Brett Favre. Drama vi-King
by Mark Saade on Aug 4, 2010 7:00 PM CDT
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PrintI’m not going to even say it. With the way Brett Favre changes his mind, I don’t want to put in print that the 19 year veteran quarterback is retiring or not.
To be fair, most of this hoopla is driven by the media. In a very slow period for sports: Tigerless golf and scandal, no major injuries to report in any of the 32 NFL training camps, the other spoiled athlete has already made his "Decision" and well, baseball is baseball; there has to be something for the sports masses to discuss while waiting for this weekend’s riveting Hall of Fame game.
Last season, all of the talk during the off season was about our new strong armed quarterback Jay Cutler. But Favre couldn’t handle a young brash uber-talented quarterback stealing his thunder. I kid, I have no idea what runs through the head of a hick from Mississippi, besides the pain killers of course.
Brett can have the days of summer; Jay will have Labor Day through Valentine’s.
I couldn't care less whether Favre retires or not. Honestly, he has earned the right to play as long as he physically and mentally wants to. I think that will be in the literal sense.
I also couldn't care less because the Chicago Bears will win the NFC North division regardless of what any other team or player does in the league.
Would it mean a little more if #4 is behind center? Sure it does. For the simple fact that Minnesota Vi-Queen fans will have no fall out. No excuses. They can’t say that they missed the playoffs because of Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, or whomever else they might have to pick up off the street to close out the season. Former Vikings QB’s Jeff George and Daunte Culpepper have already been pumped into the rumor mill main stream.
No, the Vikings fans will have to live with the fact that though they have a very good team, they have star players with major flaws.
It would be unfair for me to ramble on about the flaws of players on a team I despise.
We all remember Week 16 of last season. A much weaker than this year's Bears team exposed an over confident Vikings team, and gave us all an inkling of what 2010 has in store.
Brett Favre will play football as long as he physically can. If that happens to be at the start of this season, let’s propose the retirement question to him again after Week 10.
His 295 (309 including playoffs) games started streak is one of the most amazing, toughest, impressive streaks in all of sports. Even though he is one of the greatest athletes in any sport in any era, sadly Favre may be tarnishing his "Legend" by teasing NFL players more so than Kim Kardashian.
His off season stunts the last two seasons has Favre toeing a very fine line, and I don’t mean the goal line.
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I don't know how Viking fans stomach it.
I don’t mean this as an inflammatory remark nor as put down but how do you cheer for a man you once loathed? How do you put up with these media antics from someone who used to be your bitter enemy? Isn’t it hard to take? Wouldn’t you feel like you sold out as fans? Seriously. I’m so glad the Bears didn’t get him because those are questions I’m glad I don’t have to answer. This whole frenzy he creates every year makes me want to puke. I don’t care how great he is/was he’s not worth the collective hype.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Exactly
My best friend is a Pack fan and he’s rooted for both the Jets and Vikings while both acquired Favre. It’s disgusting. I’m extremely happy the Bears didn’t get him b/c honestly, I don’t think I could’ve watched that season(s).
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
here's a different veiw
The media does create this vicious cycle that is known as “Farve Watch”. Now granted when he first retired from Greenbay, he did nothing to help the cause.
He is a player that has been around for a long time in the league. All this hoopla is generated because he doesn’t want or need to go through training camp. He had to jump through the “Jets” hoop to get where he wanted to be and that was always in Viqueens country.
Strahan did something similar at the end of his career(but he stayed with the same team). He just chose to take the fine. Farve has a way to beat the system. He gets his money and doesn’t have to go to camp.
The media and all of us fans that can’t get enough info in the off season are the ones making it a bigger deal than it is. The guy just don’t wanna participate in camp or preseason. He just wants to play when it counts.
What choice do they have?
With Favre, possible SB champs.
Without Favre, no playoffs.
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Aug 5, 2010 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Legitimate question, I'll try and answer
Some Viking fans will always have an antipathy towards Favre, and that’s understandable. But for me, I never disliked the guy. I didn’t like the fact he was so good for so long, and did a lot to make me unhappy as a Vikings fan, but I always respected his game.
As the Vikings were rebuilding after the Tice years, and Culpepper moved on, it seemed like the Vikes had a good thing coming along, and we needed a catalyst. If Favre was the guy to take the Vikings from good to legitimate Super Bowl contender, how could I not be happy to see him in purple? If you are a fan, you want your team to be the best they can possibly be, and you want to believe that they can win the Super Bowl. With Favre, I believe that they can. Without Favre, I will still cheer for them, but their chance to win the Super Bowl drops.
It frustrates me that a franchise like the Vikings has had so much success, with the notable exception 600 pound gorilla that is zero Super Bowl titles. I’ve been a Vikings fan since the early 70’s ,and save SB IV, I remember them all, and the rest of the litany of failure and near misses. My Dad, who’s almost 80, has been a Vikings fan since day one. He used to be a walking Vikings encyclopedia, but he isn’t anymore. He’s lost a step, but he still lives and breathes Vikings football. When Favre signed, I knew it was my last shot to see the Vikings win a Super Bowl with my Dad before he leaves, so we are all in. I hope Favre comes back for one more rodeo, because all things being equal, this is our last shot, realistically. At least for my Dad.
I don’t want a dynasty, I don’t want back to back, or three peat, or anything like that. I just want to sit with my Dad and watch Zygi Wilf hoist the Lombardi trophy, just once.
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
Thanks Ted.
Very legitimate answer. It’s hard for me not to hate him but that’s primarily because he once referred to Soldier Field as Lambeau south (cocky bastard). But does this media frenzy get a little old even for a Vikings fan? I just wish Favre would come out and admit he doesn’t want to attend camp and he’ll be back when he feels like it. The games get old but I guess that’s as much driven by the media as it is by Favre himself. Thanks again.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
I knew going in it was part of the deal
So I don’t get too worked up about it. Yeah, he did the retirement press conference in Green Bay and then didn’t, you know, retire and all. But this most recent iteration was a report in the Mpls paper and then ESPN going all ‘Broadcasters Gone Wild’. I mean, with the history of Favre’s indecisiveness as a guide, maybe a little bit more tempered reporting would’ve been appropriate. Like a piece on Sportscenter, with a ‘hey this is Brett we’re talking about caveat’. I place about 85% of the blame for the last two days on ESPN, but that’s just me.
I will say that Favre is a unique exception, considering age and experience, and it would’ve been better for him to be in Mankato. No one on the team is bothered that he isn’t there, the owners and coaches don’t mind if he isn’t, so it would’ve made a lot of sense to just say he’s 41, he knows the offense, and he’ll be here halfway through the pre-season.
As long as he’s over center in New Orleans, I really don’t care about the hoopla.
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
Have some more "hoopla":
WARNING: Contains adult content
Brett Favre: Tool
That’s some golden boy you’ve got there.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
Funny,
but be nice. He isn’t trolling, and I know our QBs probably haven’t been angels all the time… lol.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
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One could argue
that is a cock n bull story…
/sad trombone
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
When Favre signed, I knew it was my last shot to see the Vikings win a Super Bowl with my Dad before he leaves, so we are all in.
I don’t want a dynasty, I don’t want back to back, or three peat, or anything like that. I just want to sit with my Dad and watch Zygi Wilf hoist the Lombardi trophy, just once.
Damn. If it happens that way, this might be my only comforting thought.
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
"Fellas, what are they, unblockable? Is that the '85 Bears over there?" - overheard at Giants' '06 training camp
~~~ Check my profile for links for SB20 and America's Game: '85 Bears ~~~
daunte
would culpepper be a good substitute and if so would he be welcomed back. there is talk of him making a comeback
No, and probably not
Culpepper had a few great seasons in purple, but that was when he had Moss and Cris Carter to throw to. He never took that next step, other than arguably the Green Bay playoff game. After his knee got destroyed he was never really the same player. As a QB, he was too emotional. If he got off to a hot start, he would be fine, but if he struggled early, he could never overcome it.
As to being welcomed back, I don’t think so. He really made a jackass out of himself with how he was one of the Love Boat captains, and then how he just drifted away from the team after he blew out his knee, and then how he just demanded to be traded, right as Chilly was taking over.
Screw him, enjoy the UFL.
"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."
Not to be that guy
But I could care less means that you care somewhat.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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Way to be that guy Kev!
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Yeeeeaaaah, you kind of are that guy
That’s all you took from my article? Ah well, at least I know you care
Space Mountain on Three; One, Two, Three, Space Mountain!
No, I knew there was another in my wolf pack.
As we roam the desert looking for strippers and cocaine, I will forever have a brother who hates Favre as much as I do.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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Hey now, Gesiakob will be mad.
I am not a master of the hate like he is.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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Let's face it, the guy is football incarnate
yeah, his retirement BS is annoying for fans, but the fact that he quite blatantly doesn’t care what people think kind of counts in his favor in my book. Sure, I hate the Vikings, and I’ve hated the Packers my entire life. Favre is the exception to my blanket rule to hate all players paid by my division rivals. I kind of like the guy. That may get me ostracized. I don’t care, that last game against the Lions (remember Aromashadu? Great game…) signals things are changing no matter what Favre does.
My favorite prediction I’ve heard this year is that whoever wins the NFC North will have 3 losses within the division. It’s gonna be good football.
"Jordan was a ruthless mother******. Jordan was a killer. Jordan didn't care if his teammates despised him." -Bill Simmons
Brett just embodies the "it's all about me" attitude that is so prevalent in sports today.
Brett, TO, OchoCinco, LeBron… Ultimately, it’s about their acheivements. Give lip service to the fans, then go to where the ideal situation for them to fatten their stats. I guarantee that if the ViQueens actually win a Super Bowl with Fav-ray it will be touted by the pundits as his acheivement, not the teams, which is just as Brett would have it.
He should just say he will be back once Training Camp ends
Save a hell of a lot of trouble.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
Yes, but then he wouldn’t receive one percent of the media attention that he’s getting right now… over an alleged message that he now denies having sent.
I made the mistake of checking ESPN the other day after it broke and, boy, now do I understand the Favre-hate that normal folk feel.
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
"Fellas, what are they, unblockable? Is that the '85 Bears over there?" - overheard at Giants' '06 training camp
~~~ Check my profile for links for SB20 and America's Game: '85 Bears ~~~
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