The Godly Golf Guru

Yes I’m a huge Packers fan, and may be a little biased, but I think it’s HILARIOUS that everyone keeps talking about the “backup quarterback situation” in Green Bay. (It’s all over ESPN)

When was the last time ANYBODY showed concern for a weak second- or third-string quarterback in Indy or New England??

I’m not comparing Aaron Rodgers to Manning or Brady, but I am saying that Matt Cassell or Jim Sorgi would look just as horrific as Matt Flynn or Brian Brohm if they were handed the football
after the starting QB goes down. (Actually I think Matt Flynn would do a pretty good job)

Geez people, pick a new topic as “concern” for Green Bay. If all the so-called experts can come up with is a lack of backup depth at QB,
then I’d say the Packers are sitting pretty and ready for another big year!

At least ESPN has Green Bay ranked as the #10 team in the first power rankings of 2008

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2008&week=1&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1

So as I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, I’m recovering from hip surgery. This has significantly hindered my efforts to play golf, but I believe in the end it will all be worth it. I’m doing physical therapy and getting stronger, and I’m hitting golf balls a few times a week. I’ve only played once. It was 9 holes, and it’s was treacherous.

I will tell you, though, I am learning patience. This is just one of the virtues golf teaches. If you want to play golf, you have to have patience. There is no way around it. It’s different from any other sport. Football requires anger, aggression, intensity, and a lot of fearlessness. Golf requires fearlessness, but there is no room for anger or aggression. You can be an intense golfer, but you must control your emotions.

Does this remind you of anything? It reminds me of life. I believe in living life with intensity, passion, fearlessness, and the occasional anger (righteous indignation is preferred!). However, how many times do we let these feelings get us in trouble? The answer is different for each person, but I can assure you we’ve all been “there”. I wish I could challenge the World to quit taking everything so personally, and control what we say and how we treat each other.

One more sports analogy: look at baseball. In baseball, another unique “control your emotions” sport for the reason I’m about to tell you, a fielder - meaning when you are on defense trying to get the batter out - must have a fearless, intense, quite reckless attitude to play well. It’s the “football” side of baseball, if that makes sense. Conversely, when the same fielder come to bat, things change. All recklessness must be put to rest for the time being. The batter has to control his adrenaline and remain very focused, because the pitcher is about to do everything in his power to prevent the batter from hitting the ball. Carelessness or anger or too much aggression will only lead to a strike out. This is the “golf” side of baseball.

So golf teaches us to be patient and control our crazy tendencies. Baseball, too, can be applied to life in that we have to know when to be reckless and when to be focused. So what’s it going to be? Football, golf, or baseball?

I bet if you chose golf you’d get more out of Mass? HA

If there’s one thing I love more than golf it’s football! I am so amped up for football I can barely contain myself. No really. I’m about to go pre-order Madden ‘09, get the special addition with Madden ‘89 and some other goodies, pre-order NCAA ‘09, do a practice fantasy draft online for the upcoming fantasy football season, paint black under my eyes, buy football pads, and go play football! OK, maybe I took it too far. I haven’t be able to play golf this year, save for a few times, because of a hip problem I’ve had (probably from too much football!). I’m recovering from surgery, but that’s another story. For now just know that I have played golf maybe 5 times this year! 5 times! I feel amputated. But I will soon be back in the “swing” of things. Football, however, is around the corner. I am and will always be a Green Bay Packers fan. Yes I am also a Brett Favre fan - the main reason I became a Packers fan in the early ’90s. I know everyone is sick of hearing about his retirement. I, for one, have yet to watch his “retirement” press conference, because I knew he wasn’t done. He can still play at a high level, and the Packers are on the brink of something great. He is what they need to get back to glory! Their defense is a top-5 squad, and their receiving corps is a top-5 squad. Their #4 actually (go figure):

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So Brett needs to come back in my opinion. I’m not aggravated at all with his dancing around the subject. Of course I am biased, but the guy’s done more for the city of Green Bay than the color green that the Bay was named after. I think he’s kind of earned a pass to do whatever he wants after 17 years of never missing a start and setting every quarterback record that you can think of. I think Aaron Rodgers will be a good quarterback. He will ever know how valuable it was for him to sit on the sideline and not play, so that he can learn and prepare for the time when he is called upon to play. That time is not now. With this team of talent, they need a veteran leader who has been there before and can take them all the way. Or maybe this is the year the Buffalo Bills win one for Jim Kelly?