Comments on: “Vikesrule” has this to say…what do you think Packergeek readers?

By: Kozak

Kozak — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:00:30 +0000

Hey Bearfan,

By: Trav

Trav — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:42:47 +0000

I guess we are leaving the letter T off in some cases also…

By: Bearfan3454

Bearfan3454 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:20:50 +0000

All the Bear (sorry Kozak, I decided to not use the letter S again) fans are standing on the sideline of this supid little debate laughing their asses off. Go ahead and beat each other up. The Bears will be there to take care of both of your teams when the time comes. Oh, and I mean by kicking their asses up and down the football field.

By: Cindy V

Cindy V — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:53:31 +0000

I read the sports websites and except for Favre, there is not much coming out of Green Bay. They signed Jennings. Aaron Rodgers is ready to go. Nick Collins shouldn’t be complaining about his contract. Not much else. There is stuff on T.O. and Romo. There is stuff on Jay Culter and Plaxico Burress. There is speculation about Michael Vick and Dante Stallworth. There is nothing on Johnny Jolly’s legal situation. So we talk about what we talk about until something better comes along. I’ll go up to watch practice and perhaps I’ll hear something about the 3-4 transition. Until then, did you see that Favre’s doctor says Brett wants to go out on top. If he had stayed retired when he retired the first time, wouldn’t he have left the game on top?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:57:39 +0000

Campell – if you don’t like all the Farve talk then why don’t you just not read the Farve related posts. And lay off Packerbelle and Cindy V. They don’t pick the topics at this blog. I would like to see some information on the transition of the defense too and I am sure the Brothers will post something on that topic when there is something worth discussing.

Until then, have a Pabst or a Schlitz and chill.

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:15:45 +0000

I do give the guy credit for 16 years as a Packer, including helping win the Super Bowl, being a big roll in the 13-3 season and helping a new generation discover the Packers. I give him credit for never missing a game no matter how much pain he was in and for playing even after his dad died. Which is one reason why seeing him act this way now is so frustrating.

The vast majority of my time is spent on the team. When I discuss football off-line with other fans we talk about pretty much everything but Favre. I’ve been impressed with Rodgers and the WR corp. I think Jackson started to show some promise last season and could be a nice compliment to Grant. I’m hopeful that based on Capers’ history that the defense will be siginificantly better this year.

As for the sales at the Pro-Shop. Likely Favre does have something to do with it. People tend to buy stuff that is from big name players and the Packers don’t really have one right now. I do think that the economy and the bad record also contributed. That is the hard part about economic data, you can’t always draw firm conclusions from data because you can’t fulfill the ceteris paribus (all else the same) condition needed. So while I’m sure Silverstein’s analysis was as thorough as he could be, you can’t draw any conclusions as to the cause of the decrease in sales without a more thorough analysis.

I don’t think it is a tribute to Favre “that fans . . . still love the team and still want to come to Lambeau”. I want to go to Lambeau because I want to watch the Packers play. That is why I went to the game at the Dome last year. I am grateful for the good memories I have of Favre and his year as a Packer but those memories aren’t why I, and I would guess most Packer fans, want to go to Lambeau. The Packers had a waiting list for tickets for decades before Favre and they will have a waiting list for tickets for decades after Favre.

By: packerwatch

packerwatch — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:12:15 +0000

Based on my calculations, vikesrule is 7 years old.

By: FITZCORE1266

FITZCORE1266 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:16:17 +0000

We’ll never forget you BRENT.

Sincerely,

“PACKER” fans everywhere

GBP 4 LIFE

By: campbell

campbell — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:38:08 +0000

Hey, Cindy V, you’re correct. I should have said that according to the article, You know who was the main reason for the downturn last season in the pro-shop, not the only one. I was remiss.

This season they should bounce back.

Peace.

By: Cindy V

Cindy V — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:57 +0000

Campbell is right. Sales are down because of the loss of He Who’s Name Cannot Be Mentioned. At least that’s one reason. Another reason is the 6-10 season. People buy more when the team doe better. And finally, it’s the economy, too. So there are three good reasons sales are down in the Pro Shop and only one has to do with an individual.