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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.In honor of Brad Childress heading down to Kilne, MS to beg Favre to come back and play another year eventhough everyone knows he is coming back anyway, I bring you the quote of Bus Cook, his agent, from Men's Journal where he throws Brett under the Bus (no pun intended):
“Brett talked to goddamned Ed Werder at ESPN, says he needs ankle surgery. Now why did he do that? I’ve got Childress calling. I’ve got reporterscalling all damn morning. Goddammit, why does he have to be such a goddamned drama queen? Play, don’t play, goddamn, people are getting sick of it. I’m getting sick of it! Why does he have to talk to these people? What good does it do? Ed Werder at ESPN! What’s he ever done for anybody other than say, ‘Look, look, Mommy, I got this first, ain’t I special?’ You got problems with surgery, talk to your wife. Why talk to goddamned Ed Werder?”
In the August 2010 Issue: Brett Favre|Men’s Journal
When your own agent think you are an attention seeking drama queen, you have gone too far.
Ha ha. His agent. That sounds like its from the onion.
I hate Howard more because without him Favre would not have a SB ring.I hate him with a passion even more fiery than seeing Desmond Howard return the kickoff for a touchdown in '96.
His constant waffling pisses me off too (because that is a huge pet peeve with me), but count me in as one that hopes he comes back. At the very least, it will add some spice to our meeting with the Vikings.
I have always thought he was overrated... but now I just hate him for what he has been doing over the last few years. It's like the guy has no clue of people's perception of his actions and thinks what he's doing is normal.
I hate Howard more because without him Favre would not have a SB ring.
But there has never been any waffling. To this point in his life Brett Favre has never considered retiring from the NFL.
Now if you are referring to his annual PR campaign where he pretends to be unsure if he'll play, I think everyone is tired of that.
Lol, he was one of the best QBs in the league last year never mind all he has done before that. He is certainly one of the great QBs of the game as far as his on the field contributions are concerned.
Ooops! Forgot about that.
His constant waffling pisses me off too (because that is a huge pet peeve with me), but count me in as one that hopes he comes back. At the very least, it will add some spice to our meeting with the Vikings.
Is he worried about the intense practices? Sorry, but as a former offensive lineman I am not going to let a quarterback who wears a red jersey in practice attempt to get away with that excuse. That red jersey he wears means he is not allowed to even be touched, so Favre's gotta come up with something better than that.
Maybe he doesn't want to wear out his arm? Seems reasonable until you consider exactly how much clout and control Favre has in this situation. Does anyone honestly think head coach Brad Childress would ask Favre to throw one more football than he wants to? Didn't think so. Favre could easily be on a pitch count if he wanted. Heck, it could be the exact same number of throws he makes every day at Oak Grove High in Mississippi.
So if he can't get hit and he can make as few throws as he wants, why exactly does he not want to be there, like the rest of his teammates? Is it sunburn? I'm sure they can find him a hat. Doesn't like the beds in Mankato? I'll bet they'd be willing to bring in a king size Tempur-Pedic for the 40-year-old grandfather. Maybe it's the food, but I always loved the myriad of culinary options available at training camp, so I find that one hard to believe too.
My point is not that Favre's desire to skip training camp will have an adverse effect on the Vikings season, because clearly, based on their success last year, that isn't the concern. My point is that Favre is not deserving of being a team leader if he misses training camp this year. There doesn't appear to be any good reason for him to not be there, other than he can get away with it. But that means it's all about him again, as, sadly, it usually is.