Posted by Adrienne on September 9, 2009 under Football, Packers, Photos, Seahawks | 
With the start of the NFL season right around the corner, a photo from our summer visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame seemed appropriate:
We took a lot of interesting pictures of the inside of the Hall of Fame during our visit, which you can see here. Both the Packers and the Seahawks were well represented, so we both had a good time. The exhibits were fascinating and there was a lot to see. If you’re a gridiron fan, consider putting Canton on your list of places to go – you won’t be disappointed!
Posted by Adrienne on October 10, 2008 under Doodles, Football, Packers, Seahawks |
We have tickets to see the Packers against the Seahawks at Qwest Field! It’s always exciting to go to a football game, because so few of them are played. In honor of the occasion, here is a special doodle that might be more appropriately called a drawing, as it took me about an hour and a half to do:
While the Packers don’t have a mascot, one of their old logos is of a running back holding a football. He is the basis for the Packer player. His number, 5, was worn by Paul Hornung, a great back for Green Bay and a Heisman trophy winner. The Packer player’s uniform is based on the ones worn in Hornung’s day (note the long sleeves) although the helmet is modeled after current Packer helmets.
The Seahawks’ mascot is Blitz, a costumed character who wears the number 0. He appears at all Seahawks home games, wearing the current Seahawk uniform. Blitz doesn’t ever wear white pants, because the Seahawks wear all blue at home and all white on the road. I think they should change this, and wear white pants with their blue jerseys, so that’s what I have Blitz wearing.
While the Packer has caught the ball, Blitz is making a valiant effort to bring him down. Will Blitz succeed? Or will the Packer push him away for some yards after the catch? Like the game we’re going to see on Sunday, the outcome is yet to be decided.
Posted by Adrienne on August 27, 2008 under Football, Packers, Photos, Seahawks |
The NFL kicks off its season this weekend, and to celebrate (and give equal time to both Josh’s and Adrienne’s teams) we bring you a double photo of the week:
From Qwest Field From Lambeau Field
We’ve been to a game at Qwest Field, and we also took a tour, which is when Adrienne got to stand on the playing surface in her Steve Largent #80 throwback jersey. We haven’t been to a game at Lambeau Field (that’s pretty hard to do) but we have been to the Packers Hall of Fame, where we saw the three Lombardi Trophies won by the Packers, and we also took a tour, which is when Josh got to get close to (but not stand on, sadly) the playing surface.
Although we root for different teams, we’re looking forward to seeing some great action on the gridiron this season, and hopefully a championship for the Seahawks or the Packers. Hooray for football!
Posted by Josh on August 7, 2008 under Football, Packers |
I will be honest. I am somewhat ashamed of this, but the first word out of my mouth when I heard that Favre was traded to Jets was “Sweet!”
I am ashamed of this because deep down, I wish Favre could have stayed a Packer or remain retired as a Packer, so to be excited about a trade betrays my strongest feelings about the whole situation. However, I had come to the point where it didn’t seem like either of those options were still available. So, for three reasons I was happy for the trade.
- It meant he wasn’t traded to the Vikings. Unlikely as that was, it would be a horrible thing to have happen).
- It meant he wasn’t traded to the Bucs. The latest rumor I had heard was that a deal with Tampa Bay was close. Not nearly as bad as going to the Vikings, but being within the NFC and with a Packers-Bucs matchup on week 4, that would be a bit much to handle.
- It meant this whole circus is over. I’m sure there will be another circus once the season actually starts, but it won’t carry with it the same cloud of questions, speculation and drama.
So, there it is. Along with one last lament: Why, Brett Favre, oh why couldn’t you just stay retired?!
Posted by Josh on March 4, 2008 under Packers |
It is a sad day in Packer fandom, as Brett Favre has announced his retirement after a long, successful and very exciting career. I don’t feel as though I have a whole lot to add above and beyond what everybody else is writing about it (the people who get paid to write this stuff). This article from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal was a good read, though I’m sure there are others (please share if you come across any other particularly good ones). Read more…
