Angry Mike’s Packers Blog

I’m pumped to finally be starting this Packers blog! This has been on my “I should totally do this someday” list for years — and that day is finally here.

Figured I’d kick things off with my Packers origin story. Every superhero has one… this is mine. Except instead of a cape, it’s a cheesehead.

My love for the Packers started in 1989. I was in my pre-teen years, didn’t really have a favorite team, just out there vibing with NFL chaos. I grew up in Iowa — which means we had corn, wind, and absolutely zero professional sports teams. The Chicago Bears were super popular at the time, fresh off the Super Bowl Shuffle days, so basically every kid around me was a Bears fan.

But not in my house.

My dad was a diehard Green Bay Packers fan. He actually served as a color guard for the Packers when they played in Milwaukee at County Stadium back in the mid-60s — you know, when the Packers were busy being the kings of the NFL. Naturally, he wanted me to carry on the tradition.

Problem was… the Packers were rarely on TV and, let’s be honest, they weren’t exactly lighting the league on fire at the time. So I resisted. Hard.

Then 1989 happened. And everything changed.

The Packers had the #2 overall pick and drafted the most hyped offensive lineman ever, Tony Mandarich. On top of that, we had a quarterback nicknamed “Majik.” I mean… come on. What middle school kid isn’t picking the team with a QB named Majik?

Don Majkowski led the 1989 squad that became known as the “Cardiac Pack” because they basically tried to give everyone heart problems every single week. They won a bunch of last-second games, including the legendary “Replay Game” against the Bears. After that season, I was all in. Hooked. No turning back.

Of course, 1990 and 1991 reminded us who we were — back to losing. Majkowski couldn’t stay healthy, and things were… rough.

Then November 1991 rolled around and the franchise hit the reset button. The Packers hired Ron Wolf as GM. He brought in Mike Holmgren as head coach. And then Wolf made the move.

He traded a first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for a relatively unknown backup quarterback named Brett Favre.

Yeah. That worked out okay.

Favre got thrown into action after Majkowski got hurt (again), this time against the Cincinnati Bengals, and led a comeback win. From there, the Packers went 9–7 in 1992 and just missed the playoffs — but you could feel it. Something was building.

That success — and Favre’s gunslinger magic — was enough to convince Reggie White to sign with Green Bay in free agency.

And from there? The rest is history.

I’ve been going to games since 1993. My first one was Packers vs. the Minnesota Vikings at Milwaukee County Stadium. Green Bay lost 21–17 to a Vikings team led by Jim McMahon (because of course that happened).

Favre drove us down for a final shot to win… and threw an interception to end the game.

Honestly? A very authentic early-90s Packers experience.

But it was the first game my dad and I ever went to together, and it was awesome. Since then, I’ve been to 25+ games, including the 2010 NFC Championship Game in Chicago and the London game against the New York Giants. We’re lucky to have great friends with gold season tickets at Lambeau, so I’ve seen some incredible wins, some brutal losses… and yes, even a tie.

So that’s my Packers origin story. From reluctant Iowa kid to full-blown cheesehead.

Going forward, I’ll be breaking down the offseason — free agency, the draft, roster shakeups — and during the season I’ll post weekly thoughts, reactions, and probably some emotional overreactions.

Looking forward to talking Packers with all of you.

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