tackle eligible and its reducing his chances for receiving glory and a better 2nd contract.
                    Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by pbmax View Post
                      Well, we can fix this. I heard Marshall Newhouse is mad he isn't getting many snaps as a tackle eligible and its reducing his chances for receiving glory and a better 2nd contract.
                      cut him now!! can't stand mouthy players.

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                      • #12
                        I'm not sure that we are under the radar necessarily. I do think that if New England or Indianapolis or maybe even Pittsburgh were undefeated that they would all be getting a lot more praise than we are.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by gbgary View Post
                          cut him now!! can't stand mouthy players.
                          But we could call him the "Tool Chest"!



                          Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by MadScientist View Post
                            The Packers were expected to be better than last year, at least in many ways. Offensively they have been, but they've been worse defensively. So they are winning as expected, but not totally out-classing their opponents. Also other than the Saints, the Packers haven't played a good team that is off to a good start. The sum of all this is there isn't an exciting story to talk about, which is fine. Even a pasting of the Lambs and Queens won't get a rise out of the national media, especially if Detroit gets past SF.

                            It's fine, because if the Packers were all the media ever talked about, that would just give opponents more motivation. They have enough as it is.
                            This.

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                            • #15
                              It is weird, the Packers are mentioned in a lot of stories about other teams as examples of what the other team needs to do. Probably especially true about A-Rod and, lately, the Ted Thompson-Mike McCarthy pertnership. The stories are about other teams or non-Packer players but it's Packer s who are held up as the standard to shhot for. It reminds me, dare I say it, of the status Green Bay had during the Lombardi years.

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