Favre signs letter of reinstatement; ready to send

[Cheesehead Craig]

Re: Favre signs letter of reinstatement; ready to send

Favre is doing the old double talk here. He accuses TT of it but Favre is doing it himself. Which is the truth Brett, is it this:

Favre admitted in a telephone interview that he stayed away Sunday in part because general manager Ted Thompson pleaded with him to delay his arrival.

"I asked Ted [Saturday], 'Am I welcome in the building if I report?' and Ted was just about shattered," said Favre in a telephone interview. "He said, 'Brett, you can't do that -- you'll get me fired.'

Or is it this (from another thread here):

Favre told SI.com here at his home west of Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday night: "I had planned on reporting for the start of Packers training camp Sunday, but Ted Thompson asked if I would give him a couple of days to try to get the situation resolved. I agreed to do that. I don't want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football.''

You can't say TT is begging you in one interview to not come and then have him be reasonable in another one. That's like saying the weather never bothers you as a QB then saying the wind was goofy and that's why the throw wasn't on target and you threw an INT.

[Fritz]

I think, Craigly, that TT's request means that Favre will be traded very soon. Why else ask Favre not to show?

[boiga]

boiga,I don't think they have ANY role for him. By accepting any role what do you mean? Why should he come in as a backup when he is clearly the better talent. Say that he did come in as a backup to Rodgers. How long do you let a pro bowl QB sit on the bench if your unproven QB stinks? You know as well as I do that if Brett is on the bench and Rodgers isn't getting it done halftime of the first game that fans will be screaming for Favre.

I've been planning on giving Rodgers the benefit of the doubt for two games. If he stinks it up for three games straight, everyone will rightly be demanding Favre returns until Brohm is ready.

But, Aaron has been a good enough sport these last three years that he deserves his chance. If Rodgers has just 1 lights out performance in any of those first three games, I'll be ready to say goodbye to Brett for good. He needs to retire sometime, and if Rodgers can keep us going in his absence, now would be the time for it.

Heck, beating the Vikings opening night would be enough to make me a Rodgers believer for good. But, your absolutely right that if he can't manage at this level, we'll wish we never let Brett go. Brett as backup would be golden for the packers and easily worth 12 million, because it would be a perfect hedge to our bet on Aaron.


Unfortunately, Favre's not willing to be a good sport about this, so the entire point is moot and the Packers will be royally screwed if Rodgers can't deliver. That's all the more reason to root for A-Rod, but it'll certainly make me more nervous during the monday night opener.

Right now, if we want the Packers to succeed we have no cjoice but to hope that Rodgers gets the job done.

@Mr. Craig Good catch on the contradiction.

[Fritz]

I wonder if they'll have Mr. Rodgers wear a red sweater during practices...

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think, Craigly, that TT's request means that Favre will be traded very soon. Why else ask Favre not to show?

There are a lot of reasons why the PAckers don't want Favre in camp. Its a PR plus to show the team moving ahead without him, and better for the team psychology.

I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the Packers and Favre are now in a hostile, irreconcilable fight.

Favre was stupid to go along with Thompson's delaying tactic. It was nothing more, it was critical (to the PAckers position) to get camp started without Favre.

[Chevelle2]

Ive been away all day - can someone explain to me the purpose of Favre signing the papers, but not sending them?

[PackerTimer]

why? I'm serious. My interpretation is they won't let him compete. All he wants is a chance to show what he can do. He wants a fair competition with A-Rod. TT says no,

I couldn't care less about Ted Thompson. This has nothing to do with Thompson. I'm talking about Favre. I'm done with him.

Right, I get it, but what set you off in the article? I thought that was a pretty Favre friendly article.

The problem is that most articles are pro-Favre. Even when he's full of shit, like he is here.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Ive been away all day - can someone explain to me the purpose of Favre signing the papers, but not sending them?

He has to face some unpleasantness once the papers are signed. He probably doesn't want to come to the GB camp where he is unwanted by the coaches. And perhaps he thinks TT will then trade him to the JEts, which could lead to further unpleasantness.

Honestly, I think Favre wins by reporting to GB for training camp, and he should just do it.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Ted Thompson DID NOT say "You'll get me fired".

That's Favre BS.

this penchant for him airing dirty laundry, most of it untrue, is disgraceful.

With all due respect, you weren't there and have no idea what he said. I would agree it seems rather unlikely. I would also say this does have a very destructive potential to TT's career.

It doesn't sound like something that tight-lipped Teddy would say, unless it was a joke.

Whatever Thompson said to Favre it worked. Thompson succeeded in keeping Favre away from camp for the important opening days.

[Chevelle2]

I also don't get this "youll get me fired" comment, WTF?

How is this airing dirty laundry?

(Sorry for the confusion on my part. I have a splitting headache, and just got back from the Brewers game, so Im pissed too)

[RashanGary]

Ive been away all day - can someone explain to me the purpose of Favre signing the papers, but not sending them?

He has to face some unpleasantness once the papers are signed. He probably doesn't want to come to the GB camp where he is unwanted by the coaches. And perhaps he thinks TT will then trade him to the JEts, which could lead to further unpleasantness.

Honestly, I think Favre wins by reporting to GB for training camp, and he should just do it.

I was thinking this too and hoped on hope that he wouldnt' show up but after listening to McCarthy I still think the Packers will win this. They can put him in rehab, give him his own room without a roommate and keep him in his own lockerroom and parking spot like he had last year. He was away all offseason. There is plenty of instances where a player had to rehab and get caught up before they joined the team. It sounds like that is what they would do to Brett. I say bring him on and let him march around the Packers facility but never see the field.

[RashanGary]

This is a media shit storm and fans are up in arms but the Packers still have a great young team. They'll line up on Sundays and kick ass. The shit storm is out here. When they're at practice and in meetings they just need to focus and set a high standard. McCarthy just needs to keep their media access very limited and focus on football. He can get his players to rally around football and use that as their outlet.

[HowardRoark]

Re: Favre signs letter of reinstatement; ready to send

"I asked Ted [Saturday], 'Am I welcome in the building if I report?' and Ted was just about shattered," said Favre in a telephone interview. "He said, 'Brett, you can't do that -- you'll get me fired.' I told him I'm not trying to get anybody fired. So Ted asked me to let the guys report and let's try to resolve this over the next two or three days."

"Deanna, Bus, everyone here [in Mississippi] says, 'You're so stupid, letting [the Packers] play you like this," said Favre. "They want me to get in there now. I may wait until Tuesday or so."

Favre said that Thompson wasn't receptive to the veteran quarterback winning his job back from Aaron Rodgers. He relayed his most recent conversation Saturday with the GM.

"I said, 'Let me compete, you'll know I'll win this job' and Ted said again, 'Brett, things have changed. Aaron Rodgers is our quarterback.' It's pretty clear -- and this is what I told the commissioner -- that they want me to go away, stay retired. They would much rather see me in a Packers' uniform, paying me $12 million to be a backup -- which you know they really don't want -- rather than see in another uniform, no matter what they say. They'll drag this out, asking a king's ransom [in a trade], hoping it all goes away."

"Roger is willing to help but he has to be careful," said Favre. "I told him I could easily send in this letter (of reinstatement) but they really don't want me there and it'll be a big circus. They play this both ways. Privately, they don't want me there. Publicly, if I sent in the letter but didn't show up right away, they could always fine me or say, `See, why isn't he here? He really doesn't want to play.' Give me my release and see if I want to play or not."

What kind of self respecting 38/39 year old male talks this way? Who the fuck quotes other people in a gossipy manner in public? It is time for him to be moved on……real quick.

I agree with whoever said we should trade him for Williams (MN)....get anybody, and do it with Minnesota. Favre won’t play for more than a year anyway. Get it over with.

Adversity reveals character...........

[Chevelle2]

I was under the impression Favre may have been allowed to compete....is this not the case anymore? I think thats kind of unfair....thoughts?

[mission]

i dont care if he goes to MN either ... let's do it. talk about good football...

he'll be so amped up to play well that he'll throw 3 picks and get knocked out by bigby on a blitz...