My Poor Pack...
Last night I was so excited about Monday Night Football. It was the Packers vs. Saints...the Jets had won the day before against the undefeated Titans and Favre did really well at 78%! The table was set for a great night. The first half was pretty good and everything was back and forth. They seemed to answer each other score for score...until the second half happened. Rodgers looked horrible...he completed passes, but they were just to the other team. Drew Brees picked apart our secondary which had been doing so well so far this season. It was so painful to watch that I finally turned it off at 4th quarter when we were down 51 to 29.
I know that Ted Thompson will NEVER admit that he made a mistake by giving up Favre, but I somehow think it would make me feel a little better. We could be SuperBowl contenders this year. I realize that Rodgers is going to be a decent QB and our future, but couldn't we have just had Favre back one more time to make a run at the big dance? We'll never know now. I'm glad he's doing well with the Jets, but I want my Pack to do well more and it's just not happening.
Well, it's time to move on...it's Iron Bowl week and my sweetie and I will be heading to T-town to have a little Dreamland and root the Tide on to a victory to make us 12 and 0. The quad should be electric...I can't wait! Roll Tide Roll and Happy Thanksgiving y'all!
Showing posts with label Aaron Rodgers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aaron Rodgers. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A Favre-less Monday Night Football in Lambeau...
As I turned on ESPN to watch the game last night and saw the team run out of the tunnel it just didn't feel right. I knew it was coming, but I still wasn't prepared for how wrong it was to not see #4 running out of the tunnel with them. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad this whole ordeal is over, but it hardly ended as most of us Packer fans desired.
I won't even mention how the commentators didn't even "commentate" on the game...all they did was rehash all the off-season drama between the Favre thing and Chad Johnson - you would have never even known there was a game going on in the background. But the thing that frustrated me the most last night was how "Korn-ball" and the rest of the commentators were so "shocked" that the Packer fans supported Rodgers when he took the field. Get it through your heads, people, I've said it before and I'll say it again - this has NEVER been about NOT liking Aaron Rodgers. It has ONLY been about the fact that given our choice as Packer fans - we believe that Favre is the better QB right now. I believe that Coach McCarthy felt the same way, but at the end of the day the Green Bay Packers sign his paycheck so it didn't matter because he had to do what Thompson and Murphy wanted to do when it was all said and done. He did and I'm afraid we'll all pay for it. Give us Packer fans some credit, people - the city owns the team and we're all insanely passionate for the Pack. Nothing will change the way we feel about our team - not even extreme egos in upper level management in the organization and trading our starting QB that we've grown to love and accept as family. We'll always consider him part of the Packer family, but we'll support any and all players that suit up in the beautiful green and gold.
Granted, Rodgers wasn't horrible last night, but I don't see how we could be better than a .500 team this season. I hope that I'm wrong, but I don't believe that I am. The defense looked really good, but that wasn't really a question - there are a lot of issues on offense - not the least of which is at running back with Grant injured and, of course, back up QB.
Furthermore, how much impact can ONE player make? I'm referring to Favre at the Jets. They're still basically the same three win team from last year. I asked former QB, Jay Barker (who I have a huge amount of respect for as a brother in Christ) that very question this morning. He brought up a great point about the fact that there is now automatically more stability with Favre in the huddle which can make a huge impact immediately. I agree with him, but I'm still not convinced that it's enough to make them an instant success...better maybe, but if they win four games it's better. People's expectations are way out of control. I'm a fan, but I'm also a realist.
If some crazy miracle happens that some people have incorrectly predicted and the Jets meet the Packers in the SuperBowl while Favre is still starting for the Jets it will not be a conflict of interests for me. Please quit asking me and the other Packer fans this question...it was asked of a fan last night during the game. The answer is the same - we're Packer fans FIRST and Favre fans second. We will ALWAYS pull for the Pack no matter who is traded or playing for the other team...even someone who ended up larger than life for us for 16 years in a Packer uniform. Again, thanks 4 the memories, but GO PACK GO no matter what!!
As I turned on ESPN to watch the game last night and saw the team run out of the tunnel it just didn't feel right. I knew it was coming, but I still wasn't prepared for how wrong it was to not see #4 running out of the tunnel with them. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad this whole ordeal is over, but it hardly ended as most of us Packer fans desired.
I won't even mention how the commentators didn't even "commentate" on the game...all they did was rehash all the off-season drama between the Favre thing and Chad Johnson - you would have never even known there was a game going on in the background. But the thing that frustrated me the most last night was how "Korn-ball" and the rest of the commentators were so "shocked" that the Packer fans supported Rodgers when he took the field. Get it through your heads, people, I've said it before and I'll say it again - this has NEVER been about NOT liking Aaron Rodgers. It has ONLY been about the fact that given our choice as Packer fans - we believe that Favre is the better QB right now. I believe that Coach McCarthy felt the same way, but at the end of the day the Green Bay Packers sign his paycheck so it didn't matter because he had to do what Thompson and Murphy wanted to do when it was all said and done. He did and I'm afraid we'll all pay for it. Give us Packer fans some credit, people - the city owns the team and we're all insanely passionate for the Pack. Nothing will change the way we feel about our team - not even extreme egos in upper level management in the organization and trading our starting QB that we've grown to love and accept as family. We'll always consider him part of the Packer family, but we'll support any and all players that suit up in the beautiful green and gold.
Granted, Rodgers wasn't horrible last night, but I don't see how we could be better than a .500 team this season. I hope that I'm wrong, but I don't believe that I am. The defense looked really good, but that wasn't really a question - there are a lot of issues on offense - not the least of which is at running back with Grant injured and, of course, back up QB.
Furthermore, how much impact can ONE player make? I'm referring to Favre at the Jets. They're still basically the same three win team from last year. I asked former QB, Jay Barker (who I have a huge amount of respect for as a brother in Christ) that very question this morning. He brought up a great point about the fact that there is now automatically more stability with Favre in the huddle which can make a huge impact immediately. I agree with him, but I'm still not convinced that it's enough to make them an instant success...better maybe, but if they win four games it's better. People's expectations are way out of control. I'm a fan, but I'm also a realist.
If some crazy miracle happens that some people have incorrectly predicted and the Jets meet the Packers in the SuperBowl while Favre is still starting for the Jets it will not be a conflict of interests for me. Please quit asking me and the other Packer fans this question...it was asked of a fan last night during the game. The answer is the same - we're Packer fans FIRST and Favre fans second. We will ALWAYS pull for the Pack no matter who is traded or playing for the other team...even someone who ended up larger than life for us for 16 years in a Packer uniform. Again, thanks 4 the memories, but GO PACK GO no matter what!!
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Reality sets in (and bites I might add)
It was a sad day yesterday for us cheeseheads. It was really a sad day for the entire NFL nation. Both franchises owe a lot to #4, Brett Favre, and now that he's retiring neither will be the same unfortunately.
I'm doing my best today to be positive and think about the fact that Favre gave us an incredible run. We couldn't have asked or expected more from a QB. He broke tons of records, his stats speak for themselves, but he did so much more beyond that. Football fans everywhere know #4 on the field, but true Packer fans...actual cheeseheads know the other side of Favre off the field. He doesn't like the spotlight and even though he's worth more than most people in Hattiesburg, he's probably the least pretentious guy in the state of Mississippi.
This is why I don't believe that he'll end up in a big sports broadcasting career anytime soon. He'd be great at it, and I'm sure his agent's phone has been ringing off the hook with offers since the official announcement yesterday, but I think he'd rather just ride off into the Mississippi sunset on his tractor. He's a normal everyday guy that never asked for or dreamed he'd be one of the most popular QB's in NFL history. He knew he had ability and talent; he knew he had grit and determination, but he never knew that it would turn into a larger than life soon to be Hall of Famer. Favre has a way of playing the game that can't really be coached...you're born with it. He could be coached to a certain extent, but he has an uncanny ability as he studied film and read defenses to eventually go with his gut. He came up with some of his own plays...thankfully Coach McCarthy knew him well enough to allow him to do that - it obviously paid off this past season.
Brett has never forgotten where he came from and he has tried to give back. His and Deanna's foundation has helped people less fortunate for years. He has actively been involved with Make a Wish. He and Deanna have big hearts that have overcome incredible odds. They have gone through multiple deaths of family members, car wreck that required serious intestinal surgery, addiction, cancer, a natural disaster and many naysayers early in his career...and even later in his career. They are private people, but have always handled tragedies publicly and head on. I appreciate people who shoot straight and that seems to be the way they are.
I was born a Packer fan since my dad was from Milwaukee. Over the years there have certainly been highs and lows, wins and losses, from laughing stock of the NFL to a SuperBowl win, but the love for the Pack never changes no matter what if you're truly a cheesehead - with or without #4. The Favre family earned our respect, love and support over the years. They will always be a party of the Packer family. It has been a great run and as a member of Packer Nation I wish Brett the best. I'm privileged to have been able to see him play live...both on the road and at Lambeau.
Now we look forward to the Rodgers era. That sounds strange, but I support him wholeheartedly along with anyone else who is fortunate enough to wear that Packer jersey. Who knows what could happen...nobody expected much from a southern boy from Kiln, Mississippi when he got traded to our team but he ended up with 3 MVP awards. Rodgers has sat patiently waiting in the wings and he deserves a shot...he has been there long enough to know what big shoes he has to fill. I hate that my children won't get to see Favre play except from highlights...my oldest only got to see him a short time - not long enough and he's not old enough to truly appreciate what he was seeing.
I can't wait to hear Favre's press conference tomorrow to get it straight from him in his words with his southern drawl. Here's my "passing the torch" picture that I took this past pre-season at the Tennessee game...I didn't know how prophetic it would be until now:
It was a sad day yesterday for us cheeseheads. It was really a sad day for the entire NFL nation. Both franchises owe a lot to #4, Brett Favre, and now that he's retiring neither will be the same unfortunately.
I'm doing my best today to be positive and think about the fact that Favre gave us an incredible run. We couldn't have asked or expected more from a QB. He broke tons of records, his stats speak for themselves, but he did so much more beyond that. Football fans everywhere know #4 on the field, but true Packer fans...actual cheeseheads know the other side of Favre off the field. He doesn't like the spotlight and even though he's worth more than most people in Hattiesburg, he's probably the least pretentious guy in the state of Mississippi.
This is why I don't believe that he'll end up in a big sports broadcasting career anytime soon. He'd be great at it, and I'm sure his agent's phone has been ringing off the hook with offers since the official announcement yesterday, but I think he'd rather just ride off into the Mississippi sunset on his tractor. He's a normal everyday guy that never asked for or dreamed he'd be one of the most popular QB's in NFL history. He knew he had ability and talent; he knew he had grit and determination, but he never knew that it would turn into a larger than life soon to be Hall of Famer. Favre has a way of playing the game that can't really be coached...you're born with it. He could be coached to a certain extent, but he has an uncanny ability as he studied film and read defenses to eventually go with his gut. He came up with some of his own plays...thankfully Coach McCarthy knew him well enough to allow him to do that - it obviously paid off this past season.
Brett has never forgotten where he came from and he has tried to give back. His and Deanna's foundation has helped people less fortunate for years. He has actively been involved with Make a Wish. He and Deanna have big hearts that have overcome incredible odds. They have gone through multiple deaths of family members, car wreck that required serious intestinal surgery, addiction, cancer, a natural disaster and many naysayers early in his career...and even later in his career. They are private people, but have always handled tragedies publicly and head on. I appreciate people who shoot straight and that seems to be the way they are.
I was born a Packer fan since my dad was from Milwaukee. Over the years there have certainly been highs and lows, wins and losses, from laughing stock of the NFL to a SuperBowl win, but the love for the Pack never changes no matter what if you're truly a cheesehead - with or without #4. The Favre family earned our respect, love and support over the years. They will always be a party of the Packer family. It has been a great run and as a member of Packer Nation I wish Brett the best. I'm privileged to have been able to see him play live...both on the road and at Lambeau.
Now we look forward to the Rodgers era. That sounds strange, but I support him wholeheartedly along with anyone else who is fortunate enough to wear that Packer jersey. Who knows what could happen...nobody expected much from a southern boy from Kiln, Mississippi when he got traded to our team but he ended up with 3 MVP awards. Rodgers has sat patiently waiting in the wings and he deserves a shot...he has been there long enough to know what big shoes he has to fill. I hate that my children won't get to see Favre play except from highlights...my oldest only got to see him a short time - not long enough and he's not old enough to truly appreciate what he was seeing.
I can't wait to hear Favre's press conference tomorrow to get it straight from him in his words with his southern drawl. Here's my "passing the torch" picture that I took this past pre-season at the Tennessee game...I didn't know how prophetic it would be until now:
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