Leadership Lets Packers Take Arizona Reaming Quietly

Silence.

No official outrage. No spokesperson demanding the referee be removed from further playoff games. The Packers continue to act like a casino's favorite customer. Get robbed and leave quietly. 

Following the clear face-mask penalty of Aaron Rogers and the lead with the helmet to his head play earlier in the series it's hard to think that the referee responsible will be on the field this Sunday. He will. But more confusing is how silent the Packers have been.  

Until someone officially represents the  Packers in a public and entertaining way by showing outrage and demanding accountability from the NFL and the referees the Packers will continue to be an easy mark. 

Without a swaggering billionaire owner that might put some fear into officials if they make mistakes against Green Bay, the Packers will be doomed to these types of calls or non-calls in big games and relegated to cute status-not to be taken seriously. 

Former Packer player John Jurkovic has been mentioned as such a spokesperson. He has the fire, the size, the communication skills, and the respect of people around the NFL to create a public "face" for Green Bay. This seems like a good choice, and would add some much needed showmanship to a potentially dominant franchise. With Jurkovic as this public representative, game day Fox cameras could also have more to shoot at Lambeau than silos and cheeseheads .

The strength and cuteness of the community owned status of the Packers in 2010 is also showing itself to be a weakness.  One hopes the leadership of the Packers  will recognize this and take steps to gain respect from the power brokers within the NFL. Otherwise, Packer Nation will continue to be yanked by their face-masks or banged in the head with no complaints.