Favre getting closer to decision

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

By Stan Caldwell
Hattiesburg American

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.”

Last year Favre waited until late March before announcing that he would return for a 16th NFL season. He spoke briefly Tuesday after watching his daughter Brittany play basketball for Oak Grove against Hattiesburg High.

The three-time National Football League Most Valuable Player has quarterbacked the Packers for the past 15 seasons. Green Bay was 8-8 in 2006.

“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).”

[HarveyWallbangers]

Like last year, I figure the longer he waits, the more likely it is he comes back. I think this points to him coming back. I think there was probably a part of him at the end of the year that thought he was done (especially before the four game winning steak at the end of the year), but he's probably now wondering "why quit?". If he was dead set on retiring, he probably would have done so right after the season.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Like last year, I figure the longer he waits, the more likely it is he comes back. I think this points to him coming back. I think there was probably a part of him at the end of the year that thought he was done (especially before the four game winning steak at the end of the year), but he's probably now wondering "why quit?". If he was dead set on retiring, he probably would have done so right after the season.

I agree, he'll be back. I wish when it's his last year that he would say so, it would make the year more memorable.

[Partial]

Like last year, I figure the longer he waits, the more likely it is he comes back. I think this points to him coming back. I think there was probably a part of him at the end of the year that thought he was done (especially before the four game winning steak at the end of the year), but he's probably now wondering "why quit?". If he was dead set on retiring, he probably would have done so right after the season.

I agree, he'll be back. I wish when it's his last year that he would say so, it would make the year more memorable.

And make games unbearable to watch!!!

[MJZiggy]

Good point Partial.

[Joemailman]

Like last year, I figure the longer he waits, the more likely it is he comes back. I think this points to him coming back. I think there was probably a part of him at the end of the year that thought he was done (especially before the four game winning steak at the end of the year), but he's probably now wondering "why quit?". If he was dead set on retiring, he probably would have done so right after the season.

I agree, he'll be back. I wish when it's his last year that he would say so, it would make the year more memorable.

I don't think he'll do that though. I don't think he wants to turn his last season into the Brett Favre Farewell Tour.

[Brando19]

Like last year, I figure the longer he waits, the more likely it is he comes back. I think this points to him coming back. I think there was probably a part of him at the end of the year that thought he was done (especially before the four game winning steak at the end of the year), but he's probably now wondering "why quit?". If he was dead set on retiring, he probably would have done so right after the season.

I agree, he'll be back. I wish when it's his last year that he would say so, it would make the year more memorable.

I don't think he'll do that though. I don't think he wants to turn his last season into the Brett Favre Farewell Tour.

True...that's why the past three years have been the Brett Favre Don't Know If He's Retiring But Farewell If He Is Tour.

[Partial]

Favre won't ever do the farewell tour. There is no reason to make a concrete statement like that before the year.

[red]

the fact that he wants to talk to MM before he decides makes me think he wants to come back again, and is looking for a reason too

if he was dead set on retirement he wouldn't be trying to figure out the state of the team

[gbgary]

the last two years i didn't think he'd be back and he surprised me and did. now i think he'll back for sure to get the records and put an incredible, positive stamp on his career.

oops...i hope i didn't just jinx it.

[Packers4Ever]

Good point Partial.

Yeah, as Partial said, unbearable to watch. We'll

all be counting down those 16 games and the

last one will come way too soon. If we feel this

way now, what will it be like come next Nov - Dec ?

[b bulldog]

No doubt about it, he'll be back!

[GrnBay007]

No doubt about it, he'll be back!

I think so too! Yippeee!!!! :P

[Pacopete4]

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..


#4, 4ever

[woodbuck27]

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..


#4, 4ever

Great post Pacopete4.

We are aware that the official stance with M3 and TT is that they want Brett Favre to return for 2007.He has the backing of his immediate family,his friends and many 100's of thousands of fans to return
for two more seasons.

Today is the 25th Jan. 2007 and the Super Bowl is a little more than a week away. I predict that Favre will make his announcement soon after that. If he was going to retire we would have heard that by now.

This story says that Mike McCarthy wants Brett to call him today.

I believe that Brett will discuss direction then with Mike McCarthy, and after the strong finish in 2006, I see little reason for him to declare his retirement. There is way too much upside for him to continue playing.

If he does retire that would be a shock to a majority of Packer fans, a huge story for that week. Packer fans arn't ready for that announcement.

This one certainly isn't.