It all started out OK. That's how I remember it... It used to be OK...
It was a bright time following one of the Packer's darkest hours. Brett Favre was gone, and the bench warmer Arron Rodgers (for two years) had some big shoes to fill. Then we won a game. Then another. Rodgers was quickly embraced as one of the few players to fill the void of legends. He was Green Bay's version of Steve Young. He became hailed as "the GOOD A-Rod". CONFIDENCE was up in Green Bay.
Maybe we as Packer fans INVESTED a little too much in this start. We lost a game. Granted, it was a pretty tough game for the Packers last year (with Favre) but this blowout wouldn't be tolerated by this new breed of Packer fans. The CONFIDENCE was immediately gone. People began PULLING their hopes OUT of Green Bay. Rodgers was on the brink of oblivion, he and his fans knew it.
Of the few that still kept FAITH in the franchise, they were punished by watching Green Bay suffer another defeat. It was painful to watch. The COACH of the Packers kept on saying "It'll be ALRIGHT, we just need Arron to play like he used to". This response was unacceptable to the fans. This was a team that ONCE had GLORY and made it to the NFC championship game. One more loss and the Packers fan base would be just that of Green Bay. They might MOVE ON to the *gasp* New York Jets (Favre's NEW TEAM)
After another loss today, the Pack is down to a dismal 2-3 record. The previous two straight wins are a long forgotten footnote. The team seems to be endlessly spiraling DOWNWARD whereas last year, there was only thoughts of going UP. But I'm keeping my faith. I'm learning from what happened in the 20's and 30's, and just looking forward to 1967.
(CAPS=relation to stock market crash)
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