OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Gunakor]

I'd go with Tavaris Jackson. Honestly. He didn't look half bad out there in spot duty last year, and he had a tremendous camp and preseason while Brett was throwing footballs to high school kids. I'd take a flier on a late round prospect at QB, but truth be told he'd probably spend most of the season on my PS barring injury. I'd be happy with Sage as my backup. In the draft I'd be focused on replacing some of my defensive talent that's well over the hill by NFL standards. Make sure my defense remains elite for the foreseeable future. Otherwise it doesn't matter who their QB is.

[Fritz]

I think you forge ahead without bothering to consider whether Brent's coming back. if you like a guy in the draft you take him. Brent doesn't come back, you develop the kid behind the other two. Brent comes back, what loss is it to cut jackson or rosenfels if you can't trade one of them?

[TravisWilliams23]

What does this say about Jackson or Rosenfels as NFL quarterbacks?

If they have confidence in their own ability to play, you'd think they
would be making some kind of noise about not starting. Unless both
are content with being a back-up. Zeke Bratkowski was considered
the best back-up during his time with the Pack in the 60's. It was a
luxury to have a quality vet waiting just in case Bart went down. Zeke
never made any bones about not starting. He knew what his role on
that team was and apparently was OK with it..

When Bert comes back, this will be 2 years their career's have been
put on hold. I like the fact that Arod had enough confidence in his
ability to let the Pack know they were approaching the "make a
decision time" on him.

I'm just not seeing that confidence here with T-Jack or Rosenfels.

[Scott Campbell]

I think it would have been easier for them to make some noise if Bert had faltered.

[Fritz]

Headline:

SCOTT CAMPBELL: BRENT DID NOT FALTER

Wow. People are going to pee their pants, Scott.

[MJZiggy]

Fritz,

If he didn't falter, then that last pass was supposed to happen that way?

[Fritz]

I'm just reporting what Scott said.

[MJZiggy]

I'm just reporting what Scott said.

'kay. Carry on then.

[Bretsky]

I'd bet Favre's agent initiated some of the stuff...such as the Greta interview.

Jim Miller on NFL Network noted yesterday how the Eagles were appreciative and cosiderate of putting McNabb where he wanted to go. He went a step further and noted that was the exact opposite of how Green Bay dealt with Favre. Of course it got a few fans outraged; but it was interesting to know that somebody else was pondering this besides me.

One could also compare the difference in approaches taken by the players and their agents in dealing with the situations, and how that may have influenced the final result.

Funny thing in business, when both parties approach a situation respectful of the impact their actions have on the other party, it is usually easy to accommodate the needs and desires of both. When one party initially ignores the impact of their actions on the other, the other tends to dig in its heals and stubbornness escalates until neither comes away satisfied with the result.

For years, Favre's indecisiveness made it difficult for the Packers to plan their future. His out and out challenges to the front office staff and his questioning of their motives won no friends among the staff. Favre planted the seeds for a bad breakup years earlier, then fertilized, watered and applied growing lamps when he retired, unretired sort of a month later only to reaffirm his retirement followed by a prolonged period of vacillation during which he demanded to be simply released to go wherever he wanted to go with no compensation to the Packers.

When a guy becomes a thorn in your side, how likely are you to want to please him?

very well thought out post and good and respectful points
kudos

[Bretsky]

DAMMIT I have the Rams; what do the Rams Need

EVERYTHING !

[Bretsky]

oops...sorry.....started doing the live draft in here so editing my Rams pick

[Scott Campbell]

Fritz,

If he didn't falter, then that last pass was supposed to happen that way?

By that point they couldn't replace him, as their offense never saw the field again that season.

[LP]

I think (hope) this is the right thread for this. If not, then I shall apologize in advance.

Am I the only one who wonders if having to open against the same New Orleans Saints who beat the everliving crap out of him in his last game, will give Bert pause and disrupt his thoughts on if and when he should return to the Queens?

[channtheman]

I think (hope) this is the right thread for this. If not, then I shall apologize in advance.

Am I the only one who wonders if having to open against the same New Orleans Saints who beat the everliving crap out of him in his last game, will give Bert pause and disrupt his thoughts on if and when he should return to the Queens?

Interesting. Is old Bert willing to put his consecutive starts record behind himself in order to come back for the second game of the season instead of the middle of August? I'm sure there would be plenty of high school practices where he could keep his arm warmed up till the 2nd game if he chose to do that.

[falco]

Given his competitive nature, I would think if anything it would entice him to return.