macbob
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13 years ago
"if the Packers play their best game - if this is a clean game - I feel like the Packers win"

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/02/new_orleans_saints_qb_drew_bre_29.html 

GRAPEVINE, Tx. - Saints quarterback Drew Brees repeated his pick of the Packers for Super Bowl XLV Saturday morning, this time drawing a yelp of joy from former Packers great Bart Starr's wife, Cherry.

Brees did offer caveats and said both teams deserved it. If Pittsburgh's powerful running game gets in motion the Steelers could control the clock and the game, he noted, and obviously turnovers could tilt the balance quickly in one team's favor.

But on the whole he gave the edge to the Packers, "in a clean game."

He based his pick in large part on his admiration for Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whom Brees knows personally as the two worked out together in the off-season. In particular, Brees said he thought Rodgers displayed real class in the way he handled his wait to take over the starting job from Packers legend, Brett Favre, and then when the end of Favre's career turned into something of a circus and he wound up playing for a Packers rival, the Minnesota Vikings.

Above all, though, Brees said he admires Rodgers warrior spirit and the visible affection and respect he commands from his teammates on the field.

"Well, we'll see," Brees began, drawing laughter from several NFL Hall of Famers, dozens of well-wishers and a handful of media on hand after he won the Bart Starr award for exemplary leadership and character on and off the field.

"But I'll say this," he continued. "They're alike in many ways. Both teams deserve to be here and have been playing so well, especially lately. Two offenses I feel like are really the contrast. The Steelers are this running attack, eat up the clock, Ben Roethlisberger hard play action, getting outside of the pocket, extending the play. Where on the flip side, here's Aaron Rodgers and all the weapons he has on offense just pushing the ball down the field in the passing game. What I'm interested to see is the Packers ability to run the football in the game and the way that Green Bay's defense handles the Steelers run. But I'll say this, if the Packers play their best game - if this is a clean game - I feel like the Packers win..."

At that, Cherry Starr, sitting in the front row, exulted.

"Yay!" she exclaimed, as the room erupted in laughter and a smattering of applause from the Packers in the audience.

"A lot of Packers guys in here," Brees quipped. "I just think the Steelers have been here twice before so they know what it's like, having experienced before they have a lot of the same players who were on those Super Bowl championship teams. But the Packers haven't experienced this before and I think a part of that is the reason why I think they win. I know they're locked in, I know they're ready. I know they see this as the opportunity of a lifetime and they're going to win it because in their minds they feel like they have no choice, they have to. That's the way we felt last year."

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Mucky Tundra (23h) : Bears. Santos. Blocked FG
Zero2Cool (24-Nov) : Bears. Vikings. OT
Mucky Tundra (24-Nov) : Thems the breaks I guess
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Zero2Cool (22-Nov) : 49ers might be down their QB, DL, TE and LT?
packerfanoutwest (22-Nov) : Jaire Alexander says he has a torn PCL
Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : Even with the context it's ... what?
Mucky Tundra (20-Nov) : Matt LaFleur without context: “I don’t wanna pat you on the butt and you poop in my hand.”
beast (20-Nov) : We brought in a former Packers OL coach to help evaluate OL as a scout
beast (20-Nov) : Jets have been pretty good at picking DL
Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : He landed good players thanks to high draft slot. He isn't good.
Zero2Cool (20-Nov) : He can shove his knowledge up his ass. He knows nothing.
beast (20-Nov) : More knowledge, just like bring in the Jets head coach
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : What? Why? Huh?
beast (19-Nov) : I wonder if the Packers might to try to bring Douglas in through Milt Hendrickson/Ravens connections
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : The Jets fired Joe Douglas, per sources
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : Jets are a mess......
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Pretty sure Jets fired their scouting staff and just pluck former Packers.
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Jets sign Anders Carlson to their 53.
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : When you cycle the weeks, the total over remains for season. But you get your W/L for that selected week. Confusing.
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : the total and percentage are the same as the previous weeks
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : the total and percentage are the same as the previous weeks
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : the totals are accurate..nrvrtmind
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : I don't follow what you are saying. The totals are not the same as last week.
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : ok so then wht are the totals the same as last week?
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : NFL Pick'em is auto updated when NFL Scores tab is clicked
Martha Careful (19-Nov) : The offense was OK. Let's not forget the Bear defense is very very good.
packerfanoutwest (19-Nov) : Who updates the leaderboard on NFLPickem?
beast (19-Nov) : Has the Packers offense been worse since the former Jets coach joined the Packers?
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Offense gets his ass in gear, this could be good.
Zero2Cool (19-Nov) : Backup QB helped with three wins. Special Teams contributed to three wins.
bboystyle (18-Nov) : Lions played outside thats why. They scored 16 and 17 in the only 2 outside games this year
Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : The rest of the NFL is catching up to Packers ... kicking is an issue throughout league
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Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : Lions seem to be throttling everyone, but only (only) got 24 lol maybe the rain is why
Zero2Cool (18-Nov) : Packers vs Lions game doesn't seem so bad.
beast (18-Nov) : Dennis Green "They are what we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!"
Martha Careful (17-Nov) : comment of the day Z2Cool "Bears better than we want to admit. Packers worse than we think. It's facts."
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