Aaron Rodgers and his run-the-table 'guarantee' could join NFL lore

We in the media have perfected an unflattering routine of asking newsmakers for predictions and, when offered, inflating them into guarantees. There is a phonic difference between "I think we'll win" and "we will win" that sometimes gets lost in the excitement.

Aaron Rodgers' "I think we can run the table" contention in Week 11 falls somewhere in between.

To be sure, he's no Rex Ryan, whose bold predictions couldn't keep him this week from a second firing in the past three years. Rodgers didn't promise a six-game winning streak to end the season, but his assertion was bold nonetheless.

At the time, the Packers were 4-6, and after four consecutive losses they knew the bleak history of their…