Dynasty

[mraynrand]

The bar has been raised. I think this should be a minimum 6-peat.

[esoxx]

[pbmax]

John Derek definitely had a type.

[RashanGary]

FUN

There was conversation on NFL network and espn about this. Both networks talked about how thompson has built and will continue to grow this team into what we would consider a modern day dynasty. We might not win 4 of the next 5 superbowls, but could win a few, aka, new England early 2000s.

BORING

Um... Don'tcha think we could slowwww the dynasty talk down just a bit? we still have some unfinished business to attend to!

This is a forum where we openly hope for good things to happen. We spot trends (the Packers elite level of young talent) and speculate about what it might mean for the future. It's fun. At the same time, we also have anxiety and hope for hte game in front of us. We're not on the 53. The team doesn't lose when we look ahead. Fans mistake that a lot of the time, like we have to stay focused liek the players. Not true, not fun, not gonna happen.

[RashanGary]

You should know something about looking like an idiot in hindsight, mraynrand. Aren't you the one who's consistently doubted Thompson's ability to win primarily with the draft? Yeah, I distinctly remember that. Except unlike those Bears guys up there having fun, you were being a boring, cynical dick. Not much fun if you ask me. Life's not about being wrong the least amount of time. It's about having fun. Plus, when you cut at people who hope for the future, they might remember your wrongs a little more and point them out. Put yourself out there. It'll be better for everyone, including yourself.

[RashanGary]

The difference between hoping for the best and doubting it is HarveyWallbangers and mraynrand. It's Winnie the Pooh and Eyeore. It's Spongebob and Squidward. And the former is never as dumb as the latter thinks. It might just be the opposite.

[Bossman641]

JH, give it a rest. Posts like this personally singling out others is unnecessary. Are there some who have been wrong? Yes. Are there some who I personally believe hoped the Packers and TT would fail just to prove themselves right? Yes. Everybody is on the bandwagon now though. Better to just leave it alone.

[gbgary]

what an evil thread. delete it now before the gods notice. tomorrow is media day!

[3irty1]

Dynasty is always greedy no matter how bright the future looks. The '85 Bears were the youngest team in the league, if that dynasty never happened ours might not either.

[mraynrand]

You should know something about looking like an idiot in hindsight, mraynrand. Aren't you the one who's consistently doubted Thompson's ability to win primarily with the draft? Yeah, I distinctly remember that. Except unlike those Bears guys up there having fun, you were being a boring, cynical dick. Not much fun if you ask me. Life's not about being wrong the least amount of time. It's about having fun. Plus, when you cut at people who hope for the future, they might remember your wrongs a little more and point them out. Put yourself out there. It'll be better for everyone, including yourself.

Yep, that's me. Ted Thompson hater, doubter, cynic, who doesn't like to have fun. After almost 11,000 posts, you sure have me pegged.

[RashanGary]

Nobody's counting chickens here either. Bob McGinn wasn't. The most optimistic optimist in this thread wasn't. We're looking at talent, coaching stability and organizational stability and the fact that they're in the SB this year with everything going wrong and getting excited about where the arrows are pointed.

Suggesting people are counting chickens from eggs is an age old way to call someone unwise. It's funny how wrong all of the wise people around here tend to be. I just figured I'd point that out in the new age way of just saying it.

I think I came off a little more pissed than I meant to.

[mraynrand]

Nobody's counting chickens here either. Bob McGinn wasn't. The most optimistic optimist in this thread wasn't. We're looking at talent, coaching stability and organizational stability and the fact that they're in the SB this year with everything going wrong and getting excited about where the arrows are pointed.

Suggesting people are counting chickens from eggs is an age old way to call someone unwise. It's funny how wrong all of the wise people around here tend to be. I just figured I'd point that out in the new age way of just saying it.

I think I came off a little more pissed than I meant to.

We're very lucky to have you here to help us understand how things really work. You're a blessing to all the cynical dicks in the world.

[mission]

Dynasty is always greedy no matter how bright the future looks. The '85 Bears were the youngest team in the league, if that dynasty never happened ours might not either.

They didn't have Aaron Rodgers. Anything could happen (or not).

[mission]

We're very lucky to have you here to help us understand how things really work. You're a blessing to all the cynical dicks in the world.

To be fair, I *do* like JH's general message there. Getting personal with you - and taking it as far as he did - is not necessary but I do agree that fans should be able to speculate on any and all things. That's the what makes the ride so fun. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.

Two years ago we were debating on whether AR was a starting QB and some argued that he was an ELITE QB ... point is, there's really nothing to be gained from those conversations besides entertainment, but 'cart before the horse' and all that shouldn't really be part of the equation for active fans such as ourselves.

[mraynrand]

I do agree that fans should be able to speculate on any and all things. That's the what makes the ride so fun. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.

I agree. The irony is that the 'da bers' skit, in which the guys talk about an "8 peat, minimum" - was pretty on the ball, wasn't it? 6 championships with a 2 year hiatus for Jordan. I guess these finer points are lost on those quick with 'flaccid' insults. It's fun to speculate and hope for multiple championships, but at the same time experience tells you it's unlikely. That's why when and if it happens it's incredibly sweet. I'm not too worried about JH - he's just an ostensibly pugnacious but vapid and vacuous incohate hotspur - but he'll grow out of it. In the meantime, he's just another poster for the ignore list.