While I Certainly Tip My Hat To Green By for It's Football Team...Here's Why It Is Not Title Town At This Time.....
The Green Bay Packers are at BEST an average football team in the post Favre world....With Favre in his MVP prime they managed a single Super Bowl win.....from 1967 to today the Pack have won one Superbowl....Yes you have won 12 "championships" but the first three 1929, 30 and 31 were awarded based upon regular season end of season standings....The NFL did not start playing playoffs until 1936 and yes from that point until the idea of a "Super Bowl" was started for the 1966 season the Packers were clearly a top team in the 1930's and a Power House in the early to mid 1960's.....ok....so let's ask the really pressing question....WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY....after Lombardi left, the Packers went into a three decade swoon....from 1967 to 1995 the Packers had two seasons where they posted 10 or more wins (1972 and 1989), in that span the team had 15 losing seasons! When Holmgren and Favre arrived the team became a contender but still managed only to win the big game once and then they really sort of choked in the second appearance in a stunner of a loss to Denver....
I point this out because some giant of a mind has informed me in response to an earlier posting that Green Bay is "Title Town" until someone takes that away....in 41 years YOU HAVE ONE TITLE in a one sport town....that takes away any ability to claim Title Town....using your logic the following Cities have a much stronger claim to the moniker....here goes my list for cities with a substantially stronger claim to title town than you Cheeseheads....
1. Boston-15 Titles since 1967 ....(Celtics 8, Bruins 2, Red Sox 2, Patriots 3) and since the start of the century no city has been close.....
2. New York 11 Titles since '67...Yankees 6 WS wins since '67, the Giants 3 Superbowls, the Jets 1 Superbowl, and the Rangers 1 Stanley Cup win
3.. Los Angeles- 11 Titles with 9 NBA Titles for the Lakers and 2 World Series Wins for the half watched Dodgers LA. I do not count the Angels win because they did not identify themselves as the LA Angels.....
6. Chicago 8 titles (Bulls 6, White Sox 1, Bears 1)
Honorable mentions include San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, San Antonio (a one horse town) Baltimore, Philadelphia, Toronto, Minnie, St. Louis, Montreal, Miami, Oakland, all of whom have won the golden ring MORE than you blockheads in Green Bay....
Of course were we to do what you have done...count the records since the dawn of time...then the Yankees, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Celtics and Lakers alone would smoke you guys by HUGE margins....
So my dear little cheddar heads....Green Bay is not and cannot claim title to anything beyond being a really cold and very average footbal town....I would urge you to resubmit your application in a few years...in order to make the top 6 the Pack will have to win 7 more tiles and with 1 in 40 years that should happen sometime in the year 2288...give or take a few decades....Green Bay Title Town ....that's a hoot...but thanks for playing and try again in about 280 years......
Here's our question for the day: Will Green Bay win more than 6 games in '08? I say yes, they win 7....I mean it's very hard in that division not to win 7....Detroit, Minnie and Chicago are all horrible so they should come out of that with a minimum of 4 wins....they also get Atlanta, Carolina, Seattle, Houston and Tampa Bay....You will know what kind of season you'll have right out of the box in Green Bay....Minnie at home and the on to Detroit....if the Pack loses both then they tumble into the abyss...if they split...then they have a shot at 7-9 or 8-8 which might give them 1st place in this crappiest of all NFL Divisions.....This squad gets croaked by Dallas, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Indy and New Orleans....Who will lead this team that you could count on to do anything significant...Aaron Rodgers? Listen closely....Senor Rodgers has thrown for a total of 111 yards over his three years in the league....clearly not his fault given that he was playing behiind the great one....but...that does not mean that he should be given any credit as a proven replacement because he has not established that he can play in this league.....Additionally, who in the name of all that is cheesey are the back ups? Add to that the fact that Rodgers entire body of post high school work has consisted of playing in 25 college games and you have what? In his life after high school this guy has played in 30 games....if you're counting on much here you may end up with a bad taste in your mouth when he's staring down the throat of that Jacksonville Defense or when Dallas comes to town.....he may well turn out to be a great player like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady or, but history tells us that he'll more likley be another David Carr or Byron Leftwich...plus the guy needs a haircut...Green Bay is in for a long cold winter...unless BF comes out of retirement....
Get past the QB mess and this team clearly has talent with little depth....If Ryan Grant stays healthy and can repeat his '07 performance they will still need a lot more help for the long haired freaky dude calling signals....he could have T.O., Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson and this team might still stink if Rodgers plays as soft as I suspect he will....
Early season favs include the obvious picks....Indy, NE, Dallas, Jacksonville and then it's a bunch of unknowns....will Tennessee continue to improve....has the Jets spending spree landed them a team (still need the QB me thinks)....bet on this Atlanta will slowly start to improve, Baltimore will be horrible, along with AZ, San Fran, Cleveland and I would not bet the farm that Oakland, Miami, Tampa Bay or the Niners have figured anyting out.....
Divisionally the NFC East and AFC South are the two to beat, Pats should clinch a playoff berth by about the middle of September and Indy and Jacksonville should be the best divisional games this year....I think Dallas is right there talent wise, I am no fan of Tony Romo because despite all of the hype that has surrounded this guy he has shown a disturbing trend as not being clutch in playoff games....I have a lot of doubt that he is the answer....but the NFC should fold up nicely foor Dallas to breeze....in the AFC it once again comes down to New England, Indy and Jacksonville....this year I think it's a jump ball in light of all of the secondary turnover the Patriots have had.....
First of all as you so blithefully put it, what is the "post favre world"? The season has not started as far as I know. Oh, yeah, try to keep up with current events, Aaron HAS ALREADY shorn his locks. I know you are raring to rail on the Pack, but get your facts together first. At least let the season begin before you start with your anti-Pack ####
The first screw to get loose in your head is the one that holds your tongue.There is a difference between an open mind and a hole in your head.It appears you have never have played any sports, you just like being a arm chair QB., no presure just a lot of talk. Those who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. Words may show a man"s wit, but actions his meaning!!!!
Pack went 12-4 last year. OK. Same team coming coming back...same young team coming back. AVERAGE? ! 1 bad pass away from the Superbowl. Slaming the Pack is like slaming your country. GREEN BAY will always be Title Town. You make me sick.
They say "grammar is no measure of intelligence"... BUT, we may have to take a mulligan on this one!
Hey buddy, by your remarks toward Packer nation in general (example #1, "...some giant of a mind has informed me..."), you seem to assume, and talk like you're above Packer fans as a whole. Not only that, but you seem to assume that we all carry "Titletown" around as a badge of courage! That's stereotyping my friend (yeah, you might want to look that one up), and a deed no better than what you're accusing Packer fans of.
Now where would such hatred of Packer fans come from?! Simply not something as little as some fan mentioning "Titletown", which, if you knew... has A LOT more to do with just the titles Green Bay has, or hasn't won. You could also attack Dallas which is supposedly "America's Team" when, by a poll taken every few years, they only technically win this title every so often (the Packers have also carried the title of America's Team for many years, and are usually in the Top 5 every year this poll is taken). No, such hatred only comes from a fan of another team in the NFC-North division... Viking fan perhaps? Bears?! Well, in any case we may never know as you have the comfort of hiding behind the internet.
This blog is a waste of time. What about GB's defense, its still one of the better ones in the league? For you to call green bay average shows your lack of intelligence, so they lost Farve. They still have a good OL good targets and a good RB, this team will win the North mark my words.
When you think of the NFl and the history you think of the Green Bay Packers. WHO STILL HAVE MORE NFL CHAMPIONSHIPS THEN ANY NFL TEAM. so when that isnt true anymore call me. Seven wins this year? are you an #### did you not see that defense. without Taylor one of the best in the league. With Taylor, wow. Watch some football once in a while you may like it.
Yes, the Packers have a very solid defense....last time I checked you need an offense to score points and you ain't got one....any team that has to hope that it's retired quarterback changes his mind in order for the team to be successful is at best average....and while we are on the subject of that tenacious defense you dopes might want to take a look at where that vaunted defense ranked last season....11th in total yards, 12th in pass defense and 13th in run defense...so spare me all the hoomerisms about that team....they are what I said they are....average at best, the only reason they have a shot for 8 wins is where they play....if they played Dallas' schedule they would win 5-6....you morons crack me up....
And to the #### Yankee fan....are you kidding me....they have won 3 Superbowls and yes 9 "championships" with three of them coming from regular season records before 1931.....
Dear Misinformed ####,
Titletown was a phrase dubbed by NFL fans and is not meant to be inclusive of all sports. Green Bay is, and will remain Titletown due to the fact that they have won more NFL champiohnships than any other team. The term was coined when the Pack racked up 5 Championships in 7 years. We all realize you egomaniacal, self-centered, non-English speaking morons in the East would love to have the world revolve around you, but get your facts straight first before you try to besmirch the name of the greatest football city on the planet.
And get your parents permission before you post another blog...
that is still more then any otehr team. but im teh ####. learn how to count buddy. and no offense ??? they ahve one of the better recieving corps in the leauge ####. Driver Jennings Jones are u kidding me. grant led teh nfl in rushing after week 9 . where were you last year .. ####. smitty63 thank you. but he called me the #### cause i said GB has the most championships? GREEN BAY HAS A TOUGHER SCHEDULE THEN DALLAS THIS YEAR #### LOOK AT IT. Green Bay is ranked 3rd in schedule difficulty according to wins by teams last year
Dude, your logic is so retarded it's hard to even stop from laughing.
If you don't count the LA Angles' title (or the Anaheim Ducks for that matter) then you should subtract the NEW ENGLAND Patriots since their name doesn't have BOSTON in their title and they play at Foxboro. Man, listen to yourself sometime! You really sound like a 12 year old (which, you may be and if so, I apologize...haha).
Check your facts, include college sports (as ESPN has done), and try to see things in an objective point of view. You'll gain more credibility, my #### friend!
LA is hands down the keeper of the most titles when you compare NCAA and Professional sports in America. Try refuting that, my #### friend!
Here's the deal... we will discuss sports in a fair and reasonable manner....rem ember one criticallly important point....YOU ARE A DOPE AND A MASSIVE ####.... .I, ON THE OTHER HAND, AM FAR SUPERIOR IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECT....
