Official 2010-11 Mea Culpa Thread

[swede]

swede: What's ironic?
mmmdk: That my praise for his post might have been seen to be sarcastic when it was in fact genuine.
swede: No, I mean what does ironic mean?

[VermontPackFan]

Looks like I was wrong on Bulaga, I called him a bust and started to doubt him mid season. I thought he had John Michaels written all over him. He stepped up beginning with the Giant game and held his own thru the playoffs until Sunday. On Sunday he played like a budding All Pro tackle.

I called Wells a runt who had no business starting at center for an NFL team, never mind the Green Bay Packers. Clearly wrong on Scott, never doubt those wrastlers!

[mmmdk]

swede: What's ironic?
mmmdk: That my praise for his post might have been seen to be sarcastic when it was in fact genuine.
swede: No, I mean what does ironic mean?

So be it & I get it

[mission]

Not much worse than someone evaluating the quality of our "i was wrongs" ...

Vince you were wrong about the Bears and Tramon Williams?

Way to take it on the chin. I guess that's setting the example?

[mission]

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[channtheman]

Well done JH. Some of you guys can't get out of your own way. "I was wrong, but I wasn't really wrong." Right.

I was wrong, very wrong about Tramon Williams. I knew he could cover, but didn't think he'd be physical enough vs. big receivers and the run to play every down. He has become a good tackler and a great cover-man, and had one hell of a year. He's been a huge key to the Packers' success. Mea culpa Tramon.

I was wrong about the Bears. I thought their o-line would be their achilles heal and they would finish last in the NFC North. Somehow they figured out how to win in spite of their line. Except knowing that the Packers went to the Super Bowl by virtue of their NFC Championship victory at Soldier Field, that one doesn't really make me feel any better Joe.

Yeah you were wrong about Tramon, but not really wrong. You knew he could cover after all.

Anyway, I was wrong about MM. I never thought he would get out of his ruts as a play caller/game manager and continue to put the pedal to the metal. He was able to. He still had the 3rd and short run that scared the crap out of me in the Super Bowl (thank God Starks was able to bounce it outside), but late in the game up 3 he didn't go into a shell. He continued to do what had been working and passing the ball. And shockingly (not really), we moved the ball down the field and ran a lot of clock off. Doing what was working is a much better way to run the clock rather than running 3 times and punting. Kudos to MM.

[mission]

Thanks chann... irony there is not something I'm used to from a usually-good poster like Vince.

[swede]

swede: What's ironic?
mmmdk: That my praise for his post might have been seen to be sarcastic when it was in fact genuine.
swede: No, I mean what does ironic mean?

So be it & I get it

No disrespect, no gotcha's, just riffing on a favorite moment from a Seinfeld episode.

[mmmdk]

No disrespect, no gotcha's, just riffing on a favorite moment from a Seinfeld episode.

Ah, I love Seinfeld too. I have all 9 seasons on dvd.

[pbmax]

Yikes, forgot Wells. Sorry Scottie. I apologize on behalf of Harlan too. I couldn't believe I didn't see more of Hampton rolling around the backfield.

[vince]

Vince you were wrong about the Bears and Tramon Williams?

Way to take it on the chin.

The irony is noted. Mea culpa in the mea culpa thread. But don't sell those short Mish. Saying an elite performer is nothing more than a nickelback is a pretty epic fail. So is projecting an NFC Championship team to be a cellar dweller. I can be wrong with the best of 'em.

[VegasPackFan]

A lot of us have. I said MM would never, ever, fuckin ever win a SB in GB. I was 100% wrong. He's really matured this season as a coach and we got to witness and, at times, agonize over it. I'm fine with giving the guy a huge extension. He can coach my Packers if he can win a Super Bowl. Always loved TT so nothing to say there.

(and you never responded to my PM! leaving Vegas tomorrow morning... had a blast! )

I was also wrong about:

- Jarrett Bush (to an extent)
- Desmond Bishop
- Dom Capers (in a way)
- Campen / Slocum (wouldn't give these guys raises but they bought a year)
- Colledge (still don't love him but I hated him so much)

I was also right about a shitload but don't need to list that here.

Man, I am really sorry for missing your PM to me. I was in Dallas all weekend. Got tied up with finishingh work and making plans, etc. Next time I will treat to dinner , so come back out!

[woodbuck27]

I thought TT was too safe and didn't have the stones to take a risk to put this team over the top
He proved me wrong by packaging draft picks to move up and draft a Superstar that put this team over

Ditto for me too B. Re: TT ... Mea culpa.

Whether it was 'by hook or crook'. TT supplied the talent for MM and his staff to work very well into the lineup and deal with awesome adversity. He got the new players to Green Bay. He finally went to 'the Belichick' approach and IMO made our team even better than it might have been at the beginning of this season, when we had such high hopes. Then it came down to the bottom line. Those players had to learn the system and work confidently with MM and his staff. To step into a challenge and excel at stepping up.

My Packer hat is off to TT today. Congratulations Ted Thompson. It's the old standard. Everyone loves a winner.

This will never change for me:

GO PACK GO!

[retailguy]

How about the OL? Were you wrong there

I certainly don't think so. I think the OL as a unit is the weakest unit on the team. For 4 consistent years, they have played awful for half the season. Yet they consistently play better towards the end of the season, every year.

Were they good enough? Yes. Does that mean they are "good"? Nope. I have hope for Newhouse and Lang. We'll see.

[retailguy]

You got in front of your mea culpa a year early. Smart move.

I've said for a long time that Thompson was a great personnel guy. It wasn't just last year. Where I was wrong, is that I believed you needed to supplement with a few strategic free agents. Obviously, that's optional. I understand that now.