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	<title>Comments on: Aaron Rodgers: I apologize to fans, the NFL is tarnishing our game</title>
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		<title>By: fredski11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya thanks for the Discount Double Check AND the Six Gun Salute!!! I used them on my Packer (crybaby) friends. CLASSIC]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ya thanks for the Discount Double Check AND the Six Gun Salute!!! I used them on my Packer (crybaby) friends. CLASSIC</p>
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		<title>By: axespray</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[axespray]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Packers get flat out Robbed on National TV and yet there&#039;s still dopes yapping about how the refs handed the packers games/points.... smh.

Haters bring up, &quot;If The refs called this guy for not tying his shoes.. then the packers wouldn&#039;t have scored those 45 points and sacked our guy 4 times....we easily only lost cause of that one obscure missed call that one time!&quot;

Meanwhile, Packers clinch a lead in a tight slugfest, Then the refs takeaway 2 interceptions from the Packer&#039;s D, Let Rice &amp; Tate shove Shields.... all in the last 4 minutes, but nah...totally didn&#039;t cost the Packers a game.... If they did this or that, they wouldn&#039;t be in that situation... Totally something I didn&#039;t think about when I ranted about &quot;A&quot; blown call when the Packers beat my team 45 - 7]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Packers get flat out Robbed on National TV and yet there&#8217;s still dopes yapping about how the refs handed the packers games/points&#8230;. smh.</p>
<p>Haters bring up, &#8220;If The refs called this guy for not tying his shoes.. then the packers wouldn&#8217;t have scored those 45 points and sacked our guy 4 times&#8230;.we easily only lost cause of that one obscure missed call that one time!&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Packers clinch a lead in a tight slugfest, Then the refs takeaway 2 interceptions from the Packer&#8217;s D, Let Rice &amp; Tate shove Shields&#8230;. all in the last 4 minutes, but nah&#8230;totally didn&#8217;t cost the Packers a game&#8230;. If they did this or that, they wouldn&#8217;t be in that situation&#8230; Totally something I didn&#8217;t think about when I ranted about &#8220;A&#8221; blown call when the Packers beat my team 45 &#8211; 7</p>
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		<title>By: axespray</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[axespray]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[vincentbojackson says:
Sep 25, 2012 6:18 PM
&quot;Success has turned this guy into kind of an a-hole.&quot;

Did he spend the entire off season holding out for a 100 million dollar contract?

Did he pose in a magazine with pistols ...

no ? ... did he respond passionately over the refs robbing his team of a victory ?  .... yes.... so let&#039;s condemn this man for being passionate about his job/sport he plays....ka-durrh!?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>vincentbojackson says:<br />
Sep 25, 2012 6:18 PM<br />
&#8220;Success has turned this guy into kind of an a-hole.&#8221;</p>
<p>Did he spend the entire off season holding out for a 100 million dollar contract?</p>
<p>Did he pose in a magazine with pistols &#8230;</p>
<p>no ? &#8230; did he respond passionately over the refs robbing his team of a victory ?  &#8230;. yes&#8230;. so let&#8217;s condemn this man for being passionate about his job/sport he plays&#8230;.ka-durrh!?</p>
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		<title>By: rickrock6661982</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He wouldn&#039;t need to apologize and make excuses if he did what he was paid to due.

Put the ball in the endzone...not hope your defense bails you out on a judgement call]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He wouldn&#8217;t need to apologize and make excuses if he did what he was paid to due.</p>
<p>Put the ball in the endzone&#8230;not hope your defense bails you out on a judgement call</p>
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		<title>By: contrasuxbalz</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[smorkingapple says: Sep 25, 2012 4:54 PM

The real Aaron Rodgers statement:

I apologize to our fans for mistakenly leading you guys to believe we were elite. We gave up 8 sacks in the 1st half on 4 man rushes, and could only score 12 points against the Seahawks. I apologize that we almost pulled out a game we had no business winning and recognize that was the football God’s version of karma.
______________________
They dominated the second half. Seahawks dominated the first. The Hawks did not get a first down in the second half that was not BS. I really hope they make the playoffs so Green Bay can kill them. Smorking-You are a steaming pile of excrement!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>smorkingapple says: Sep 25, 2012 4:54 PM</p>
<p>The real Aaron Rodgers statement:</p>
<p>I apologize to our fans for mistakenly leading you guys to believe we were elite. We gave up 8 sacks in the 1st half on 4 man rushes, and could only score 12 points against the Seahawks. I apologize that we almost pulled out a game we had no business winning and recognize that was the football God’s version of karma.<br />
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They dominated the second half. Seahawks dominated the first. The Hawks did not get a first down in the second half that was not BS. I really hope they make the playoffs so Green Bay can kill them. Smorking-You are a steaming pile of excrement!</p>
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		<title>By: budman12</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[boo-hoo !  talk about blown calls-go back to the :41 second mark and tell me woodson wasn&#039;t draped on the hawks reciever like a cheap suit !  they call that play and hawks win the old fashioned way-they earn it.  the pack lost that game in the first half while getting whipped like red-headed step-children.  poor poor packers, the replacement refs aren&#039;t in their back pockets like the regular ones, sniff sniff-someone please get mr. discount double choke a hanky.........]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>boo-hoo !  talk about blown calls-go back to the :41 second mark and tell me woodson wasn&#8217;t draped on the hawks reciever like a cheap suit !  they call that play and hawks win the old fashioned way-they earn it.  the pack lost that game in the first half while getting whipped like red-headed step-children.  poor poor packers, the replacement refs aren&#8217;t in their back pockets like the regular ones, sniff sniff-someone please get mr. discount double choke a hanky&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: monkeyboymotors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bye the way a ruffing the passer could have been called on that play.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bye the way a ruffing the passer could have been called on that play.</p>
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		<title>By: vikefan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[vikefan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[hey crybaby Rogers, the NFL made u, u did not make it, you are free to walk away from your contract at any time and give up the NFL.

Did you hear any vikings players cry bout saints bounty gate after the game, nooooooo.

you are what your record says u r.  the nfl air assult is over, its back to smash mouth football grind &amp; pound it out, your style is so 2 years and obsolete....just look @brady, brees, manning, &amp; other qb pre maddonnas.  

you are what your record says you are.

if ur such a professional, dont go into the last play of a game hoping a  3rd string ref decide your game, make a few plays  &amp; dont take so many sacks, it may end up different.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey crybaby Rogers, the NFL made u, u did not make it, you are free to walk away from your contract at any time and give up the NFL.</p>
<p>Did you hear any vikings players cry bout saints bounty gate after the game, nooooooo.</p>
<p>you are what your record says u r.  the nfl air assult is over, its back to smash mouth football grind &amp; pound it out, your style is so 2 years and obsolete&#8230;.just look @brady, brees, manning, &amp; other qb pre maddonnas.  </p>
<p>you are what your record says you are.</p>
<p>if ur such a professional, dont go into the last play of a game hoping a  3rd string ref decide your game, make a few plays  &amp; dont take so many sacks, it may end up different.</p>
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		<title>By: monkeyboymotors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face it Arron . You played poorly. Then you whine about the ref&#039;s {It rains on the whole field  } You ,not the ref&#039;s sucked last night! If you would have done your job , you wouldn&#039;t have been in that situation,and we wouldn&#039;t have to hear millionaire&#039;s whine about somebody who did their job because you couldn&#039;t.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Face it Arron . You played poorly. Then you whine about the ref&#8217;s {It rains on the whole field  } You ,not the ref&#8217;s sucked last night! If you would have done your job , you wouldn&#8217;t have been in that situation,and we wouldn&#8217;t have to hear millionaire&#8217;s whine about somebody who did their job because you couldn&#8217;t.</p>
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		<title>By: philly2boston</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[what the hell is PFT mobile worth if I can&#039;t refresh comments and see responses?]]></description>
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		<title>By: donnymacjack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Seattle fan and former coach I can only say that I totally agree with Rogers comments.  I give him all the credit in the world for pointing out it was &quot;multiple plays&quot;.

It wasn&#039;t ONLY the last call.  It wasn&#039;t ONLY that game.  Fact is, that call and that game were (hopefully) the straws that broke the camels back.  Sadly, the players didn&#039;t speak up sooner.

Time to start the impeachement process for the commish...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a Seattle fan and former coach I can only say that I totally agree with Rogers comments.  I give him all the credit in the world for pointing out it was &#8220;multiple plays&#8221;.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t ONLY the last call.  It wasn&#8217;t ONLY that game.  Fact is, that call and that game were (hopefully) the straws that broke the camels back.  Sadly, the players didn&#8217;t speak up sooner.</p>
<p>Time to start the impeachement process for the commish&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: tessluvsfootball</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To those saying Jennings should have batted it down how did that go in Sunday&#039;s Titans/Lions game?  Hail Mary pass at the end batted into the arms of a Lion&#039;s player who fell across the goal line for a td]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To those saying Jennings should have batted it down how did that go in Sunday&#8217;s Titans/Lions game?  Hail Mary pass at the end batted into the arms of a Lion&#8217;s player who fell across the goal line for a td</p>
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		<title>By: slatetundra07</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[C&#039;mon!  The Pack played horrible on offense.  Sacked 8 times, put up 12 points.  They adjusted at the second half and it took the 13th man to beat this team!  Child please!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;mon!  The Pack played horrible on offense.  Sacked 8 times, put up 12 points.  They adjusted at the second half and it took the 13th man to beat this team!  Child please!</p>
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		<title>By: onebucplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think when the Bucs didn&#039;t go to the Super Bowl in 1999-2000 because the refs made up the &quot;Bert Emanuel&quot;  on the spot, I think that&#039;s a bit more important than your MNF game.

When the Raiders got cheated out of going to the Super Bowl in 2001 because of the &quot;tuck&quot; rule, that&#039;s a bit more important. 

Did you issue an apology to the Bucs fans again in 2010 when Kellen Winslow of the Bucs got tagged for an offensive PI call at the end of a Week 16 game, a loss that ended up costing the Bucs a tiebreaker with the Packers and got the Packers into the playoffs? The NFL had the courtesy to send the Bucs a nice letter that said, &quot;hey sorry, the ref screwed up the call and yeah sorry you&#039;re out of the playoffs, our bad.&quot; I didn&#039;t see the people around the nation crying over that.

Shut-up you lame ass Packers fans, you got screwed by the refs, happens all the time with regular refs it&#039;s about time you got a tiny amount of payback. Welcome to every other team in the league.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think when the Bucs didn&#8217;t go to the Super Bowl in 1999-2000 because the refs made up the &#8220;Bert Emanuel&#8221;  on the spot, I think that&#8217;s a bit more important than your MNF game.</p>
<p>When the Raiders got cheated out of going to the Super Bowl in 2001 because of the &#8220;tuck&#8221; rule, that&#8217;s a bit more important. </p>
<p>Did you issue an apology to the Bucs fans again in 2010 when Kellen Winslow of the Bucs got tagged for an offensive PI call at the end of a Week 16 game, a loss that ended up costing the Bucs a tiebreaker with the Packers and got the Packers into the playoffs? The NFL had the courtesy to send the Bucs a nice letter that said, &#8220;hey sorry, the ref screwed up the call and yeah sorry you&#8217;re out of the playoffs, our bad.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t see the people around the nation crying over that.</p>
<p>Shut-up you lame ass Packers fans, you got screwed by the refs, happens all the time with regular refs it&#8217;s about time you got a tiny amount of payback. Welcome to every other team in the league.</p>
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		<title>By: holysmole</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past weekend was possibly the worse Football I&#039;ve ever seen.]]></description>
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		<title>By: crownofthehelmet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worry about next week you cry-baby.  You might need to score a non penalty-aided touchdown for a change.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worry about next week you cry-baby.  You might need to score a non penalty-aided touchdown for a change.</p>
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		<title>By: sweetnlow44</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What an ungrateful little crybaby. Grow up, Aaron. Cry about the drive extending bogus penalties that gifted you 2 scoring drives if you&#039;re going to cry about anything. Your team looked better in the 2nd half. But you needed the ref&#039;s help to do that. The Seahawks had you stopped on thirds downs on 2 separate drives but needed bogus penalties to keep your drives alive. Take away those 2 bogus penalties and the Seahawks defense looks just as dominant as they did in the first half and you end with 3 points on the board. Apologize for the crap product that is your offense, not for the officials.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What an ungrateful little crybaby. Grow up, Aaron. Cry about the drive extending bogus penalties that gifted you 2 scoring drives if you&#8217;re going to cry about anything. Your team looked better in the 2nd half. But you needed the ref&#8217;s help to do that. The Seahawks had you stopped on thirds downs on 2 separate drives but needed bogus penalties to keep your drives alive. Take away those 2 bogus penalties and the Seahawks defense looks just as dominant as they did in the first half and you end with 3 points on the board. Apologize for the crap product that is your offense, not for the officials.</p>
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		<title>By: randallflagg52</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carl Gerbschmidt says: 
Sep 25, 2012 6:54 PM 
When you knock a WARRIOR down, he rises. When you constantly cheat him, he fights back. When you try and take what’s rightly his, YOU LOSE. We will be back better and stronger than ever.

===================================

Erin Rodgers is not a warrior. No football player is a warrior, especially not one who plays QB. Claiming Rodgers is a warrior is just as foolish as Winslow&#039;s &quot;I&#039;m a soldier&quot; rant.

Warriors also wouldn&#039;t whine about this call, and wouldn&#039;t claim &quot;the _____ didn&#039;t beat us, we beat ourselves&quot; after every loss.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Carl Gerbschmidt says:<br />
Sep 25, 2012 6:54 PM<br />
When you knock a WARRIOR down, he rises. When you constantly cheat him, he fights back. When you try and take what’s rightly his, YOU LOSE. We will be back better and stronger than ever.</p>
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<p>Erin Rodgers is not a warrior. No football player is a warrior, especially not one who plays QB. Claiming Rodgers is a warrior is just as foolish as Winslow&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m a soldier&#8221; rant.</p>
<p>Warriors also wouldn&#8217;t whine about this call, and wouldn&#8217;t claim &#8220;the _____ didn&#8217;t beat us, we beat ourselves&#8221; after every loss.</p>
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		<title>By: rexgrossman8</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doesn&#039;t excuse the officiating, but Rodgers didn&#039;t have an apology and outrage lined up when Green Bay benefitted from non-PI PI calls on GB&#039;s go ahead drive.  

People forget the people in the booth aren&#039;t replacement officials. They&#039;re the same guys from last year.  

They could have overturned the end call but chose not to.   Even the if the replacements are replaced the officiating gap will still exist.  

Side story, some of these replacements were fired from the Lingerie Football League.  (SOURCE: Off The Bench)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doesn&#8217;t excuse the officiating, but Rodgers didn&#8217;t have an apology and outrage lined up when Green Bay benefitted from non-PI PI calls on GB&#8217;s go ahead drive.  </p>
<p>People forget the people in the booth aren&#8217;t replacement officials. They&#8217;re the same guys from last year.  </p>
<p>They could have overturned the end call but chose not to.   Even the if the replacements are replaced the officiating gap will still exist.  </p>
<p>Side story, some of these replacements were fired from the Lingerie Football League.  (SOURCE: Off The Bench)</p>
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		<title>By: nathanbetz91</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to dislike Rodgers, but After this I am a fan of his because he&#039;s right.at this point the NFL just needs to cut thier losses and get the officials back to work because this crap is happening way to much and it is making people shut off the games Sunday afternoons.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to dislike Rodgers, but After this I am a fan of his because he&#8217;s right.at this point the NFL just needs to cut thier losses and get the officials back to work because this crap is happening way to much and it is making people shut off the games Sunday afternoons.</p>
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		<title>By: wiscago</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wiscago]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all the people who say that the Packers should have scored more or gotten sacked less or been in a better position:

Is a team not entitled to play a close game and expect adequate officiating until the very last second?

8 seconds.  A lot can happen in 8 seconds.

Maybe you&#039;ve never played football, or ridden rodeo, or traded stocks.  A hell of a lot can be done in 8 seconds.

I expect bell to bell effort and accuracy.  From the players.  And the refs.

Incompetence has nowhere on the field.  There is plenty on the field these days vis a vis the referees of all people.

NFL and Ref Union need to sort out.  They are killing the goose that laid the Golden Egg.

If they do not sort out, I will scale back my NFL viewing to only watch my team. If millions more do so, NFL will lose big money.  

They depend on a certain demographic to consume their product religiously.  Literally religously.  For many, NFL football replaces Church on Sundays during the season.

I love professional football, but they are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For all the people who say that the Packers should have scored more or gotten sacked less or been in a better position:</p>
<p>Is a team not entitled to play a close game and expect adequate officiating until the very last second?</p>
<p>8 seconds.  A lot can happen in 8 seconds.</p>
<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve never played football, or ridden rodeo, or traded stocks.  A hell of a lot can be done in 8 seconds.</p>
<p>I expect bell to bell effort and accuracy.  From the players.  And the refs.</p>
<p>Incompetence has nowhere on the field.  There is plenty on the field these days vis a vis the referees of all people.</p>
<p>NFL and Ref Union need to sort out.  They are killing the goose that laid the Golden Egg.</p>
<p>If they do not sort out, I will scale back my NFL viewing to only watch my team. If millions more do so, NFL will lose big money.  </p>
<p>They depend on a certain demographic to consume their product religiously.  Literally religously.  For many, NFL football replaces Church on Sundays during the season.</p>
<p>I love professional football, but they are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.</p>
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		<title>By: VikesPrincess (Lisa)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VikesPrincess (Lisa)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did ARodg also apologize for not scoring in the first half and not being able to capitalize on mistakes by the Seahawks in the 2nd half that would have rendered heroics moot?

If this is REALLY a &quot;high powered&quot; offense, why does their QB have a rating of 87 and why can&#039;t they score so a blown call doesn&#039;t impact the game?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did ARodg also apologize for not scoring in the first half and not being able to capitalize on mistakes by the Seahawks in the 2nd half that would have rendered heroics moot?</p>
<p>If this is REALLY a &#8220;high powered&#8221; offense, why does their QB have a rating of 87 and why can&#8217;t they score so a blown call doesn&#8217;t impact the game?</p>
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		<title>By: grandmachine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[grandmachine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should also apologize to the people who took you in the first round.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You should also apologize to the people who took you in the first round.</p>
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		<title>By: davego6</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[davego6]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe if the replacement referees realized that they are in way over their heads and decided collectively that they aren&#039;t going to ref these games anymore, then the NFL would be in a real pickle to get a deal with the professionals.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe if the replacement referees realized that they are in way over their heads and decided collectively that they aren&#8217;t going to ref these games anymore, then the NFL would be in a real pickle to get a deal with the professionals.</p>
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		<title>By: ben444</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ben444]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have 2 points on this.

Offensive pass inteference on Golden Tate.

M.D Jennings should have knocked the freakin ball down. His Fault on this.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have 2 points on this.</p>
<p>Offensive pass inteference on Golden Tate.</p>
<p>M.D Jennings should have knocked the freakin ball down. His Fault on this.</p>
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		<title>By: teamnorsecore</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[teamnorsecore]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Aaron......put some points on the board with that &quot;explosive offense&quot; and stop the whining, pushing camera men, smug babyesque&#039; press conferences and ignoring cancer patients.  Yes....even the media darling Packers get screwed for once.....pull up your panties and get back to work.....its a long season!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Aaron&#8230;&#8230;put some points on the board with that &#8220;explosive offense&#8221; and stop the whining, pushing camera men, smug babyesque&#8217; press conferences and ignoring cancer patients.  Yes&#8230;.even the media darling Packers get screwed for once&#8230;..pull up your panties and get back to work&#8230;..its a long season!</p>
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		<title>By: tsi431</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tsi431]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually Rodgers did criticize the refs on a play that benefited him. That is not a sign of a whiner. Here is his exact quote about the Randall Cobb return.

“Anybody who watches the TV copy, I mean I saw it from the sidelines, but we scored a touchdown on a legit block in the back. I don’t know what happened on that. It has to hopefully get better.”]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually Rodgers did criticize the refs on a play that benefited him. That is not a sign of a whiner. Here is his exact quote about the Randall Cobb return.</p>
<p>“Anybody who watches the TV copy, I mean I saw it from the sidelines, but we scored a touchdown on a legit block in the back. I don’t know what happened on that. It has to hopefully get better.”</p>
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		<title>By: kevpft</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kevpft]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rodgers seems like a nice enough guy, but at this moment is just an under-performing, whining millionaire.

You played an awful game. Man up and take responsibility.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rodgers seems like a nice enough guy, but at this moment is just an under-performing, whining millionaire.</p>
<p>You played an awful game. Man up and take responsibility.</p>
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		<title>By: carlsbadboltfan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[carlsbadboltfan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a Packers fan, but Rodgers nailed it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not a Packers fan, but Rodgers nailed it.</p>
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		<title>By: hendeeze</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hendeeze]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t stand GB. But the amount of respect I have for Rodgers grows weekly. Not just as a player, but as a person. (his commercials are another story...)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t stand GB. But the amount of respect I have for Rodgers grows weekly. Not just as a player, but as a person. (his commercials are another story&#8230;)</p>
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