I like to think those 6 losses made the Packers stronger as a team. Four of them shouldn't of been, Bears, Redskins, Dolphins, and Lions. Two of them told us far more about our team than many realized at the time, Falcons and Patriots. These two teams were considered one of the best if not the best team in the league at that respective time. The Packers went toe to toe with both teams, nearly winning both games. What should that of told you about the Packers even then? Sure they lost both games, ... but not by much. It tells me that even then the Packers were actually one of the best, if not the best team in the league. Sometimes it's not always losing a game, as much as how you lose it and where you go from there that determines a championship caliber team. Such a team will be able to rebound from anything, no setback too high. I thought from the very first game the Pack lost that their fate would be determined by what they did with it. Sometimes you have to lose to know how to win. I think if you took all 6 of those losses, broke them down and put them into perspective, you will see how a much stronger team rose from the ashes of utter defeat to exalt in a cry of ultimate victory. Always remember, you will never appreciate winning more if you had not sprung forth from ashes. Those 6 losses may represent our dark times, but if not for them, would this team still have found the inner strength they possessed to win to fight to the death? So many what ifs to consider, but in the end, it was the Packers who walked away with the Lombardi trophy. 6 losses and all, 6 losses be damned.
