OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

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Why would you be mad at him for playing for the Vikings? The Packers threw him away.. not the other way around. In my opinion, he is fair game to play for anyone, and to blame him for taking the opportunity to start on a good team is ludicrous.

Without starting this all up again, the Packers didn't "throw" Favre away. He did as much (or more) distancing from the organization as the organization did from him.

In the end (the only thing that matters is the result), the Packers decided they did not want Favre. Instead of opting to keep him as their quarterback, they unloaded him.

That is an undeniable fact.

If another team throws him away, he has the right to sign with whomever. I'm not going to "loathe" a man for who he chooses to play for.. Thats a little bit pathetic. I will not root for him, however, but that is quite a different thing than loathing someone.

[Bossman641]

Why would you be mad at him for playing for the Vikings? The Packers threw him away.. not the other way around. In my opinion, he is fair game to play for anyone, and to blame him for taking the opportunity to start on a good team is ludicrous.

Without starting this all up again, the Packers didn't "throw" Favre away. He did as much (or more) distancing from the organization as the organization did from him.

In the end (the only thing that matters is the result), the Packers decided they did not want Favre. Instead of opting to keep him as their quarterback, they unloaded him.

That is an undeniable fact.

If another team throws him away, he has the right to sign with whomever. I'm not going to "loathe" a man for who he chooses to play for.. Thats a little bit pathetic. I will not root for him, however, but that is quite a different thing than loathing someone.

There's a lot more that matters the just the result, such as how we arrived at that result.

I'm not sure I would "loathe" him, but I would definitely lose a lot of respect for him and I would hope to see him fail just as much as I do any other Viking QB.

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Why would you lose respect for him? That doesn't even make sense. As a Packer fan, you shouldn't care what they do. He shouldn't be any different to you than Longwell, or even Kevin Williams.

I'm sure there isn't anything personal. I'd want to play on the best team in a weak division as well. The Vikes are a QB away from being very, very good imo.

[Merlin]

I didn't have a problem in my youth rooting for the Fran Tarkenton led Vikings, because he was enjoyable to watch. Favre is enjoyable to watch and if he ends up in Minnesota, I can promise you that for the first time, probably since Tarkenton, the Vikings will "really" sell out every game at home. None of this last second bailout by some company to prevent a blackout. That's why the Jets don't want to see him go, he is a money machine whether you like Favre or not and let's face it, that is ultimately all that matters in the NFL.

[packinpatland]

I didn't have a problem in my youth rooting for the Fran Tarkenton led Vikings, because he was enjoyable to watch. Favre is enjoyable to watch and if he ends up in Minnesota, I can promise you that for the first time, probably since Tarkenton, the Vikings will "really" sell out every game at home. None of this last second bailout by some company to prevent a blackout. That's why the Jets don't want to see him go, he is a money machine whether you like Favre or not and let's face it, that is ultimately all that matters in the NFL.

This could possibly be taken as to mean 'Favre sells'...........I have many fond memories of the 'discussions' Tyrone and I have had regarding this............

[mraynrand]

I didn't have a problem in my youth rooting for the Fran Tarkenton led Vikings, because he was enjoyable to watch. Favre is enjoyable to watch and if he ends up in Minnesota, I can promise you that for the first time, probably since Tarkenton, the Vikings will "really" sell out every game at home. None of this last second bailout by some company to prevent a blackout. That's why the Jets don't want to see him go, he is a money machine whether you like Favre or not and let's face it, that is ultimately all that matters in the NFL.

This could possibly be taken as to mean 'Favre sells'...........I have many fond memories of the 'discussions' Tyrone and I have had regarding this............

Whichever side of the argument he defended, he was right.

[Zool]

FYI every Viking fan I've ever met hates Favre genuinely. Football players always use war analogies when talking about a game, so Favre in a Viking uniform would be helping the enemy on the battlefield thus making him inexcusably traitorous.

[Harlan Huckleby]

FYI every Viking fan I've ever met hates Favre genuinely. Football players always use war analogies when talking about a game, so Favre in a Viking uniform would be helping the enemy on the battlefield thus making him inexcusably traitorous.

I don't think Chicago fans give a damn anymore that Jim McMahon played a year with the PAckers. At least he still gets cheers at Soldier Field. And the Packer-Bear rivarlry in McMahon's era was red hot.

I hope the Vikings pick up Favre, and it won't matter a hill of beans in the long run.

But I suppose I am biased. The Favre Fans seem so frantic in their desire for him to retire, that I figure there is bound to be some good fun it if he plays. :P

[KYPack]

FYI every Viking fan I've ever met hates Favre genuinely. Football players always use war analogies when talking about a game, so Favre in a Viking uniform would be helping the enemy on the battlefield thus making him inexcusably traitorous.

I don't think Chicago fans give a damn anymore that Jim McMahon played a year with the PAckers. At least he still gets cheers at Soldier Field. And the Packer-Bear rivarlry in McMahon's era was red hot.

I hope the Vikings pick up Favre, and it won't matter a hill of beans in the long run.

But I suppose I am biased. The Favre Fans seem so frantic in their desire for him to retire, that I figure there is bound to be some good fun it if he plays. :P

Plus Harlan would then toddle on down to the HHBaggy Dome and see BF play in his last games, eh?

[Rastak]

FYI every Viking fan I've ever met hates Favre genuinely. Football players always use war analogies when talking about a game, so Favre in a Viking uniform would be helping the enemy on the battlefield thus making him inexcusably traitorous.

I don't think Chicago fans give a damn anymore that Jim McMahon played a year with the PAckers. At least he still gets cheers at Soldier Field. And the Packer-Bear rivarlry in McMahon's era was red hot.

I hope the Vikings pick up Favre, and it won't matter a hill of beans in the long run.

But I suppose I am biased. The Favre Fans seem so frantic in their desire for him to retire, that I figure there is bound to be some good fun it if he plays. :P

Plus Harlan would then toddle on down to the HHBaggy Dome and see BF play in his last games, eh?

That gives me the willies.....

[Harlan Huckleby]

come on, it would be fun to watch Favre play for Vikes, unless he is really beat up and ineffective now, which is a possibility.

who could get mad at him? it wouldn't be controversial, just interesting to see how he does.

[cpk1994]

come on, it would be fun to watch Favre play for Vikes, unless he is really beat up and ineffective now, which is a possibility.

who could get mad at him? it wouldn't be controversial, just interesting to see how he does.

You don't know ESPN very well, do you?

[KYPack]

Justification for a bumperooski?

I think so.

In what now is an NFL channel tradition, every time Brett retires, they run a Favre marathon.

All Brett, all day.

Right now, it's Brett vs the Bengals in '92.
Then Cowboys '95 championship
Patriots Super Bowl
The Oakland game after Big Irv died.
3-4 Jet games

Hopefully, they won't have to do this for the next 20 years.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Favre was the type of player that even if the team sucked he would still get you excited for the game. That is by far what I will miss (and have missed) most about him not being here anymore. It was no single game that I loved more than any other because watching Favre play was more than stats or even wins for me especially since I grew up as a kid watching him.

But am glad he's gone because the this past year I have not seen the same Favre.

[packinpatland]

In the offseason........all I can say is, lucky us!