Chicago Bears

@Colts – Loss

@Panthers – Loss

Bucaneers – Win

Eagles – Loss

@Lions – Loss

@Falcons – Win

Vikings – Win

Lions – Loss

Titans – Win

@Packers – Loss

@Rams – Win

@Vikings – Loss

Jaguars – Loss

Saints – Win

Packers – Loss

@Texans – Loss

 6-10, no playoffs

Detroit Lions  

@Falcons – Win

Packers – Loss

@49ers – Loss

Bears – Win

@Vikings – Loss

@Texans – Win

Redskins – Loss

@Bears – Win

Jaguars – Loss

@Panthers – Loss

Buccaneers – Win

Titans – Win

Vikings – Win

@Colts – Loss

Saints – Win

@Packers – Loss

8-8, no playoffs

Minnesota Vikings

 @Packers – Loss

Colts – Loss

Panthers – Win

@Titans – Win

@Saints – Win

Lions – Win

@Bears – Loss

Texans – Win

Packers – Loss

@Buccaneers – Win

@Jaguars – Loss

Bears – Win

@Lions – Loss

@Cardinals – Win

Falcons – Win

Giants – Loss

9-7, wild card, beat 49ers, lose to Packers

Green Bay Packers

 Vikings – Win

@Lions – Win

Cowboys – Loss

@Buccaneers – Win

Falcons – Win

@Seahawks – Loss

Colts – Loss

@Titans – Win

@Vikings – Win

Bears – Win

@Saints – Win

Panthers – Win

Texans – Win

@Jaguars – Loss

@Bears – Win

Lions – Win

12-4, first round bye, beat Vikings, then Cowboys

Super Bowl: Packers vs. Jets, Packers Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did this happen?  Brett Favre is playing for a team other than the Packers.  A media circus is messing up training camp.  My own emotional rollercoaster I’ve been riding since the NFC Championship game has taken a toll on me and those around me.  At first I thought violent outbursts were the answer.  Somehow inflicting pain on those I love made me feel temporarily better.  Hell, I even bought a dog just so I could kick it.

How did this happen?  Brett Favre, a man I have loved, truly loved, is now off sleeping with a bunch of coasties.  A rift between us developed due to events that cannot be blamed on anyone, yet can be blamed on everyone.  Now I know what John Ochner feels like.

For those of you who don’t know, John Ochner is the guy who lives over on Wells Street.  He was married to Debra for about 16 years.  Debra is a ####y little number with long legs, blonde hair, and some other amazing female attributes.  Debra is the envy of the neighborhood.  Men want her and women want to be her.  One day, while mowing the lawn, I couldn’t help but notice Debra scoping me out.  I shut down the mower and motioned Debra to come over.  We had a few beers and got to talking about various things that friendly neighbors talk about.  After a couple hours, I sent Debra off with a small peck on the cheek, and neighborly squeeze of the backside.

After that fateful day, Debra began to call me on her husband’s cell phone.  We would talk about things like how nice it would be if we were together, and all the great times we would have.  Well as you can guess, John found out about the calls and accused me of ‘tampering’ with his wife.  I totally evaded any responsibility for the calls, but Debra decided to escalate the situation.  She started to tell John that she wanted to leave him for me, and that he made her feel like she wasn’t wanted.  I knew that was a bunch of ####.  Who wouldn’t want Debra?  Well John thought he could play hardball with Debra.  He told her that if she really wanted to be with me she should just leave.  Debra took that and ran. 

Knock-Knock on my door and there was Debra with about a dozen pieces of luggage (half of them filled with shoes) and a libido that was gonna keep me up for a few days straight.  After the separation, John kept telling everyone that he was moving on, but I knew better.  Every time Debra and I leave the house, there’s John in one of Debra’s old blouses, staring out his back window trying to catch a glimpse of her.  Heck, I even heard he spends his weekends watching old home videos of him and Debra during the good times.  It’s a classic case of John taking things for granted, and not knowing the true value of what he had until he lost it.

As for me, things are pretty good.  Debra’s pushing 38 years of age.  I plan to use her hard for a year or two, but then she’ll be getting to old to bend in half without injuring a hip or something.  I don’t need an expensive commodity like her sitting on the physically unable to perform list for months straight.  I’ll probably end up throwing her to the curb, and she’ll crawl back to John and act like nothing ever happened.  And John will take her back, because that’s the kind of guy John is.  I’ll find some new twenty something chick to take my abuse, and life will go on.

We all have a little John Ochner in us, and we can learn from that.  Never take the good times for granted.  Brett Favre, if you’re reading this, I love you man.  I truly love you in the only way that two men really can.  I wish you well, but I want you back.  If any of those New Jersey sissies gives you any ####, let me know.  I’ll be over there with a 12 gauge and a cattle prod before you can say ‘Jack Robinson’.  In the meantime, I’ll find a way to get along, somehow.  Where did that damn dog get to?

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one Man to dissolve the bands which have connected Him with another, and to assume His place at the pinnacle of the history of a sport, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle Him, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that we should declare the state of successorship and competitive environment that He has left behind.  Let it be known, after the retirement of The Great One, the Green Bay Packers still have the best QB in the NFC North.  This is in no way an endorsement of Aaron Rodgers - a still unproven star - to be the equal or near equal to The Great One in any way, but rather an indictment of competing QB’s in the NFC North on the basis of incompetence, moronicism, and a general behavioral adoption of blatant jackassery.  To prove this, let this list be submitted to a candid world.

Tavaris Jackson “T-Jack” – Yet another example of the failed philosophy of the “running quarterback”.  He tries to run when he should throw, and throws interceptions when he should run.  If we dismembered him, sewed his legs to his shoulders and his arms to his thighs, he would try to wear his #### for a hat.

Griese, Grossman, Orton “The Trashtown Triplets” – All three are sad examples of players who experienced a fair amount of success in college, but became infected with the Chicago QB disease when they signed a contract with a mismanaged and poorly coached organization.  How a team with so many high draft picks can consistently find the biggest busts of the year is likely a question that has no answer.  Keep up the good work McCaskey.

John Kitna – Although Kitna will be the toughest competition for Rodgers, his history in the league surely places him in the category of flop.  Any quarterback that can spend time under the wise tutelage of Mike Holmgren – who’s ability to create a star quarterback is unquestioned – and somehow turnout so bad he needs to be cut, then dredged up by the Bengals organization and fail to perform with the talent of Ocho Cinco and TJ Houshyomamainthehottubwith, and then go to the Lions and destroy the careers of highly drafted WR’s, can easily be dismissed from consideration of the top QB of any conference at any level.

Go you Packers, go.