Unpacking The NFL Season: Asking The Big Questions
By Mitch Berg
The question isn’t so much “will the Packers go undefeated this season”.
The question is “who did Organized Crime decide will beat the Packers in the Super Bowl, by just inside the spread?”
December 12th, 2011 at 9:42 am
NE Pats are the favored bet (Pats will beat Ravens by 3 points in playoff) but the long money is on dark horse Broncos (who will beat Steelers by 2) by 7 points.
or maybe not.
December 12th, 2011 at 9:55 am
If it ain’t Tebow, none of can recognize a narrative arc.
December 12th, 2011 at 10:14 am
Recognize? I suggest to you that the Tebow narrative was planned by the Mob at exactly the same time as this season was planned – at a meeting of the families in Atlantic City around Super Bowl time last year.
December 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am
New England. If they play in the SB, I won’t watch.
December 12th, 2011 at 10:40 am
Bitter Bears fans. Like a slow motion train wreck where the train is experiencing metadone withdrawal.
December 12th, 2011 at 10:41 am
After watching the Packers get gifted their game in New York last week, it’s clear that they won’t lose. The NFL’s favorite team will run the table.
You can’t beat a team that has eighteen men in the huddle. Just ask Joe Webb’s face mask.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Heh. I used to work with some guys who were convinced that every season is scripted beforehand. I don’t know if they got to whys or wherefores, as you seem to have, Mitch, but their conviction was such that every week during the season had various and multiple proofs of it.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Actually Green Bay has rigged the system to win. leaving the 99% other teams forced into poverty. You want proof? Packers are from Green Bay. Georgia-Pacific is HUGE in Green Bay. GP is owned by the Jew businessmen Kochs. Just follow the money and connect the dots.
(Is the above satire, or from the comment section of the Wisconsin State Journal? Is there a difference?)
December 12th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Bitter Bears fans.
Could be worse. Could be a Vikings fan. Now lets build that stadium!!!!
December 12th, 2011 at 11:20 am
As a nearly 45 year old Packer fan, it is awfully jarring to consider anything other than a perfect season a disappointment. Back in my day, we were happy with a Lindy Infante 4-12 season, as long as the Majik man promised some hope for next year. “The Pack Will be Back!” There’s a lot of conditioning to expect losing in 30 years that even 15 years of relative success (and 2 super Bowls) cannot easily change.
December 12th, 2011 at 11:22 am
at least the Twins who this year finished with a better standing only than Houston at .389 had a better W-L ratio that the Vikings at .154
December 12th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
As a nearly 45 year old Packer fan, it is awfully jarring to consider anything other than a perfect season a disappointment.
No kidding, PJ. The sad part is that the Infante years were actually a lot more entertaining than the horrible 70s era teams. The 1977 Packers scored 134 points total in a 14-game season. The 2011 Packers score 134 points every three games or so. I’m just trying to enjoy this while it lasts.
December 12th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
But the 1988 Lindy Infante 4-12 team beat the Vikings twice. So all was not lost.
Yes, I remember when a 9-7 year was the only real goal for the Packers during the regular season. And in the days of only one wild card, that didn’t get you into the playoffs.
December 12th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
There were an awful lot of “coincidences” yesterday where an argument could be made for fixed games. I certainly felt that the refs, when one seemed to be looking right at it, missing the face mask on Joe Webb, which in turn caused the fumble, that it is within the realm of possibility. Further, the Denver/Chicago and Dallas/NY game added fuel to the speculation fire, but until the ghost of Pete Rozell shows up and tells me that the season outcomes are fixed, I’ll just chalk it up to coincidence. 😉
December 12th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Agreed Mr. D. Infante’s teams had Majkowski, and that was the first bit of hope in ages. You had Lynn Dickey and some high powered receivers, but nothing else. My head keeps spinning when I watch Rogers perform without even a hint of the drama that Favre had. Still keep expecting the rug to be pulled out.