CANTON, Ohio – Ron Wolf put on the “Gold Jacket” last night, and when the prepared video that announced Wolf to the stage at the Canton Civic Center trumpeted his name, it credited Wolf with the re-birth of the Green Bay Packers. It’s his identity. He resurrected the most storied franchise in professional football.
What if he hadn’t been hired? What if Bob Harlan had decided on another man to preside over the football fortunes of the franchise? What if the Packers hadn’t traded for Brett Favre and hadn’t signed Reggie White in free agency? What if another man had made the same mistakes the Packers had been making since Vince Lombardi left Green Bay for Washington?