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NY Times Preview: Green Bay Packers

Their goal remains to meet the President at the White House again next year.
Their goal remains to meet the President at the White House again next year.

Writer Andy Benoit gave me the opportunity to look at his 2011 season preview of the Green Bay Packers a few days before it was published at the Fifth Down Blog, and it's worth a read. An excerpt:

Aaron Rodgers is the primary reason people are talking about a longtime powerhouse in Green Bay. But dynasties are like Jenga towers: they can only be built one piece at a time. Thus, the focus is entirely on chasing another Lombardi Trophy in 2011-12. It will be interesting to see just how sharp that focus is. How does a young team stay hungry after ring ceremonies, media appearances and a break from training camp to visit the White House?