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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.Did we read the same article? Reiss sad that Favre is better than 25 QB's in the league. If the pack doesn't want to pay him what is due to him under their contract with hiom, they should cut him.
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The packers have refused to give Favre the tools he needs, and has refused to allow him to be part of the leadership of the organization. Most of the top brass would have fired him last year if they could have, or the year before, or the year before that. Then, the team would have been known as the "pathetic pack" instead of being in the NFC Championship Game.
Everyone is right that Favre has no right to dictate to the owners of the team. He should sit on the bench and collect his $12M. Is the team really willing to do that? No, of course not! As Belichick has done many times, it's time to let the old grizzled veteran go. If he wants to play somewhere else, let him. The pack has no use for him. And BTW, without Favre, the pack is unlikely to be in the playoffs this year, even in the sad tundra division.
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From the article
It’s not that he can’t play. If you pulled Favre off a tractor on a random Sunday this October and directed him to an NFL huddle he’d immediately be better than at least 25 other quarterbacks around the NFL (which speaks to the relative weakness of the position too, by the way).
The packers have refused to give Favre the tools he needs, and has refused to allow him to be part of the leadership of the organization. Most of the top brass would have fired him last year if they could have, or the year before, or the year before that. Then, the team would have been known as the "pathetic pack" instead of being in the NFC Championship Game.
And he's under contract, so why should they release him without compensation? That would be a courtesy they extend. Apparently, after having the owner, GM and a decent quarterback who's waited patiently, jerked around for years, they don't feel like extending courtesies.
And that is their right. He can back up the position if he wants, he's under contract.
Agreed. Favre has trade value. Why should the Packers let him go? If Favre doesn't like the team he gets traded to, he can pull a Jake Plummer and retire.
If the Packers are willing to pay Favre $12 million to be a back up, who are we to tell them otherwise anyway.
Favre acts like he owns the Packers and he should be making the personnel decisions. It just doesn't work that way.
It was, but I liked "the snuffling, snot bubbling, tear-strewn press conference" even better.That was a good read best line was the squirrel on the highway.
That was just awesome.
Curran is such an awesome writer - I wish he was still covering the Pats. Reiss is great, but Curran has such a way with words!
"It’s like he’s in sixth grade having his agent Bus Cook pass the Packers a note every spring: “Check ‘Yes’ if you still think Brett’s awesome!’ ”
The scary part of this line is it is actually true. Brett has been whining since February that the Packers didn't beg him to come back. They kept telling him they wanted him but didn't beg so he felt unappreciated.
........Thompson really is screwed no matter what he does at this point.
That was my point all along, Brett may very well be an ass and Thompson may be 100% right by not giving in to him. Dead right that is - this showdown cannot possibly be in the best interest of the Green Bay Packers Football Club. If you think you have a promising young starter then deal away the old vet legend or release him, just rid yourself of him and move on.
Let's be real. No one is trading picks in order to pay Favre $12M to play this year. I don't think the packers are willing to pay him $12 either. But yes, Favre can wait and make a retirement decision at any time.
The pack has every right to cut Favre in the week before Game One, if they cannot get compensation. We did it to Milloy. They can do it to Favre. I think the managemnt forgets who really owns the packers, the people of Green Bay. If the fans think that Favre is being treated unfairly in any way, or even if he is not being given royal treatment, I suspect that current management has 1-2 years in their jobs, at most, unless they prodcue a Super Bowl. Favre means so much more to Green Bay than Brady means to Boston.