Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:47 am
Written by: Ben Maller
Americans love a winner and that's not the Dallas Cowboys these days. The team from deep in the Republic of Texas has been replaced as the nation's most popular team.
Aaron Rodgers' Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers were picked by 22 percent of voters as their favorite team in the NFL, according to Public Policy Polling's newest national survey. The Cowboys finished second, with 11 percent of the vote, followed by the Bears, Giants and Steelers.
NFL Films famously gave the Cowboys the title of "America's Team" in a 1978 highlight film. The program opened up with this intro: "They appear on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars. They are the Dallas Cowboys, America's Team."
A generation later, Dallas was actually picked as America's least favorite NFL team. The Cowboys got 22 percent of the negative vote, beating out the Chicago Bears' 8 percent and Green Bay's 7 percent for the title.
Despite the win over Miami, I didn't like the way the Pats started that game. Hope that doesn't happen in the playoffs.
But how about Ross Ventrone's season thus far.
Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler:
Ventrone: 20 transactions since Aug. 10
Today's release of safety Ross Ventrone is the 20th transaction in which Ventrone has been involved with the Patriots since Aug. 10.
A recap:
1. Aug. 10 -- Released
2. Aug. 29 -- Signed to 90-man roster
3. Sept. 3 -- Released at final roster cutdown
4. Sept. 5 -- Signed to practice squad
5. Sept. 24 -- Signed to 53-man roster
6. Oct. 1 -- Released
7. Oct. 4 -- Signed to practice squad
8. Oct. 8 -- Signed to 53-man roster
9. Oct. 17 -- Released
10. Oct. 19 -- Signed to 53-man roster
11. Nov. 3 -- Released
12. Nov. 9 -- Signed to practice squad
13. Nov. 12 -- Signed to 53-man roster
14. Nov. 15 -- Released
15. Nov. 17 -- Signed to practice squad
16. Nov. 21 -- Signed to 53-man roster
17. Nov. 23 -- Released
18. Nov. 24 -- Signed to practice squad
19. Dec. 17 -- Signed to 53-man roster
20. Dec. 26 -- Released
Despite the win over Miami, I didn't like the way the Pats started that game. Hope that doesn't happen in the playoffs.
Yeah, getting down 17-0 (at home, no less) is not a formula for success.
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But how about Ross Ventrone's season thus far.
Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler:
Ventrone: 20 transactions since Aug. 10
Today's release of safety Ross Ventrone is the 20th transaction in which Ventrone has been involved with the Patriots since Aug. 10.
A recap:
1. Aug. 10 -- Released
2. Aug. 29 -- Signed to 90-man roster
3. Sept. 3 -- Released at final roster cutdown
4. Sept. 5 -- Signed to practice squad
5. Sept. 24 -- Signed to 53-man roster
6. Oct. 1 -- Released
7. Oct. 4 -- Signed to practice squad
8. Oct. 8 -- Signed to 53-man roster
9. Oct. 17 -- Released
10. Oct. 19 -- Signed to 53-man roster
11. Nov. 3 -- Released
12. Nov. 9 -- Signed to practice squad
13. Nov. 12 -- Signed to 53-man roster
14. Nov. 15 -- Released
15. Nov. 17 -- Signed to practice squad
16. Nov. 21 -- Signed to 53-man roster
17. Nov. 23 -- Released
18. Nov. 24 -- Signed to practice squad
19. Dec. 17 -- Signed to 53-man roster
20. Dec. 26 -- Released
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