Packers Weekly: A Christmas Wish

‘Tis the season…

and with that we’re giving our Christmas Wish List to Santa Claus.

Dear Santa,

Hope you and the Missus had a great offseason. We had GREAT one and have thoroughly enjoyed playing with the Lombardi Trophy you brought us last year! SWEET!!!

What I want for Christmas in Green Bay this year:

A healthy offensive line. With Derrick Sherrod out, Bryan Bulaga dinged up, Chad Clifton not playing yet and Josh Sitton with a bum knee enough is enough already. PLEASE Santa – keep the boys healthy and get the ailing well.

A quick return for Chad Clifton. If you don’t understand why, read the above.

A case of amnesia for that game from last week. Sheesh! The Chiefs??

Oh, and while I’m at it Santa how about some better hands for Jermichael Finley? Dude is a beast, he is the real deal but I’m tired of hearing “CLANK!!” every time a Rodgers bullet hits his hands.

For that matter the rest of the receivers… them too. And a case of amnesia for some ugly dropsies. Man they’re good… but if they didn’t drop so many this team would be sick sick sick.

If you could find a pass rush to leave under the tree.. wow!! That would be nice. We had one last year but I think we lost it somewhere. Sheesh!! The Chiefs??

A quick return for Greg Jennings. I can be patient with this one. There’s a lot of other things to play with if we don’t have Jennings now, but getting him back later will make all the other things we have so much better and more fun – especially Jordy Nelson.

Oh, yeah, how about a quick return for James Starks. It’s been awhile since we played with him, and he’d be a nice toy to have. Somehow I keep forgetting about him because we got him last year and you always seem to do such a great job of giving us running backs to play with and he was one of my favorites from last year.

Oh, and don’t put Jordy Nelson on the “Naughty” list for those penalties last week. He is a good guy and said he didn’t mean to push off and he feels real real real bad for having done that and he promises it won’t happen again.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ to the Lions either. They were really really REALLY bad this year. And Jim Schwartz is always yelling and fighting and stuff.

But you can stick a big lump of coal in Ndamukong Suh’s stocking. Maybe if you keep him off the “Nice” list he will learn to stay out of hot water and in the Commissioner’s office so much.

We could use the extra strength Tylenol for Ryan Pickett and Brandon Saine’s concussions. They could use the help.

Can you PLEASE give Aaron Rodgers the MVP? He really really REALLY deserves it and he was a really good boy this year. Those guys Brady and Brees keep trying to cut in on him, but Aaron was really really REALLY good this year. And he deserves it. A lot.

Could you get some help for B.J. Raji and Clay Matthews? It seems like every week they have 15 guys hitting them on every play. Maybe if we could give everyone else on the defense and energy drink maybe to get them going?

Santa, if you could leave a little potion to keep Charles Woodson from getting any older that would be like wow.

And also some magical healing pills for Desmond Bishop, A. J. Hawk and Nick Collins. They could use it. A lot. So could the defense.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

I really really REALLY liked that little 6 game winning streak you brought us last year after the Patriots game. It was my favorite thing of all!! And of all time!!!!! Could you pleasepleasePLEASE bring another one?? I don’t want to be greedy so this time all I want is a nice little 5 game winning streak. I appreciate the 19 game streak we got, but that was kind of a bonus. And, if you can’t bring a 5 game streak I will settle for a 3 game winning streak. Starting in 3 weeks.

Could you please bring some respect for Mike McCarthy and his entire coaching staff? Wow, did he do a great job. He never asks for a thing and has been super good this year, and he really really REALLY took care of that 19 game streak. The other guys he has have been really really REALLY good. You can give them some credit, respect, a Coach of the Year Award, but just don’t give them another job somewhere.

And while I’m at it Santa how about a great big dish of humble pie for all of Ted Thompson’s critics. I had mine last year and you know what – it wasn’t so bad. I don’t know how and where he keeps finding guys but he is really really REALLY good at it. Maybe if the leftovers of Teddy’s critics have enough humble pie in their mouths it will keep them from saying anything stupid anymore.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

Santa – you got us the best Christmas present of all last year in the Super Bowl!!! It was our favorite thing we got all year!!!! Do ya have another one in your bag????

This one can be put off because we don’t need it yet, but another good draft would be sweet!! We could even hold a little draft party – I’ll serve up the humble pie, Coach McCarthy can bring the champagne and we can all marvel at Ted Thompson’s picks. Oh, yeah… leave some ear plugs that will keep the noise down until we actually see how good they are on the field.

Speaking of draft picks could you bring a light for Mike Neal? He seems to have lost his game somewhere, and I know he really really REALLY wants it and maybe some help there would be nice.

I almost forgot this one… our cornerbacks could use some better shoes or longer cleats because they seem to be slipping so much. Sheesh!! The Chiefs???

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

But if you HAVE to bring something for the Bears how about an awful game for QB Caleb Hainie. He had to play last year when Jay Cutler went out and now has to do it again, and now he has to play this weekend in Green Bay on Christmas night. If you could give Caleb some holes in the line our line could also get the pass rush they really want.

Oh, and the Bears would like a running game. They lost theirs. So maybe….. naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. They don’t get a running game this year. They’ll have to wait till Matt Forte is back. P.S…. I’m not being mean Santa. These are the Bears.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

Oh and you know those slippy cleats our CB’s had last week? You could give them to Julius Peppers and Brian Urlacher and the Bears CB’s this week, because we sure don’t need them.

And some snow for Christmas would be sweet. In Green Bay. On Christmas night. Hehe heh heh….

And I KNOW you have a big game for the Packers offense on Christmas. They really really REALLY liked the train you gave them last year and they have been driving it thru the NFL this year. They would really really REALLY like to run that train over Chicago this week (I KNOW you will make that happen!) heh heh heh….

Okay Santa, if you HAVE to give the Bears something give them 10 points. That’s ALL they deserve, and all they have been able to muster since Cutler went out. We can handle the rest.

Santa, Practice Squad WR Tori Gurley reall really REALLY thanks you for the regular squad full contract he just signed. He liked it so much he turned down Minnesota AND Buffalo to stay here. And since that happened then we HAVE to also ask for this:

A high note for Donald Driver to go out on. Donald has been really really REALLY good, and he has also been a really really REALLY good Packer and person. He owns so many Packer records and has nothing left to prove. While we hate to see it come give him one last shining moment in the sun. Not only has he earned it we will ALL appreciate it, and in 5 years you can bring him his Hall of Fame jacket too. We will all miss him – a lot.

Oh, and Santa? I know you’ll get a lot of letters, especially from pissed off Bears fans. They think you screwed them last year. Just ignore them; WE love you more.

Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.

Santa, we loved what you brought us last year. But that was then and this is now. We don’t think we’re being too demanding.

Love,

The Pack Rats

p.s. Enjoy the beer, brats and cheese I left for you. I mean… the milk and cookies… my bad…

p.s.s. Maybe this sounds selfish but don’t bring nuthin’ for the Bears.