WOW! Where to even begin?! Many words come to mind, amazing, unbelievable, historic, etc. I know tons of people have already written and blogged about the Super Bowl and the state of the packers, but I'm gonna add my two cents as well.
15 years has been a long time to wait, but oh how sweet it is! There are so many reasons why this win feels so much more special. With all the adversity during the season that they had to go through and even during the game, it feels like the team was destined to win. I think the Packers put 12 players on IR this year. A few would have been major stars/contributors (Ryan Grant, Jermichael Finley, Nick Barnett) just to name a few. They may even have had Pro Bowl years. Did the Packers blink? NO? The next man stepped up (James Starks, Desmond Bishop, Frank Zombo, Eric Walden, etc.), and performed just as well. Even during the game (Woodson, Shields, Driver) all had injuries, but all they did was to inspire our team to victory. When Charles broke down at half and couldn't say anything inspiring, he didn't need to. They knew what to do.
Another reason why the win means so much is the the long wait and finally being able to step out of Favre's considerable shadow. 15 years is a long time. There are longer waits than that, but its still a long time. Not to mention the last time we were in the SB, we lost and the fact that we've been very close to getting to the big game a few times in the last 5 years. Much has been said about Rodgers' character, his great handling of the Favre situation, and now winning and equaling his SB titles as well is awesome and should be applauded. And to think, going into this postseason, everyone wondered whether he could win a playoff game since he was 0-1. Well, he's won the biggest of them all and we have our answer.
Being the #6 seed and winning it all makes it that much more impressive. The last team to do so is of course, the Steelers. Not only did the Packers win 3 road playoff games just to get to the Super Bowl, but they basically played 6 straight playoff games. To make it that much better, they beat the Bears twice in that stretch. Around week 14, everyone thought they were dead in the water. Then that crazy finish in the Eagles/Giants game opened the door and the Pack ran through and never looked back. The season had turned them into battle hardened vets, and now victors.
The scary part of all this is that we are built to win now (obviously), and possibly for a very long time. The roster is one of, if not, the youngest roster in the NFL. Grant and Finley will be back next year. Hopefully so will Barnett and Hawk (possible contract issues). A lot of rookies got a lot of playing time this year (Bulaga, Shields, Walden, Zombo). Raji and Matthews are only in their 2nd year. Rodgers is 27, in the prime of his career. McCarthy wants to stay forever. S-C-A-R-Y!
Victory! Oh how sweet it is!
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