BREAKING NEWS: Brett Favre asks Packers for his release

[3irty1]

And if Favre retires in mid-August? Gets hurt (OK, that's a longshot)?

Or what if he simply retires next year? Under the operating definition of this thread, we would be Siberia again. Without a groomed heir to Favre. Do you like Brohm in a year over three year vet Rodgers?

Why on Earth is the solution to ship Favre? How is this a tough decision???

If Rodgers is in the way deal HIM. We've done it before with guys like Hasselback and Bulger. A-Rod's stock has never been higher after an offseason worth of praise and some impressive action against the Cowboys last year. Cash in on A-Rod and suddenly we could be super bowl favorites THIS YEAR.

The presence of Brian Brohm in GB is a sign that this is supposed to happen. We already have a top drawer QB of the future prospect once Rodgers is gone.

I like having the best in place to win this year and Brohm next year doesn't worry me. Everything we've read suggests that he's been an exceptional learner and is on the fast track to being an NFL starter. If Favre gets hurt we're in the same situation we'd be in if A-Rod gets hurt.

[Charles Woodson]

I think more importantly, is how akward would the jersey retirement ceremony be if brett was a vike

[The Leaper]

The PR nightmare from this alone is going to destroy the season if they don't get a handle on it immediately. Instead of each side trying to blame the other, they need to sit down and figure this out like men.

Yeah, that'll happen.

This is like trying to get Washington D.C. to address Social Security or Energy Independence. You can't get anyone to stand up and give an honest answer on anything.

[Scott Campbell]

C'mon..you wouldn't have resisted that shot. It was way to wide open.

Now you're my spokeswoman?

[Scott Campbell]

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[pbmax]

Quite illogical, if you are M3 or T2, one and done doesn't get it done. They want another contract. And I can't believe you would be so sanguine next year with Brohm when the prospect of Rodgers (who was drafted higher and has more experience) this year leaves you unsure. You haven't even seen Brohm practice, much less in preseason or a game.

And if Favre retires in mid-August? Gets hurt (OK, that's a longshot)?

Or what if he simply retires next year? Under the operating definition of this thread, we would be Siberia again. Without a groomed heir to Favre. Do you like Brohm in a year over three year vet Rodgers?

Why on Earth is the solution to ship Favre? How is this a tough decision???

If Rodgers is in the way deal HIM. We've done it before with guys like Hasselback and Bulger. A-Rod's stock has never been higher after an offseason worth of praise and some impressive action against the Cowboys last year. Cash in on A-Rod and suddenly we could be super bowl favorites THIS YEAR.

The presence of Brian Brohm in GB is a sign that this is supposed to happen. We already have a top drawer QB of the future prospect once Rodgers is gone.

I like having the best in place to win this year and Brohm next year doesn't worry me. Everything we've read suggests that he's been an exceptional learner and is on the fast track to being an NFL starter. If Favre gets hurt we're in the same situation we'd be in if A-Rod gets hurt.

[Charles Woodson]

C'mon..you wouldn't have resisted that shot. It was way to wide open.

Now you're my spokeswoman?

lol

[digitaldean]

I am thankful for all the times Brett has toughed it out when hurt, led a team to victory with little or no supporting cast talentwise and for the sheer joy he exudes in playing football.

Today's events and what Glazer was reporting (about Brett changing his mind in March, the team wanting him back then before they come down to get the ball rolling, he changes his mind and wants to stay retired) sickens me.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8335678/Sources:-Packers-won't-release-Favre

The last two years he has had a ego the size of Lake Michigan. Will he retire, won't he retire.

I say, don't release him. If he seeks reinstatement, he comes back to the Packers. From a contract standpoint, the Packers have all the leverage. He can come back or agree to be traded to an AFC team. If he doesn't want to go to an AFC team, too bad. Sit on the bench or contend for a starting job. If you win out, which he easily should, great, he starts.

I, for one am so sick and tired of this bullsh*t that I want to scream. Yes, he's a great QB, a first ballot HOF'er. But, for crying out loud, stop this ego-driven bullcrap. And stop using your frickin' mom, brother, agent and all the other surrogates to do your dirty work. Suck it up, be a man, and tell everyone directly.

Thompson and McCarthy have gone out of their way to want to have him back when he had a change of heart in March. I want Brett back, but if he says I don't want to play for any other team other than the Packers, he shouldn't pull the crap that he has over the last few months.

[digitaldean]

I am thankful for all the times Brett has toughed it out when hurt, led a team to victory with little or no supporting cast talentwise and for the sheer joy he exudes in playing football.

Today's events and what Glazer was reporting (about Brett changing his mind in March, the team wanting him back then before they come down to get the ball rolling, he changes his mind and wants to stay retired) sickens me.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8335678/Sources:-Packers-won't-release-Favre

The last two years he has had a ego the size of Lake Michigan. Will he retire, won't he retire.

I say, don't release him. If he seeks reinstatement, he comes back to the Packers. From a contract standpoint, the Packers have all the leverage. He can come back or agree to be traded to an AFC team. If he doesn't want to go to an AFC team, too bad. Sit on the bench or contend for a starting job. If you win out, which he easily should, great, he starts.

I, for one am so sick and tired of this bullsh*t that I want to scream. Yes, he's a great QB, a first ballot HOF'er. But, for crying out loud, stop this ego-driven bullcrap. And stop using your frickin' mom, brother, agent and all the other surrogates to do your dirty work. Suck it up, be a man, and tell everyone directly.

Thompson and McCarthy have gone out of their way to want to have him back when he had a change of heart in March. I want Brett back, but if he says I don't want to play for any other team other than the Packers, he shouldn't pull the crap that he has over the last few months.

[digitaldean]

I am thankful for all the times Brett has toughed it out when hurt, led a team to victory with little or no supporting cast talentwise and for the sheer joy he exudes in playing football.

Today's events and what Glazer was reporting (about Brett changing his mind in March, the team wanting him back then before they come down to get the ball rolling, he changes his mind and wants to stay retired) sickens me.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8335678/Sources:-Packers-won't-release-Favre

The last two years he has had a ego the size of Lake Michigan. Will he retire, won't he retire.

I say, don't release him. If he seeks reinstatement, he comes back to the Packers. From a contract standpoint, the Packers have all the leverage. He can come back or agree to be traded to an AFC team. If he doesn't want to go to an AFC team, too bad. Sit on the bench or contend for a starting job. If you win out, which he easily should, great, he starts.

I, for one am so sick and tired of this bullsh*t that I want to scream. Yes, he's a great QB, a first ballot HOF'er. But, for crying out loud, stop this ego-driven bullcrap. And stop using your frickin' mom, brother, agent and all the other surrogates to do your dirty work. Suck it up, be a man, and tell everyone directly.

Thompson and McCarthy have gone out of their way to want to have him back when he had a change of heart in March. I want Brett back, but if he says I don't want to play for any other team other than the Packers, he shouldn't pull the crap that he has over the last few months.

[Brando19]

Why on Earth is the solution to ship Favre? How is this a tough decision???

If Rodgers is in the way deal HIM. We've done it before with guys like Hasselback and Bulger. A-Rod's stock has never been higher after an offseason worth of praise and some impressive action against the Cowboys last year. Cash in on A-Rod and suddenly we could be super bowl favorites THIS YEAR.

The presence of Brian Brohm in GB is a sign that this is supposed to happen. We already have a top drawer QB of the future prospect once Rodgers is gone.

This is true, we did it with hasselbeck. BTW, my memory is bad. Who has been to a superbowl more recently, favre or hasselbeck?

Rex Grossman.

HAHAHA....freakin' great point!

[GBRulz]

I cannot believe what I am hearing today. With all these rumors going around lately, I didn't know what to believe, but deep down I wanted Brett to just stay retired. NOT because I don't want to see him lead our team this year, but because of all the drama that is going to follow us through the entire season. Would have been much easier for him to just stay retired...and now, I really don't see any kind of resolution that will make everyone happy.

I can see it now, when Favre is with another team and the Packers are struggling with Rodgers. People will want TT's head on a platter. Every damn game, we'll have to listen to how it was a mistake to let Favre go, blah blah blah.

On the other hand...Favre comes back and struggles with his new team, tarnishing his legacy somewhat and we'll constantly hear how "he should have stayed retired" etc. What Favre is doing will completely overshadow any success the Packers will be having. (by media standards)

I could go on with different scenarios but I think you get my point. There just doesn't seem to be a happy ending here. The thought of seeing him in another uniform makes me sick.

While I absolutely love Favre, I also want what is best for the Packers. Even I have been growing tired of the "will he or won't be come back" drama over the past four years. This year, he said he was retiring. Shocked the hell out of us, but most of us adjusted and moved on.

I will always support Favre and whatever team he lands on will probably be my temporary 2nd fav team (Bears and Queens don't count). I love everything he has given to us, but it's time to move on. I just don't want to risk having Favre play for us for one more year and possibly jeopardizing ARod's future with us, either. We have a very young team and I'm excited about the upcoming years.

At this point, I would hope that the Packers and Brett can come to some kind of amicable resolution very soon. Take the high road and trade him elsewhere, don't let him sit until the past day of cuts. The guy can still play, so let him catch on elsewhere.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I could go on with different scenarios but I think you get my point. There just doesn't seem to be a happy ending here. The thought of seeing him in another uniform makes me sick.

I'm hoping for this:

Packers win the Super Bowl... beating the Favre-led Ravens. Packers get a 3rd round pick next year, and they draft a future Pro Bowl OG with that pick.

[PackerBlues]

Today of all days, I have to use 56k dial-up to read the forums.

Took a while to go completely through the posts on this thread, while I do not agree 100% with Red, my thoughts are along the same line as his

i'm under the impression that TT has been trying to push favre out the door for 2 or 3 years now. since the day he got to GB some of us have been thinking he wants his team. with favre on the tean it will always be favre's packers. without favre it will be TT's packers

i think TT did enough behind the scenes to drive out favre, but favre knows he still has enough left, and still wants to play. he knows TT doesn't want him. so he played this game. either TT goes, or every packer fans worse nightmare comes true. Brett Favre ends his career in another uniform

TT supposedly not responding to text messages or saying that the team has moved on. or just not wanting him back, is clean proof to me that they wanted him gone in the first place

now, if favre does go and play for another team, i don't know how TT could weather the storm that will hit him from millions of very pissed off packer fans.

i hope he doesn't own any pets

I also have to ask, since Brett never did turn in his retirement papers, why does he have to apply for re-instatement with Goodell?

I also have to agree that according to the talk from Favre's relatives, that Favre and Thompson have been butting heads for a while, and what we have seen and heard today are the end results of all of that head butting.

Can anyone think of better set of circumstances for Brett to leave GB? Considering how people butt heads about their differing opinions in these forums, its not hard to imagine Favre and Thompson being two guys with differing opinions butting heads. But I am also open to another view point, whereas a conversation may have taken place between Favre and the Packers big wigs shortly before Favre's retirement announcement that may have gone something like this:

Favre to Thompson: I really did not perform well in the cold during the playoffs this year. You have Rogers ready to go as my replacement, what do you say about letting me go to a warm weather team, I really want to play a couple more years, but I just dont think that my playing in the cold is good for me or the team.

Thompson to Favre: Are you fucking nuts? If I realease or trade you, I will be tarred and feathered and riddin out of town on a rail!

M3 with a brilliant thought of his own pipes in with: What if Brett retires before the draft, we draft two QB's to show that we are moving on without Brett, and then Favre comes out of retirement before the start of the season.

Thompson: That might work, if we can show that we are ready to move on with Rogers, and that Favre coming back to GB would potentially hurt the organization. We might be able to pull it off.

Favre: Great guys, thanks for working with me, I will prepare to announce my retirement then.

Who knows, I say let him go to a team of his choosing with whatever works for both parties, GB and Favre. Its time to put a close to all of this.

[Scott Campbell]

Good post Michele. I agree - it's sad, and likely to end badly one way or the other.