Fanbase Unhappy
By "Pi Stoffed"

Off-Season 2257 (Green Bay, WI) - A campaign has been started by unhappy fans and 'owners' of the Green Bay Packers, led by Elk Mound resident and Wisconsin Department of Transportation Supervisor Carl Gerbschmidt.

'It is a travesty to be handing the reins of this fine franchise to such a chumbalone like Mark Thul,' screamed Gerbschmidt, leading off the meeting with an impassioned plea. 'Our strong traditions shouldn't allow for such imcompetence [sic].'

When polled, the gathering of owners had many complaints:

* Reducing a playoff team to a 3-11 non-factor.
* Trading away established and fan-favorite veterans.
* Using free-agent offer sheets in a totally worthless manner.
* Ineffectively managing the draft, where reports show he missed on numerous players that the team was targeting.

'Heck, he couldn't even tank right!' screamed Gerbschmidt. 'If we lose that last game to Philadelphia, WE get defensive tackle Mike Turner! And then he compounds the problem by taking another linebacker?!? Everyone knows the top three prospects were all defensive linemen! Well, everyone but Thul!'

At the end of the meeting, the 'owners' unanimously voted to officially terminate Thul. Of course, their resolution is entirely non-binding, as public shares of the Packers confer no managerial rights.

When asked for comment, Thul was unfazed. 'Learning to ignore the incessant rantings of Packer fans is a prerequisite of being the Packer's GM. I really don't care what they say, especially because they'll love us when we win. They're simple folk.'

Upon hearing Thul's quote, Gerbschmidt generally agreed with it as sound logic.