Is Anybody Strangely At Peace?

[CyclonePackFan]

I was angry at the end of the game. Mellowed out a little on the way back from the bar, and I'm strangely OK with it now. With the trouble we had with the Giants receivers, I shudder to think what Welker, Moss, and Co. could do to us.

Then again, my BAC has risen somewhat since the end of the game. That might have something to do with it.

Excuse me while I raise it a little more.

[BallHawk]

Is Anybody Strangely At Peace?

yeah...it's the same feeling you have right after you throw up. lol

You feel good after you throw up.

I don't feel good right now.

[Brohm]

I'm at peace, altho the bong hit has something to do with that.

[4and12to12and4]

This wasn't the 4th and 26 game where we deserved to win. The Giants deserved to win this game. I'm not happy with it, but don't feel jipped.

Thats a good way to put it. If the Giants would've lost, their fans would've felt ten times worse, after missing those field goals , and lets not even get into how the kicker would feel. I feel sorry for Brett, though, after such a great year, where his interceptions were down, and he had such a good year, to throw a pick as his last pass stinks.

[BallHawk]

I'm at peace, altho the bong hit has something to do with that.

Tank would say the same thing.

[Pacopete4]

ya, i feel the same way.. im not that upset. I mean I would have really loved to watch us in the superbowl but who woulda thought we woulda been watchin the nfc championship game at lambeau field? amazing season, and now i just hope brett says hes coming back soon

[BF4MVP]

When I went to visit JSO's Packers website a big pic of Brett came on the screen and it said "Thanks for a great season!"

It made me feel just a tad bit better because, if only for a few seconds, I was able to focus on all of the joy that this team has given Packer fans this season rather than the disappointment brought on by this loss.

[4and12to12and4]

I'm at peace, altho the bong hit has something to do with that.

Tank would say the same thing.

Do you think tank was secretly here tonight under guise? There were a few names I didn't recognize!!

[Freak Out]

I'm at peace, altho the bong hit has something to do with that.

Wish I had one.......although the Dogfish Head Old School helped....

[NewsBruin]

I was upset, and then I wasn't, and then I am again.

I'm ticked for enough times we could have turned it around but didn't, and then I was content for the effort the team put into this game and this season and pleased that two capacity crowds of Green Bay faithful got to see Brett and the Pack play their hearts out in the playoffs. I didn't think we'd get this far when the season started; I didn't think that at the halfway point.

But I'm upset, or maybe just frustrated, now, for how far we've gotten to end at the doorstep of the Super Bowl. These Conference Championships aren't given out with box tops or yogurt lids. I was really rooting for Favre, Driver, Al Harris, Kampman, Bubba, Taush, Chad, Nick B, KGB, Koren, and Rob Davis to get one (or one more) shot at playing in the Big Game.

I think the younger players aren't going to see how close they were and how infrequently it comes. Brett was quoted as saying that he thought he'd always get more chances when he lost the '98 Super Bowl. It took him ten more years.

I like our young corps of players. I wouldn't be surprised to see AJ, Greg, Aaron, Ryan, James Jones, Barbre, Mason, and Atari getting another shot before they retire. It's the old guard who'll have to convince themselves it's worth another hellish offseason to make it to the playoffs.

While I'm not pessimistic, nothing's given, and Mike McCarthy had better come back after a decent layoff and evaluate every way he could have called a better game and prepped his players better. I'm proud of everyone's effort, and I want to see us back to being Super Bowl contenders for years to come.

[BallHawk]

NewsBruin, great post. That sums it up completely for me. I'm feeling down now, I'm sure I'll go back and forth between moods for a day and then I'll put it behind me.

[oregonpackfan]

Yes, indeed, I am gratefully at peace with the season.

Perhaps we all need to remember that only a small number of us had any expectations the Packers would finish the regular season at 13-3. Even fewer of us even fantasized about the Packers being in the NFC Championship game.

Sure, I wanted the Packers to win and have a shot at the Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Giants simply outplayed the Packers and deserved to win.

What a glorious season it has been!

[Freak Out]

I'm ok....but you have a NFC title game at home only so often. I just hope the next time is not ten years away.

[Deputy Nutz]

I didn't feel at peace, I literal ran out of my buddies house and became physically ill. I dry heaved numerous times in his drive way and finally made it to the car where driving home I was making animal noises because I couldn't even communicate to myself.

I got home and tore up this week's Jinks of a Sports Illustrated. My wife hadn't finished the game yet since she had to DVR it, so I had to wait upstairs before I could even vent to her. Eventually I sat down and wrote Winners and Losers and that for the moment has calmed me down.

Totally disappointed in this loss from all aspects of this game. There is nothing that anyone could bring up that I don't feel disappointed in.

[Noodle]

Yes, indeed, I am gratefully at peace with the season.

Perhaps we all need to remember that only a small number of us had any expectations the Packers would finish the regular season at 13-3. Even fewer of us even fantasized about the Packers being in the NFC Championship game.

I remember the pre-season poll we did, and the vast majority, including me, had this team at .500 or below. I don't recall any one, at all, saying this was an NFC Championship team, and most of us did not believe we had a realistic shot at the playoffs.

It's been an amazing year. Great to see Favre play well again after a crappy end to last season. Great to see Koren be embraced by the team. Great to see new guys like Grant and Bigby and Jones and Crosby do so well. Great to have a guy like Driver leading the team. Just so many things to be happy about.

Except of course getting our asses handed to us on our home field by the friggin' Gi'nts. That's not so great.