we'll have to agree to disagree on the quality of play (at least by Pitt; I disagree with Palatine instead of you on how well GB played, even if I do despise everything they represent). Which is fine.
so, let's see if we can figure out which part of "what the packers represent" you're least in favor of....
- the NFL shared revenue rule which allows the smallest market team in the country the ability to compete against the big market teams (the rule which is unique of all of the major sports leagues and part of the reason the NFL has such overall parity) and actually WIN the super bowl
- community owned team which means no billionaire megalomaniac threatening to move the team every time the city doesn't do his bidding on stadiums and other big ticket items
- a rabid fan base which ensures that every game for the next 30+ years is sold out no matter if the team sucks or wins the super bowl, meaning no local TV blackouts of games
i'm sure i could keep going if i had time to list more. and yes, some of these things are digs at one of your former favorite teams if you needed confirmation of the facts.
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Super Bowl XLV Pick 'Em: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
- 06/02/2011 10:54:32 PM
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Ill go with the Packers (not as many accused rapists on that team) *NM*
- 06/02/2011 11:31:43 PM
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Packers!
- 06/02/2011 11:57:53 PM
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Bleah, but OK.
- 07/02/2011 12:02:01 AM
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And the Packer pick off!
- 07/02/2011 12:08:27 AM
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I'm'a stop responding to you 'cos Roethlisberger throws a dumb pick every time I do. 
- 07/02/2011 12:47:23 AM
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- 07/02/2011 12:47:23 AM
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Re: Bleah, but OK.
- 07/02/2011 10:29:35 PM
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He did get pushed into Roethlisberger at a very inopportune time.
- 08/02/2011 01:31:27 PM
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Re: He did get pushed into Roethlisberger at a very inopportune time.
- 09/02/2011 12:16:22 AM
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Obviously I pick the Pack...
- 07/02/2011 01:04:18 AM
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"Oh, we can't throw deep on 2nd and short because we might loose the ball".
- 07/02/2011 02:32:43 AM
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Better keep replying.
- 07/02/2011 02:38:15 AM
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Seriously?
- 07/02/2011 03:20:44 AM
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Thanks!
- 07/02/2011 03:31:29 AM
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NP
- 07/02/2011 04:11:40 AM
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Pack won by 6.
- 07/02/2011 04:21:06 AM
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Right, I keep forgetting the last FG, sorry.
- 07/02/2011 06:19:50 AM
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The offense scored 24 points against the best points defense in the NFL.
- 07/02/2011 08:54:37 AM
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On a very short field all but one of the times they got into the end zone.
- 07/02/2011 09:43:57 AM
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joel -- give it up
- 07/02/2011 01:35:11 PM
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I didn't say they didn't win fair and square.
- 07/02/2011 03:36:22 PM
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i can't help that you will always look for the cloud to every silver lining
- 08/02/2011 01:37:38 AM
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Again, I'm just saying give credit where it's due, and that's the Packers defence, by a fair margin.
- 08/02/2011 02:02:05 PM
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The Steelers lost because they couldn't move the ball on their last drive
- 08/02/2011 01:58:28 PM
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I'm aware; I'm just not sure why that makes Aaron Rodgers the Most Valuable Player.
- 08/02/2011 02:04:41 PM
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because he is the QB
- 08/02/2011 03:23:23 PM
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So what?
- 08/02/2011 03:39:15 PM
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QB is the de facto MVP of the super bowl when nobody else stands out
- 08/02/2011 03:55:32 PM
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The forced fumble and the pick six are the two things I point to as game winners.
- 08/02/2011 04:52:27 PM
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game winning plays are different than consistent play throughout the game
- 09/02/2011 01:56:53 AM
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didn't you call Romo a choker because he hasn't won the big games?
- 08/02/2011 04:24:04 PM
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Because he's LOST big games as a direct result of things he actually DID.
- 08/02/2011 04:56:00 PM
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no it is a team sport and the his poor play at QB is not the reason they lost those games
- 08/02/2011 05:16:22 PM
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i think joel's problem is less the west coast offense and more his disdain for all things packers
- 07/02/2011 01:33:10 PM
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There's enough hatred in my heart for both the Packers and the WCO.
- 07/02/2011 03:42:51 PM
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My persoanl preiction was the mirror opposite of the actual result. *NM*
- 07/02/2011 03:31:08 AM
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gghrhahrhghg!
- 07/02/2011 04:08:17 AM
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For once we agree completely.
- 07/02/2011 04:17:50 AM
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Actually we just beat the second coming...
- 07/02/2011 04:23:46 AM
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I loathe both teams and their fans; I find Packers fans far more insufferably arrogant.
- 07/02/2011 06:28:22 AM
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Super Bowls, Super Bowls, Super Bowls.
- 07/02/2011 08:42:39 AM
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Pittsburgh isn't a large market? That matters since the Pack instituted drafts and profit sharing?
- 07/02/2011 09:34:03 AM
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Quite true. We are significantly better than sliced bread.
- 07/02/2011 07:34:57 PM
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Re: Super Bowl XLV Pick 'Em: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
- 07/02/2011 12:08:10 PM
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i'm gonna go out on another limb and pick the packers to win the super bowl!
- 07/02/2011 01:32:32 PM
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Great game.
- 07/02/2011 02:49:22 PM
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It was exciting, but I'm more inclined to agree with Palatine about the quality.
- 08/02/2011 01:46:47 PM
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Re: It was exciting, but I'm more inclined to agree with Palatine about the quality.
- 08/02/2011 02:32:53 PM
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Slo mo counts on replays; that's the point.
- 08/02/2011 03:24:23 PM
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despise everything they represent???
- 09/02/2011 01:54:07 AM
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I don't pick teams, I root for teams.
- 07/02/2011 06:06:50 PM
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I can pick a team when I don't care who wins; would that that had been the case here. 
- 08/02/2011 01:57:20 PM
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- 08/02/2011 01:57:20 PM
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