Breaking News on Brett Favre!

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I do have to take exception to that. He had 13 mil coming up and in March they were flush up against the cap. He did them a big assed favor by bowing out when he did. In addition, if he would have declared he was coming back the Jets would have taken a huge hit the minute he filed his papers. Believe me, it was mutual when he left. They were on the hook for a shitload of cap if it went down any other way.

That was the Beauty of Favre's position. They were not on the hook for his $12 million cap space unless he unretired. The Jets would not have had to release him unless he declared, like last year, he was coming back. Unlike the Packers, the Jets had no space to accommodate him.

Brett's release did not save them any cap space. The elimination of the threat of unretirement meant that there was no more threat to the cap. He had all the leverage.

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Vikings | Evaluating Favre's X-rays
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Fri, 08 May 2009 12:29:22 -0700
Jeremy Schaap, of ESPN, reports X-rays of retired QB Brett Favre's (shoulder) right shoulder have been sent to the Minnesota Vikings for evaluation. If the Vikings determine Favre will not need major surgery, Favre will join the Vikings as their starting quarterback.

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

CPK.. where are u to chirp at me? Oh, thats right you look like the dipshit you are! Thanks for playin.. u fuckin troll

It seems your banning didn't didn't do any good. You still act like a 4 year old.

That siad, when you make claims and don't provide a source, you are gonna get called on it. Especially you, an admitted troll.

Says the guy who was wrong..

How was I wwong. I asked you to provide a source. You did.

I will point out that this report, like the others, has not been confirmed by the Vikings or Favre. So this is just as much speculation as the others.

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[Rastak]

I do have to take exception to that. He had 13 mil coming up and in March they were flush up against the cap. He did them a big assed favor by bowing out when he did. In addition, if he would have declared he was coming back the Jets would have taken a huge hit the minute he filed his papers. Believe me, it was mutual when he left. They were on the hook for a shitload of cap if it went down any other way.

I agree, but I think if he would have said he wanted to come back and play another year they would have found a way to keep him (i.e. before he announced he retired).

They would have had to clear 13 mil. I'm not 100% sure but 90% sure they would have cut him had he stayed under any circumstances.

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i was driving to my office to see a client this eve when my neph textd me with the good news (was about to slit BOTH wrists when i read Lord wasnt going to sign on the tv at my gym yestrday)...i almost crashed into this banging sistas benz...been smiling ever since even tho my celtics lost tonite...DAYUM!!


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[DannoMac21]

i was driving to my office to see a client this eve when my neph textd me with the good news (was about to slit BOTH wrists when i read Lord wasnt going to sign on the tv at my gym yestrday)...i almost crashed into this banging sistas benz...been smiling ever since even tho my celtics lost tonite...DAYUM!!


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And you call yourself a Packer fan?

[Pacopete4]

i was driving to my office to see a client this eve when my neph textd me with the good news (was about to slit BOTH wrists when i read Lord wasnt going to sign on the tv at my gym yestrday)...i almost crashed into this banging sistas benz...been smiling ever since even tho my celtics lost tonite...DAYUM!!


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And you call yourself a Packer fan?

Why can't he be a Packers fan that still wants to see Brett Favre playing? Some people just love to watch him play, myself included.

[SnakeLH2006]

Knowing Brett, if he's coming back, he'll be ready.


He feels slighted by the Packers (Thompson and McCarthy in particular). He's absolutely NOT going to come into the division to be embarrassed. The Vikings have a pretty great team, minus the QB.

It's going to be a tough fight. Either way it will be entertaining, but everyone knows I have a dislike toward Favre. I really want the Packers to get the best of him.

Good post. Thanks for not spinning it, even if it's about Brett.

[Fritz]

This must be the right thread - breaking news - to put this link in:

http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-nfl/20090508/Vikings-Favre/

The latest is another rumor - this time that Favre sent x-rays to Minnesota so they could have their medical people evaluate them. If they decided it might heal without surgery in time for him to play (starting with training camp, I suppose), then he'd consider a comeback. If, though, they felt it needed a surgical fix, then he wasn't interested.

Of course I - and most others - have no idea if it's true. But the idea of it jibes with something a friend of mine pointed out last night - Favre is very afraid of the knife. He's been hurt like crazy many times and has pretty consistently refused surgeries (I think there have been a couple of instances he's opted out of surgery). So it might be that he wants to come back but not if it requires surgery;

Or maybe it's just another rumor. Nobody really knows much now, maybe not even Favre himself.

[MJZiggy]

I thought the surgery story was that he had gone under for some minor thing once and gone into convulsions on the table. Avoids it like the plague after that.

[GrnBay007]

I thought the surgery story was that he had gone under for some minor thing once and gone into convulsions on the table. Avoids it like the plague after that.

Can't remember exactly but wasn't that when he was on the vicodin pretty heavily? ...and that caused complications to the procedure that was being done.

[MJZiggy]

Yes. That was the cause, but apparently it scared him pretty good.

[Packers4Ever]

Kindo of funny how no media outlet is reporting this. Not even Florio. I guess what I am saying is Pete, either porovide proof or STFU troll.

Good daily double here. Wrong and profane. Nice post.

yup; pure crap to go into attack mode right away.

Do you live in the sticks, cpk ? All of the
Milwaukee channel's sports news last night
carried news on the Packers, as well as on
later reports. I think ESPN presents it
every 15 minutes or thereabouts, don't they ???

[Zool]

I do have to take exception to that. He had 13 mil coming up and in March they were flush up against the cap. He did them a big assed favor by bowing out when he did. In addition, if he would have declared he was coming back the Jets would have taken a huge hit the minute he filed his papers. Believe me, it was mutual when he left. They were on the hook for a shitload of cap if it went down any other way.

I agree, but I think if he would have said he wanted to come back and play another year they would have found a way to keep him (i.e. before he announced he retired).

They would have had to clear 13 mil. I'm not 100% sure but 90% sure they would have cut him had he stayed under any circumstances.

He was pretty much destined to be cut. As Ras stated, they were a couple hundred thousand under the cap with FA coming and rookies to sign. I know he's a big ticket seller, but they arent about to gut 3-4 starters to keep a 39 year old QB. He knew this and I think after the way he ended the season he really thought he would be done. Same as the last few years. He's gettin too old for this shit. Basically like getting your ass kicked for 4 solid months. After a winter/spring to get some distance, playing again sounded like fun with the added bonus of being able to go where ever he wants.

If he's really going to the Vikes to be vindictive to the Packers (I dont care if its TT, MM whom ever its the Packers to me) then fuck him. You're either with us or against us.

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i was driving to my office to see a client this eve when my neph textd me with the good news (was about to slit BOTH wrists when i read Lord wasnt going to sign on the tv at my gym yestrday)...i almost crashed into this banging sistas benz...been smiling ever since even tho my celtics lost tonite...DAYUM!!


OVECHKIN RULES!

And you call yourself a Packer fan?

no, im a cardinals fan....

[Harlan Huckleby]

here's some Brett Favre news, altho I think it is mostly speculation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYm_1gSfwA8