Mike McCarthy said Packers plan to ‘kick Chicago’s … ‘ well, you know
Rivalries have a way of making people say bold things. Even the decidedly un-bold Mike McCarthy.
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At the Green Bay Packers’ annual Welcome Back Luncheon this week, McCarthy — who is not Rex Ryan, mind you, by any stretch of the imagination — went way out of character when setting up the 2015 season. Check out what he said at the end of this clip about his Week 1 opponent, the Chicago Bears.
Hey, that’s fun. We like this. If you know McCarthy and his reputation for sleepy press conference, and you hear him somewhat stumble through the first part of the above clip, it’s fairly shocking to hear him drop that smack talk — even against the hated Bears.
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You go, Coach.
There always will be the “don’t provide the bulletin board material” crowd, but, yeah … this might be the time to do it. The Bears don’t appear too strong right now. And the rivalry has been pretty one-sided of late, with the Packers winning 11 of the past 13 matchups (including the NFC title game in 2010) dating back to the 2009 season.
So McCarthy can back it up, we think.
(h/t Cheesehead.tv)
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