By Scott Garbarini, NFL Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Let Super Bowl XLV be a lesson to you, Jerry Jones. Hope you learned something as well, Dan Snyder. Hey Al Davis, it's time to pay attention to how a commitment to excellence is achieved in the 21st century.
The teams that will be taking up residence in Jones' palatial Cowboys Stadium in a couple of weeks share more than just a rich history of past glory. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers each took remarkably similar paths to this year's title game, resisting the knee-jerk, quick-fix philosophies identified with the Cowboys, Redskins and Raiders of the world in favor of a build-from-within approach that's true to the stable, unflashy nature of these two old-guard franchises.
Of the 53 players on Green Bay's active roster for Sunday's NFC Championship bout with the Chicago Bears, a mere seven began their careers as draft picks of other teams. The Packers eschew free agency more than just about every other NFL team, instead using the draft as their primary source of collecting and cultivating talent.
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