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Daryn Colledge disappointed Packers didn’t invite him to White House 
Most of the Packers visited the White House last week to meet with President Barack Obama. The 2011 Packers.

At least one member of the 2010 team isn’t thrilled with the Packers’ decision to leave players from last year’s team behind.

“It’s a disappointing fact that they didn’t even call guys that helped win to see if they wanted to join them,” Cardinals guard Daryn Colledge said, via Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. “They said it was a logistics thing, but I believe I had the day off.”

We suspect Colledge will get criticized in Green Bay for whining, but we agree with his viewpoint. Going to the White House is one of the cooler parts of winning a title; the Packers players absolutely ate up the experience last week.

All of the guys who helped Green Bay get to the White House should have been allowed to go if they were interested.



pack_in_black
13 years ago
I reeeally don't mind seeing Colledge gone, but it is pretty crappy the way he was essentially ignored by the FO. He always struck me as a decent guy who played at a decent level.
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Rockmolder
13 years ago
The man's right.

Packer players actually brought this up on Twitter some time ago...

Really, just think about it, how on earth is it possible that Alexander Green gets to meet the president while Cullen Jenkins is sitting at home?

Very, very poor execution from the Packers, yet again, just as with the whole team photo fiasco.
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The man's right.

Packer players actually brought this up on Twitter some time ago...

Really, just think about it, how on earth is it possible that Alexander Green gets to meet the president while Cullen Jenkins is sitting at home?

Very, very poor execution from the Packers, yet again, just as with the whole team photo fiasco.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 


The Packers could've extended an invite, but what happens when Arizona and Philadelphia recommends to Colledge and Jenkins not to go. If I were running those teams, I wouldn't want my players getting on a plane and flying to meet the President during training camp.

Plus, they did so while they were on their way to a preseason game. Should they alter their plans to accommodate a select few individuals? The Packers did bring Mark Tauscher along after he was released from the team. Nobody talks about that move, though.

This was the cards dealt by the lockout. The Packers had an option to either go or not go at all. They chose to go and attempted to make the best of a difficult situation. That's life.
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13 years ago

The Packers could've extended an invite, but what happens when Arizona and Philadelphia recommends to Colledge and Jenkins not to go. If I were running those teams, I wouldn't want my players getting on a plane and flying to meet the President during training camp.

Plus, they did so while they were on their way to a preseason game. Should they alter their plans to accommodate a select few individuals? The Packers did bring Mark Tauscher along after he was released from the team. Nobody talks about that move, though.

This was the cards dealt by the lockout. The Packers had an option to either go or not go at all. They chose to go and attempted to make the best of a difficult situation. That's life.

Originally Posted by: porky88 



What if that happened? The Packers would've come off looking good, wouldn't they? It would've been a PR win, regardless.

I mean, the least they could've done was extend an invite to those former players, stating the time and place, leaving the logistics to the players themselves.
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It would have been nice but it is no big deal. Sometimes things don't go the way you want them to. Like porky says, they were casualties of the CBA process.
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I know I'm an outsider on this, but I have to agree with P_I_B and Rock on this one.

The least the Packers should have done was extend the invitation. Then it would have been up to Colledge and et al to work it out with their respective new teams.
They were 2010 Green Bay Packers and at the very least should have been accorded the option to go .

By the way, did Al Harris go?
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I know I'm an outsider on this, but I have to agree with P_I_B and Rock on this one.

The least the Packers should have done was extend the invitation. Then it would have been up to Colledge and et al to work it out with their respective new teams.
They were 2010 Green Bay Packers and at the very least should have been accorded the option to go .

By the way, did Al Harris go?

Originally Posted by: vikesrule 



Why should he? Is he a coach or in management or something?
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why anyone would want to go to the White House to shake this President's hand is beyond me.

And, as everyone knows, I was glad to see Colledge gone.

But that said, I think the Packers should have extended the invitation.

Frankly, their rationalization stinks as much as the cable company's each time someone complains of poor customer service.

(oh yes, and the President was scheduled to do a town meeting here in northeast iowa today. i didn't go. i had dishes to wash from yesterday. i have no idea if the president showed up. nor do I care.)
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Dexter_Sinister
13 years ago
Blame the CBA. If it was done at a normal time, I am sure they would have. Since it had to be squeezed in on the way to a game. Only current players were invited.

Between logistics and team chemistry, it was the only logical choice.


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Copy paste... saves time.. what I left there.



pack93z says: Aug 15, 2011 4:45 PM

As a Packer fan, I do think it is disappointing to hear this. While I am not the biggest Colledge fan, I think he should have been offered a chance to be there.

The only thing I will say, part of the reason may have been timing due to the lockout pushing the trip into the preseason and then trying to deal with other camps scheduling and so forth.

That said.. an effort could have been made to at least invite the starters for them last season.



pack93z says: Aug 15, 2011 4:48 PM

One additional note.. maybe the Packers did try and there is more to it than what Colledge knows at the moment..

Not excusing it.. but sometimes there is more to the story.. IE Rodgers airport deal.


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What if that happened? The Packers would've come off looking good, wouldn't they? It would've been a PR win, regardless.

I mean, the least they could've done was extend an invite to those former players, stating the time and place, leaving the logistics to the players themselves.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 


Don't get me wrong, as I believe you have a fair point. However, playing the victim card is somewhat weak, which he's kinda doing. Realistically, there is no way Arizona lets him make that trip. Never mind the fact that he would be re-joining a different roster after already signing a contract with an entirely different team. Am I the only one that sees the problem there?


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Never mind the fact that he would be re-joining a different roster after already signing a contract with an entirely different team. Am I the only one that sees the problem there?

Originally Posted by: porky88 



No that is another aspect.. I think this is all a timely deal with regards to the lockout pushing everything back.

If the trip takes place in March, like normally, this is less of an issue and Colledge is there. Some of the blame has to be shared by the NFLPA in this gripe that Colledge has.

Doesn't change the fact that the Packers should have offered and then let it become a product outside their direct control... albeit it would have placed undue blame on the Cardinal organization whom only part in it is they signed a free agent.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Zero2Cool
13 years ago
You know this country is starting to get filled with more and more thin skinned babies who want to cry about everything. I heard that after Obama said since he's a share holder the Packers should initiate a trade to send Rodgers down to the Bears. Apparently the following day they issued a statement that Obama likes Jay Cutler and doesn't want him traded. Seriously?

Never mind the fact that he would be re-joining a different roster after already signing a contract with an entirely different team. Am I the only one that sees the problem there?

porky88 wrote:


If a player helped the Packers win the Super Bowl, my first thought, bring them along, but then adding in they signed with one of the 31 enemies, I say hell no. They LEFT the Packers so they unfortunately miss out thanks to the Lock Out (which the Players initiated). The Packers also missed out on their Friday practice to attend the White House.
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They LEFT the Packers so they unfortunately miss out thanks to the Lock Out (which the Players initiated). The Packers also missed out on their Friday practice to attend the White House.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Actually the Owners Locked out the league technically.. but I know what you are saying that Players and Owners couldn't agree in March (really the 18 months leading up to it) and it imitated the lockout.. so the players had their hands in it.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
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13 years ago

Actually the Owners Locked out the league technically.. but I know what you are saying that Players and Owners couldn't agree in March (really the 18 months leading up to it) and it imitated the lockout.. so the players had their hands in it.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 



The Players taking the Owners/League to court is why the Lock Out was established, so in my opinion, the Lock Out is something the Owners did because the Players wanted to have lawyers do the talking instead of them working together like big boys. I could be mistaken, it's just how I viewed it from everything I painfully read.
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The Players taking the Owners/League to court is why the Lock Out was established, so in my opinion, the Lock Out is something the Owners did because the Players wanted to have lawyers do the talking instead of them working together like big boys. I could be mistaken, it's just how I viewed it from everything I painfully read.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Correct.. but the owners opted out  of the CBA in the first place back in May 20th, 2008.. which then prompted the players to craft a lawsuit because the current CBA would have run through the 2012 season.. the lawsuits could have been avoided if both parties could have came to an agreement before the league end of the 2010 season, which was in March.

Muddled waters.. in short, both parties carry (in my mind) equal blame for the initiation of the Lockout.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Zero2Cool
13 years ago

Correct.. but the owners opted out  of the CBA in the first place back in May 20th, 2008.. which then prompted the players to craft a lawsuit because the current CBA would have run through the 2012 season.. the lawsuits could have been avoided if both parties could have came to an agreement before the league end of the 2010 season, which was in March.

Muddled waters.. in short, both parties carry (in my mind) equal blame for the initiation of the Lockout.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 



The Owners were stupid with the previous CBA and gave the Players too damn much. It's like when you start dating a woman if you flower with gifts and super dooper nice shit, she's going to expect it always and when you start backing off, she'll get pissed. The Owners gave too much and the Players got unreasonable. And then the Owners were greedy white bitches. Which caused Daryn Colledge to get sand in his vagina because the Packers did the right thing by not bringing players of other teams to the White House.
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In your last post.. doesn't that still make it the owners fault. [grin1]
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Zero2Cool
13 years ago

In your last post.. doesn't that still make it the owners fault. [grin1]

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 


I'll roll with this and just say yes because I'm too exhausted to read and care ... but then Daryn Colledge should be throwing the sand in his vagina at the owners and since the Packers have no prototypical 'owner', then the Packers are absolved.

Different path, same result. Weeeee. Doggggie!
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