Comments on: Respect Is A Four Letter Word

By: dgtalmn

dgtalmn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:50 +0000

Living outside Wisconsin and seeing the Packers always as a road team, I was proud to tell those who remained during their team being beaten. “True Packer fans never leave a game, no matter what the score is.” I will keep saying it, as the majority that left are more concerned about being stuck in traffic. Next time stay at home.

By: John Rehor

John Rehor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:16:34 +0000

Yeah, seriously.

Am I excusing the players and how they played? Not one bit. That gets addressed tomorrow. (see comment right above yours)

By: foundinidaho

foundinidaho — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:16:03 +0000

Dude, I wish we’d run into each other. I needed a serious hug.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:14:48 +0000

Seriously? The Packers play like a high school team for the entire game and you’re upset with some fans that left with a few minutes left on the clock? Seriously?

By: John Rehor

John Rehor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:03:23 +0000

David-I can’t write all of my emotions of Sundays game in one shot. Have to leave a little bit for future.

No way are you a ditcher. i know that. But you at least watched the rest of the game. I have serious doubts the literally thousands of people I watched get out of their seats and leave with time on the clock watched the rest of the game from the Atrium.

This is how I felt about the fans. Tomorrow comes how I felt about what i saw on the field. Rest assured, its pretty close to your comments above

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:56:18 +0000

Like Colleen, I left my seat and watched the last few minutes from the atrium. If that makes me a bandwagon fan, the so be it. If that pisses you off, then more power to you.

You know who you should be pissed at? The players, for their piss poor effort Sunday. Why are they getting a free pass? Those guys are getting paid millions of $ and they aren’t even trying to tackle anyone. That’s a lack of effort. And thats flat out unacceptable. I pay a lot of money to go to games and I will NOT tolerate a lack of hustle or effort.

You can say the fans disrespected the players. Well, the players disrespected the game with their pathetic performance Sunday.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:28:17 +0000

Thanks John. I could not agree with you more. my daughter and I were making the same comments as we watched the Exodus. We were cold too, but stayed until the clock ran out!

By: foundinidaho

foundinidaho — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:13:41 +0000

I went and paced in the atrium and watched the TVs for the last two minutes. I left my seat. I was cold, pissed, in tears, and probably still a little tipsy. But I didn’t leave the stadium. I’m not sure if that denotes lack of respect. I prefer to think I had respect for the fans around me that were still in their seats that I didn’t pace around and block their view.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:05 +0000

Come on! It was the last few minutes of a game they sucked in for the entire 60 minutes. The crowd had way more energy than the players the entire game. They gave it there all – exactly what the Packers were asking for all week. And they weren’t being paid millions to be there!

By: JerseyAl

JerseyAl — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:27:29 +0000

With success comes the bandwagon-jumpers and wannabees. They have nothing emotional invested in the team, just want to be wherever the “it” place of the moment is.

By: Chris Carnall

Chris Carnall — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:24:05 +0000

Martin

Couldn’t agree more! At 1am, listening to Wayne and Larry (GamePass blacked out again in the UK!) I was stunned, but I stayed til the end, and I appreciated a great season.

If any of those fans who left early want to give us their tickets in future, I reckon we could manage the flight?

Sure it was disappointing; sure it was hard. But fans should remember the 80s, and be thankful we are an elite team again.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:37:50 +0000

John,
Thanks for that. It pissed me off seeing it on tv that the best fans in the world would do that to the best team in the world. We are considered great fans by many becasue we stick by our team no matter what and the fact that we are always soldout. Yes we were mad by the performance but to do that to the team especially when they needed our support the most was a huge slap in the face. Especially on guys who worked hard that night like Rodgers, Driver, Clay, Woodson & the rest of the team! They deserved much more support. I wish I could find these fans and give them a piece of my mind! Thanks John,
V/r Benjamin Navy Packer Rep

By: Martin Coulson

Martin Coulson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:53:45 +0000

Absolutely John, I couldn’t agree more with that. Why pay for a ticket in the first place if that’s how they feel about losing. I watched it at home in England, every second even though it was 1am. I would have dearly loved to be in that stadium on Sunday night, it would have been a privilege to watch my Packers, win or lose. I hope to get to at least one game next season, and I will be there until the clock goes to 0:00.