Well the Packers season is over. This has been a season of bitter disappointment. I knew from watching them play in the pre-season that it was not going to be a Super Bowl year. I figured they'd win 8 or 9 games, maybe make the playoffs. Then the string if injuries to Javon Walker, Aman Green, Robert Fergeson, Najay Davenport, Bubba Franks, Tony Fisher, Samkon Gado...pretty much all the skill players on offense with the exception of Brett Favre have been hurt for part of or most of the season. The team was in most of the first 10 games with a change to win in the final minutes, but Brett seemed to always end the game on a turnover. He definitely didn't have one of his better years ending with 20 TD's and 25 INT's. With a win over Seattle yesterday, I feel that I may have witnessed Brett's last game as a pro. He went out with a win, extending his consecutive start record and with his TD pass extending his record for seasons with 20 or more TD's to 12. Alex e-mailed me at work late yesterday morning to let me know that the Packers have fired coach Mike Sherman. With him gone it's almost a certainty that Brett will retire. Not the way I wanted to see his career end. At least there is some joy in the house though. Alex's Jacksonville Jaguars also won on Sunday securing their first playoff game in 6 years. He is very happy and excited. Not sure how deep into the playoffs the Jags can make it this year, but having them to cheer for this weekend will help take little bit of the sting out of the Packers season for me. My hope now is that we con find a head coach that will be able to over the next year to two rebuild the team and set us back on a course to the playoffs and by the end of this decade back to the Super Bowl. I can also look forward to five years from now, experiencing the joy of watching Brett get inducted into the Pro Football hall of fame! Long Live Brett Favre and Long Live the Green Bay Packers! Go Pack Go!
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