wpr
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14 years ago
On another thread it was mentioned that Kuhn is beloved because he is a blue collar player. It got me wondering what other players were considered blue collar. I posted a few names on that thread and after thinking about it I decided to start a new thread. I would like to hear the opinion of others as to which GB players do you consider to have been blue collar. I think by nature of the game, more players from the 30's-60's would fall into this category.

Here are a few names from more recent times to start it off.
Donald Driver WR
Wm Henderson FB
Ed West TE
Gilbert Brown NT
Aaron Kampman DE
Lots of OL qualify but I will choose Frankie Winters C as my choice.
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istanbulpacker
14 years ago
Yeah, I heard Rodgers after the game call him Blue Collar. So what exactly does that mean? And which players are White Collar? I would think that by definition, any man who earns his pay through sweat and physical toil, often involving getting dirty, would be considered Blue Collar? (maybe then, a kicker or punter could be White Collar since they don't get dirty?)

I saw nerdmann's definition. I disagree that white=blue collar. Instead, is it where he went to school? Does Big Ten=Blue Collar? I don't know. Call me dense. I just don't get the label.
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14 years ago
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wpr
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14 years ago

Yeah, I heard Rodgers after the game call him Blue Collar. So what exactly does that mean? And which players are White Collar? I would think that by definition, any man who earns his pay through sweat and physical toil, often involving getting dirty, would be considered Blue Collar? (maybe then, a kicker or punter could be White Collar since they don't get dirty?)

I saw nerdmann's definition. I disagree that white=blue collar. Instead, is it where he went to school? Does Big Ten=Blue Collar? I don't know. Call me dense. I just don't get the label.

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Everyone is going to interpret the label their own way. Thus this is why I started this thread. I am interested in seeing who others feel do the work without getting the glory.

For the most part blue collar means they will do the grunt work that doesn't show up in the stats. The guys who do the hard gritty work. Offensive linemen tend to automatically fall into this category so I somewhat ignore them.

Wm Henderson blocked nearly every single play whether it was a run or pass. NT like Raji and Gilbert Brown would take on a blocker, maybe two and open a path for the LB or S to come up and make the tackle.
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14 years ago
Oh something else that qualifies a player as "blue collar" is someone with limited abilities but makes the most of them as compared to someone with HOF talent that seems to just slide along effortlessly.
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musccy
14 years ago
Roberts Brooks and Don Beebe? Both certainly got the glory, but I always thought of them as more humble low key guys who just showed up and got the job done.

I'd add Chewy to the list, but somehow hopping in jacuzzis with younger girls discredits you in my book.

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