Frank Schwab thinks the Bears-Packers rivalry is good for the NFL.
" Packers fans, get over yourself"
Frank Schwab on the heat behind the Packers-Bears rivalry. (via Inside Coverage)
Video Transcript
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I love the Ben Johnson stuff.
So many people about the handshake afterwards, like, "Oh," "Be classier than that."
First of all, Packers fans, get over yourselves.
I think there was a quarterback a few years ago who scored.
Did the championship belt thing, then yelled at Bears fans.
"I effing own you!"
You guys loved that, didn't you?
The Packers still sing this polka in the parking lot at Lambeau Field.
"The Bears still suck!"
That's what this rivalry is all about.
It goes back to the '60s.
It is better when the players and teams Don't like each other.
This is good for the NFL.
I love Ben Johnson injecting energy, not just into the rivalry.
But the Bears franchise itself.
Did he have to make it personal?
Even though we love it?
It wasn't just personal, It was orchestrated.
You don't go into your first press conf and just happen to say, "I've enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year."
That to the rest of the Bears.
And again, they needed that.
I think what Ben Johnson is trying to tell Packers fans is: I, as a coach, am going to out-coach Matt LaFleur, who is one of the respected coaches, not only in the division but the entire NFL.
