I don’t know about you, dear readers, but for me, this offseason has brought a blissful absence from football. The Packers’ 13th world championship was so surprising, and so satisfying, I’ve been happy to let the prospect of the 2011 NFL season stay far away from the front of my mind. After the emotional grind [...]
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If you live in Wisconsin this week, these are wonderful times. The Packers are world champions for the 13th time. The three Lombardi Trophies proudly displayed in the final room of the Packers Hall of Fame are about to get a new friend. (Side note: We love the spotlights on the trophies, the music playing [...] None of it mattered to the 2010 Green Bay Packers. Oh, it could have. At times, it probably should have. And for most teams, well, it unquestionably would have. Injuries mounting at an (almost) comedic rate. Disappointing losses to teams they should have crushed. The weight of colossal expectations. Yeah – they were all there. And that was [...] We’ll have much more on this tomorrow — the Packers’ 13th world championship hasn’t sunk in yet for me, as it probably hasn’t for most of you — but in the meantime, here are some quick thoughts on the 31-25 Super Bowl win over the Steelers: –AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! THE PACKERS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!! –With that out of the [...] The Big Game. I think it’s safe to assume that every Pack fan has their vacation request approved for Monday, right? Win or lose, I do not want to be at work bright and early the day after the Superbowl. I have a few game day traditions and one of them might leave me feeling slightly [...] It seems like everyone is breaking down X’s and O’s (or the weather forecast for an INDOOR game) this week. And rightfully so since this is the biggest sporting event of the year. Who will block Raji? Can Clifton and Bulaga slow down Harrison? Who will win in the battle of the defensive minds? All fair [...] To: Michael John McCarthy From the desk (or couch) of: Chris Lempesis Dear Mike, Hey man – how’s it going? Silly question, I know. You must be on top of the world right now (or, at least, 60 minutes away from it). Anyways, I’m writing you today to tell you I’m sorry. That’s right – your old buddy Chris is choking down [...] That’s the question posed by a Wall Street Journal story today. All of us who have watched the Packers this year know how close this team was to being, say, 13-3 or 14-2. They got themselves flagged out of the first Chicago game. They lost to the Redskins after Mason Crosby’s field goal went off the [...] Think back, for a moment, to where the Packers were a year ago today. They had given up 51 points to the Arizona Cardinals two weeks earlier, absorbing yet another numbing playoff loss, and were swimming in questions about how they’d possibly be able to put together a good enough defense to get them deep into [...] I can’t lie – my hands are still shaking. I can not stop smiling. Laughter emits from my body every three seconds, for no reason whatsoever. And, frankly, I’m not sure if anything I write in this space is going to make much sense. But, really, how could it make any sense? It’s unbelievable. We did it. We did it. [...] |
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