Comments on: To Hell with the New York media http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/ All Things Green Bay Packers Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wiscodana http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-393 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:54:55 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-393 After reading the sports pages in NYC for the past 4 seasons, I think it’s safe to assume that the entire city is a giant fairweather fan. It was only weeks ago that there was a headline in the Post that said “Eli the Terrible” and now they are painting him to be the second coming. In all my years as a Packers fan, I’ve never seen the Wisconsin media turn on their team in such a dramatic fashion. I’m proud to walk around NYC with my Packers cap on. It makes it even easier that no one really even comments on it, because in the end, they don’t really care.

]]> By: Bill Walsh http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-392 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:28:16 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-392 Wait, Steve, so you’re saying that New Yorkers are loudmouthed blowhards inexplicably angry about someone paying attention to something outside their parochial five-boroughs world? You’re insane, dude. What crazy libel will you toss about next, “Philadelphians hate life, themselves, and their sports teams”? Chicagoans have a massive inferiority complex to New York? St. Louis has a massive inferiority complex to Chicago? Where do you get these crazy stereotypes?!

]]> By: awhayes http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-391 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:11:14 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-391 hilarious quote…

]]> By: Aaron http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-390 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:05:32 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-390 ‘underwhelming’

Reminds me of the famous Green Bay newspaper quote (can’t remember the writer) regarding Scooter McLean’s one season coaching the Packers, when the team went 1-10-1.

“The Packers overwhelmed one opponent, underwhelmed ten, and whelmed one.”

]]> By: awhayes http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-388 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:37:11 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-388 Nice Trav – nice list of QBs. I agree with you re Sunday. I just hope the elements aren’t too bad because I think the Packers are a much better team. I agree re the Eli face – I think he is going to really struggle on Sunday. If he doesn’t, I’ll be the first to admit he may be a rising NFL talent – but my money is on a giant shank of a performance for him.

]]> By: Trav http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-387 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:01:31 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/to-hell-with-the-new-york-media/#comment-387 It is just bitterness.

Look at this “underwhelming” (my new favorite word after the Billick article) roster of QBs for the Giants:

1994 – 1996 – Dave Brown
1997 – Danny Kannell
1998 – Danny Kannell/Kent Graham
1999 – 2003 – Kerry Collins
2004 – Eli Manning

The Jets are equally pathetic, especially with names like Glenn Foley, Neil O’Donnell, Rick Mirer, etc.

Personally, I think they are just searching for something because they know they are being taken to the woodshed on Sunday night and the “Eli face” will be in full form from the 1st quarter on.

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