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stillers4me
06-01-2011, 06:24 PM
Either the Green Bay Packers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/greenbaypackers/profile?team=GB) and Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT) know something that numerous other players in the NFL don't, or they're simply comfortable with taking a risk that they might not be as prepared as necessary whenever the 2011 season gets a green light.

As the most recent Super Bowl participants, they automatically command a higher level of respect than the rest of the league. But even before squaring off for the Lombardi Trophy last February, both clubs were widely recognized for mostly doing things right.


So why aren't the Packers and Steelers among the many teams whose players have organized their own practices during the lockout? Why -- instead of the small periodic gatherings that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381) has had with his receivers and a few linemen and the Packers' offensive linemen getting together -- aren't these examples of NFL excellence getting the sort of impressive numbers that other player-run sessions are attracting?..........

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