Why I Hate Packer Fans

[MJZiggy]

Hubby thinks it was him. Can we come too?

[Deputy Nutz]

Come on you guys are trying to take advantage of me.

[Packers4Ever]

Was it "the Mike McCarthy Show?" They post that on packers.com. I will give it a look.

Yes, it was, MJ, give it a look,,,,
J

[mraynrand]

Patler wrote:


"I will be very happy if we just see steady improvement through out most of the season. Baring injuries, this SHOULD be a team that is much better in December than it is in September."

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This is what I've been thinking. My hope is that this team is like the 2000 squad, where a few rooks or second year guys can improve as the season goes along.

In 2000, the WRs were absolute garbage and no one knew what was there at RB. Levens looked washed up and Green was an unknown. By the second loss in Buffalo, the Packers were starting two rookie tackles.
Today, Favre isn't as good as he was in his tenth season back in 2000. Can Green be the back he was in 2000? There's no way of knowing. The D-line was an ancient, ugly collection of scrap-heap trash in 2000. Sharper was the defensive playmaker.

Basically, the thing that will determine whether this team can imporve over the season and be as good as the 2000 team was at the end is whether some guys break out over the course of the season. If everything goes well from here on out regarding injuries, I suspect this team will be 9-7, but they very likely will start 2-6 or 3-5.

[Creepy]

Cant' get behind these 7-9, 5-11 predictions. GB is in a division where the Bears didn't do anything until after week 8 and neither did the Vikings. With a 1-7 record at the half GB was only two game out of first in the division and if not for a couple of ints, missed fgs, and fumbles would have been 3-4 or better.

GB cuts the turnovers in half and GB will be a much better team. It easy just witht hat to go 8-8 in this divsion. The Vikings have a injury prone QB, the bears don't know which injury prone QB to start, and the Lions have Kitna. Except for the Bear defense, none of these teams had the offense GB had last year. This team wi get better, but atthe same time GB is trying to move forward with a new HC and scheme, so are the Lions & Vikings. The bears are still wondering howthe QB position will be and Benson's injury makes themn look one dimesional again.

I say GB cuts the turnovers in half and that will bring an 8-8 season, with the growing of the defense and offense I now add 2 more wins. IMO GB finishes somewhere around 9-7 to 11-5. This team is better than credited and will surprise some when the season starts.

[cheesner]

irony.

This is a great thread. Mr. Nutz you are a genius for starting it.

Wait a second. Its very ironic that the thread about how people are so quick to jump ship, give up on the Pack, and start bashing them, turns into a Packer-bashing-jumping-ship thread.

On second thought, this is a horrible thread! Mr. Nutz you should be banished from this site for your incompetance in posting it!

[cheesner]

It works both ways. Hodge plays nicely in a scrimmage and people are posting comparisons to Ray Lewis. Jennings has a couple weeks of good practice and there are Marvin Harrison comparisons. Both of these, of course, are absolutely ridiculous.

You have to understand that coaches giving positive press about players are often times exaggerating as a motivational technique. They know these young kids getting media name recognition can inspire them to work even harder.

Fans buy into this and immediately start raising their expectations. But think folks: New system, New coaches, new personnel, vrs one of the best front 7, w/experienced polished players with a few probowlers. What the hell did you expect?!? Get a grip and relax.

[jack's smirking revenge]

It works both ways. Hodge plays nicely in a scrimmage and people are posting comparisons to Ray Lewis. Jennings has a couple weeks of good practice and there are Marvin Harrison comparisons. Both of these, of course, are absolutely ridiculous.

You have to understand that coaches giving positive press about players are often times exaggerating as a motivational technique. They know these young kids getting media name recognition can inspire them to work even harder.

Fans buy into this and immediately start raising their expectations. But think folks: New system, New coaches, new personnel, vrs one of the best front 7, w/experienced polished players with a few probowlers. What the hell did you expect?!? Get a grip and relax.

Didn't we just spend four pages of chatter going over our expectations? Good advice, though I'm not totally sure who your audience is for that comment.

I am quite relaxed and content with my "B.S." perspective on the state of the Pack, just as everyone else is who believes the team could go anywhere from 4-12 to 12-4. So I'm critical of the team. I'm not stressed about it. I'm downright fine with it. Doesn't make me any less of a fan.

The only way I could be more relaxed is if that damn Mexican would send me some of his stash. Yes, I'm calling you out Madtown!



tyler

p.s. I thought your post about Nutz was really clever. It made me laugh. Great job cheese.