I was pulled out of my Packer hangover yesterday by my Dad's post in the Packer Forum, and figured a good place to start was a recap of the past season.

Despite how it ended, the '07 Packer season was a great one. Some people will argue that the season was good rather than great because the Packers didn't make it to the Super Bowl, but finishing 4 points out of the Super Bowl, playing a close, competitive game for the NFC Championship is a great season, and not only that, but the season was very exciting.

A 13-3 finish will always be exciting, and I think this season was particularly exciting because of the low expectations at the beginning of the year, and because many of the games were close and hard fought. Two fumbled punts recoveries against the Eagles made for a great finish, an 80 yard touchdown pass in overtime against Denver might have been the regular season highlight, sweeping the AFC West made for great drama, and taking the future Super Bowl champions into overtime in the NFC Championship game was nerve racking, if not exciting.

If I had a main complaint against the Packers season, it was the special teams play, the kickoff team in particular took a beating. They averaged 21.8 yards on kick returns 22nd in the league, and while I can't find the numbers on what they allowed per return, I would guess around 30. What is worse, it seemed like the kicking team played worse in big games, Dallas and New York in particular.

But that is the only major complaint I have about this season. It was very exciting, and the Packers are still a young team. I expect next year to be more of the same.