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Favre pushed McCarthy to boiling point
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How blatantly did Favre disregard the wishes of his superiors? In his hours-long meeting with McCarthy on Monday night, one of the coach’s direct complaints to the quarterback was that he was tired of having their supposedly confidential conversations leaked in the press. McCarthy told Favre, point-blank, that he didn’t want to turn on his TV or computer after the meeting ended and see quotes from Favre, anonymous or otherwise, discussing the interaction.
Yet on Tuesday morning, an article turned up on espn.com with numerous quotes from Favre. The quarterback said, among other things, the Packers had “planted” inaccurate stories about him and that “they tried to buy me off to stay retired” – a reference to the reported 10-year, $20-million marketing deal the team offered. Favre also provided specifics of his conversation with McCarthy, in direct violation of the coach’s previously stated wishes.
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Assuming this reporter is not another jerk making things up, this version of things rings true...at least from my point of view. I've always said that MM was the elephant in the room and was going to have things his way.One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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great... another stupid article on the situationComment
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MM is so awesome.GO PACK!!!!Comment
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This article basically spells out the problem that a lot of us have had (most of whom weren't anti-Favre or pro-Thompson before this). It's pretty apparent, if you aren't letting your affection for Favre get in the way, that this was the root cause of this whole mess. Favre (and his cronies) just couldn't shut up."There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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So who leaked to the press the supposed fact that MM was mad at Favre for leaking quotes to the press. Seems odd that Favre would have leaked that.Originally posted by Chevelle2I can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
A thundercloud
They're going to hear from me - Leonard CohenComment
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My respect for MM has increased 1000% over the past few days.The Packers believe Favre’s wife, Deanna, and agent, Bus Cook, helped inflame the situation by advising him to speak out and by amplifying the negative rhetoric about the way he was treated by the team. At one point during the meeting with McCarthy on Monday night, Favre fielded a phone call from his wife and had a conversation with her as the coach waited, a source said.
At that point, the coach was already fed up – and he became less inclined to sanitize his thoughts about the situation. As McCarthy mentioned in his news conference Tuesday, when he essentially announced that Favre’s time as a Packer had ended, his role as a team spokesman during the month-long saga had worn on him as well.
“I’m a football coach,” he said Wednesday. “I know (talking to the media) is part of my job description, and I don’t mind doing it, but I have no desire to stand out there and answer all the political questions. I’m going to tell the truth, and that’s that. I’m not going to be politically correct. I’m sick of it.”Go PACKComment
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I think both sides did their fair share of 'leaking'..........and this one probably wasn't Favre.Originally posted by JoemailmanComment
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Q: P of Elm Grove - Bob...anything to this stuff about TT planting anti-Favre stories? Is there a bona fide reason for Favre's bitterness, or is this just the kind of stuff that comes with a divorce?
A: Bob McGinn - P: TT did one on one's, a rare occurrence, with beat writers about July 12, if I recall. In those interviews it became known about whatever happened between the club and Favre in late March. TT said Brett talked about coming back at that time. As for planting anti-stories, there are none that I know of."There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted ThompsonComment
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nonsense. The Packers did little or no leaking. They openly published and stood behind their version of events.Originally posted by packinpatlandComment
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A fair question.Originally posted by JoemailmanComment
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According to the Yahoo article it was "one source familiar with the GM’s and coach’s thinking."Originally posted by sharpe1027
Which means, the leaker could have been Harlan or just about anyone else.
A "leak" implies an intentional "plant" of information by one of the direct parties involved in the dispute. Interviewing someone "familiar with the GM's and coach's thinking" is not a leak...it's not even a dribble. It's more like a stretch.
The "media" works in strange ways.One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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Someone from your organization telling the media about a private conversation sounds an awful lot like intentional "plant" of information by one of the direct parties involved in the dispute. Care to split hairs?Originally posted by Maxie the TaxiComment
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It's not splitting hairs. How do you get from a "source familiar with the GM’s and coach’s thinking" to "someone from your [Packer] organization?"Originally posted by sharpe1027One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The NumbersComment
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