Packers Fans Still Smiling
Green Bay's beloved Packers are 1-7, they are the basement team along with Houston and on track for their first losing season since 1991. But Packers fans have stood by their team through good times and bad times. Perhaps like no other franchise in the NFL - the team is an extension of the community and the people.
Most fans ache with broken hearts instead of dismissing the Packers out of disgust.
Patrick Christie, 29, of Green Bay, summed it up: I really do think of it with the spirit of family, and it's got to be tough on them when they're not winning. I mean, I feel for them, and even if we win just a couple more times, that'll at least make them feel good, and that makes me feel good."
There was some booing in the Pittsburgh loss but they are few and far between and soon fizzle out. If you are a Packers fan you stick with your team. The fans still wear happy faces.
Some have said that because Green Bay is a tiny town with a small population, they are big on pride. Lee Remmel, historian, says: "it's a matter of pride for a city of Green Bay's size to even be in the National Football League."
Let's not forget that despite their size they have had some great moments through the years. They will no doubt come again....in time.
