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Commenter Stu presents: The Packers' Increasingly Lost Season, Volume 2
Posted by: Michael Rand under Professional football, Vikings Updated: October 11, 2012 - 1:40 PM
Born out of a series of Tweets by commenter @RandBallsStu, an idea by your humble proprietor and a sick thirst to rile up Packers fans for no good reason, we present the second installment of our series called, "The Increasingly Lost Season." In this series, Stu will give a brief recap of the Packers' misfortunes as they tumble from 15-1 Super Bowl repeat team of destiny to Randy Wright-esque putridity (even if, in all likelihood, they really don't).
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As the Vikings would no doubt tell the Packers, there’s no shame in losing to the upstart Indianapolis Colts at home. It happens to good teams like the Vikings, and it happens to teams like the Packers, playing out the string in an increasingly lost season. Blowing a 21-3 lead stings, obviously, but when one team enters a game with an elite signal caller in ESPN’s QBR metric (Andrew Luck) versus one in the middle of the pack (Aaron Rodgers, currently ranked #17), the end result can hardly be considered a shock.
This week, the Packers will be on the road against Houston, one of the league’s two remaining undefeated teams, for Sunday Night Football. For a team long on pride and short on talent, you’d have to expect the overmatched Pack to give the Texans a game effort in prime time. But you don’t get wins for effort in this league, and in an increasingly lost season, Green Bay is looking a 2-4 record right square in the eyes. It’s hard to watch.
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