Favre plans to retire!

[Lurker64]

TT doesn't have to go hide....just not have any formal part in the ceremony.

Well, if you did it sometime other than "during a game" Thompson probably would be busy scouting some division II kid instead.

[Patler]

TT doesn't have to go hide....just not have any formal part in the ceremony.

In other words....go hide for the day.

For better or worse, the organization is now Murphy, Thompson and McCarthy.
It is not Harlan, Wolf and Holmgren, nor has it been for a long time.

[Lurker64]

TT doesn't have to go hide....just not have any formal part in the ceremony.

In other words....go hide for the day.

For better or worse, the organization is now Murphy, Thompson and McCarthy.
It is not Harlan, Wolf and Holmgren, nor has it been for a long time.

Honestly, I wouldn't feel at all right about a "Jersey Retirement Ceremony" if there were still a considerable amount of antipathy between Favre and the Green Bay Packers Organization.

We're not going to give anybody else the number 4 any time soon, there's no rush to retire his jersey. If it takes 5-10 years for everybody to get over hurt feelings, so be it. It would be a better ceremony if there were no hard feelings on anybody's part, anyway.

[GrnBay007]

TT doesn't have to go hide....just not have any formal part in the ceremony.

In other words....go hide for the day.

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OK, fine with me!

[Joemailman]

Patler, you're just being a stiff-necked ol' fussbudget.

A retirement ceremony is for the fans and for the player. It's not supposed to be about making a point as to who is in charge.

Bringing back the beloved Harlan and Wolf would be a wowzer for the fans and would make the whole day go better for everyone involved.

And I wouldn't be too worried about whether the current players might get the wrong message as to who's in charge. After all, it is a retirement ceremony for the guy who got released. The "Who's the Boss" point has already been made.

So Ted Thompson should go hide in his office because Brett Favre is in town? Ridiculous. As I said, bring back Harlan and Wolf as honored guests, but don't insult Thompson by asking him to watch from home. If Favre can't walk over and shake Thompson's hand, then he is a much smaller man than I think he is.

Think of what THAT simple gesture would mean for the fans!
A great opportunity to unite the factions.

Just because Favre buries the hatchet, which I think he needs to do, doesn't mean all of the fans will. I think you're underestimating how deep the anger toward Thompson runs with some people. That aside, I don't understand why you think Thompson should be part of the ceremony. He's not the head of the organization, Murphy is. He had nothing to do with bringing Favre here. He never negotiated a contract with Favre. The only time he conducted a transaction involving Favre is when he traded him. The retirement of Favre's number was an eventual certainty before Thompson became GM here. This occasion just doesn't have anything to do with Ted Thompson.

[Bretsky]

Favre is not coming back any time soon; I could care less if TTT is part of the ceremony or he watches it from his TV at home. But I doubt this is happening in the near future.

[Patler]

Just because Favre buries the hatchet, which I think he needs to do, doesn't mean all of the fans will. I think you're underestimating how deep the anger toward Thompson runs with some people.

And what better way is there to end it than for the two to appear together for the ceremony?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Sometimes i wonder if any of you are employed by any real companies.

The packers are a business. TT is a significant player in that business as GM...perhaps the 4th ranked management employee. You don't leave out a guy like that from any sort of business "celebration."

[Lurker64]

I'm going to officially go on the record and say that I am not okay with any sort of jersey retirement celebration or other official celebration of Favre's Packer career that does not include the current Head Coach, General Manager, and President of the Green Bay Packers.

I won't watch it, attend it, or feel good about it otherwise. So I don't think there should be any hurry to do this before all wounds are healed.

[Old School]

So the only transaction TT had with Favre is when he traded him. How about they retire Favre's jersey whereupon TT immediastely trades it to the Jets?

Why are we so obsessed with the feelings of a guy who admittedly wanted to stick it to the Packers? For my part, they can nail his jersey to a tree stump in a Mississippi swamp.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think Favre should not attend the jersey retirement ceremony because a lot of fans will boo him. Maybe it is not a nice thing to do, but their feelings are understandable.

[GrnBay007]

So the only transaction TT had with Favre is when he traded him. How about they retire Favre's jersey whereupon TT immediastely trades it to the Jets?

Why are we so obsessed with the feelings of a guy who admittedly wanted to stick it to the Packers? For my part, they can nail his jersey to a tree stump in a Mississippi swamp.

For his jersey retirement? Maybe because he's done way more for the Green Bay Packers during his time there then TT to this point.

Why are some so obsessed with the feelings of a guy that drove Brett Favre out of Green Bay?

Anyway, think about it....it's BF's jersey retirement....not a special day for TT. Maybe he will get a special day sometime too.

[GrnBay007]

I think Favre should not attend the jersey retirement ceremony because a lot of fans will boo him.

I doubt that VERY much!

[Joemailman]

I'm going to officially go on the record and say that I am not okay with any sort of jersey retirement celebration or other official celebration of Favre's Packer career that does not include the current Head Coach, General Manager, and President of the Green Bay Packers.

I won't watch it, attend it, or feel good about it otherwise. So I don't think there should be any hurry to do this before all wounds are healed.

I would expect the current head coach to be in the locker room getting ready for the 2nd half when Favre's jersey is retired.

Some wounds may never heal. If the rift between Favre and Thompson can be healed, great. I'm not choosing sides here. However, if it becomes apparent that Favre is waiting for Ted Thompson to leave the Packers organization before he has his jersey retired, that could just add to the air of bad feelings. I'm not suggesting Thompson shouldn't be there. I just wouldn't want to have a situation, (booing) that would prove embarrassing to Thompson.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think Favre should not attend the jersey retirement ceremony because a lot of fans will boo him.

I doubt that VERY much!

I hope I don't stand out too much.