Bert's interview

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Classic double-spin coming from Bert. Coveniently, carefully rearrange history to avoid saying anything that might have mattered at the time, while twisting and turning the answer into a run-on filibuster while finally landing into a totally different topic than what was originally asked, with no one from the Packers calling him, because he's a family man that just wants to play football and possibly win a Super Bowl after coming back from a serious arm injury.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/63147652.html

(Why Minnesota this time? Why not stay with Jets?)
"Well, I wasn't willing to have surgery at that time, that's first and foremost and the biggest. Because as I left there, we had already done an MRI, we knew what the problem was and I was like, 'You know, 39 years old, I'm not willing to go through that' at that time. It was right after we had finished, we had started off obviously great, 8-3, and everybody was feeling good about the team and where we were going, and then it was very disappointing after that. And I knew I had an injury that would require surgery if I chose to play, and as disappointed as I was, I chose to go home and not have it, and they chose to go in a different direction. That's how it evolved."

(But you asked for release, why do that?)
"Well first of all, none of that matters now anyway. What matters is this game Monday night, and that's all that matters. And this team has welcomed me here. It's been a lot of fun, it's been a lot of work, but I'm having a good time. And that's all that matters. I had a great time in New York, enjoyed the guys there, enjoyed being with Mike Tannenbaum and Woody, those guys were great, Eric, on down the line, it was fun. I wish we'd ended up a little bit better, but that's over and done with."

This part of the interview cracks me up. He is so full of shit it's coming out of his ears.

[Fritz]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

[Rastak]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

[pasquale]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

[Tyrone Bigguns]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

Viking fans are like the guy who is now dating the town tramp who has banged every guy while loudly proclaiming how she LOVES her boyfriend.

"that was in her past, she is different now, what we have is real."

[mission]

that's exactly what it is, ty... you know those are my kind of analogies

[Rastak]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

I do not love McCarthy.....not at all.

[pasquale]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

Viking fans are like the guy who is now dating the town tramp who has banged every guy while loudly proclaiming how she LOVES her boyfriend.

"that was in her past, she is different now, what we have is real."

Heh. Brent's kisses are like handshakes. Slut.

[Rastak]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

Viking fans are like the guy who is now dating the town tramp who has banged every guy while loudly proclaiming how she LOVES her boyfriend.

"that was in her past, she is different now, what we have is real."

Heh. Brent's kisses are like handshakes. Slut.

Musberger? That sounds disgusting.

[pasquale]

haha, nice one Ras

[pbmax]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

Except there is a central conflict to Brett's story, that he didn't want to go through surgery because he didn't want to come back. But he asked for the release (twice if published reports are to be believed) prior to any surgery.

McCarthy has no such central conflict, although there is a debate about exactly what he told Brett on the phone calls about coming back in May/June.

The better comparison is Thompson, who probably stepped into a big pile of goo when he said if he comes back he will get the chance to compete and might have to backup. I side with Thompson in most of this case and I think he was kidding everyone here. I would bet there was a clear preference for a trade once Brett was willing to come to camp.

[pasquale]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

admit it...you LOOOOOOOOOVE him

I do not love McCarthy.....not at all.

Is that because he's beat your favorite team 5 out of 6 times?

[Rastak]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

Except there is a central conflict to Brett's story, that he didn't want to go through surgery because he didn't want to come back. But he asked for the release (twice if published reports are to be believed) prior to any surgery.

McCarthy has no such central conflict, although there is a debate about exactly what he told Brett on the phone calls about coming back in May/June.

The better comparison is Thompson, who probably stepped into a big pile of goo when he said if he comes back he will get the chance to compete and might have to backup. I side with Thompson in most of this case and I think he was kidding everyone here. I would bet there was a clear preference for a trade once Brett was willing to come to camp.

I would believe it for sure that he asked for his release twice. He didn't want to go to the AFC, he was traded there and played there because he had to. He was due 12 mil and they were up against the cap. If I were him, I'd want my options to be open....actually all players want that, it's just some have leverage and some do not. There is no way with a new staff they want a 39yo QB making 12 mil back. I know Tannenbaum says differently but do you believe everything a GM says? Probably not.

[Rastak]

"Is that because he's beat your favorite team 5 out of 6 times? "

Wow, I didn't realize. Not bad for McCarthy. It'll be 5 of 7 Tuesday.....

[pbmax]

It's a stock answer for athletes in the past ten years or so: I just want to move on.

I do not wish to address my transgressions. That's all in the past

What I would like is for someone to ask an athlete about a game-winning play or a stellar season from yesteryear, and have the player say "I'd rather not talk about. I just want to move on."

No offense but isn't that EXACTLY what McCarthy said?

Hard time for everybody, don't want to talk about it.

Except there is a central conflict to Brett's story, that he didn't want to go through surgery because he didn't want to come back. But he asked for the release (twice if published reports are to be believed) prior to any surgery.

McCarthy has no such central conflict, although there is a debate about exactly what he told Brett on the phone calls about coming back in May/June.

The better comparison is Thompson, who probably stepped into a big pile of goo when he said if he comes back he will get the chance to compete and might have to backup. I side with Thompson in most of this case and I think he was kidding everyone here. I would bet there was a clear preference for a trade once Brett was willing to come to camp.

I would believe it for sure that he asked for his release twice. He didn't want to go to the AFC, he was traded there and played there because he had to. He was due 12 mil and they were up against the cap. If I were him, I'd want my options to be open....actually all players want that, it's just some have leverage and some do not. There is no way with a new staff they want a 39yo QB making 12 mil back. I know Tannenbaum says differently but do you believe everything a GM says? Probably not.

And there is your conflict. Brett is not ever going to say that. It was all just a giant co-winkydink.