Double D Has Hung Up The Spurs

[denverYooper]

Lists Rob Davis as one of the greats to put on a Packers uniform, lol.

[denverYooper]

He says Wolf the same way my 3 year old daughter does: "Wuff".

[denverYooper]

"The man who don't talk too much, plays the poker face. I love this guy. He doesn't get too emotional for anything: The great Ted Thompson."

[denverYooper]

Gives thanks to Alonzo Highsmith, the scout who worked him out and promoted him to Wolf.

[denverYooper]

Gives thanks to Alonzo Highsmith, the scout who worked him out and promoted him to Wolf.

Highsmith became Senior Personnel Executive for the Packers last summer.

[pbmax]

Reading the coverage, McCarthy got emotional and extolled the virtues of watching Dancing With The Stars. Loved his time out in LA with the Drivers. Said any man in WI who claimed not to be watching it was likely lying.

There isn't much nuance to M3 sometimes, is there?

[denverYooper]

Favre instilled in Driver the toughness of the game, "never let 'em know that you're hurt".

[mraynrand]

Favre instilled in Driver the toughness of the game, "never let 'em know that you're hurt".

what's your evidence that came from Favre?

[swede]

From everything I heard the only things Favre instilled in the locker room were whoopee cushions and fake vomit.

[Patler]

JSO has republished Driver's rookie diary, a weekly write-up he did for them in training camp 1999. Even then he talked about his willingness to go across the middle, if that is what it was going to take to make the team. He said he was fearless.

I suspect his youth situations, being on the streets, in shelters and the like instilled a rather stoic attitude. You can't show a lot of weakness and survive those situations. I doubt anyone on the Packers needed to actually teach him to be tough. Being tough and determined is what got him there in the first place.

[pbmax]

It was a rough quote from the reporter's Twitter feeds during Driver's Q&A after his speech. He was asked about the impact both QBs had on him:

Mike Vandermause @MikeVandermause
DD: Brett taught me not to let anyone know I'm hurt. He instilled in me the toughness of this game.

Mike Vandermause @MikeVandermause
DD: Aaron Rodgers has instilled in me the love for game, the way he stepped in. he had that chip on shoulder that I loved.

[pbmax]

Longer Quote from Dunne at JSO:

On how Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers helped him: “I guess we’ll start with Brett. When I first walked in here in 1999, Brett kind of just took me under his wing. He threw his first ball to me and I ran it back to him. I was so excited, I was like, ‘You’re Brett Favre.’ He was like, ‘Don’t worry there’s many more to come.’ He instilled in me that don’t ever let anyone know that you’re hurt. Every time I’d get knocked out across the middle, I’d get up and smile. Even though I was hurt, I’d just show that beautiful smile and then get back to the huddle, and I didn’t know what’s going on, but I knew it was a run play. He instilled in me the toughness of this game.

“Aaron Rodgers, I’ve seen this guy grow up a little kid to a grown man. He’s instilled in me as an older man than he is, the love for the game. The way he stepped in and he knew that no one can be better than Aaron Rodgers. He had that chip on his shoulder that I loved. I saw him go through training camp and he fought and fought and fought. When it was all said and done, he stood among and now he’s one of the best to ever play this game. One thing I continue to learn from Aaron is you can continue to believe. People are going to doubt you, but if you continue to believe you could be anything, you’re going to be that and that’s what he did.”

[mraynrand]

that's pretty solid proof there, PB.


I continually believe I am going to be an NBA center with a hook shot like the Dobber. Well, shit, that didn't happen.

[Freak Out]

Hats off to DD! Great Packer and a inspirational human being. Just seems like an awesome guy all the way around.

[MadtownPacker]

what's your evidence that came from Favre?

Nice job calling out DYoop when you didn't even know what the fuck was going on.