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#1 Bart Starr fan -> RE:The Packers (11/14/2007 4:57:45 PM)
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[quote="Cheesehead Craig"][quote="Lynn G."]Craig - your team is 8-1. You really can't complain about things being rough. Admit it - you're enjoying every single second reading the threads here and hearing how anguished Viking fans are right now.[/quote] Being the sole Packer poster here is hard, it's easy to get ganged up on and it's happened more than a couple of times and it gets tiresome. I enjoy having some other Packer fans here. That's it.[/quote] You're not the only one here, Craig. I've been lurking here on this board (and posted on the previous Strib board now and then over the years) but usually can only take it so long. When I have posted here, I usually am complimented on being a "good" Packer fan, meaning that I give props to the Vikes when it's deserved and call out my team when they suck. However, a few posters on the Strib board (not sure if they are here or not) simply get too mean-spirited for my blood so I sometimes switch back to lurk mode when that happens. I just don't see the point of being antagonistic. Good natured rivalry and some back-and-forth smack is fine, but as a Packer backer who lives and works in Minneapolis, I get my share of abuse in person so I don't need it on the 'net. Oh and for you long timers, I used to post under my real name, Bill, because the Strib board requied real names. I'm not trying to "hide" just having fun with a nickname and avatar. Anyway, if a person has followed football long enough, you accept the ups and downs of seasons over time. It was 2 years ago that the Pack suffered through their first losing season in the Favre era and the Vikes were doing pretty good still. Now the shoe is on the other foot. When Favre retires, whenever that will be, maybe Aaron Rogers will maintain the winning tradition, maybe not. And once the Vikings get a better coach and land a good QB, they're going to turn it around too. I do feel bad that the Vikings have Childress as their coach, but I also ripped McCarthy plenty last year and this year am eating crow. I'm not saying Childress will turn things around here....he might, but I doubt it. However, I hope the Viking fans realize that up-down cycles are the status quo now in the NFL. Look at the Bears, Chargers, Saints, and Bengals. They were all riding high last year and now? I'll try to contribute through the rest of this season, but I'm not interested in flame wars. I do want to say, though, to the many Viking fans who debated with me, I think it was two years ago, whether or not Favre was spent and had nothing left in the tank, that I hope some of them admit they were wrong. I admit his last two seasons weren't very good, but I also thought that he still had plenty of talent to succeed. Apparently, whether it was McCarthy's discipline, Brett's acceptance of the short game philosophy, finally getting some quality receivers, or the defense jelling into a formidable unit (KGB and Aaron K both in the top 5 in the league in sacks), I don't know. But it's nice to see the old man with the numbers (and victories) he has this seaons. It's also nice to see other QBs (Peyton Manning) can have horrid games (6 picks) too. So, Craig, you're not alone, although I'm sure it feels that way. And to the Viking fans here, I sincerely hope Adrian P will heal 100 percent because he is a helluva exciting player and seems like a very classy guy. I also hope Childress doesn't push him too fast so that the injury worsens instead of getting better. That would be a true shame.
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