Clay Matthews reacts to Packers re-issuing his number· Page 2

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

5 years ago

I can certainly see why you might feel that way. While his actions on the field were certainly attention drawing for me they were more of an extension of excitement and exuberance and they didn't fit the bill for me as a typical prima donna. To me being a prima donna carries over to off the field antics as well and I certainly never saw that from Clay. To me his off the field persona never really meshed with his on the field theatrics.

I think his comment about his number was nothing more than a little joke which seems perfectly in line with they way I always perceived him.

I can very easily see him becoming the next Jennings or Finley in the minds of many Packer fans. He was a player that many fans felt was way overpaid by the end of his career and some fans like to hold that against players. I get the impression that a lot of fans will be willing to turn on him in a heartbeat at the first sign of anything negative coming from him. I've seen it to a small degree already with this little non news story. People telling him to get over it and calling him butt hurt and crap like that. Just wait until he dares breath anything that can be construed as remotely negative about Rodgers and he will become the next ex Packer pariah.

Originally Posted by: sschind

I don't understand why people get so angry with CM3. Without his fumble recovery in the SB, I am not sure GB wins. If for no other reason than that he should be immortal to the fans. After all as we have seen time and time again winning SBs is not all that easy to do.

gbguy20
Veteran Member

5 years ago

#12

Without Greg Jennings ' TD in the superbowl I'm not sure we win. Liked him when he was here, turned into an idiot immediately after leaving.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

5 years ago

#13

Without Greg Jennings ' TD in the superbowl I'm not sure we win. Liked him when he was here, turned into an idiot immediately after leaving.

Originally Posted by: gbguy20

Crazy, he had two touchdowns in the Super Bowl (it is two words) and the only touchdowns I remember are Jordy Nelson and Nick Collins. I remember the third down catch that pretty much sealed the game that Jennings had. I also remember the fumble forced by Clay Matthews.

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

5 years ago

#14

Without Greg Jennings ' TD in the superbowl I'm not sure we win. Liked him when he was here, turned into an idiot immediately after leaving.

Originally Posted by: gbguy20

I don't dislike Gregorious but I don't think he will rank as high in Packers lore. If he didn't catch the tds there is a high probability Rodgers gets the ball to someone else and they would have. I don't think the fumble happens without Clay. He told his teammates Pitt was running his direction before the snap and he was prepared.

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

5 years ago

#15

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

His first was middle of field right on the goal line, I think it was Polamaula who nailed him but he hung onto the ball.
Put The Pack up 21-3.

He called his 2nd.
There is the clip of him on the sidelines telling the coaches "put anyone in the 3 and run the corner they can't cover it"
Greg torched Polamaula on the play.

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

Cheesey
Preferred Member

5 years ago

#16

I’m not angry with CM3. He had a couple excellent years. Big in the SB year. He just fell WAAAAY off after that.
Something that bugged me was his reaction with the fans. I used to go to watch them practice several times. I never saw him sign an autograph, just ignore fans, even the kids.
One time it was just me and one lady, standing by the fence about 20 feet away from his car. We practically begged him to come over and sign for us. He didn’t even look at us and said “I’m busy”, got in his car and drove off.
Would have taken him less then one minute.
Without the fans, they wouldn’t be millionaires.
The opposite of some of the players I have been fortunate enough to come across.

beast
Select Member

5 years ago

#17

My pure wild guess is they gave Gary a list of the open roster numbers and he choose that one, vs them selecting it.

Originally Posted by: beast

Well I was correct that Gary selected it.

Gary, a first-round draft pick, said Friday he requested 52.

It perhaps for a different reason than expected, but the former Michigan star did realize it was Matthews’ old number.

“Five minus 2 equals 3. I wore 3 in college,”

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