Sportsguy9695 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Green Bay Packers players reported to their team meeting Saturday evening prepared for some final words before turning in for their last night preceding Super Bowl XLV. They got a speech from Dr. Kevin Elko, a motivational guru, and then a surprise. Coach Mike McCarthy had each player and coach fitted for a Super Bowl championship ring, a highly unusual move in a sport full of superstition and "one day at a time" mentality. It was the culmination of a late-season dose of Pittsburgh-style bravado McCarthy brought to the Packers over the past two months. "No disrespect to the [Pittsburgh] Steelers," McCarthy said after the Packers' 31-25 victory in Super Bowl XLV. "We respect their football team. We respect the way they play. They're a good tough physical football team. But we fully expected to win this game. This is our time. We talked about it the first day we watched film [two weeks ago]. You could see the confidence building during the week." "So that's pretty unusual, huh?" linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "Well, I liked it. It made things real for us." According to center Scott Wells, the ploy fit McCarthy's week-long theme. "We're a confident bunch and we knew we had a tough challenge," Wells said. "But the message all week has been about us. It wasn't about them. We knew if we played our game well, we would win this game." Some players spent longer than others, imagining what it would be like to slip on the ring. "It was the night before the game," linebacker Desmond Bishop said. "And we could see that it was right there. Everything we wanted was right there in our hands, literally and figuratively." Source: ESPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Luckily this came out now rather than Sunday morning lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 That's some Pat Riley type ish right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Luckily this came out now rather than Sunday morning lol.Wouldn't have made much of a difference if the team was really believing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wouldn't have made much of a difference if the team was really believingNot saying the Steelers didn't give it there all but that is the poster board of poster board material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Not saying the Steelers didn't give it there all but that is the poster board of poster board material.If steelers needed this to help get "motivated", then they deserved the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsguy9695 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 if the Packers didnt win the game on sunday. Mike Mccarthy would of looked like a big [expletive] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 if the Packers didnt win the game on sunday. Mike Mccarthy would of looked like a big [expletive]How so? Adding extra motivation for your team doesn't make you look bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 if the Packers didnt win the game on sunday. Mike Mccarthy would of looked like a big [expletive]They were getting rings regardless... It was either for SB or NFC so why not. Glad it gave them some extra motivation though. I usually hate McCarthy but this was pretty cool. :glasses: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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