Good Team = Good Reading

They say that living well is the best revenge.  In the world of football, I suppose that means playing well.  And winning well.

I don’t know how motivated by revenge Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy, or Aaron Rodgers are.  But if revenge is what they wanted, they got it!  They played well, won it all, and now are living well in the wake of their championship.

Actually, revenge is probably the wrong word.  Vindication is more appropriate.  Vindication for Thompson in his approach to building the team.  Vindication for McCarthy in his confidence in Rodgers.  And vindication for Rodgers, who suffered an embarrassing draft-day fall and then was forced into the supporting cast of “As the Brett Turns” soap opera. 

Peter King has an excellent piece about Thompson, McCarthy, and Rodgers.  It’s hard not to like how these guys go about their business.  And it’s hard not to bust-a-button with pride in our team and ‘the Packer way.’

Almost the entire first page of this piece is about the Packers.  If you don’t read any further, though, you’ll miss this additional good word from near the end of King’s column:

I think if you're depressed about the current state of athletes -- their greed, their ego, their selfishness -- spend some time around Aaron Rodgers. He's what's right about sports.

Meanwhile, Kerry Byrne, also of SI.com, has also recently written some very encouraging words about our great young QB.  His is not about personality; just statistics.  And according to Byrne, the Packers’ statistics -- and Rodgers’ in particular -- not only explain the success of 2010, but give us plenty to be excited about in 2011!

And, finally, it is worth noting and quoting this detail of particular Packer pride:

By the way, the highest-rated passer in postseason history before Aaron Rodgers rewrote the record books in Super Bowl XLV? Yes, none other than Green Bay Hall of Famer and ultimate big-game assassin Bart Starr (104.8 postseason passer rating). Starr is the only guy with a championship ring for every finger on his throwing hand. It is NO coincidence that he held the postseason passer rating record for more than 40 years.

 

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