Packers want Favre as a backup?

[PackerTimer]

This is another interesting article that mentions some of this FoxSports report: http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/ar....aspx#comments

I've officially had it with Favre. He used to be my favorite player but I've had it. I'm not blind to what he's doing here. Most of you probably know my stance on this. I have not been behind Favre since this first came out. I've never once, not for the three years of hints and not now, believed Thompson was forcing Favre out. Brett had every chance to play this year and he quit. Now he wants to cry about it and send his family around whining about his treatment. He's a fucking joke. It's pathetic.

[The Shadow]

I just wish he would simply put on his Big Boy panties, take responsibility for his actions, and stay home straddling his lawnmower.

[Lurker64]

I'd take Favre as a backup. He quit on this team in March, I have no guarantees he won't quit on this team in November. That's unacceptable for a starter, but tolerable for a backup.

Really, this whole saga has caused me to lose a lot of respect for Favre. There's a lot of polarizing things I could say, but I have to say I'm very disappointed in him and leave it at that.

[DonHutson]

The Packers don't want him as a backup. But they can't just come out and say "we're going to hold Brett hostage until he agrees to a trade" either.

So they're spinning the backup story as a reason to keep him on the roster knowing damn well Favre would never agree to that.

[motife]

$12 (twelve) million dollar a year backup..


right.

[mraynrand]

Weird, but I dont remember him getting hurt in the Dallas game. Seems to me it was during practice the week after that he pulled a hammy.

Try the next practice. Also, how do we know it wasn't during the game and he didn't want to publicize it? Regardless, has he played in a game and been able to play the next week? No.

Was he needed in the next game, no.

What difference does that make?!?

He has not been able to go consistently. That is the point. If they release or trade Favre the pressure becomes 100000x more intense on A-Rod. I suspect he'll fail miserably.

Then try this one. If ARod was the srter when he pulled his hammy, how likely would they have deactivated him? Considering they were still in a race for home field? The only reason they did was becuase his being available in the playoffs was more improtant than the remaining regular season games.

Thats inferring a lot. We don't know anything about that.

Well, then you can't say he hasn't been able to go consistently becuase he hasn't been a starter and had to go consistently. Saying he can't is inferring a lot too.

No, its not inferring anything.

It is a proven fact that he broke his foot in his first extended action. It is also a proven fact that he had a mild tear of a hamstring during or in the first minutes of the following practice after his second limited action.

Those are the facts. How is that inferring at all?

You are inferring he can't go consistantly. You don't know if he can becuase he hasn't been put in that situation yet.

When given the opportunity to play, he has gotten hurt. That is a fact, and there is no way to twist it into anything else.

ever stand between two mirrors and look into infinity?

[BallHawk]

Now, I side with TT for the most part on his handling of the situation, but to say it in this way is insulting to Favre, IMO. Favre is a legend and to say "you can be a backup" is a bit childish. Favre put himself in this situation, but TT needs to show some more respect. He's been brickwalling Brett this whole time and I think Brett has earned the right to be treated better than this.

[imscott72]

Favre will never make the team as the backup. You just can't do that to Rodgers. Like he wouldn't know all the fans would be rooting for him to go down. It just brings too much controversy to the team. He'll get traded.

[DonHutson]

Now, I side with TT for the most part on his handling of the situation, but to say it in this way is insulting to Favre, IMO. Favre is a legend and to say "you can be a backup" is a bit childish. Favre put himself in this situation, but TT needs to show some more respect. He's been brickwalling Brett this whole time and I think Brett has earned the right to be treated better than this.

It is transparent and a bit silly, I agree. They could just as easily find a polite way to say that Favre will be held on the active roster until a solution can be found that is suitable to all parties involved.

Ted's doing all the right things, but he could be handling the PR aspect better, in my opinion.