Favre criticizes Packers' failed attempt at trading for Moss

[GBRulz]

[quote="JustinHarrell"]Favre is the most selfish, me first athlete I've watched closely and it's not even close.

Give me a break. If you are being facetious I apologize but Favre is the most UNselfish athlete. So he speaks his mind? Big deal, it doesn't mean he's seflish. How many times has this guy restructured his contract so other players could be signed? That isn't selfish.

[pbmax]

And I think we have confirmation that all this retirement talk from Favre starting in 2001 or 2002 with Michael Silver in Sports Illustrated was a ploy to keep the heat on the team to win now. Sherman was powerless to resist it as both the coach and GM, Thompson is ignoring it.

I am amazed he is ignoring it so completely, not even making window dressing moves, but I admire his committment to his philosophy.

The tragedy is that neither may get want they want. Favre might have to force a trade if he is unwilling to play out the string hoping for rebuilding to take root.

Thompson, if the lynch mob had their way, might not see the rebuilding project finished.

[GrnBay007]

Any good ideas on custom tshirt designs (slogans) that I could wear to mini-camp next weekend?

LOL yeah...

No Mo Moss. TY TT.

:P

[BallHawk]

1. Addition by subtraction folks. People would not given up on Moss if he hadn't given up on them.

2. EVERY year someone is viewed as the offseason champion. That team is gone by the first round of the playoffs. See Raiders, Redskins, Vikings (sorry Rastak). This year it will be the 49ers, Cardinals and Patriots.

3. It always ends badly or it wouldn't end. Marino blamed Jimmy Johnson and his receivers. Remember him yelling and staring at the offending receivers who dared miss the ball? Young was forced out byh concussions while all the time maintaining he could have still played. Montana was traded. Namath played for the Rams and Unitas played for the Chargers.

If Favre wanted it his way, he either needed to retire early OR become a scout on his way to the GM chair.

T2 may be wrong, but he's got the job title. Reading devious personal motives into each move ignores the simpler reality. The Packers needed to rebuild, Favre or no.

Agree completely. Well said.

[PackerBlues]

Ted Thompson : "I believe in building and that sort of thing. But I think you have to try to help your team. Quite frankly, I'd rather help us now rather than help us a year from now."

Ted Thompson : "What we try to do is everything in our power to try to help make this team as good as it can be," Thompson said Sunday shortly after selecting his 11th and final player of the 2007 draft. "You have to take a lot of things into consideration.

"Sometimes it's an aggressive move; sometimes that aggressive move is not the appropriate time. But you just keep doing everything you can to make the team better. And that's all you can do."



He "thought" he had a deal in place with Oakland going into the draft for Randy Moss? What kind of bull shit is that? For Thompson to say anything at all about making "aggressive moves" is laughable!


The following is taken from a JSonline article by ROB REISCHEL.
(http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=602430)


Green Bay was 22nd in the NFL in scoring in 2006, and the Packers' 301 points were the second-fewest of the Favre era. Only the 2005 Packers had fewer points (298) since Favre arrived in 1992.

Green Bay also scored just 27 offensive touchdowns. That tied the lowest mark of the Favre-era set in 1992 and was the Packers' fewest overall TDs since 1990 when they scored 25.

The Packers' greatest problems came in the red zone, where they ranked 31st. Of Green Bay's 49 trips inside the 20-yard line, it scored just 16 touchdowns (32.7%).

Only Oakland had a poorer success rate in the red zone, going 10 for 35 (28.6%). And the Packers weren't even close to No. 30 Detroit, which went 18-of-45 (40%).



Brett Favre has more than earned the right to speak his mind about everything and anything involving the Green and Gold. Anyone who says differently is just looking to "enable" Thompson. Thompson has done nothing worth mentioning to improve our offense in the 3 years he has been running the show. In fact, looking at what he has done with our offense, I am suprised that Favre is the only guy speaking up on the matter.


Move #1 was to dismantle the O-line. He accomplished that with a quickness.
Next he uses a first round draft pick on Aaron Rogers. Aaron has come in real handy since Thompson wasted that draft pick on him hasnt he? That move was ALMOST as brilliant as trading up for a punter in the 3rd round.
How about trading away Javon Walker on the first day of the 2006 draft. That didnt help put points on the board did it?
More recently he went through the motions of trying to sign Green and trade for Moss. There was no obvious effort to get either deal done.


You people sit there looking down your noses at Favre for speaking out, saying he has no right. I am simply suprised that more people are not speaking up and calling for Thompsons head. Suggesting Favre has no right to speak up.........unreal!

[Rastak]

[quote="GBRulz"]

Favre is the most selfish, me first athlete I've watched closely and it's not even close.

Give me a break. If you are being facetious I apologize but Favre is the most UNselfish athlete. So he speaks his mind? Big deal, it doesn't mean he's seflish. How many times has this guy restructured his contract so other players could be signed? That isn't selfish.

Actually each of those were to his benefit....it just gave him more upfront money while deferring the cap hit.

[BallHawk]

Any good ideas on custom tshirt designs (slogans) that I could wear to mini-camp next weekend?

How about...

Who needs Moss when you're going on a Carlyle Holiday?

[Rastak]

Rolling stoned, gathers no Moss?

[RashanGary]

Hopefully he just hangs it up. I'm rather tired of his big mouth. I'm not worried about what happens when he's gone. I'm sure we can go 4-12 with or without him.

[pbmax]

I vote for the Carlyle "Holliday" shirt.

Rob Reischel has every right to claim Favre has earned the right to speak out. Rob Reischel also has every right to be a hack who is wrong.

The government cannot preclude your right to speak. A private employer can within certain boundaries.

And since its my dollars and eyeballs that pay the freight, I choose to respect and appreciate Favre the QB and ignore Favre the GM.

[GrnBay007]

Hopefully he just hangs it up. I'm rather tired of his big mouth.

Please don't cheer him on this season then.....that would be quite hypocritical.

[Packnut]

Re: Favre

All hedid was say what most of the fans and NFL pundits have been saying.............

He's not a fan.
He's not a pundit.

He's a paid employee of the organization, and is held to a different standard than fans and pundits. Try calling your employer out next week in a trade rag and see how well that goes over.

Well then we disagree. Favre earned the right to say whatever the hell he wants to say. He earned it by playing with injuries when NO ONE else in this league would have even tried. He earned it by having a career game on national tv after his father died. He has earned the right by giving us everything he has. It's very sad that people like you take these things for granted like it means nothing at all..........

[RashanGary]

I cheer the Packers.

[PackerBlues]

moved

[GrnBay007]

I cheer the Packers.

see the above post by packnut