PACKERS OFFER FAVRE $20 MIL TO STAY HOME!!!!

[falco]

http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archive/2008/07/30/report-packers-offer-favre-20-million-to-stay-home.aspx

[falco]

wow...i back the organization, but i'm a little sick to my stomach about this

[Bretsky]

it could potentially cripple the Packers in court of public opinion as it could be interpreted as they were attempting to bribe Favre, a player that has said he wants to continue his career.

[digitaldean]

IF and only IF this is true, then this is the equivalent of a bribe.

I'll take a wait and see approach on this. Not a good omen, though...

[Spaulding]

I say BS. If he decided to retire and forego twenty million, what makes the Packers organization think he'll take twenty million and just shit, err sit home?

It's never been about the money so why should it start now?

[dtown]

wow...i back the organization, but i'm a little sick to my stomach about this

Agreed. At this point, the season's #####'d anyways, so might as well let BF play and maintain a smidgen of dignity.

[falco]

what bothers me is that it is such a stupid thing for an organization on the level of the packers to do....

more worrisome than anything is the idea that mark murphy may not be up to his job

[Bretsky]

IF TRUE, and if this was the plan, WOW

The Packer Mgmt has gone off the deep end.

Like that movie where the rich parents offer somebody 500G not to marry their daughter

[falco]

on the other hand, if this is something started by the favre camp to turn public opinion in his favor, i'll be furious

[bobblehead]

I find this very hard to believe. I could see no scenario where they would do something like this because:

a) It would crush them in public opinion which is swinging their way atm.
b) There would be absolutely NO reason to think favre would accept such a deal.

That being said, everyone does stupid things once in awhile, so who the hell knows. Not like the media has been right yet though...favre to tampa anyone?

[Bretsky]

on the other hand, if this is something started by the favre camp to turn public opinion in his favor, i'll be furious

I'm not sure they are even smart enough to think of something like this

To be honest every step of their campaign has been idiotic; I doubt the 20MIL is accurate but the bribery would not really surprise me much.

[Bretsky]

I find this very hard to believe. I could see no scenario where they would do something like this because:

a) It would crush them in public opinion which is swinging their way atm.
b) There would be absolutely NO reason to think favre would accept such a deal.

That being said, everyone does stupid things once in awhile, so who the hell knows. Not like the media has been right yet though...favre to tampa anyone?

If true the offer was a stupid idea. Favre is hick like; he has more money than he probably knows what to do with.

[falco]

on the other hand, if this is something started by the favre camp to turn public opinion in his favor, i'll be furious

I'm not sure they are even smart enough to think of something like this

To be honest every step of their campaign has been idiotic; I doubt the 20MIL is accurate but the bribery would not really surprise me much.

the bribery part doesn't make sense

to favre, the money is basically irrelevant, and if he wants to play, and will get paid to play, why take the money

[BallHawk]

WTMJ-TV Channel 4 in Milwaukee, citing two sources, reported that Packers president Mark Murphy at least floated the idea to Favre of paying him a package in the neighborhood of $20 million over 10 years to remain retired.

The wording on this makes it seem like JSO is trying to make a simple idea into a cold hard fact.

[Bretsky]

on the other hand, if this is something started by the favre camp to turn public opinion in his favor, i'll be furious

I'm not sure they are even smart enough to think of something like this

To be honest every step of their campaign has been idiotic; I doubt the 20MIL is accurate but the bribery would not really surprise me much.

the bribery part doesn't make sense

to favre, the money is basically irrelevant, and if he wants to play, and will get paid to play, why take the money

Well, yesterday we were wondering WHAT Murphy could share in person that TT or MM could just not say over the phone...