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    A very strange and subdued championship

    First, the season lacked the usual championship anticipation. A little at the start, but unexpected losses tempered it quickly. As the injuries mounted, and the list on injured reserve grew, getting to the playoffs seemed like a stretch, let alone going far in the playoffs. Getting in as the lowest seed continued the feeling that a championship was very unlikely, at best. To that point, the season was more one of disappointment and frustration, of potential not met.

    A typical Championship season build-up was completely lacking. The Championship was sprung on the fans in just a few weeks time.

    Now, with the lockout, the players will be out of sight for who knows how long. There will be little or no opportunity to relive the Super Bowl success before all talk of it is wiped out by the preparations for a new season. The White House trip may be postponed or canceled, other team appearances are not being scheduled.

    All in all, Packer fans are being a bit short changed in what was truly an exceptional playoff performance by the team.

    The Packers won the Super Bowl, but it just doesn't feel like it.
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    Fuck the NFL for fucking the fans!

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    • #3
      I feel not shortchanged at all, at least by the part during the season. It didn't come "suddenly,' it happened over a period of seven or eight weeks of "must win" games and with every game the team's confidence grew. It reminded me of the '07 Giants team that way - when the Pack beat Atlanta, there was a sense that this team might be special.

      If there's a lockout, then I'll just keep reliving this past season. So no loss there. As for the White House appearances, I don't really give a crap about that.

      So I'm good with the "feel" of this championship. Not everyone will be, but there's where I am.
      "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

      KYPack

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      • #4
        For me, this one feels better than the last one.
        "There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson

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        • #5
          On a day to day basis, I completely forget about this one. After the last one, I felt drowned in the hoopla for months

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Patler View Post
            On a day to day basis, I completely forget about this one. After the last one, I felt drowned in the hoopla for months
            It's still weird. When I think back to who won the Super Bowl, I have to remind myself it was the Packers. And the inevitable follow-up thought is, "Are you sure?"

            It does seem very subdued to me.
            No longer the member of any fan clubs. I'm tired of jinxing players out of the league and into obscurity.

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            • #7
              I've got the playoff games recorded and burned onto dual layer DVD's in HD. I think I'll just have to watch one every week when football is no more.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Patler View Post
                There will be little or no opportunity to relive the Super Bowl success before all talk of it is wiped out by the preparations for a new season. The White House trip may be postponed or canceled, other team appearances are not being scheduled.
                Don't worry Patler, after we win it again next season you can have the offseason you want.
                The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary -- Vince Lombardi

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                • #9
                  What is a fair amount of joy for an NFL fan?
                  After lunch the players lounged about the hotel patio watching the surf fling white plumes high against the darkening sky. Clouds were piling up in the west… Vince Lombardi frowned.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by HowardRoark View Post
                    What is a fair amount of joy for an NFL fan?
                    Packers fan or Vikings fan?
                    No longer the member of any fan clubs. I'm tired of jinxing players out of the league and into obscurity.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by HowardRoark View Post
                      What is a fair amount of joy for an NFL fan?
                      More than I have now!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Patler View Post
                        The White House trip may be postponed or canceled.
                        I'll live without it
                        "Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by MadtownPacker View Post
                          Fuck the NFL for fucking the fans!
                          Mad is fired up.

                          Two "fucks" in a 7 word sentence.

                          You got it, Mr Fresno, F the NFL.

                          Patler I'm fired up for this win. For years now, I've seen "Cinderella" teams come out of the woodwork. I've always wondered "when will one of my teams come out of nowhere to win the big one"

                          This season was it. Shit, we were 8-6 and hanging on by our fingernails. I remember seeing Wild Card scenarios that didn't even have us in 'em!

                          But we folded back our ears and won 6 in a row to win the Lombardi!

                          I've always coveted this next Championship, the 13th, only team in the teens.

                          Everything looks so rosy, I hate to jinx us by talking about it.

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                          • #14
                            I didnt lose hope! I love it because of the fact that the season could NOT have gone better. Vikings lost so much their stadium quit, Favre is gone and was terrible, beat the Bears in the NFCC and won the Super Bowl!!! I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!!
                            Swede: My expertise in this area is extensive. The essential difference between a "battleship" and an "aircraft carrier" is that an aircraft carrier requires five direct hits to sink, but it takes only four direct hits to sink a battleship.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Fritz View Post
                              As for the White House appearances, I don't really give a crap about that.
                              I GIVE A CRAP!!! I WORK WALKING DISTANCE FROM THAT STUPID BUILDING!!! They totally need to be there!!! For MEEEE!!!!!!
                              "Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg Jennings

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