It's not about celebrating good nor am I or any Packers fan happy they lost. I'm still annoyed about Jerry Rice's fumble, Elway's helicopter, and Peppers telling Burnett to give up 30+ yards on an int return.
You're just wrong if you think every team should expect to win the SB. The Browns don't have a snowball's chance in hell for the next few years. If they draft Goff, he looks respectable and they win 6, fans should be somewhat pleased. Not because winning 6 is great, but that there may finally be hope for a perennial joke. It's like what the Raiders and Bucs are going through now. They're not ready to win the SB, but they're showing they're positioning a franchise for years of success.
The Packers aren't in that boat. Since about 2009 and for the next few years at least, the goal SHOULD be the SB at the BEGINNING of the year. That said, shit happens throughout the year. You even said you thought Lacy could trend toward MVP this year - none of us expected him to become MVP of McDonalds (or at least not to that extent). 1 WR available who was on the roster after TC, and LOW on the roster at that. Bakhtiari has 3 torn ligaments in his ankle? Lang's shoulder is all kinds of f'd up. Shit came up that we didn't foresee. Same with the Steelers. Shit beyond their control came up, and them reaching the SB became a reach at best by the time the Divisional round came up.
The "tiers of satisfaction" to me comes is about looking forward. No, you're never happy a team lost, but is there reason to believe this team can position themselves for a run into the future. This team nearly beat what many consider to be the best in the NFL right now. Undoubtedly there is stuff to fix this offseason, but to me, at this juncture, there's no reason to doubt the 2016 Packers could make another run at the SB.
Originally Posted by: musccy