By the time Huff became a Redskin in 1964, we assumed that he had to be nearing the end of his career or Washington never would have gotten him. However, because we had passed our Redskins catechism, we saw life as it was. It didn't change our view of Huff because he suddenly wore burgundy and gold. We just accepted him. He was our own.
Old habits die hard, even faced with the prospect of more pleasant ones.
America worshipped the Packers, us included. So we were slightly embarrassed for him. Lombardi was a watershed nonetheless. Franchises have an interior image of themselves, like a mirror turned inward. No matter what they project to the world, they can't escape how they view themselves.