Favre...gimme a break

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I'll take the leap and buy your "rumors", which I don't believe. But why exactly did he want out of GB if not to retire? It's not money, it's not his relationship with McCarthey, it's not the talent surrounding him, it's not that he wants to play in a "big city"...so, what is it then? I mean...I lived in GB for four years and moved to Chicago as fast as I could so I'm not some naive Green Bay guy, but he genuinely liked living up there.

As far as the rumors go, ask solomon wilcotts because he is the one that threw it out there this morning and i believe it. Those guys dont just just throw bullshit out there...usually.

As to why, I can only speculate. One of the reasons is perhaps because this is a young team with a fairly new coaching staff that he didnt "grow up" with. How many of these guys does he have anything in common with? How many are from his "era"? How many can he go get a bite to eat with or a drink with after practice? He is close to 40. That has to factor in a little bit...although i wouldnt know how much.

How much is it just curiousity? Whats it like playing somewhere else?

How much does it have to do with how friggin cold it gets in GB during the winter?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

As far as the rumors go, ask solomon wilcotts because he is the one that threw it out there this morning and i believe it. Those guys dont just just throw bullshit out there...usually.

As to why, I can only speculate. One of the reasons is perhaps because this is a young team with a fairly new coaching staff that he didnt "grow up" with. How many of these guys does he have anything in common with? How many are from his "era"? How many can he go get a bite to eat with or a drink with after practice? He is close to 40. That has to factor in a little bit...although i wouldnt know how much.

How much is it just curiousity? Whats it like playing somewhere else?

How much does it have to do with how friggin cold it gets in GB during the winter?

The guys in common thing has been brought up, but it sure seems like a whole lot of plotting and scheming just to find an older guy to have a beer with. He's tight with the coaching staff...McCarthey was with him in the late 90s., Edgar Bennet is the RB coach, etc
I do get what your saying, but sometimes think that "people" are trying too hard to figure out what happened. I think he really thought he was ready to retire in January and changed his mind somewhere along the way. And then created a real mess for everyone involved

[dalakhani]

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr...orts/sp-favre4

i did a google and found a link to an LA times article and it appears it is a legit rumor although the truth of the rumor can be questioned.

Let me ask you this...if Brett Favre wanted out of GB, how else could he do it without crushing his image?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr...orts/sp-favre4

i did a google and found a link to an LA times article and it appears it is a legit rumor although the truth of the rumor can be questioned.

Let me ask you this...if Brett Favre wanted out of GB, how else could he do it without crushing his image?

He couldn't, especially if he goes to the Vikings. Imagine this, lets say both the Vikings and the Packers make the playoffs, and Favre goes into Lambeau and beats the Packers to go to the Super Bowl...OH MY!!

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav

He couldn't, especially if he goes to the Vikings. Imagine this, lets say both the Vikings and the Packers make the playoffs, and Favre goes into Lambeau and beats the Packers to go to the Super Bowl...OH MY!!

If he goes to the Vikings, it will make for an interesting Monday night opener when they are retiring his #.....against the Vikings..

If I'm a Bear Boy like you, I'm hoping Angelo has Bus Cook's number

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GBBob

If he goes to the Vikings, it will make for an interesting Monday night opener when they are retiring his #.....against the Vikings..

If I'm a Bear Boy like you, I'm hoping Angelo has Bus Cook's number

I have no idea what to think about Favre playing for the Bears, nor do I think there is a chance in hell of that happened, if he knows what is good for him.

Green Bay would kill him, and if he lost to the Packers, the Bears fans would think he was fixing the game

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr...orts/sp-favre4

i did a google and found a link to an LA times article and it appears it is a legit rumor although the truth of the rumor can be questioned.

Let me ask you this...if Brett Favre wanted out of GB, how else could he do it without crushing his image?

I don't know if that would have been possible, but going to Thompson and telling him that would have opened up some other options besides this fiasco.
Lots of behind the scenes stuff can happen.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I don't know if that would have been possible, but going to Thompson and telling him that would have opened up some other options besides this fiasco.
Lots of behind the scenes stuff can happen.

Possibly. But...the team would take all of the heat in that situation or Favre would. There would be no speculation.

In the current scenario, a split is mutual with no real loser outside of the GB/Favre fan.

If he leaves, GB can use the excuse that they had to plan for life without favre and going back to him would have longterm cap ramifications that would leave the team in dire straights. On top of that, they would have to cut some good veterans right now.

Favre can say that he wanted to go back but the team couldnt make it work. What better way could it have played out if he told thompson immediately after the season that he no longer wanted to play in GB?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Possibly. But...the team would take all of the heat in that situation or Favre would. There would be no speculation.

In the current scenario, a split is mutual with no real loser outside of the GB/Favre fan.

If he leaves, GB can use the excuse that they had to plan for life without favre and going back to him would have longterm cap ramifications that would leave the team in dire straights. On top of that, they would have to cut some good veterans right now.
Favre can say that he wanted to go back but the team couldnt make it work. What better way could it have played out if he told thompson immediately after the season that he no longer wanted to play in GB?

Other than the bolded above, which is impossible to sell because they are $31 Million under the cap, everything else is conjecture and can never be proven. I don't think this is any more than what appears at face value, you think there might be more to it. It's a qualitative argument that has no end so let's see how it plays out.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Other than the bolded above, which is impossible to sell because they are $31 Million under the cap, everything else is conjecture and can never be proven. I don't think this is any more than what appears at face value, you think there might be more to it. It's a qualitative argument that has no end so let's see how it plays out.

Fair enough. Either way, regardless of how it plays out i dont think anyone is at fault here. Favre has earned the right to do as he pleases and the team has been more than gracious and patient with him over the last couple of seasons. If Favre indeed chooses to play elsewhere i dont think anyone should villify him whether he made the decision recently as you say or whether it was made way back like i say.

I agree...lets see how it plays out.