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  • #1

    Re-Living the Packers 2008 season

    - Brett Favre retired, unretired, had a media battle against the Ari Fleicher led Packers PR attack, got traded to the Jets and Rodgers took over. Mark Murphy said they had crossed the Rubicon and there was no going back to Favre.

    -Drama filled the offseason. People booed on family night, people booed at practice, people just booed and booed.

    - Aaron Rodgers took 34 sacks behind the same like Favre took 15 the year before. He also hesitated at the line of scrimmage and the offense was far less authoritative as the year prior. He did manage 4000 yards and some pretty stats in his 10 loss opening season, with the same team Favre won 13 games but many called him a stat whore because he just didn't have that winning aggression that his predecessor had.

    - Mobb Deep started the Brett the living legend thread, and Woodbuck spammed it for a decade straight

    - Favre had the Jenn Sterger affair complete with dick pics, ever reminding him that there was no place like home where Green Bay covered for all of his infidelity. It was said, with Jenn looking so much like Favres wife that it was more of a tribute than an affair. Others had no comment.


    OFFENSE
    Rodgers
    Ryan Grant
    Korey Hall
    Driver
    Jennings
    Donald Lee
    Clifton
    Spitz
    Wells
    Colledge
    Tauscher

    DEFENSE
    Kampman
    Pickett
    Jolly
    Montgomery/Jenkins
    Hawk
    Barnett
    Poppinga
    Al Harris
    Woodson
    Bigby
    Collins

    DRAFT
    Nelson
    Brohm
    Pat Lee
    Finley
    Jeremy Thompson
    Josh Sitton
    Breno Giacomini
    Flynn
    Brett Swain


    ThanksTed echoed through the halls of 1265. While Rodgers looked promising, he also looked hesitant to Favres confident and snails pace to Favres torrid pace. Six wins was a huge disappointment after a near championship run that came the season prior. Rodgers was fast developing a reputation as the california pretty stat boy who couldn't win. It's a good thing Favre was in New York and not Minnesota because this could have been ugly. Packer nation was torn and many fans disappeared for good as they couldn't stomach the way the team did their favorite player. But hope was on the horizon. 4,000 yards and some beautiful passes had some fans imagining what might come with a little experience. One thing is sure, Deputy Nutz and Bretsky would never be the same.
    Last edited by RashanGary; 04-19-2021, 10:03 PM.
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  • #2
    Reliving the Packers 2008 season.

    I can't run no more
    With that lawless crowd
    While the killers in high places
    Say their prayers out loud
    But they've summoned, they've summoned up
    A thundercloud
    They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
      Reliving the Packers 2008 season.

      Wist said, “no one remembers the non super bowl seasons,” so I thought we could have a tribute to a previous season each week during
      the offseason.
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      • #4
        Great idea. I remember the Panthers game (don't know why it stand out) think right after we got the lead back that the d would lose it for us. It felt familiar that season.
        All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.

        George Orwell

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        • #5
          Epic OP.

          Pretty great drama, made shit entertaining for sure.

          Where's my purple Crocs?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Upnorth View Post
            Great idea. I remember the Panthers game (don't know why it stand out) think right after we got the lead back that the d would lose it for us. It felt familiar that season.
            I remember that game. I was screaming at the TV for GB to cover Steve Smith and he still killed them.

            I seem to recall a lot of almost-wins that year, and you could see Rodgers was green but there were plenty of flashes where you could also see why they liked him. They clearly weren't the NFCCG team, but they were younger and had the potential to grow and get better.
            I recall the early Rodgers-era as one where the criticism was he couldn't win close games or comebacks.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by run pMc View Post
              I remember that game. I was screaming at the TV for GB to cover Steve Smith and he still killed them.

              I seem to recall a lot of almost-wins that year, and you could see Rodgers was green but there were plenty of flashes where you could also see why they liked him. They clearly weren't the NFCCG team, but they were younger and had the potential to grow and get better.
              I recall the early Rodgers-era as one where the criticism was he couldn't win close games or comebacks.
              Yeah.... that for sure. And stat slut. And my criticism was I was used to seeing favre with a torrid pace, constantly putting pressure on defenses and Rodgers was slow and took all the clock and seemed to allow defenses to get set and ready to attack vs being pressured. Rodgers also held the ball and took sacks where favre knew how to get the ball out. We definitely took steps back and in hindsight you definitely saw reason to think 12 could put it all together with a little experience.
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              • #8
                Ugh. That Cardinals playoff game. It was like watching a Packer playoff game from the 80's, when the Packers would march down the field and score, then let the other team march right down the field and score.

                I watched it at a friend's house. I screamed myself hoarse at that defense. And at the end, Rodgers getting the ball knocked out. Ugh. But it was that porous defense that lost that game.

                A defenseless defense, that was.
                "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                KYPack

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Fritz View Post
                  Ugh. That Cardinals playoff game. It was like watching a Packer playoff game from the 80's, when the Packers would march down the field and score, then let the other team march right down the field and score.

                  I watched it at a friend's house. I screamed myself hoarse at that defense. And at the end, Rodgers getting the ball knocked out. Ugh. But it was that porous defense that lost that game.

                  A defenseless defense, that was.

                  Imma make a reliving 2009 next week. Yep. I vividly remember 2008, 2009 and 2010
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                  • #10
                    One more point I will make here. Ryan Grant is underappreciated!
                    (Spolier warning I will make this comment in the 2009 thread as well)
                    All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.

                    George Orwell

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                    • #11
                      Wikipedia has a season summary but it’s too long and it misses out on all the great forum back stories that we have. So I shorten the wiki and add out main conversations with my twist. But I’m glad you guys get a kick out of it too. Hopefully we get some laughs.
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                      • #12
                        I don't agree with the idea of Ryan Grant being underrated. He was good for being a Packer running back at that time, but really, to my way of thinking he was really just kinda okay.
                        "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                        KYPack

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                        • #13
                          You needed 3 yards and no fumbles that is what you got. Built for our passing attack
                          All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.

                          George Orwell

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Upnorth View Post
                            You needed 3 yards and no fumbles that is what you got. Built for our passing attack
                            Yep. He always kept the down and distance favorable. Perfect RB for a high octane passing attack. If the passing wasn’t so good, you’d probably want a more game breaking RB
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