OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[RashanGary]

Well, after what happened last year, I'm happy to get a chance to even the score.

I would love to win a championship with Favre in our same division. It would be the ultimate, "end that old debate" moment for the Packers.

[mraynrand]

Well, after what happened last year, I'm happy to get a chance to even the score.

I would love to win a championship with Favre in our same division. It would be the ultimate, "end that old debate" moment for the Packers.

I agree. Also Favre's streak has to end somewhere sometime. If it has to happen during the season, I hope it's in Green Bay.

[Scott Campbell]

I wonder what Little Deanna has to say?

[LP]

From Seifert's blog on ESPN.

FavreWatch: Ask players to clean up mess?
By Kevin Seifert

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- There was a time, not too long ago, when we assumed the Minnesota Vikings had some sort of handshake agreement with quarterback Brett Favre to return for a 20th season. There just seemed no way they would stand pat at the game's most important position if they didn't have some kind of assurance that Favre ultimately would play.

We started wondering about that premise when Vikings coach Brad Childress made a pre-training camp stop in Hattiesburg, Miss. Childress spent the night at Favre's mansion to gauge his state of mind and emerged saying he "wouldn't be surprised" if Favre retired. At that point, I still wondered if Childress was covering for Favre's desire to skip training camp.

Now, after Tuesday's news that three prominent players were sent to Hattiesburg to recruit Favre in person, I think we can say the Vikings have pulled the emergency brake. They are panicked and clearly have serious concerns about Favre's once-presumed intent to play this season.

Make no mistake: This is an unprecedented move in modern-day team building. Of course, missing one training camp practice isn't a big deal. But to involve three of Favre's closest confidants in what amounts to first-person begging blurs the lines between players, coaches and front offices. It's one thing for players to recruit each other via phone during free agency, but it's quite another to ask them to clean up a mess their organizational leaders have created.

Because that's what this has become. Childress has spearheaded the Favre movement for three years in Minnesota, but it's clear he has run into a personal dead end. Favre hasn't said yes, and Childress must be concerned the answer will eventually be no. To avoid that disaster, Childress has asked three players to rescue the franchise's hope for building a Super Bowl contender this season.

If they come back empty-handed, the Vikings are a wild-card contender at best with Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. You can argue that if you want, but if the Vikings disagreed, I doubt they would have reached for this measure of last resort.

In gambling terms, the Vikings went all in on Favre. As of Tuesday morning, they were hoping to avoid going broke.

I'm headed out to practice now and will update the blog throughout the day. Never a dull moment, huh?

As much as I despise the Vikings, this is sad. Really, really sad. And the State of Minnesota is actually considering building this outfit a new stadium?

[Tony Oday]

BREAKING NEWS

After Mississippi Circle Jerk between Jared Allen, Ryan Longwell, Brett "diva" Favre and Steve Hutchinson Favre has decided to return to football to lead the purple punks to an 8-8 record.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Wonder if I have time to make it to the airport to welcome Brent back...

[Bossman641]

I seriously fucking hate Favre. I have a really hard time trying to figure out how Mobb, Gex, Packerbacker, etc can still defend this guy.

[Scott Campbell]

I'm getting a little tired of constantly defending Favre myself.

[Freak Out]

I'm getting a little tired of constantly defending Favre myself.

Have you finally decided to step down as the head of the Utah chapter of "Favre Lovers International"?

DAYUM!

[cheesner]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp10/columns/story?columnist=mortensen_chris&id=5459742

I think this is the last year we want do the flip-flop thing."

Million dollar idea: Brett Favre flip-flops. Green and Gold on top with #4's face under your feet. A polarized image that flashes "I'm retired!" and "I'm Not retired!" as you tilt the flip-flops. A big #4 in Vikings/Jets colors on the underneath walking side. Sell them near the parking lot before the home game against the Vikes. Use them as clapping noisemakers during the game.

That's marketing genius right there. I know I wouldn't buy them, but they'd probably be the most popular footwear in a good chunk of the midwest...

I will take a pair. If you do this except they are croc flip-flops (doubtful there is a such thing) I would take 3.

[Joemailman]

So it looks like Favre will report to the Vikings tomorrow on the 1 year anniversary of his joining the Vikings last year. He always was a sentimental guy.

Wish he'd make it official so I can set up my Fantasy football board.

[Joemailman]

We have live video!!!!!

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1701630.shtml?cat=1

[denverYooper]

Here's to hoping this is one year too many

[packerbacker1234]

Well, I appreciate exciting players - that is why I like favre, and he is exciting to watch on the field. You never know what is going to happen, good or bad, and you always see plays you just rarely if ever see happen, and usually in the biggest moments (at least, in the regular season). He is possibly the best regular season QB of all time, right there with Peyton Manning (who has just as many struggles in the post season as #4 has) - but both have remarkable regular season records.

He is a "great" QB - one of the greatest to ever play. I enjoy watching him.

So he is a diva? He is merely what us in GB turned him into. Can't blame the guy when we worshiped him for parts of two decades.

[mraynrand]

Who gets the privilege of driving him to camp?