OFFICIAL FAVRE WATCH: DECISION DAY/NEWS/FINALE/PREVIEW

[MadtownPacker]

Re: PRESUPER BOWL RUMOR/PACKERS NEWS PREDICTION

2. From an anonymous source, "I heard from a player who is represented by the same agent as Brett that he will sign a 2 year extension shortly."

Maybe he is going help open up even MORE cap room to get a nice weapon on O?

[MJZiggy]

We need MORE than $30 million for that?

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We need MORE than $30 million for that?

we will if we bring in all those weapons TT has his eyes on

i don't want to get any hopes up

but can you say dream team?

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FAVRE FLASH NEWS STORY

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/NEWS01/70124006/1002

Packers' Favre getting closer to decision By Stan Caldwell American Sports Writer

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said Tuesday that he has not made a decision about whether he will play next season, but he expected to speak with head coach Mike McCarthy very soon to discuss his future. “There’s not really (a timetable),” said Favre, who makes his offseason home in Hattiesburg. “I said after the last game (Dec. 31) that I’d decide within two weeks, but I probably jumped the gun when I said that. But I’m going to call McCarthy (Tuesday) night. He left a message for me this morning. “I don’t want to drag this out as long as I did last year....”

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=2&c=612705

Favre flash: QB closing in on decision By Todd Korth Packerreport.com

Quarterback speaks with Hattiesburg reporter about his future in football
Brett Favre told a Hattiesburg, MS, newspaper on Tuesday night that he soon will make a decision on if he will play football next season. He said that he plans to speak with head coach Mike McCarthy to discuss his future, and probably will not wait until April, like he did last year, before deciding what he plans to do. "There’s not really (a timetable)," said Favre told the Hattiesburg American. "I said after the last game (Dec. 31) that I’d decide within two weeks, but I probably jumped the gun when I said that. But I’m going to call McCarthy (Tuesday) night. He left a message for me this morning. I don’t want to drag this out as long as I did last year." Favre, who makes his off-season home in Hattiesburg, spoke to a reporter after watching his daughter Brittany play basketball for Oak Grove against Hattiesburg High. "I’m just trying to get as far away from it as I can right now," Favre said. "I don’t know if I’ll ever know for sure (whether it’s time to retire)."

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INSIDE NFL SOURCE SAYS: BEFORE "SUPERBOWL WEEK"

According to another close source from a NFL sports site, "I still say that Favre will return to the Pack for the 2007 season, and hopefully he'll make a decision before the Super Bowl." Current info is what most inside sources are saying about the situation.


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[GrnBay007]

I think he's far enough into this that him calling MM is a very good sign he's coming back. Seems different from last year when many wondered if TT really wanted him back. Supposedly they (TT & MM) made that clear to him already that they want him back. He'll call MM back and talk his ear off for an hour or two and MM will hang up the phone still not knowing what his decision is. :P Brett Favre style!!

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GREAT FANS' TRIBUTES

"Even though i told myself it wasnt his last game against the bears.. i treated it as it was his last and when he gave that speech it was like a part of me left cuz of how he acted.. no matter when or how he hangs it up, its gonna be unbearable to watch because of what that man has brought to us, and meant to us over the last 15 yrs of our lives. We went from thinking he was something special (coming in for magic man and winning), to thinking he should be benched -NOT ME- (soph jinx year & some of us.. "put in Brunell"), to thinking he was the best player we ever seen(3mvp's+ SB), thinking he was legendary(dad dying, wife cancer, playin 200+ games in a row and keeping on going) and then his down year(4-12).. now we see a man still giving us everything he has(8-8 with the most under man'd, and youngest team in the league), still playing strong and we still have faith(98% of us do) that he can still be that magical player that pushes the sun back up from setting for one to two more years. We are starting to build a team that could be scary.. we are starting to build a team that unites.. we have a coach that united that team no matter what our competition was.. We all wanna see Brett give us 2 more years because most of us see the daylight that I really think Brett see's as well.. he deserves better than we've given him, he deserves going out on top.. will it happen?.. who knows, but I think that man will die trying...and we will still be here, having his back, like he has had many of ours over all these years."

NOOOOOO, YOU CANT RETIRE!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a lot of respect for you Brett. I'm a Chicago Bears fan, My brother is a Packers fan. Even though that is the biggest rivalry in sports, I beleive you are on of the best in the game. Please come back for just one more.

I have seen every Packer game that has been on TV for more then 30 years, and Brett is the Best!!

I've always loved watching you play, and you were the first football player I learned about when I was little, you've been my favorite ever since.

You can't go Brett, the country needs you...no the world needs you. You, and only you, can defeat terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and the Russians. Don't let us down.

You've given green bay fans around the world the pride and strength to say, "hey, im a Packer fan, so back the f**k off". stay just one more year, and bring us home the trophy thats name even states that it should always remain in our little corner of wisconsin!

Come Back Brett! If it's only for one more year (we'd take you back many more) let us know at the beginning of the year so we can give you the applause and send off you deserve after every game. My 6 and 9 year old girls would like you to come back also. They want to see the greatest quarterback ever play some more!

Life without Brett is unimaginable. He has revived a historic franchise and brought a winning tradition back to Green Bay. The young Packers have a bright future and I think Brett realizes that. I think I speak for the rest of the Packer Nation when I say we appreciate everything he has done and will respect any decision the guy makes. With that said I hope to see the 2007 season filled with highlights of the man, the legend that is BRETT FAVRE!

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UPDATED

EDITED.

[The Shadow]

Obviously, Favre is returning.
Can't wait till the 'official' announcement & the countless, breathless "Oh- my-God- I-can't believe-it's-really-really-true!!!!" messages flashing across this site.
yawn.

[GrnBay007]

Obviously, Favre is returning.
Can't wait till the 'official' announcement & the countless, breathless "Oh- my-God- I-can't believe-it's-really-really-true!!!!" messages flashing across this site.
yawn.

Ohhhhhh cmon Shadow, you know you will have a great big smile that day and how a about a "silent" sigh of relief. :P

[Joemailman]

Re: PRESUPER BOWL RUMOR/PACKERS NEWS PREDICTION

GrnBay007, Bretsky, Madtownpacker,MJZiggy, Fritz, Motife, Woodbuck27, GBRulz, Partial, Red, OS PA, Bulldog,,...everybody:

1. http://cf.wisinfo.com/Packers_Chat/o...q_a_012207.cfm

Pete Dougherty: "My gut feeling is that he'll come back for another year. Just a guy feeling, kind of based on what Harlan has said but more so on observing Favre all these years. When I saw that post-game interview on the field at Chicago, I thought, that's it, he's quitting. But after thinking about it talking with people, I remembered that he is an emotional guy and has a flare for the dramatic. This is all just a guess, though."

2. From an anonymous source, "I heard from a player who is represented by the same agent as Brett that he will sign a 2 year extension shortly."

I think maybe what they meant was that Brett has signed a 2 year extension with Prilosec.

[MJZiggy]

Even that would be good news, Joe. The endorsement deals would prefer him to be a current player...

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PRESUPER BOWL WEEK RUMOR

http://www.packerchatters.com/op-ed/view.php?id=314

Around the NFL by Joe Arrigo PackerChatters

The Packers want a decision from Brett Favre no later than the start of free agency on March 1, because they are expected to bring in a veteran to compete against former No. 1 pick Aaron Rodgers if Favre retires.

That veteran could be Jeff Garcia, who probably won't be back in Philly. The Eagles have said they want to re-sign him, but at least three teams - Minnesota, Tampa Bay and Green Bay (if Brett Favre retires) - appear to have interest in Garcia as a possible short-term starter.


TOP HAT'S NOTE: MMMM..... 8) 8) 8) 8)

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IMO, bringing in garcia would be a great move if brett calls it quits

but he might want a sure fire starting gig, he'd only be a starter in GB, if rodgers is an all out failure and blows all 10 or 12 chances he's going to get

[Merlin]

I don't think Rogers will get 10 or 12 chances. The fans will want to hang TT after the 3rd one.