Packers shaft IR players

[A.E]

Injured Packers upset about being left out of Super Bowl picture
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The Green Bay Packers official Super Bowl team picture will be 15 players short. It was revealed earlier this week that the NFC champions won't be including players on injured reserve in the official photograph, a decision which has left some of those players upset.

Nick Barnett and Jermichael Finley, who began the 2010 season as Green's starting inside linebacker and tight end, respectively, expressed their disappointment on Twitter after finding out the news:

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I don't blame them. Even if you're one of the IR players who's not as valuable as Finley or Barnett, you still played a role in getting the team to the Super Bowl. There's no "IR" in team. It's ridiculous. Backup offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith began the year in Seattle and signed with Green Bay on New Year's Eve. He gets to be in the team photo while Finley, the most valuable member of the team's offense not named Aaron Rodgers, doesn't?

The Packers caught wind of the discontent and quickly issued a spineless press release:

"It was a team decision driven by the sheer number of players on IR," the Packers said in a statement to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "Our primary focus is to get the team ready to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. Every decision we make is about trying to win a world championship."

Because the team's medical facilities won't be available in Dallas, the Packers think it's better for the players on IR to arrive at the game on Thursday so they can continue treatment. (Yes, because those extra 48 hours of treatment are going to play such a huge role in getting the players ready for OTAs in three months.) Once the players arrive, they'll participate in every Super Bowl activity.

Upon first reading this story, I thought, "that stinks for those guys, but if they weren't around for the picture it doesn't make much sense to fly them in just to say 'cheese.'" But then I read it again and realized that the picture isn't being taken until next Tuesday. As in six days from now. The Packers are doing damage control on an event that can be avoided! Just send them down early! We're not talking about an army battalion here. It's 15 guys. Squeeze 'em in a G6!
-Yahoo! Sports

This is a fucking cold thing to do to these guys. And people still side with Green Bay over the whole Favre debacle? Just another prime example of how much this organization doesn't give 2 shit about they're talent once that talent can't provide anymore. Its a fucking picture for Christ sake!!

Go Steelers.

 

[The Guid]

I'm still on GB's side for the Favre thing but this is cold as ice

 

[kam.]

Packers agreed to let them in the photo now.

 

[A.E]

There's no reason why guys like Barnett and Finley shouldn't be in any and every aspect of this Super Bowl experience.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

yeah thats cold man. They shoulda learned after the Giants Super Bowl. The team was basically forced to trade Shockey in the offseason that year because they forced him to sit in the Owners Box during the SB when he wanted to be on the sideline. Dude was striaght out pissed and basically was like "fuck you, I want a trade now."

Even though they let them in the photo now, thats still some asshole move by the Packers. I'll still root for 'em in the game, nevertheless.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

While it's not right at all, I still hope the Packers absolutely crush the Steelers, in more ways than one. They should be apart of it, though, they are apart of the team, not their fault they are hurt.

 

[.GR]

I hope these guys ask for a trade now. I would.

 

[footballplaya52]

fuck the packers and fuck the steelers.

 

[Elite]

fuck the packers and fuck the steelers.

Amen.