9. Which player did you always want to see play for the Packers, but it never happened?

Josh from Seattle, WA

Without a doubt it was Randy Moss before the 2008 season! Brett Favre was campaigning for Moss, and he was available for cheap. Based on the record-breaking season Moss had with Tom Brady, he was still incredible! If we had made a trade for Moss, think how much could have ended differently? Favre could have gone out on top as a champion with just the GBP.

Venny from Montgomery, AL

Randy Moss is a player I would've loved to see wearing Green and Gold. I really think the Packers would've knocked on the door of an undefeated season with Moss as one of Favre's targets to go with Driver and a young Greg Jennings. With those three and Mike McCarthy dialing up plays, I think the offensive output would've been similar to the 2011 team.

Jim from Escanaba, MI

Barry Sanders. So close!

Dean from Belmont, MI

Barry Sanders. He was drafted with the next pick after the Packers took Tony Mandarich in 1989, so it always seemed like he should have been ours. Especially when watching Sanders and thinking, you don't even need an offensive line with this guy running the ball.

Bruce from Fort Myers, FL

Larry Fitzgerald is the player I would have loved to see in a Green Bay uniform, especially in his prime. His demeanor, his professionalism, his personality, and his team-first mentality rise above his exceptional talent to make him the type of player who fits the Packer ideal.

Gregg from Arlington Heights, IL

Walter Payton played the game right. Meet force with force and hit people before they hit you. Walter ran, caught, threw, and blocked at the highest level. He had a great sense of humor and gave great quotes. Most importantly was his leadership skills. He would not tolerate teammates that played dirty, took cheap shots, and had hit lists. Much worse than the losing years were Forrest Gregg's teams; Walter would have cleaned up that locker room, and in so doing, redeemed Gregg, one of my heroes from my youth.

Dar from Mansfield, TX

In 1989, the team infamously drafted Tony Mandarich after the 'Boys took Troy Aikman, and the picks immediately after were Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, and Deion Sanders. I got to see each of those five play in-person, and at each game I'd fantasize aloud (and assertively) how each of the four future Hall of Famers would've looked in green and gold instead of Mandarich. Woulda, coulda, shoulda.

Dominic from Chesapeake, VA

For the past 20 years, I have watched Friday night Oscar Smith High School football less than two miles from home and got to see Josh Sweat dominate week after week until he had a devastating, almost life-threatening knee injury. I followed Josh's career at FSU, then the Eagles and now the Cardinals. My hopes got high this summer with the trade rumors that Packers and Cardinals were talking. Of course, it didn't happen, but it was good conversation piece for me.

Reed from Kansas City, MO

Troy Vincent. I still haven't forgiven the Packers for drafting Terrell Buckley over Vincent in 1992. Not only was Troy Vincent a UW Badger, but he was also three inches taller than T-Buck!

Adrian from Chula Vista, CA

Earl Campbell. It would have been nice to see the Tyler Rose running through and over divisional opponents on a regular basis.

Ben from Harrisonburg, VA

I REALLY wanted Tee Higgins in that 2020 draft. Rodgers, Adams and Higgins would've been pretty special. Still very happy with how it shook out, of course.

Al from Tulsa, OK

I thought the Pack missed an opportunity in 2010 when Marshawn Lynch ("Beast Mode") was available from Buffalo. Aaron Rodgers had played with him at Cal, and I understand tried to get the team to go after him.

John from Stevens Point, WI

Bruce Clark. He was drafted in the first round (fourth overall, PSU) in 1980 but didn't want to play for the Packers as a nose tackle, so he played a couple of years for the CFL's Argonauts, before returning stateside to play for the Saints. The Packers' D had some decent defensive players – John Anderson, Mike Butler, Ezra Johnson, Mike Douglass and Johnnie Gray – to name a few, but the defense was missing a run stuffer. He may have helped the Packers' so-so D during that era, but we'll never know.

Caleb from Knoxville, TN

It was an absolute crying shame we never got J.J. Watt in here to play for the Packers. He was a legendary player, and he even grew up a Packers fan! I guess it's true what they say... you never know Watt you have until it's gone.

10. What's the most meaningful Packers memorabilia you own? (It doesn't have to be valuable but can be)

Derek from Lexington, KY (Editor's note: The first response to this year's Outsider Inbox)

I'm going to answer only one Outsider Inbox question. I have a signed Paul Hornung jersey that my sister-in-law gave me. She met Paul before he passed while she was working at Churchill Downs and got him to sign it for me. It was a wonderful thought and a great present. I treasure it.

George from Edinburg, VA

Like most of us, I own a garage and man cave full of Packers books, articles and stuff, many cherished, in large part from friends and my loving sister who manages the Beloit Walmart. The most meaningful thing I bought, of course, are the four shares of Packers stock: mine in 1997 and those for my sister, wife and son in 2011; and they surely feel the same.

John from Belleview, FL

My most prized possession is a press plate from the front page of the Oshkosh Northwestern featuring the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win. I was working for the newspaper at the time and asked the camera room to print an extra plate. I have to keep it in dark storage, so it doesn't fade, but every once in a while, I pull it out and remember the joy of ending that 30 years of despair.

Chuck from Richfield, WI

When I retired from the Army, the troops surprised me with a 1972 Packers football signed by the team. That same week, Scott Hunter signed and mailed back my Milwaukee Journal Sentinel news clipping of our NFC Central-clinching win over the Vikings. Starr, Favre, Rodgers and Hunter are the only starting Packers QBs since WWII to win a division title.

Chuck from Santa Ana, CA

My (by far) favorite Packers memorabilia is a signed picture of my favorite all-time Packer, Jim Taylor. In the early '60s, I sent a letter to him in Green Bay asking for his autograph. Nothing. Two years later, I received a large envelope, handwritten, from Louisiana. Inside was his autographed picture. Obviously, I still have both the envelope and the picture.

Basil from Nags Head, NC

I grew up in Virginia, but my father had a cousin in Appleton. His name was Kenneth and he worked for Schlitz. When my family visited him in the summer 1970 or so, we went to the GBP Hall of Fame, bought some souvenirs and had a great time. Kenneth promised me he would get me an autographed football. A year or so later, an autographed ball arrived. It's the '69 team, with Bengston as coach, but still had Starr, Nitschke and others from SB I and II. I love it and display it still!

Monty from Velva, ND

My most meaningful Packers memorabilia is a Barstool T-shirt my daughters got me for my birthday a number of years ago with the silhouette of Aaron Jones waving to the Cowboys defender Byron Jones as he strode into the end zone in 2019. It is a one-of-a-kind from two special girls!

Rich from Bannockburn, IL

My most meaningful Packers item is a GB Packers pennant that I got at the Bears/Packers game at Wrigley in November 1967. The vendor tried to get me to take a Bears pennant, and I stood my ground for my favorite team. That pennant has followed me everywhere. Awhile back we had friends over and their son-in-law-to-be secretly crumpled up the pennant and threw it in the trash. I salvaged it and told my buddy that he needed to get a better son-in-law; his daughter dumped him the next day. GPG.

Paul from Wolcottville, IN

In the late '60s/early '70s, the Packers played charity basketball games. My dad was a huge Packers fan and drove us an hour on a school night to see them. After the game, the players sat in a row and signed autographs. I had them sign the program and still have it. Bart Starr wrote a short book and my dad had it signed by Bart at some event he was at that Bart was the guest speaker. I have both items sealed in airtight and on my desk and wall.

Justin from Thousand Oaks, CA

My most cherished piece of Packers memorabilia is a simple yellow pin from the Lambeau Field stadium dedication. It reads "I'm a Packer Backer" and my grandfather got it for attending the very first game there in 1957, in seats we still have as a family. It sits on my bookshelf in my office and connects me to the longstanding history and heritage of the team.

Dave from Hyde Park, UT

A Packers pennant from the 1960s glory days when I was a kid. Within the last year, looking through a box of things from those days, I discovered that I have a second identical one that was wrapped in paper. It looks brand new. I suspect it was my brother's. They may have come from the Milwaukee Gimbel's store because they sold a lot of Packers items. Those of us who remember those days also remember 1968-91. Hopefully the younger fans will never experience that. GPG.

Kevin from Windsor, CA

When I was 7, Ray Nitschke came to River Falls, and my dad took me to see him. I have an autographed picture from him. The other is in 2016. The Super Bowl was in SF, and I was able to go to an event where Brett Favre was speaking the night before he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He only signed two autographs that night. One of them was my share of Packers stock. These both hang in my home office and I see them every day.

Jim from Hudsonville, MI

A miniature Packers balloon "bouquet" that sat near my dad's VA hospital bed as he fought his final battle. We watched a Mason Crosby walk-off winner against the Giants in 2011. It was the last thing we did together, and the last time I saw dad. He passed away a few weeks later. I still have those balloons, and somehow, they've never deflated. Memories, do indeed, make us rich.

Kyle from Green Bay, WI

For me, it's an easy answer. It's the "Golden Ticket" I received from the Packers in 2024 congratulating me on becoming a season-ticket holder. I put my name on the list in 1994 when I was a training camp bike kid. Over that 30 year period, I was lucky enough to attend the vast majority of home games through friends and family, but now I have my own seats...ones that my daughters will be able to enjoy for the rest of time.

Deb from Green Bay, WI

It's not what I own but what I won and gave away, twice. My husband and I always signed up each game for a signed mini helmet (indoor seating). We won several. At one game, there was a young boy next to us at his first game ever. He couldn't keep still. When we won, the helmet went to him. "I'll always be a Packers fan" he stated in his thanks. Another game we were able to surprise another youngster with one after we saw his brother won one and he looked so sad. It made us feel so good, too!

James from Chicago, IL

My most valued Packers stuff 1) I have picture of my mom (when she was 16 years old) with Bob Skoronski. 2) A picture of me standing between Mike Daniels and Dave Bakhtiari (I was 250 pounds when it was taken and I look tiny) 3) A bottle of the 50th anniversary Ice Bowl Wine signed by Jerry Kramer 4) A collection of wooden bottle openers I made, and each one is signed by a Packers player (notable signatures: Davante Adams, Dave Robinson, Jerry Kramer, Bakh, and Daniels).

Chris from Savage, MN

A 1994 Packers schedule printed on a playing card. It was my late grandmother's favorite bookmark and when she passed it came to me. She was a voracious reader, and I always use it in books I think she would have liked. It's totally worthless in a monetary sense but priceless to me.

Dave from Germantown, WI

I have a complete set of the 1960 Lake to Lake Packers cards. The players in this set are legendary. My dad had a friend who worked at the dairy who gave us cards that had not been stapled to a milk carton. Jim Temp is the only card in the set that is not EX-NM. The cards bring back memories of the Packers when they dominated the NFL. (Editor's note: The "EX-NM" classification indicates elite ball knowledge, Dave).

Tom from Rock Hill, SC

Most meaningful is a Packers jersey (No. 34), which my dad got me for my 10th birthday in 1968. I no longer own it...my son does as I gifted it to him when he was 10. I hope someday my grandson, now 2, will have it gifted to him.

William from Kill Devil Hills, NC

My one share of 1950 Packers stock. Meaningful because my dad (who was Cliff Christl's Little League coach) bought the stock at an auction in 1981. Unfortunately, he passed away before it was put in his name and my mom got it. I got it from her in 1996 when she was 75. It was signed by Bob Harlan. Last year when I turned 75, I transferred it to my son along with the season tickets that have been in the family since 1946.

Gavin from Albuquerque, NM

My grandmother's Packers travel coffee mug. She passed away in 2019, just 16 days shy of her 90th birthday. After she passed, memories were divided among us family members and I was so happy to have that mug. She is one of many family members who are the reason I am a passionate Packers fan and shareholder today.

Joel from Garland, ME

A game-used ball from the late '40s (Packers-Giants), which my dad received as a child, growing up in the early '50s. He recalls playing with neighbors and local Bayview resident Irv Comp would toss the ball around with them. Dad used this ball to play backyard football with us. It now sits in my office with a picture of Irv Comp next to it, symbolizing a generational connection to the Packers – still holding air almost 80 years later.

Mick from Pewaukee, WI

A Ray Nitschke throwback jersey that I bought in the mid-'90s. As a gold package ticket-holder, I wore it to a game. About an hour before the game, as we were getting situated in our seats, I noticed a little crowd gathering in the section next to us. There was Ray, sitting in the bleachers and signing autographs. Of course, I immediately got in line. He signed it along with his HOF number. Not long afterward, we lost Ray.

Jeff from Thornton, CO

My relatives emigrated straight to GB from Belgium in 1902. With family living there for several decades, we ALL became Packers fans first – no matter WHERE we live now. In 1962, when I was 5, my grandmother visited friends in GB and sent me a remarkable Packers bobblehead (No. 00!) that cemented my Pack fandom. Although now slightly damaged from 30 years of military moves, it remains my favorite bit of Packers lore! GPG

Patrick from Houston, TX

My most meaningful piece of Packers memorabilia is a Brett Favre bobblehead. My now-wife bought it for me while attending the 2007 NFCCG against the Giants in what turned out to be Brett Favre's final game playing for the Pack. Sometime during the season leading up to the Bountygate playoff game against the Saints, Favre's bobblehead broke an ankle – the same one later broken by the Saints. I keep it as a reminder to never buy another bobblehead.

Ed from Minneapolis, MN

Hey Wes, thanks once again for hosting the Outsider Inbox! In the midst of a playoff run, Wes took the time to write me a thank you note for some children's books I sent to little Hod.

Jim from St Pete Beach, FL

Other than my stock certificate, I'm the proud owner of the very last "Thing" that Vic gave away. It was like Christmas when it showed up in the mail. I may donate it to the Packers HOF someday. Still not quite sure what it is.

Heather from Green Bay, WI

Clay and Aaron autographed Super Bowl XLV magnet – hung in the Packers' locker room during the SB. McCarthy had them made for each playoff game, indicating how many more quarters to go for a SB victory. Got it at Jerry Parins' 2011 Drift Inn cancer fundraiser. It's no accident they put the auction at the end of a day of imbibing. I was past my price point. It was down to me and a guy. He was at $1,000. I gulped and hollered $1,265! The room exploded. He couldn't bid against that number.

Richard from Viroqua, WI

In 1997 or '98, I went to a Wonewoc Fire Dept. raffle, dinner fundraiser. I was drawn for first choice on a raffle. I picked a full-sized Riddell Packers helmet, autographed by Reggie White, over some guns. I was/am a huge fan of Reggie. He was one of the greatest defensive players of all time. More important is what a great person he was. I don't know what it is worth, with its provenance and glass case, but I would never sell it.

Jimmy from Chicago, IL

My 1996 NFC champion crewneck sweater, rescued from the depths of a thrift store in Shimo-Kitazawa, Tokyo. I was young, impressionable, and searching for something, and on the tail end of a long journey across three continents. I was broke, tired, lonely, and not quite sure where to go from there. But this sweater grounded me. It teleported me to my childhood and gave me a feeling of comfort and confidence when I needed it most. How it got there? Who knows, but it found me.

Dan from Herriman, UT

Most treasured memorabilia is my football signed by the 1964 team. My grandmother, who is pictured in the 2019 100th season calendar, gave it to me when I was about 7. Our trailer burned down and the football sustained some smoke damage. We moved to Arizona shortly afterwards and I thought I'd lost it. Several years later, when visiting my grandparents, Granny went into the mud room and came out with the ball. Turns out, she had been saving it for me.

Sean from Green Bay, WI

My favorite piece of Packers memorabilia is a photo I have signed by Gilbert Brown. The photo is of me and a couple of college buddies eating Gilbert burgers the day the Packers beat the Pats in the Super Bowl. Gilbert was gracious enough to sign the photo. It brings back great memories of an epic day, watching the Packers win the Super Bowl with my college buddies. Growing up in the '80s, I never thought I'd see the day!

Mark from Overland Park, KS

My most meaningful Packer memorabilia is a ceramic football player of Donny Anderson that my mom made me when I became a Packer fan. I would run around the yard pretending to be No. 44 so she decided to make a figurine for me. Have always been a Packer fan and "44" sits prominently on display in my Packers man cave. I have the "The Greatest Story in Sports" as well as a picture with Starr, Favre, and Rodgers among other items, but that little ceramic figurine is the most meaningful.

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