LeRoy: Brett Better Than Aaron

[pbmax]

I told my wife the first thing Packer fan would do, defend Rodgers and talk about his 66 yards rushing and 6 first downs. The guy had a very poor game by his standards, his Passer rating was 82% before his late interception. The offense was out of whack for 4 quarters, Rodger shares the blame in that, not all. He certainly can't be blamed for Kuhn fumbling and Grant's fumble, but several of those accounted drops were because Rodgers was not as accurate with his passes. He got Grant cranked on one dump off pass that was graded as a drop, but was thrown behind him.

The odds of your prediction get better when you drop bait into the forum. Like predicting the arrival of birds and then throwing birdseed out the window. Causation.

[mraynrand]

No I don't take glory in a Packer loss, just Packer fan falling off the ledge.

This from the guy who 'doesn't care' anymore. So classy you take glory in the disappointment of the fans in this forum. Here's an idea - why don't you leave and never come back?

[Tarlam!]

Here's an idea - why don't you leave and never come back?

Here's an even better idea: Speak for yourself! If you don't like what he has to say, put him on your ignore list. I don't like him rubbing my nose in it either. In fact, I hate some of his opinions, but I am very fond of the man.

[LEWCWA]

Here's an even better idea: Speak for yourself! If you don't like what he has to say, put him on your ignore list. I don't like him rubbing my nose in it either. In fact, I hate some of his opinions, but I am very fond of the man.

Tar--you are a very good guy, but your hate is only really hurting you.....enjoy the journey man....we are starting another one today!!! I love me some Bart(and never saw him play), love me some Dickey(good times as a young boy), Majik man was fun for a couple years, BF was awsome while it lasted and guess what we have 10 more years (hopefully) of watching one of the best in the business. Life is good in Packerland and to hate yesterday to prop up today really does little good.

[Tarlam!]

Thanks for the advice LEWCWA. I don't hate yesterday to prop up today. I am delighted that Rodgers has turmed out. Even if he hadn't it wouldn't change a thing about how I feel about Bert. I am not down on Bert for his 16 years of play. I am down on him because of who he turned out to be. There's a huge sense of loss for me; I never watched Starr or Hudson, but I still feel a great sense of pride knowing they played for the team I have an allegiance to. When I see footage of the Ice Bowl I feel great inside.

I adored Bert, bonehead that he was sometimes. I feel robbed of that adoration and it just doesn't sit well with me.

[superfan]

Everything I learned about this Favre situation was that I took this game far too serious, it wasn't worth it. It is a game played by guys that don't give a rats ass what we think, They will put on their dog and pony show for us fans so we feel that they are really stand up guys and that they are just like us. Well they are not, they don't pay 250.00 bucks to come watch us do our job. As long as we buy their jerseys and buy their autographs they will put on their show for us because it lines their pockets. I don't have a problem with it, but I see it as what it is, a form of entertainment, and I can now watch a football game for the enjoyment of the game, and don't have stomach problems after the Packers lose, I can go to sleep after a loss without losing any sleep thinking about this interception or that fumble. I am entertained for 3 hours here and maybe 3 hours on monday night, but I don't swear at the tv anymore, dry heav in my friends driveway because the Packers lost the NFL championship game. It is refreshing.

I haven't always agreed with your takes over the last few years, but I think this new approach to the game is overall a good thing. I remember watching the Pack lose to the Bears with you and a few other PR posters at Stadium View several years ago, and at the time I would have voted you "Most Likely To Throw Beer And/Or Punch Out A Wall After A Bad Loss". It has to be better for your long term health to take the game less seriously.

I think some of it is just getting older, as I also no longer take these defeats as hard as I did when I was younger. And to a lesser extent I think the BF debacle has tempered my enthusiasm a bit as well. As much as I like Rodgers, I doubt I will ever be as "all in" as a fan for him or any other player as I was with BF for some of the same reasons you listed above.

Still a big time Packer fan, but my love of the Pack and all things NFL isn't quite as all encompassing as it was before.