Favre to compete for starting job

[HarveyWallbangers]

Maybe it's a ploy, but I doubt it. This team has been on a yo-yo enough as it is. At some point, you have to focus on how you're going to run the team this season. They've crossed that threshold already.

M3 said they had contingency plans if Brett came back. Though it scraps their plan A, they now have to implement plan B. I am assuming Favre is going to win the starting job. If he can't beat out Rodgers (who some in this forum think is the 2nd coming of John Hadl), the Favre sycophants should be just as vocal to have him hang it up.

It may not be the easiest thing to do, but they've got 4 weeks of preseason to get it done.

As for calling M3 spineless, he is between a rock and a hard place. I feel more for him because he's got to deal with the prima donna BS.

If this season ends with a divided team/locker room it can all be laid at Brett's feet, not M3's.

Yet again, I'm in total agreement with ou.

[BallHawk]

Personally, I'm not sure if I want Brett as our QB. Not after all this.

I want Brett traded. I think that will happen, or at least I hope so.

[DonHutson]

If Favre's on the team, he's going to be the starter in the opener - no way will TT/MM break the consecutive games streak.

I think the streak is the least of their worries.

[cpk1994]

Personally, I'm not sure if I want Brett as our QB. Not after all this.

I want Brett traded. I think that will happen, or at least I hope so.

They can trade him for a kicking tee for all I care.

[Mazzin]

On the first page of this thread people were saying that we may trade Mr. Favre still....But if the is a serious option, how can we actually let him practice with the team, and still trade him to the VIKINGS?

I think if he does come and compete, it will totally destroy any chance Favre had of going to any NFC North team period. He will see the little wrinkles we have added to our defense, and ect.

I know he pretty much know the whole offense like the back of his hand, but any little trick plays, and ANY subtle changes, he will have the heads up on, and we just can't play against that twice a year. And TT needs to save face, and can't allow it if he practices.

Am I wrong?

[cpk1994]

On the first page of this thread people were saying that we may trade Mr. Favre still....But if the is a serious option, how can we actually let him practice with the team, and still trade him to the VIKINGS?

I think if he does come and compete, it will totally destroy any chance Favre had of going to any NFC North team period. He will see the little wrinkles we have added to our defense, and ect.

I know he pretty much know the whole offense like the back of his hand, but any little trick plays, and ANY subtle changes, he will have the heads up on, and we just can't play against that twice a year. And TT needs to save face, and can't allow it if he practices.

Am I wrong?

TT is never gonna trade him within the division anyway so you are wrong about that part.

[boiga]

No, you have it right Mazzin. With this move Ted is saying that the Packers would rather keep Brett on the roster than give him up to the Vikes.

However, that's less relevant now that Favre has lost his veto power over trade talks. Now any team that wants to pay the Packers for him can obtain full rights over him whether he likes it or not. So, we no longer have any reason to try for a trade with the Vikings either.

If the Packers are in a nasty mood, Brett could be a Dolphin by tuesday.

[Joemailman]

If Favre is the starter, he will need to conduct himself a bit differently than in the past. The players have accepted Rodgers, and many may actually prefer Rodgers. In his retirement press conference, Brett said that in recent years maybe he hasn't been as good a teammate as he was in the past. He's going to have to work harder to that kind of teammate again. I don't think the Packers can go with Favre a the starter without Rodgers' expressed support.

[Gunakor]

No, you have it right Mazzin. With this move Ted is saying that the Packers would rather keep Brett on the roster than give him up to the Vikes.

However, that's less relevant now that Favre has lost his veto power over trade talks. Now any team that wants to pay the Packers for him can obtain full rights over him whether he likes it or not. So, we no longer have any reason to try for a trade with the Vikings either.

If the Packers are in a nasty mood, Brett could be a Dolphin by tuesday.

Payback's a bitch, eh Brett?

[boiga]

True, Joe. A lot of the team chemistry angle will be determined by how Brett comports himself in the now shared locker room. Will he be standoffish with the younger guys, like before? How will he react to the media horde in the locker room? Will he act like a team mate, or like a prima donna?

There are a lot of different ways this could work out. If Brett burns his bridges with his team mates, this could result in a more unified Packer team should he get traded.

[Joemailman]

No, you have it right Mazzin. With this move Ted is saying that the Packers would rather keep Brett on the roster than give him up to the Vikes.

However, that's less relevant now that Favre has lost his veto power over trade talks. Now any team that wants to pay the Packers for him can obtain full rights over him whether he likes it or not. So, we no longer have any reason to try for a trade with the Vikings either.

If the Packers are in a nasty mood, Brett could be a Dolphin by tuesday.

I don't think any team will trade for Favre unless Favre says he is willing to go there. I can't imagine that at this point in his career he wants to go to what may be the worst team in the league.

[packers11]

https://www.rotoworld.com

The Packers have hired former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer as a consultant to help with the Brett Favre saga.

What is he gonna do? Fleischer, who was George W. Bush's spokesman in the White House during Bush's first term, will reportedly be on the payroll for one month. He spoke to the Packers' players on Thursday. Fleischer's only known tie to pro sports is as an avid Yankees fan. David Blaine would've been a better choice. He could make Favre disappear.

Source: FOXSports.com

[boiga]

I don't think any team will trade for Favre unless Favre says he is willing to go there. I can't imagine that at this point in his career he wants to go to what may be the worst team in the league.

Why not? They'd get his rights and he'd be given the choice to play for them or sit home.

I'm sure any trade deal will have any recompense be conditional on Favre actually starting for their team at some point during the season, so if Favre refuses to play, a trade partner wouldn't lose much.

Edit: Admittedly the Dolphins are a bad fit, They don't have the cap room to pay him. But my point is that we can get rid of him if we want to now.

[Joemailman]

All Miami would gain is the media circus the Packers have been dealing with. That's the last think a rookie coach needs.

[Patler]

If Favre is the starter, he will need to conduct himself a bit differently than in the past. The players have accepted Rodgers, and many may actually prefer Rodgers. In his retirement press conference, Brett said that in recent years maybe he hasn't been as good a teammate as he was in the past. He's going to have to work harder to that kind of teammate again. I don't think the Packers can go with Favre a the starter without Rodgers' expressed support.

Interesting point. Reportedly Favre was very cool toward rookies recently, and almost shunned Rodgers.

IF Favre stays; and IF he is really concerned about the team dynamic, the one thing he MUST do is defer some of the leadership role to Rodgers, and he MUST embrace Rodgers as his eventual successor. He should assist in the transition, welcome the opportunity to help prepare Rodgers, etc.