Brett to stay retired· Page 6

NormaL
Registered

14 years ago

+1 to Favre for staying retired. IF he does, he will have gained a huge amount of respect back from me.

You want to finish your career here?
Favre: "Definitely. If in two years, say, they want to trade me, I'd probably walk away. Retire."

Pack93z
Select Member

14 years ago

#52

Now it's a pretty embarrassing situation for the whole team.

"wils0646" wrote:

Exactly... if I am a Viking player or fan I am hanging my head a bit today..

A couple of reasons:

1) The Triangle of Power showed no backbone what so ever in this deal, Brett lead them along like a stripper after a C note..

2) They basically threw there group of QB's under the bus in the process.

3) They probably would still welcome him with open arms in a week or two.. why else would Brett continue to workout if the door was slammed shut as some speculate.

People can get all riled up over the Brett thing last year.. but at least have the ability to respect them for standing their ground once the decision was made. Otherwise we would be looking like the pushover instead of the Vikes front office.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

dhazer
Veteran Member

14 years ago

#53

I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed that the same posters that were ripping on Favre for thinking about coming back, are now ripping on him because he is staying retired. I think it's pretty simple the hate for the guy is obvious.

"wils0646" wrote:

I think a lot of people are ripping on him for the way he treated the Vikings at the end of this whole ordeal.

He basically led them on this whole time. Now it's a pretty embarrassing situation for the whole team.

It's also obvious the hate for the guy is aimed at him:

1) Calling out our team for not making moves he wanted
2) Specifically calling out Ted Thompson
3) Wanting to play for the hated rival Vikings
4) Playing his usual retirement dance this year

"dhazer" wrote:

Ok this was pretty good from of all people skip bayless on 1st take.

1) Did Favre call the Vikings and say he wanted to come back? No they contacted him

2) He told them last Monday he wasn't coming back and what did the Vikings do? They told him to rethink it and then had players call and send messages to him.

So this all falls on the Vikes.

Now to yours calling out our gm because they didn't go after players he wanted, why is that so bad? He was willing to take pay cuts for these players he was looking to improve the team.

Calling out Ted Thompson what was so wrong with it, he was destroying a winning team since he got here in his rebuilding.

Wanting to play for a rival, hell ya i would also because he was not wanted in Green Bay so i would have done the same thing.

The last part i will agree with but then again i got to the point where i could care less what he did.

Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)

ILikeThePackers39
Registered

14 years ago

#54

Wow.

Seriously, I'll believe it when training camp is over with and the season starts.

"wils0646" wrote:

I think we can pretty safely say it won't be with the Vikes, though, even if he does play this year somehow.

Given the mood in this city, he'd be tarred and feathered if he tried to come back now.

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ILikeThePackers39
Registered

14 years ago

#55

Rich Eisen on Twitter minutes ago...

richeisen: What a day! Now Favre tells our Mariucci that he's going to keep throwing & wonders how he'll feel about his decision in the AM. Is it over?

Can people just please tell him politely to fuck off? I don't think anybody else in the world could get away with this shit.

"longtimefan" wrote:

you know what? If he comes back in a week or so and says he wants to try he will lose more fans..

I think he will "try"to come back before the season starts, but will the Vikings want him then?

"MassPackersFan" wrote:

Barring some major injury to Sage or T-Jack, anyone that thinks Favre will play for the Vikings is, well, just wrong. Chilly pretty much signed his own pink slip with this little episode, Ziggy's probably trying to figure out a way to sue the guy, and I imagine Jared Allen would cheap shot him in practice at this point.

That bridge is now well past burned, and I'll go ahead and call that a guarantee. He may play in 2009, but it won't be with the Vikings.

Oh, and before Hazer tells me I'm ripping Favre, my personal opinion on the matter is that he made the smart move, finally. I applaud him for actually thinking the matter through and realizing he just doesn't want to go through that grind anymore. Screwing the Vikings over is just icing on the cake for me - I'm very glad to see that he made the best decision for him.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

14 years ago

#56

I predicted months ago that he would not play. I believed then, as I believe now, that the affirmation he was still wanted was all he was really seeking. Having obtained that in spades, with all the ceaseless media coverage and blogosphere buzz, he is content to bask in the afterglow.

I refuse to believe someone who says he really wants to play but turns down $10 million and the chance to play with the premier running back and one of the elite defenses in the league. Not to mention only one cold-weather game the entire season. It doesn't compute and I'd feel naive for falling for such an obvious ploy.

warhawk
Senior Member

14 years ago

#57

The judge overseeing the Williams deal just dropped the case to allow them to start the season stating " what the hell, they can't win now anyhow."

In all seriousness if the Williams' don't get to start the season and with this happening it's going to be a very dicey first few weeks for the Vikes.

"The train is leaving the station."

Cheesey
Preferred Member

14 years ago

#58

I don't see anyone "ripping" on Favre Hazer.
I think the posters (including you) have remained consistant throughout the whole mess.
I think ALL of us just wanted the guy to make up his mind, either way.
Oh.....and to stick with a decision. Honestly, i was at the point where I was hoping he WOULD play. It would have made for a heck of a story.
But at the same time, i'm glad (or at least i HOPE) it's over.
He's leaving still healthy, and a VERY rich man. His kids will never have to work a day in their lives if they don't want to.
He's got EVERYTHING. And since he's healthy, he can ENJOY it. How many 40 year olds can spend the rest of their lives doing what they want, with NO pressure on how to make next month's bills? If he wants to go hunting, hop on a plane to Alaska and GO. He can do whatever he wants.
Damn......the man is one blessed dude.

wils0646
Registered

14 years ago

#59

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/07/29/favre/index.html?eref=sihp

There's no sense in asking the question about whether this is it for Favre. He said he was finished 17 months ago in Green Bay, and he insisted he was finished five months ago after leaving the Jets. Even he knows his gut feeling can't be trusted right now.

"Very unlikely,'' he said. "I really believe this is it. I truly, truly believe it's over. But if someone calls Nov. 1, who knows?''

Are you kidding me Favre?

The Pack Will Be Back.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

14 years ago

#60

Nope....he's not kidding.
I do understand, he LOVES the game.
But he HATES the work it takes now to get a 40 year old body in shape for it. If he jumps on a chance to play later this season, he's setting himself up for a bad injury. I do NOT want that happening to him.
But i can see him signing on to play somewhere.

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