McCarthy fitted Packers for rings last weekend

Zero2Cool
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14 years ago

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/06/mccarthy-fitted-packers-for-rings-last-weekend/

Eight days before Super Bowl XLV, Packers coach Mike McCarthy took a calculated risk. He had his players fitted for rings.

We wanted to come into the game focused, guard Daryn Colledge said. We knew we had a chance to win this and came in with that mindset, and thats the way we played: Downhill.

Its a pretty quiet process. Its a ring fitting like you probably did for your own wedding ring. I think it just sets that mental mindset that youve got to go out there and youve got something to accomplish.

Still, if word of the ring-fitting had surfaced, the Packers would have been called presumptuous, and the Steelers may have discovered some extra motivation in the maneuver.

In the end, theres a good chance that the effort helped the team put the I.R. photo controversy behind it, allowing the Packers to ensure that the sizes of their fingers wouldnt be used only for NFC championship rings.

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jdog2
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14 years ago

That takes a lot of balls to do that. Wow I like it though

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wpr
Preferred Member

14 years ago

I was just watching ESPN. They were talking to Tramon and they all said that they did the sizing last night.

Kingkoopa
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14 years ago

What a ballsy move. The team clearly responded to his confidence IMO.

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Greg C.
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14 years ago

One of the GB Press Gazette writers said a few weeks ago that McCarthy seemed to have taken a page from Rex Ryan's book, projecting an air of supreme confidence and inviting the team to follow suit. This is further evidence of that.

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istanbulpacker
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14 years ago

I like MM more and more. The guy isn't a Rex Ryan. He is understated. But he gets the job done. I Love it. Good on the boys in Green and Gold.

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Nonstopdrivel
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14 years ago

He most certainly is understated. He's seemingly so . . . ordinary in every way. The guy you could imagine living next door to you, drinking beer, grilling, and trimming his hedges.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

14 years ago

Suppose it should be said, win or lose, both teams get a ring so the size is needed regardless.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

14 years ago

I heard the sizing was the night before the SB. And even if they would get a ring either way, i think it sent a message to the team that MM really believed in them.

wpr
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14 years ago

#10

Suppose it should be said, win or lose, both teams get a ring so the size is needed regardless.

"Zero2Cool" wrote:

Yeah that crossed my mind too. What I heard this morning is that they brought out samples of SB rings. Conference championship rings are a little smaller.

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