Arod shuts door on Favre

[RashanGary]

When asked on the Jim Rome show if Favre would play another down Rodgers said he might but it woudln't be in Green Bay. He went on to say they were moving on without him.

[BallHawk]

Shit. He was on today? Damnit, I forgot to TiVo.

Anything of note besides that?

Good for A-Rod, BTW.

[BallHawk]

Fear not, Rats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOxC5Mn5cJo

[RashanGary]

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3463067&categoryId=2963048&n8pe6c=2

About 1/3 of the way through.

[Tarlam!]

You're just stirring shit, JH. A-Rod was exemplary in that interview.

Brett Favre retired from Green Bay and I hope football. If not, if he still runs out with another team, he'll still make the HOF first ballot, but IMHO, it would be a sign that he missed the boat.

#4 had it in his hands and he decided to retire. I respect that. In his position and with his stature, that was a decision you don't take lightly and definately do not reverse.

A-Rod, KUDOS!!!

[falco]

come on Tarlam - JH is the last person to be incendiary on this forum

[bobblehead]

I really don't want him to come back with anyone else, it would suck. I know he didn't want to put in all the extra time anymore, but I think if he were going to play he would have put it in and done so in green bay.

Only way I see him playing a down is if we are 10-2 and ARod breaks a leg and the rookies just ain't ready.

[BallHawk]

Also, A-Rod looks even whiter than I thought he did from the mini-camp photos. He looks like he's in his 30s.

Grow back the hair.

[Packerarcher]

AROD is getting a little cocky,as much as I don't like him I like to see a little attitude. But it isn't going to be as easy as he thinks it is. IF he does manage to play the whole season which I doubt,it is gonna be ugly. Will all the AROD lovers still have as much confidence when the Queens shut the Pack down on Monday night. I love the Packers and hate the vikings,but there are a whole lot of people that don't have a clue how bad it will be without Favre. For the sake of the Packers I hope I am wrong,but I really doubt it.

[GoPackGo]

Great Interview. Arod is saying the right things. I am excited to see what he does with his chance

[The Shadow]

I think Rodgers will do just fine as a new QB with the solid team Thompson has carefully built around him. There will be bumps in the road, but living in the past never wins championships.

[BF4MVP]

I DVR'd it and watched it yesterday and Rome talked about it on his radio show today..He was saying some really nice things about A-Rod..

Things like:

"I think he's going to be great. I don't think he'll just do 'fine,' I don't think he'll do 'well,' I think he'll be great. I'm sticking my neck out."

And

"I think he's going to have a really big year. Not just a nice year for a rookie starter. Not a 15 touchdown, 14 interception effort. I'm talking about the kind of year that you fantasy 'honks' are going to like."

And

"He's not a rookie starter. He's a first-year starter. There's a big difference. He's not a rookie being thrown into the fire on a terrible team. He's not Matt Ryan."

And

"What I'm saying is, I think Aaron Rodgers is going to be outstanding. I'd buy stock in him. If they sold it, I'd buy it."

I can't say I disagree with anything he said, although there probably aren't too many people who feel the same.

[Bretsky]

You're just stirring shit, JH. A-Rod was exemplary in that interview.

Brett Favre retired from Green Bay and I hope football. If not, if he still runs out with another team, he'll still make the HOF first ballot, but IMHO, it would be a sign that he missed the boat.

#4 had it in his hands and he decided to retire. I respect that. In his position and with his stature, that was a decision you don't take lightly and definately do not reverse.

A-Rod, KUDOS!!!

The title must be meant to stir sh@t; I'm immune to most of it now. AROD would have no clue whatsoever how MM or TT would react if Favre wanted to return. No clue at all. I'm sure they can feed him full of what he wants to hear; that is what they should be doing in trying to build up his confidence.

Overall a good interview. I hope he thrives for the Pack.

[Bretsky]

I think Rodgers will do just fine as a new QB with the solid team Thompson has carefully built around him. There will be bumps in the road, but living in the past never wins championships.

I hope he does well also; TT certainly has loaded up the talent level at the skill positions around him very well.

[Pacopete4]

"in green bay for sure, 100%"

does that mean he knows that TT won't let him back or is he being a cock and saying he wont be leaving the field?... kinda makes ya wonder


Arod must not realize that if Favre said today that he wanted to play that he'd be back to #2 in a heart beat... that being said I hope Arod succeeds but he just needs to keep things in perspective a little bit