I've read a lot of comments from "fans" of the Green Bay Packers since Aaron Rodgers went down with a broken collarbone. It's been appalling what I've read. It's also why I do not want Packers games in bars. I'm not what you would call the "biggest" dude and hearing people talk so uninformed with conviction they are absolutely right with no possibility of another avenue of thought ... I would surely get my ass handed to me after I thoroughly explained how ignorant they are.
One example. I've read some say the Vikings lose their QB and they immediately go out and get a replacement. This was said as a slight against the Packers.
First of all, the Vikings were a Super Bowl contender because of their defense. Mike Zimmer is a under rated defensive genius. The Vikings built a roster with a lot of top half round picks and MADE good selections. The backup QB was someone like Shaun Hill who was in mid 30's. The difference here is the Packers were a SB contender BECAUSE they had Aaron Rodgers. You could replace a Teddy Bridgewater, you cannot replace an Aaron Rodgers.
Recap. Vikings lost a top 20 QB while having a top 10 (in scoring) defense. Packers lost a top 2 QB while having a shit hole defense.
This mentality comes from wanting to bash the Packers management and it's obvious and ignorant. Sometimes we pretend the other 31 teams are just ho-hum'n along and the Packers should stomp every team.
Another example. The Packers aren't that good because they needed OT to beat Bengals and needed a miracle drive by Aaron Rodgers to win vs Cowboys.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??
I'm going to tell a little fact about winning close games. You remember that 2010 Packers team? They were never down by more than 7 points at any point in the season. That means they were in it every week, every game. What happened? They won the Super Bowl. The point here is good teams WIN those close games. They had a plan, they got punched in the mouth, they adapted and came back and won those two games this season. That is what GOOD TEAMS do!
We are spoiled, so spoiled we except, no, we DEMAND the Packers win by 20 every week with this ignorant ideology that every other team is trash because we have Aaron and they do not.
But I love our passion, absolutely love our passion. If you watched the Mike McCarthy press conference earlier in the week, you'll know why we're going to win vs Saints and probably lose the rest of the season.
The team will play it's god damn ass off today and they will win.