Commish involved in Favre issue?

[oregonpackfan]

So will the Commish and the NFL be there to put TT into the witness protection program when/if Rodgers gets hurt and there is no one to save the day.

that is when the annointed one will lead us...Joey Harrington.

Planning an all-expenses paid trip to Oregon, Tyrone?
Lots of Oregonians would love to hear you say that.

Unfortunately, Harrington has had the misfortune of being on most of the worst teams in the NFL--Lions, Dolphins, Falcons. One of these years he will come back home to Portland and pursue a second career as a jazz pianist. He's actually a talented musician.

[bobblehead]

Its becoming painfully obvious that brett retired cuz TT and MM held him accountable and he didn't like it. It is looking a lot like he talked with the vikes and tried to "manipulate" TT and the packeres into his release so he could play with the vikings. Now that he was outsmarted again by TT he doesn't want to play, TT can talk to whoever he wants, but unless BF gets his way and ends up with the vikes he ain't returning.

[HarveyWallbangers]

It means the commiss is smart in telling TT and the Favre camp to get this ordeal over with because it's bad for everybody. Some will say this is meddling; I say kudos to a commissioner with stones

Fixed.

[Guiness]

Re: Commish involved in Favre issue?

Sources said Thompson reaffirmed to the commissioner that the organization wants to "move on" without Favre. Consequently, Goodell encouraged the GM to accelerate the process by surveying teams around the league to determine if there is a trade partner, the sources said.

Wouldn't Thompson's conversations with Goodell be highly sensitive and confidential?

What kind of "sources" would have access to this information, and also be willing to spill the beans? Obviously Goodell will know who the sources are, if they in fact exist.

I believe leaks where some party has an interest in leaking, but I don't see why anybody involved here would be taking a leak.

I'm guessing this line tells the story

Several teams in the AFC and NFC confirmed they were contacted by the Packers.

If they've been contacting other teams, that's how the cat got out of the bag

-Hello, this is Ted Thompson calling to inquire in your interest in Brett Favre...

[Pacopete4]

the thing is.. why would some team give us anything good right now? They know we are trying to dump him before camp.. so why would they try to give up anything worth a damn..

if I was a team I would wait to see how it plays out with us because if Favre goes to camp and we truely do not want him, we will give him away for even less.. and it still will have to be to a team Favre likes cuz he can just not report to the team and make his way back to the Pack starting it all over again...

I just don't see a trade working for the packers that much, if they dont want him to play, their best business move is to have him as a backup and if he dont like that, then he will stay retired... but to trade him and get really not much in return is stupid to me..


ps. I still think Favre should be our QB, im talking as if I were Ted "Weasley" Thompson

[cpk1994]

WTF does this mean? Goodell is a strange fellow.

It means the commiss is smart in telling TT to get this ordeal over with because it's bad for everybody. Some will say this is meddling; I say kudos to a commissioner with stones

This is meddling. The commish has no right telling a team what to do with a RETIRED player. Brett is still RETIRED, Roger. TT dsoens't have do anything at all.

[BallHawk]

Favre used a cell phone given to him by the Packers to make the calls?

I love Brett, but he certainly isn't the smartest guy in the world.

[RashanGary]

I think this was putting more pressure on Favre than the Packers.

Favre wants to drag this out to force his way into the Vikings. The Packers filed tampering, now Goodell steps in to put a rush on things. If Goodell wants to get something done before camp then that would mean a trade and I think that is exactly what the Packers are looking for.

Thanks for looking out, Rog. Don't mess with the man, Brett

[The Leaper]

Goodell is certainly overstepping his bounds here. He has no right to suggest or order a team to make certain roster moves.

If anyone should be called, it should be Favre. He's the one who needs to turn in paperwork before anything else happens.

[Chevelle2]

Goodell is certainly overstepping his bounds here. He has no right to suggest or order a team to make certain roster moves.

If anyone should be called, it should be Favre. He's the one who needs to turn in paperwork before anything else happens.

He isn't though. He is just saying to hurry up the process.

[GBRulz]

WTF does this mean? Goodell is a strange fellow.

It means the commiss is smart in telling TT to get this ordeal over with because it's bad for everybody. Some will say this is meddling; I say kudos to a commissioner with stones

This is meddling. The commish has no right telling a team what to do with a RETIRED player. Brett is still RETIRED, Roger. TT dsoens't have do anything at all.

I agree. Brett is getting the crappiest advice from his agent on not having filed those papers.

[The Leaper]

He isn't though. He is just saying to hurry up the process.

Well, he has no right to do that either. The Packers have the right to sit on this if they want to. Goodell should have ZERO ability to influence teams in personnel decisions.

As I pointed out, if Goodell wants this to "hurry up", then he should call Favre.

[BallHawk]

Bus Cook is a shmuck.

[Chevelle2]

He isn't though. He is just saying to hurry up the process.

Well, he has no right to do that either. The Packers have the right to sit on this if they want to. Goodell should have ZERO ability to influence teams in personnel decisions.

As I pointed out, if Goodell wants this to "hurry up", then he should call Favre.

He has.

[Ballboy]

This is just silly....what are the Packers supposed to do?

To my knowledge, Brett hasn't asked for reinstatement, why should the Packers to anything?

It would be a smooth thing if teams could trade away retired players.