Since it is the season......
The well might seem dry in Detroit as they sport a 2-9 record and your rookie quarterback has a rating of 62 and has thrown 18 picks. But at least the closest Matt Millen will get to the team is the commentary booth (I don't think ESPN is even that cold to make him start calling Lions games) and their last season was not littered with short term deals that jeopardized the long term goals of the team. At least they have the Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl.....right.
Vikings fans on the other hand are ready to begin talking in tongues and sacrificing first borns they are so thankful for the recent success in Minnesota. Not only is the team cruising to a division title, but they are doing it with a Packer saint. For Packers fans this is like seeing the pope convert to Scientology after politely being told not to appear in public anymore. All of their moves in the last few years have seem to hit from Jared Allen to Percy Harvin and with the most dynamic player in the league in the backfield....and has not been seriously hurt in awhile......there is much to be thankful for, hell even Joe Mauer is an MVP and the Twins are getting a new stadium.....it still gets cold as hell though so hopefully they will stay grounded.
Even though it is difficult to look North and see their rivals steal their man and be so happy, the Packers have appeared to move on. At the moment they seem to be on their way to sneak into the playoffs while the other NFC wild card suitors beat up on each other. Their quarterback is hard to not love, with an awful line he has put up monster numbers and has started transforming the stats into wins. Still has not shown any late game flashes that will cement the torch transfer, but just give it time it will happen this season. So give thanks your quarterback is successful, not in his 40's, and can walk without pain killers.
At this point I think Bears fans should go with the lovable loser stance they have adopted with the Cubs. I mean why not, it would be easy then to move from early October failure to a disappointing regular season. Seriously though, be thankful because the team got what they asked for. They wanted a play maker with a big arm at quarterback not named after a dinosaur. The bump they have hit this season I think was predictable, hopefully it will not breed a letdown in Jay Cutler that carries on into next year. But at least you are not Detroit.
Happy Thanksgiving all and keep your heads up and drinks down
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