Vets want Favre back

[The Leaper]

Here come the excuses. I bet if Favre's numbers were greatly superior to Rodgers I wouldn't hear the same thing out of your mouth. Only what fits your agenda.

Preseason is mostly meaningless for any established veteran NFL QB.

That is fact...it isn't anything that fits my agenda. I don't have an agenda. Apparently you do.

[HarveyWallbangers]

While no player was foolish enough to state his preference on the record, several said there are many young players who support the unproven Rodgers as the starter while a few veterans are thought to prefer the proven Favre...

"We'll handle it fine," said 10-year veteran Donald Driver, who was clearly happy about the news of Favre's impending return. "We'll welcome him in, he's back in business, and when we come in we'll just pick up where we left off."

Compare that to the reaction of second-year man James Jones, who worked out with Rodgers in Southern California this offseason and said, "I have a better relationship with Aaron than I do with Brett, but the organization is going to do what they're going to do. I have no say-so. I just have to catch passes, whoever is throwing them."

Veteran cornerback Charles Woodson found himself torn.

"My feeling is, he never should've retired. I don't believe in being pressured to retire. This is Brett Favre. You don't pressure Brett Favre into retiring. So you wish he never had retired," Woodson said. "(Then again), my opinion is, OK, we've seen Brett play, we know what he can do. We've seen him have bad years, bad games, too. We haven't seen anything of A-Rod for a whole season. So how do we know what we gain or what we lose unless we see him?

"I've seen enough of (Rodgers) in practice to know he can play. Now is just the thing of going out and being a consistent. You don't know until you get further down the line, but I think he's going to be all right."

[Patler]

While no player was foolish enough to state his preference on the record, several said there are many young players who support the unproven Rodgers as the starter while a few veterans are thought to prefer the proven Favre...

"We'll handle it fine," said 10-year veteran Donald Driver, who was clearly happy about the news of Favre's impending return. "We'll welcome him in, he's back in business, and when we come in we'll just pick up where we left off."

Compare that to the reaction of second-year man James Jones, who worked out with Rodgers in Southern California this offseason and said, "I have a better relationship with Aaron than I do with Brett, but the organization is going to do what they're going to do. I have no say-so. I just have to catch passes, whoever is throwing them."

Veteran cornerback Charles Woodson found himself torn.

"My feeling is, he never should've retired. I don't believe in being pressured to retire. This is Brett Favre. You don't pressure Brett Favre into retiring. So you wish he never had retired," Woodson said. "(Then again), my opinion is, OK, we've seen Brett play, we know what he can do. We've seen him have bad years, bad games, too. We haven't seen anything of A-Rod for a whole season. So how do we know what we gain or what we lose unless we see him?

"I've seen enough of (Rodgers) in practice to know he can play. Now is just the thing of going out and being a consistent. You don't know until you get further down the line, but I think he's going to be all right."

The Packers really do have a lot of very level-headed players. I am confident they will handle this well, whatever the outcome is.

[BallHawk]

The Packers really do have a lot of very level-headed players. I am confident they will handle this well, whatever the outcome is.

Indeed. Makes you think how other teams would of handled it. I don't think any team's players could of handled it better than the Packers. I can think of a few teams that could have handled it worse....

[Chevelle2]

While no player was foolish enough to state his preference on the record, several said there are many young players who support the unproven Rodgers as the starter while a few veterans are thought to prefer the proven Favre...

"We'll handle it fine," said 10-year veteran Donald Driver, who was clearly happy about the news of Favre's impending return. "We'll welcome him in, he's back in business, and when we come in we'll just pick up where we left off."

Compare that to the reaction of second-year man James Jones, who worked out with Rodgers in Southern California this offseason and said, "I have a better relationship with Aaron than I do with Brett, but the organization is going to do what they're going to do. I have no say-so. I just have to catch passes, whoever is throwing them."

Veteran cornerback Charles Woodson found himself torn.

"My feeling is, he never should've retired. I don't believe in being pressured to retire. This is Brett Favre. You don't pressure Brett Favre into retiring. So you wish he never had retired," Woodson said. "(Then again), my opinion is, OK, we've seen Brett play, we know what he can do. We've seen him have bad years, bad games, too. We haven't seen anything of A-Rod for a whole season. So how do we know what we gain or what we lose unless we see him?

"I've seen enough of (Rodgers) in practice to know he can play. Now is just the thing of going out and being a consistent. You don't know until you get further down the line, but I think he's going to be all right."

The Packers really do have a lot of very level-headed players. I am confident they will handle this well, whatever the outcome is.

I agree, very level headed, very classy......Driver, Tausch, Woodson, all of them. Very impressive and refreshing.

[boiga]

You guys might want to check Driver's interview today: http://www.packers.com/multimedia/vi..._ce892b6ee717/

Jones and Jennings have him doing push ups in front of the camera to help him avoid more Favre questions.

He also says that Favre would still be a leader on this team, but that Aaron's doing great. You can tell he's getting sick of the media too.

[cpk1994]

Here come the excuses. I bet if Favre's numbers were greatly superior to Rodgers I wouldn't hear the same thing out of your mouth. Only what fits your agenda.

Preseason is mostly meaningless for any established veteran NFL QB.

That is fact...it isn't anything that fits my agenda. I don't have an agenda. Apparently you do.

I don't have an agenda. All I am doing is supporting the breen Bay Packers. You on the other hand support a player who has

1. Hidden behind his mother brother and agent, letting them talk for him.

2. Went on national TV and threw the orginization under the bus,

3. Distorts or lies about what TT says to him

4. Whines becuase he is not allowed to make GM moves.

Along with that, you refuse to hold Brett accountable for anything and think he should be given his old job back no strings attached, even after every BS stunt he has pulled, simply becuase you have hated TT since day one. Yes you have an agenda.

[The Leaper]

Along with that, you refuse to hold Brett accountable for anything and think he should be given his old job back no strings attached, even after every BS stunt he has pulled, simply becuase you have hated TT since day one. Yes you have an agenda.

I haven't hated Thompson since day one. I've supported Thompson by and large, although I've had differences with him on some issues. For the most part, he's a very good GM...especially in terms of recognizing college talent, which is the most important aspect to a GM's job IMO.

I don't think Favre should come back and be given his old job back. He should have to earn it, and I think Rodgers should be given a greater role in the offense...to keep defenses honest and Favre fresh. I do believe Favre would have no trouble proving he is better than Rodgers right now...his experience is a trump card that Rodgers simply can't match right now.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Re: Vets want Favre back

Barnett and Pickett have gone on record saying they want Favre to be the quarterback if he is better.

Any veteran is going to want the BETTER quarterback. Players want to win...NOW.

Players want to win...that is true..but, they don't necessarily want the "better" qb.

Brett may be the "better" qb..but, maybe the qb who makes the least amount of mistakes, who doesn't go off the script and stays within the framework of the offense presents the best chance to win.

That is something that brett will never offer. When the going gets really tough...brett will improvise..and that can kill a team.

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[The Leaper]

Re: Vets want Favre back

That is something that brett will never offer. When the going gets really tough...brett will improvise..and that can kill a team.

Yeah...he killed them after they got in a 14-0 hole against Seatlle. The going got tough, and he let them down.

Bottom line: Favre came up BIG last year at least 5 times for every time he came up small.

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Re: Vets want Favre back

That is something that brett will never offer. When the going gets really tough...brett will improvise..and that can kill a team.

Yeah...he killed them after they got in a 14-0 hole against Seatlle. The going got tough, and he let them down.

Bottom line: Favre came up BIG last year at least 5 times for every time he came up small.

Yeah that Seattle game got us that big um ... what trophy was that ?

Fuck, I can't remember.

[cpk1994]

Re: Vets want Favre back

That is something that brett will never offer. When the going gets really tough...brett will improvise..and that can kill a team.

Yeah...he killed them after they got in a 14-0 hole against Seatlle. The going got tough, and he let them down.

I see your Seattle and raise you a 5-Int game against Cincinatti, 6-int game against STL, and host of games in 2005.

[The Leaper]

Re: Vets want Favre back

I see your Seattle and raise you a 5-Int game against Cincinatti, 6-int game against STL, and host of games in 2005.

2005? When Favre was playing with guys like Gado and Taco Wallace? Yawn.

The endless campaign to prove that Favre is some kind of threat to Green Bay's success is entirely laughable. The guy proved himself as one of the best QBs to ever play the game...period.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Re: Vets want Favre back

Barnett and Pickett have gone on record saying they want Favre to be the quarterback if he is better.

Any veteran is going to want the BETTER quarterback. Players want to win...NOW.

Players want to win...that is true..but, they don't necessarily want the "better" qb.

Man, I agree with Tyrone. Maybe a lot of the players think Rodgers is close to Favre in ability and provides the best hope for the future. Throw in the fact that they wouldn't have to deal with the media circus and might get more credit for some of the team's success--and you might have a lot more players supporting Rodgers than many think.