The State of the Packers...an essay

[jack's smirking revenge]

Very nice essay! I enjoyed your points. My take on this situation is that we all, as Packer fans, need to wratchet down our expectations for 2006. This is NOT a Super Bowl team. We're in a VERY tough division in a tight conference. We'll be lucky if we're a playoff team, extra lucky if we're a division-winning team. That's reality. We've got some amazing talent in some areas, gaping holes in others. Super Bowl teams don't need to be amazing in all areas in our era of parity, but they have to be at least solid throughout. The Packers are far from solid. Their depth is quite suspect. We're one injury away from having a rookie QB (IMHO, Arod will be a rook until he starts a regular season game) guiding the squad, a couple injuries away from having M3 and Jags play offensive line themselves, and a few injuries away from having Kurt Schottenheimer throw on the pads in the Secondary.

The bottom line is this--don't get overly excited about 2006. Don't get sucked into somebody else's hype. This is a team in transition, a team rebuilding, a young team. If we're able to surprise some people this year, then great. If we overachieve and get to the next level beyond regular season, then this team will have amazing experience for 2007 and will be a force to be reckoned with.

To me, 2007 is really the year to look forward to. 2006 is a building block to something greater. I'll watch 2006 with interest and take whatever the Packers will give us, but I'm not expecting them to do anything at all this year (except do better than 4-12).

tyler

[4and12to12and4]

Thanks. I agree that we need to lower our expectations this year. It's hard for me to do that though, because I want us to have a great season so bad, especially for Favre's sake, if this is his last year. I'd hate for him to have two horrible seasons to end his career. So, I want to remain optimistic regardless of reason. Damnit!!

[woodbuck27]

The bottom line is this--don't get overly excited about 2006. Don't get sucked into somebody's else's hype. This is a team in transition, a team rebuilding, a young team. If we're able to surprise some people this year, then great. If we overachieve and get to the next level beyond regular season, then this team will have amazing experience for 2007 and will be a force to be reckoned with.

To me, 2007 is really the year to look forward to. 2006 is a building block to something greater. I'll watch 2006 with interest and take whatever the Packers will give us, but I'm not expecting them to do anything at all this year (except do better than 4-12).

tyler

tyler speaks the TRUTH.

Let's all support one another through all the ups and downs we will feel this season.

Lets flow with the good and the bad. Be Packer fans as the focus of OUR Home here. Support one another.

The rewards are ahead of us. It's ALL about this.

The GREEN BAY PACKERS !!!!!!

[MJZiggy]

I'm only walking into this expecting the same result as the coach...