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LombardiAve wrote: Profootballtalk.com has always been innovative in their look at the inner and outer workings of the NFL — and this is brought to light in their most recent delve into probing the minds of pro football fans. Mt. Rushmore. We all know what it is and what it stands for ... it honors four [...]
• Curly Lambeau
• Vince Lombardi
• Jerry Kramer
• Brett Favre
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It's hard to argue against any of those picks, just maybe in favor of others. I hope nobody feels the need to denigrate Favre. |
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I'm not sure Vince's sculpture would agree to be on the same monument with Lambeau's sculpture. Reportedly, they did NOT get along... |
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Originally Posted by: macbob  I'm not sure Vince's sculpture would agree to be on the same monument with Lambeau's sculpture. Reportedly, they did NOT get along... What was the story behind that? |
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Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker What was the story behind that? The Board of Directors was cutting Lambeau out of the action. He wanted to stay in power even when he had lost his abilities. It made him mad. Years later when Lombardi became coach he didn't need the grief nor someone meddling in his operation. here is the story |
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I would replace Kramer with Hutson and Favre with Starr, and here's why...
Hutson was the most dominant receiver in history. I remember reading that his tenure was referred to simply as "The Hutson era" If I had to pick two WR to start on the all-time list, it's Hutson and Rice.
While I would rgue Favre was a better QB than Starr, Starr was more representative of the team and its character, not to mention winning multiple championships. It was his play call at the end of the ice bowl that became the most recognizeable single play of that dynasty. And not to denigrate Favre too much, but he didn't just leave or retire at the end of his career, but he jerked the team around in doing it. If we're talking a "Mt. Rushmore" I would prefer to have faces on it that were Packers first and players second.
In Lambbeau, Lombardi, Hutson and Starr, you have four men with whom the team is identified even more than they are identified with the team. |
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Originally Posted by: macbob I'm not sure Vince's sculpture would agree to be on the same monument with Lambeau's sculpture. Reportedly, they did NOT get along... What two statues are outside of Lambeau Fields Atrium? |
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Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool What two statues are outside of Lambeau Fields Atrium? I believe he is referring to these.  |
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Originally Posted by: wpr I believe he is referring to these. seems to be some finger-pointing going on hahahaha. |
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Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker seems to be some finger-pointing going on hahahaha.
Looks like Curly's about to deck Vince with that football... |
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He's just telling Vince to go long.[laughing] |
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