Brett Favre Retirement Tour: Part Deux - Page 4

MikeVic · 07-28-2009, 04:21 PM

I only thought about buying a Favre jersey and this is what happened. You're welcome Logan (I think it was you that requested I buy a Favre jersey after my Vick and Big Ben ones).

Honolulu_Blue · 07-28-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

And, thankfully, over.

Childress: Favre staying retired

That's too bad.

Big Fo · 07-28-2009, 04:33 PM

What an attention whore.

stevew · 07-28-2009, 04:37 PM

please....im not fucking buying that for a minute.

32nd thoughts will surely happen next week.

Cringer · 07-28-2009, 04:48 PM

I don't know if it's over or not, but this is clearly all about promoting his new Sears commercial that is set to air in September in which Favre says about people who can't decide between tv's, "Yeah, I hate those guys."

Logan · 07-28-2009, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

I only thought about buying a Favre jersey and this is what happened. You're welcome Logan (I think it was you that requested I buy a Favre jersey after my Vick and Big Ben ones).

Yes it was. Thank you my good sir, I have a new admiration for our neighbors to the north!

Unfortunately he'll make a rumbling about coming back again during training camp, no effing doubt about it.

Cringer · 07-28-2009, 05:05 PM

Tweets from GB Press-Gazette Packer reporter Tom Peliserro...

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How many times has favre now "retired" or "decided to stay retired"? By my count, there's 1. Early March, 2008 ... 2. Late March 2008 ...... 3. Feb. 11. ... 4. May (per disputed yahoo report) ... 5. Today. ... No reason to think he doesn't have one more in him

Logan · 07-28-2009, 05:08 PM

Impressive that he can capture all the retirements in the 140 character twitter limit.

sovereignstar · 07-28-2009, 05:10 PM

I officially hate Brett Favre now.

JediKooter · 07-28-2009, 05:15 PM

Who the hell is Brett Favre?

Eaglesfan27 · 07-28-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

And, thankfully, over.

Childress: Favre staying retired

I'm shocked. I think this officially does end it. He teased the Vikings too long and seemed to be so intent on coming back that I think any team's interest in him has to fade to nothing at this point.

sovereignstar · 07-28-2009, 05:26 PM

The backtracking is going to be nauseating as a Vikings fan. All sorts of players wanted Favre to join. Allen, Peterson, Hutchinson, Berrian. All these guys were calling the goober very recently. Now it's going to be all, "Oh, adding Favre would've been nice, but we've got two very capable quarterbacks in Rosenfels and Jackson."

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz

stevew · 07-28-2009, 05:29 PM

I like Sage. I think he will bring just as much as gimpy favre could

ISiddiqui · 07-28-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I'm shocked. I think this officially does end it.

You are such an optimist.

Thomkal · 07-28-2009, 06:57 PM

Please please please let this be the end of it and we stop talking about Favre until he's eligible for the Hall of Fame. Great career, but man this drawn out retirement was not a good move on his part.

Arles · 07-28-2009, 07:40 PM

Favre's last move as a Packer - throw the Vikes into chaos as camp starts

thesloppy · 07-28-2009, 07:51 PM

Favre will continue to keep throwing.

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When Mariucci asked how Favre would feel about his decision Wednesday morning, Favre reportedly said, "I'm wondering that myself."

PackerFanatic · 07-28-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

The backtracking is going to be nauseating as a Vikings fan. All sorts of players wanted Favre to join. Allen, Peterson, Hutchinson, Berrian. All these guys were calling the goober very recently. Now it's going to be all, "Oh, adding Favre would've been nice, but we've got two very capable quarterbacks in Rosenfels and Jackson."

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz

This is what I am most looking forward to.

molson · 07-28-2009, 11:13 PM

What a goof. I'm really hoping for it to keep going though. Just forever. I want to see him spurn two more teams, and then join and ruin a third for the next season.

JonInMiddleGA · 07-28-2009, 11:17 PM

He ought to go coach HS football somewhere. It would keep him around the game & keep him away from ESPN until the TV cameras showed up to do one of their games.

Fighter of Foo · 07-29-2009, 01:28 AM

I was all set to bet the Vikings under, and now he goes and does this. Fucking asshole.

stevew · 07-29-2009, 01:48 AM

I think the big thing is the consecutive starts. Once he misses week one I will believe he is done.

Samdari · 07-29-2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Fighter of Foo

I was all set to bet the Vikings under, and now he goes and does this. Fucking asshole.

You cannot possibly think that Rosenfels or Jackson will lead them to more wins than Favre would?

Logan · 07-29-2009, 07:40 AM

I do (Rosenfels at least).

Samdari · 07-29-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Logan

I do (Rosenfels at least).

Wow, I don't think he's one of the top 40 QB's in the NFL.

I don't think Favre is great anymore, I think he's passable. And better yet, he's still well above average on the deep ball. The threat of him throwing deep to Berrian would have made their running game even better (see: Thomas Jones 2008 vs 2007).

This leaves them with noone on the roster who approaches passable.

flere-imsaho · 07-29-2009, 09:49 AM

I'll believe it when the season's over and he still hasn't signed with anyone, because I'm calling it right now: at about 3/4ths through the season some team on the bubble and with a struggling (or crap, or injured) QB is going to think about signing Favre (or the sportswriters will do it for them) to get them to the promised land.

Mark my words.

On another note, I'd be pissed if I was a Vikings fan. Childress spent all this time screwing around with Favre to no avail when he could have done something more constructive to help his passing game. Now you get to watch ADP run into 11 guys 20 times a game again.

Cap Ologist · 07-29-2009, 11:16 AM

I was hoping for a diagram, flere.

flere-imsaho · 07-29-2009, 11:19 AM

I did a Favre one last week but sadly it's now out-of-date....

gstelmack · 07-29-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

I did a Favre one last week but sadly it's now out-of-date....

A implies B.

flere-imsaho · 07-29-2009, 12:13 PM

yeah, yeah....

miami_fan · 07-29-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

I'll believe it when the season's over and he still hasn't signed with anyone, because I'm calling it right now: at about 3/4ths through the season some team on the bubble and with a struggling (or crap, or injured) QB is going to think about signing Favre (or the sportswriters will do it for them) to get them to the promised land.

Mark my words.

On another note, I'd be pissed if I was a Vikings fan. Childress spent all this time screwing around with Favre to no avail when he could have done something more constructive to help his passing game. Now you get to watch ADP run into 11 guys 20 times a game again.

Brett has already thrown out 1 November as a good date.

flere-imsaho · 07-30-2009, 08:46 AM

miami_fan · 08-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Report: Jackson has sprained MCL

Tarvaris Jackson of Minnesota Vikings leaves field with reported MCL injury - ESPN

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MANKATO, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson suffered a sprained MCL after getting tangled with a teammate during a Saturday morning scrimmage, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The Web site ProFootballTalk.com was the first to report the injury.

Jackson, who had an MRI exam according to the Star Tribune, was not on the field for practice later Saturday.

Jackson was injured when defensive lineman Letroy Guion fell at his feet and rolled over his leg during an 11-on-11 drill. Jackson folded to the field in pain as trainers rushed to check on him. After a few minutes, he was able to get up and walk off under his own power.

"I really don't know what happened," Guion said. "Everybody was moving so fast."

The fourth-year pro first received some attention at a tent on the side of the field before heading to the team's locker room area at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Jackson is in a battle with Sage Rosenfels for the starting quarterback position after Brett Favre decided not to come out of retirement and join the Vikings.

"Whether it's Tarvaris or any of your guys, you don't want to see any of your guys go down, no matter who it is," offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said after the morning practice. "Whether it's your quarterback, your third tight end, it doesn't matter. You don't like to see anybody have any type of injury."

The Vikings have held three practices since training camp began Friday, and Jackson and Rosenfels have been splitting the snaps with the first team.

"It's pretty tough [to see that], especially in practice," left tackle Bryant McKinnie said. "Hopefully he'll be all right."

In his first season on the job, Vikings coach Brad Childress drafted Jackson in the second round as his quarterback of the future. He has been up and down in his first three seasons in the league, which led to the summerlong recruitment of Favre.

When Favre called Childress on Tuesday to tell him he wasn't coming, the competition started anew for Jackson and Rosenfels.

Jackson's familiarity with the offense appears to have given him a slight edge so far, but it's still very early in the competition.

"At this time, Tarvaris has a little bit more knowledge of our system," Bevell said. "He is an athletic quarterback. He's got a very strong arm and those would be the positives about him."

sovereignstar · 08-01-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Just sayin...

Just sayin what?

flere-imsaho · 08-03-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

On another note, I'd be pissed if I was a Vikings fan. Childress spent all this time screwing around with Favre to no avail when he could have done something more constructive to help his passing game. Now you get to watch ADP run into 11 guys 20 times a game again.

+2

Edit: Although perhaps losing Jackson actually upgrades the passing game....

Eaglesfan27 · 08-17-2009, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I'm shocked. I think this officially does end it. He teased the Vikings too long and seemed to be so intent on coming back that I think any team's interest in him has to fade to nothing at this point.

Apparently, I was much too optimistic. Fox Sports is reporting that "unnamed Vikings players" expect Favre to join the Vikings in the very near future.

sovereignstar · 08-17-2009, 05:31 PM

I just can't imagine that totally avoiding training camp goes over well with all of your teammates. Is getting to know your receivers overrated?

Logan · 08-17-2009, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

I just can't imagine that totally avoiding training camp goes over well with all of your teammates. Is getting to know your receivers overrated?

He already has a great connection with DBs around the league.

Cringer · 08-17-2009, 08:30 PM

THis could branch off onto another thread/discussion very easily.... Worst ever preparation for a sports comeback?

Even Rick Moranis prepared more then this for his comeback.

Groundhog · 08-17-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan

He already has a great connection with DBs around the league.

Lathum · 08-18-2009, 10:07 AM

ESPN reporting he is on a plane to Minnesota to sign.

Passacaglia · 08-18-2009, 10:10 AM

Oh, so this is what PF was talking about on facebook. I had a feeling.

molson · 08-18-2009, 10:11 AM

WCCO-Minneapolis expects a signing today

http://wcco.com/sports/brett.favre.m...2.1133319.html

It's almost anti-climatic, like even the media is actually tired of this story.

Lathum · 08-18-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by molson

It's almost anti-climatic, like even the media is actually tired of this story.

why shouldn't they be, everyone else is.

DaddyTorgo · 08-18-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

why shouldn't they be, everyone else is.

+1

I don't even care from a Minnesota/Green Bay perspective, but from the perspective of a fan of the game who's irritated that this guy seems to continually want to have the spotlight on him with his "okay i'm retired this time. absolutely. no way i'm coming back" celebrations to "oh no wait, actually i think i could come back...maybe...let me think about it" changing of his mind...it's just tiresome.

Kodos · 08-18-2009, 10:19 AM

I used to really like him, but I'd rather just see him go away at this point.

PackerFanatic · 08-18-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Oh, so this is what PF was talking about on facebook. I had a feeling.

And I thought you were kidding, heh.

And I am with Kodos. Not sure what he is trying to pull. I can understand not wanting to be away from the game, but then make up your mind because announcing a decision and then going back on it days later.

molson · 08-18-2009, 10:24 AM

He's kind of a sick man, if the reports about this being motivated by revenge on the Packers are true.

kingfc22 · 08-18-2009, 10:25 AM

Ugh. ESPN needs to STFU and get off of Favre's nuts.

Passacaglia · 08-18-2009, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

And I thought you were kidding, heh.

And I am with Kodos. Not sure what he is trying to pull. I can understand not wanting to be away from the game, but then make up your mind because announcing a decision and then going back on it days later.

Well, I was kidding. Like I said, I had a feeling. When "PackerFanatic" makes a post whining about "you-know-who" and how he "doesn't care anymore" even without having heard the story, I was pretty sure Favre was involved.

07-28-2009, 04:48 PM	#155
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	I don't know if it's over or not, but this is clearly all about promoting his new Sears commercial that is set to air in September in which Favre says about people who can't decide between tv's, "Yeah, I hate those guys." __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

07-28-2009, 05:15 PM	#160
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Who the hell is Brett Favre? __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

07-28-2009, 07:40 PM	#166
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Favre's last move as a Packer - throw the Vikes into chaos as camp starts __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

07-28-2009, 11:17 PM	#170
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	He ought to go coach HS football somewhere. It would keep him around the game & keep him away from ESPN until the TV cameras showed up to do one of their games. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-17-2009, 08:30 PM	#189
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	THis could branch off onto another thread/discussion very easily.... Worst ever preparation for a sports comeback? Even Rick Moranis prepared more then this for his comeback. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

07-28-2009, 04:21 PM	#151
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I only thought about buying a Favre jersey and this is what happened. You're welcome Logan (I think it was you that requested I buy a Favre jersey after my Vick and Big Ben ones).

07-28-2009, 04:33 PM	#153
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	What an attention whore.

07-28-2009, 04:37 PM	#154
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	please....im not fucking buying that for a minute. 32nd thoughts will surely happen next week.

07-28-2009, 05:08 PM	#158
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Impressive that he can capture all the retirements in the 140 character twitter limit.

07-28-2009, 05:10 PM	#159
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	I officially hate Brett Favre now.

07-28-2009, 05:26 PM	#162
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	The backtracking is going to be nauseating as a Vikings fan. All sorts of players wanted Favre to join. Allen, Peterson, Hutchinson, Berrian. All these guys were calling the goober very recently. Now it's going to be all, "Oh, adding Favre would've been nice, but we've got two very capable quarterbacks in Rosenfels and Jackson." pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz

07-28-2009, 05:29 PM	#163
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I like Sage. I think he will bring just as much as gimpy favre could

07-28-2009, 06:57 PM	#165
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Please please please let this be the end of it and we stop talking about Favre until he's eligible for the Hall of Fame. Great career, but man this drawn out retirement was not a good move on his part.

07-28-2009, 11:13 PM	#169
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	What a goof. I'm really hoping for it to keep going though. Just forever. I want to see him spurn two more teams, and then join and ruin a third for the next season.

07-29-2009, 01:28 AM	#171
Fighter of Foo College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, MA	I was all set to bet the Vikings under, and now he goes and does this. Fucking asshole.

07-29-2009, 01:48 AM	#172
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I think the big thing is the consecutive starts. Once he misses week one I will believe he is done.

07-29-2009, 07:40 AM	#174
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I do (Rosenfels at least).

07-29-2009, 09:49 AM	#176
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I'll believe it when the season's over and he still hasn't signed with anyone, because I'm calling it right now: at about 3/4ths through the season some team on the bubble and with a struggling (or crap, or injured) QB is going to think about signing Favre (or the sportswriters will do it for them) to get them to the promised land. Mark my words. On another note, I'd be pissed if I was a Vikings fan. Childress spent all this time screwing around with Favre to no avail when he could have done something more constructive to help his passing game. Now you get to watch ADP run into 11 guys 20 times a game again.

07-29-2009, 11:16 AM	#177
Cap Ologist College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flower Mound, TX	I was hoping for a diagram, flere.

07-29-2009, 11:19 AM	#178
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I did a Favre one last week but sadly it's now out-of-date....

07-29-2009, 12:13 PM	#180
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	yeah, yeah....

07-30-2009, 08:46 AM	#182
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland

08-17-2009, 05:31 PM	#187
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	I just can't imagine that totally avoiding training camp goes over well with all of your teammates. Is getting to know your receivers overrated?

08-18-2009, 10:07 AM	#191
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	ESPN reporting he is on a plane to Minnesota to sign.

08-18-2009, 10:10 AM	#192
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Oh, so this is what PF was talking about on facebook. I had a feeling.

08-18-2009, 10:11 AM	#193
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCO-Minneapolis expects a signing today http://wcco.com/sports/brett.favre.m...2.1133319.html It's almost anti-climatic, like even the media is actually tired of this story.

08-18-2009, 10:19 AM	#196
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I used to really like him, but I'd rather just see him go away at this point.

08-18-2009, 10:24 AM	#198
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	He's kind of a sick man, if the reports about this being motivated by revenge on the Packers are true. Last edited by molson : 08-18-2009 at 10:24 AM.

08-18-2009, 10:25 AM	#199
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Ugh. ESPN needs to STFU and get off of Favre's nuts. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

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