Bears-Packers (Rivaly Renewed)

Tonight in the NFL a nearly century old rivalry will be renewed. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are 2 of the NFL’s marquee franchises and this is arguably the biggest rivalry of them all. Every time these 2 link up you are more then sure for great football. One team claims to having more Super bowls while the other can say they have more Hall of Famers. Whether you proudly sport the tradition rich green and yellow of the Packers or the rugged tough navy and orange of the Bears the reality is you got 2 of footballs best franchises battling it out. Many great players are playing in tonights game and many greats have played in this rivalry through out the years.

Coaches: In the game of football every team needs a great coach to be successful and get to where they want to be which is the Super Bowl. The Packers and Bears have hoisted the trophies and have had tremendous success with the likes of guys like Mike Dikta and Vince Lombardi. Both of these great football minds and personalities where tough minded individuals who wouldn’t take losing. Vince Lombardi took nothing less then his players best effort and nothing short of excellence. His trademark saying “winning isn’t everything it’s the only thing” really captures the essence of what he was looking for out of those great Packer Teams of the 60’s. Ditka like Lombardi wanted the best out of his players and wouldn’t let you waste his time. He was intense and tough minded just like his football teams. 1 of which would eventually go on to win the Super bowl in 1985 over the New England Patriots 46-10. Both of these men are regarded as some of the best coaches in NFL history and definetly the right guys to lead the charge for they’re respective franchises.

Players: Gale Sayers, Brian Urlacher, Walter Peyton are some the very many people who have made putting on a Chicago Bears Football jersey special. Whether you electrified like Gale, Polverized like Brian or Bulldozed like Walter” being a Bear was special. When you are a Packer though you are surrounded by a gold standard of excellence in which it is your goal to achieve every year. You have to live up to the like s of Farve, Bart Starr, and Sterling Sharpe. If you put either of these jerseys On it means that you are expected to win year in and year out and that no matter what don’t lose to your rival.. (UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE)!!

Gridirons: Soldier Field home to the Chicago Bear’s and chi-towns faithful. This is where 61,500 Chicagoans have been cheering their hearts out since 1971. This is where the grass isn’t always green and the defenses are never pretty. This is where the Likes of Lance Briggs and Julius Peppers come to punch you in the Mouth and get that W. This isn’t flash and flare this Bears football. Lambeau Field home since forever. This where the whole city closes down for. Where we watch the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings light up the score board. This where 73.094 Cheese heads wont take nothing less then greatness. This is Green bay, Wisconsin. This is Packer football.

Tonight’s game: in Tonight’s matchup is the renewal of the age old rivalry. Lambeau Field is the sight of today’s game. There is always a lot at stake the Bears are looking to go 2-0 and gain control of the NFC North division. The Packers on the other hand are looking to avoid an 0-2 start.We have 2 of the most balanced teams in the league here weapons on both sides are endless. I like the Bears with a big road win though, they’re ability to run the football with the speed and versatility of Matt Forte and the Power of Michael Bush will ultimately be the difference in this one. Either way im looking forward to a great game just like both of these great fan bases.

Throwback Thursday:Vince Lombardi

Its been a few weeks since I actually posted anything for Throwback Thursday because of school and all this homework and studying. So instead of 1 like usual im going to do 2. The NFL season is this Sunday and im really excited Fantasy football will be in full swing. More importantly the Dolphins and Panthers will open up the season in they’re quest for the Vince Lombardi trophy (Superbowl) . That’s who we will talk about today Vince Lombardi  and all the great things he did with the Packers for football.

Lombardi- A name that identify’s  with greatness both past and present. Players who lift up the Superbowl Hardware are lifting up up the most famous trophy in all of pro sports with his name on it. It exemplifies the pain struggle and all adversity all champions had to go through in order to obtain the ultimate team prize. He once exclaimed the famous quip “ Winners never quit and quitters never win” this still holds true to this day in anything you do in life. Who is Vince Lombardi? Many do not know of this mans intelligence and what he did for the game of football. There is a reason that the Green Bay Packers became arguably footballs most iconic franchise, Vince Lombardi was a huge reason why. The Packers captured 8 championships in his time as head coach (6 NFL Championships and 2 superbowls). Coaching the likes of Lambeau Legends Bart Starr and Jerry Kramer the Packers in the 1960’s were one of sports most dominant dynasties. “ Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” . How many people know about the “ Packers Sweep” ? It was basically a running play using misdirection and some down blocking to create seals and seems in the defense to create alleys for running backs to find daylight and run up the field for a big chunks of yardage and touchdowns. Lombardi breaks it down in the video below you need big tough physical offensive line men willing to get there hands dirty in order to create room for the running back. “You need a seal here, and a seal here and try to run this play in the alley” . The sweep is rarely used anymore because the NFL has become a pass happy league driven by quarterbacks. It was still a huge development in the game of football. Vince Lombardi left an indelible mark on the NFL with the Packers Winning a 149 games, 8 Championships and produced multitude of hall of famers. He made the Green and yellow famous

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Throwback Thursday: "Broadway" Joe Namath

Today is Thursday and you already know that means it’s throwback Thursday here at the Tru school. Just want to thank everybody who read and gave me love on last weeks article on Muggsy Bouges, This week though we take a look at the Hall of Fame Super bowl champion  “Broadway” Joe Namath.

@RealJoeNamath

Very few players represent a standard that future players need to live up too but when you play for the NY Jets and you start at quarterback you will always be compared to Joe Namath. He is the Gold standard for anybody who puts on a uniform to play QB New York Jets. Namath in many ways represents New york city while he achieved greatness on the gridiron his blooming personality and appeal to women allowed him to get a career in acting. Appearing on shows such as the Brady Bunch Namath earned the nickname “Broadway”. As much as he was Broadway he was still a football player. He was most famous for his super bowl 3 prediction when he came out and guaranteed a victory against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. Joe earned lots of criticism and people thought he was crazy for saying that. When the clock was done ticking and the smoke had cleared Joe “Broadway” Namath arose victorious shocking the sports world in what was called “The greatest upset in pro football history”. When the game ended Namath stormed off the field rasing his right hand running towards the tunnel at the orange bowl his hand had the #1 telling the Miami crowd that his Jets were the champs. He was later named the super bowl 3 MVP. Jets fans usually have goose bumbs when talking about him. Why wouldn’t they? He brought the organization its 1st and only Vince Lombardi trophie. Namath represents a lot of what the Jets and New York is full of and that’s a bunch of Underdogs who triumph over all the overbearing odds too achieve a common goal. That goal is too simply be called “Champion”