sjb12681
Cheesehead
I know that my post count is low, but I have been here before (just could not remember what my old info was and have changed emails a few times since).
Either way, my wife and I will be going to Lambeau for her first home Packers game. I havent been up since Favres last game as a Packer (he threw the OT pick in front of me, and it is hands down the coldest my soul ever felt).
She is a born and bred Colts fan and was a die-hard when Manning went down a few years back. She didnt fold like a LOT of Colts fans did that season (guess when I *knew* she was the one?).
I think it is funny that she is a Colts fan who is openly rooting for the Packers week in and week out, who can do that for me when I am screaming at the TV, while also cursing at her game and players for messing up. She knows the game, knows the rules and knows when they mess up.
I say all this to point out that even she thinks those of you who are being fair-weather and wishy washy are sad fans.
She has been a 1/2 time Packers fan for 4 years, and she has more loyalty than I have seen from some posters on here recently.
I am still rooting openly for my team. I am not questioning if we are going to win. I am not thinking about getting injured players back. I am looking at the next game and thinking WIN.
Are there holes? Do we have coaching issues? Do we have lack of enthusiasm? All yes.
Does this make me root for *injuries* to happen to expose these? Does this make me think about the 10 Free agents we should bring in to *put us over the top* next year and kill our salary? Does this make me think we are better off *tanking* the rest of our season for a better draft pick?
No.
So I say all this because I wanted to share a good story. I am bringing another fan into the fold. I am bringing my wife to Green Bay for the first time, and I hope she sees what I have been telling her about for 5 years.
The greatest fans in the world who will always root for the home team to win.
She gets enough fair weather fans down here in Indy.
Either way, my wife and I will be going to Lambeau for her first home Packers game. I havent been up since Favres last game as a Packer (he threw the OT pick in front of me, and it is hands down the coldest my soul ever felt).
She is a born and bred Colts fan and was a die-hard when Manning went down a few years back. She didnt fold like a LOT of Colts fans did that season (guess when I *knew* she was the one?).
I think it is funny that she is a Colts fan who is openly rooting for the Packers week in and week out, who can do that for me when I am screaming at the TV, while also cursing at her game and players for messing up. She knows the game, knows the rules and knows when they mess up.
I say all this to point out that even she thinks those of you who are being fair-weather and wishy washy are sad fans.
She has been a 1/2 time Packers fan for 4 years, and she has more loyalty than I have seen from some posters on here recently.
I am still rooting openly for my team. I am not questioning if we are going to win. I am not thinking about getting injured players back. I am looking at the next game and thinking WIN.
Are there holes? Do we have coaching issues? Do we have lack of enthusiasm? All yes.
Does this make me root for *injuries* to happen to expose these? Does this make me think about the 10 Free agents we should bring in to *put us over the top* next year and kill our salary? Does this make me think we are better off *tanking* the rest of our season for a better draft pick?
No.
So I say all this because I wanted to share a good story. I am bringing another fan into the fold. I am bringing my wife to Green Bay for the first time, and I hope she sees what I have been telling her about for 5 years.
The greatest fans in the world who will always root for the home team to win.
She gets enough fair weather fans down here in Indy.
I am a "much" fossilized Packer fan since the late '50's and of course, endured the good with the bad years. There's nothing a fan can do when your team gets decimated with injuries even before the season begins and you just have to play the hand your dealt and let the chips fall where they may until players return. It may seem pretty bleak at this point, but we're just a game behind in the division race. Get this game Sunday and go from there. As long as the Chicago Bears are in this division and have Cutler itching to return, that's always a good sign b/c McCown has been getting some very very lucky breaks and is playing out of his mind. And as long as Schwartz is on the Lion sidelines, well.....'nuff said!
I'm praying he can come through for us b/c it is a dream of a lifetime for me to be sitting in the stands in Lambeau watching my beloved Packers and wearing my cheesehead and Packer parka risking becoming a human popsickle while devouring a brat and slamming down many brewskies and it won't matter one iota to me what our record may be at the time. And I think it may have been "Longtimefan" mentioning several times here that he would take ANY tickets discouraged people may want to get rid of. Me too!
