Is Anybody Strangely At Peace?

[Badgerinmaine]

But how do you as a fan "strive" to win?? There is nothing that a fan can do between now and next fall to change anything about the Packers. You may "want" to win, "hope" to win, or even "pray" to win; but the only ones who will make a difference are the "participants" who are the players, coaches and other staff members of the Packers.

I could be as fanatic as anyone, but it would make absolutely no difference in next season's outcome.

I think Patler's right. Knowing what you can do something about and what you can't makes life less like rolling a ball up a hill that always slips down. Remember Sisyphus?

Don't make me open up a can of The Serenity Prayer on y'all.

[BallHawk]

We have two corners that are shit and need replaced, an ancient qb, and half an offensive line thats over the hill.

Nomination for most hilariously ignorant post of the year.

[rdanomly]

I'm also a little relieved. Maybe this is too superstitious of me, but the losing team in the Super Bowl has pretty much imploded the following year for one reason or another. After the game started and things weren't clicking I found myself getting a little anxious about sweeking out a win and seeing the same level of play the following week against NE.

Maybe the football gods were holding us back from the SB looser doom for an even better run next season.


Of course if NE chokes and there is justice it would have been nice being the team that blemishes their perfect season in the SB..

[Bossman641]

At peace? Hell no

I guess the only thing that softened the blow is that you could see it coming the entire second half.

It just makes me angry that the team played like shit in the biggest game of the year. If they had came out punching and actually went down I'd understand. The entire team just layed down in this one, it didn't look like the team I had seen the previous 4 months.

[Patler]

The entire team just layed down in this one, it didn't look like the team I had seen the previous 4 months.

It did somewhat resemble the team we saw in Chicago, but thankfully not quite as bad as then.

[Deputy Nutz]

We have two corners that are shit and need replaced, an ancient qb, and half an offensive line thats over the hill.

Nomination for most hilariously ignorant post of the year.

Seconded

[Joemailman]

I'll be at peace when I'm dead. No peace right now for me from this game. Later on my perspective will probably change, but right now I see a lost opportunity.

[mmmdk]

Fan is short for fanatic; are fans to be compared to extremists? Extreme kool-aid? No! Drop the rhetorical jest; striving to win is what it's all about and when you lose - you pick yourself up and come back even harder...to win the super bowl.

Just a note; in my book a participant is one who's into a sports just to be social and chatty....and doesn't care about winning.

But how do you as a fan "strive" to win?? There is nothing that a fan can do between now and next fall to change anything about the Packers. You may "want" to win, "hope" to win, or even "pray" to win; but the only ones who will make a difference are the "participants" who are the players, coaches and other staff members of the Packers.

I could be as fanatic as anyone, but it would make absolutely no difference in next season's outcome.

Well put. I mistook your fan/participant part; I thought we were discussing various degrees of being a fan and certain values that follow fans. Players, coaches, owners, fans & the media is all one big nucleus. That was my take.

I have a cute story on why I follow the Packers but an important factor is also that Packers are winners. And I, along with many other participants surrounding the Packers, expect great things and Championships.

Packers will win the super bowl again - I know it's strange but Packers depict part of my personal values. The striving part is worth a whole damn lot in my world.

[MJZiggy]

Please send all cute stories on how you became a Packer fan to me...

[GrnBay007]

I'll be at peace when I'm dead. No peace right now for me from this game. Later on my perspective will probably change, but right now I see a lost opportunity.

I just feel really bummed. It started setting in the middle of the 3rd quarter. I just really, really did not expect that type of game.

I'm not ready for it to be the offseason

I have no desire to watch the superbowl. The pats make me sick.

[esoxx]

I'm also a little relieved. Maybe this is too superstitious of me, but the losing team in the Super Bowl has pretty much imploded the following year for one reason or another.

Check out how the Saints did this year after losing in the NFC Championship game last year.

There's not one bit of solace to be gleened from this loss.

The Packers had a golden opportunity to get to the Super Bowl and failed to seize the moment.

I'm certainly not a peace with how their season ended.

[packinpatland]

We have two corners that are shit and need replaced, an ancient qb, and half an offensive line thats over the hill.

Nomination for most hilariously ignorant post of the year.

Seconded

Need a third?...............you got it.

[Bretsky]

I'm also a little relieved. Maybe this is too superstitious of me, but the losing team in the Super Bowl has pretty much imploded the following year for one reason or another.

Check out how the Saints did this year after losing in the NFC Championship game last year.

There's not one bit of solace to be gleened from this loss.

The Packers had a golden opportunity to get to the Super Bowl and failed to seize the moment.

I'm certainly not a peace with how their season ended.

There is no peace; worst I've felt since we lost to Denver.

I expected to win this game. It's so hard to get to the NFC title game; it's far harder to get there than win that game. The Giants seized the moment while we let them come to our house and dominate us.

The more you think about the details the more disgusting it gets.

[The Shadow]

The youngest roster in the NFL - that made the championship NFC game - will continue to season.
We will be competitive for years with the talent we have improving with experience, as well as the addition of new players.
This was not a team on its last legs trying for 'one last shot'.
It is a team that will only continue to mature.

[BooHoo]

I am not at peace and am not ready for the season to be over. I really thought we would win this game. But as the game went on I could see the season ending. I lost all hope at the end of regulation when the giants attempted the FG. My spirits rose again after the miss. After we won the toss in OT, I thought, okay here we go to win the game. Next thing I knew we threw an INT and the game was soon over.