If the crafty Chad Clifton can avoid scenes like this in 2011, it should be another good run for the Packers.
With Chad Clifton hobbling through the first couple of games, it looked like the Green Bay Packers were going to endure another season of uncertainity at left tackle in 2010. Then — like Jake Taylor helping the Indians win the pennant in Major League – Clifton showed that he wasn’t a past-his-prime washout and played a significant role in the Packers run to the Super Bowl.
I love watching Clifton. I love how he lumbers up to the line of scrimage, never appearing to be in too much of a hurry to get into his stance. I love how speed rushers think they can beat him around the edge, then are stopped cold once Clifton get his hands on them. I love how he maximizes his time on the field, refusing to dive wildly into the pile at the end of a play or do something silly that could add additional stress to his aging body.
Clifton is my favorite kind of player: A craf...
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