Now, if Favre had done this.....

[MadtownPacker]

Walker did not have a major knee injury when he held out at first with 2 years still remaining on his contract. He was holding out PRECISELY because of the chance of injury, which could potentially hinder his chances at being able to cash in on the elite talent he showed over a 24 game period in 2003 and 2004.

Sounds like he jinxed himself if you ask me. Kharma is always ready to bite you in the ass if you test it.

Had he keep his mouth shut, came in (like he did anyways) and maybe had his mind on his game instead of his wallet he might not have got hurt and gotten the fat contract he desired.

If you are gonna rip Favre for talking smack to the traitor javon then you should be really pissed at the traitor for dissing YOUR team.

IMO, once you ask out of the gang you are dead to me.

[cpk1994]

There is plenty of blame to go around. I agree with Noodle to an extent on Favre...although I disagree that this was some kind of "conceived" move on Favre's part where he "knew what he was doing". It wasn't like Favre called a press conference and had the notion this was what was going to get Walker back in camp.

Favre, like Walker, isn't exactly the brightest bulb when it comes to saying stuff. He is honest...but often that isn't the best approach in terms of making a public comment.

Exactly. I think the media knows enough to show up any time there is a Brett Favre event because they know he's an emotional speaker and they know they can bait him into saying what he does. I don't think Favre would ever, or has ever shown this, GO to the media. The media has always found him. As far as smarts, I don't think Favre would be the first man to let emotion get the better of judgement.

I think especially now that Favre is in the final leg of his career, it's equal doses of desperation for one last shot and his wearing his emotions on his sleeve. You have to take the flees with the dog. We praise him for being a fiery competitor than bash him for being passionate about wanting to win.

Oh really? Remember when Chris Mortensen went to Mississippi to interview Brett about Super Bowl XL(can't remember the exact year but it was during Super Bowl week)? Brett brought up his retiremtn decision on his own. In fact, Mort stated later he wasn't going to ask any of those questions but Brett brought it up. So in a way, Brett has gone to the media once.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Who cares if he's gone to the media or not? He's in his late-30s now. Five years ago he was approaching his mid-30s. The team was going to find a replacement--whether he said he'd play forever or not. QBs that approach their mid-30s deteriorate in a hurry--either because of dimished skills or injuries. He can waver on retirement all he wants. He's not obligated to give the Packers an answer--especially since he likely wasn't sure if he wanted to play or not.

[Freak Out]

Javon was a jerk, who had his dad do most of his talking for him. At the time, it was time for him to act like an adult, who was getting paid ALOT of money, to simply honor the contract that he signed.

He was a jerk? How?

You've never complained about your paycheck? Never?

You've never wasted even FIVE MINUTES of your company's time surfing the internet or taking a long lunch?

Javon was simply trying to make sure he was fairly compensated for his physical talents...in light of the fact the game of football is violent and an NFL career can end at any time.

I hardly see how anyone can view Javon as a jerk. He was a very well spoken young man who was a positive role model in the community...not a two bit thug like any guy on the Bengals roster. You may disagree with his position in the contract situation...it hardly makes Javon a jerk.

So who gets the blame. Someone has to be the bad guy, do you blame favre for ""calling him out"" as people say, TT for not giving him a better deal or at least promising him something, or Walker?

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[Chester Marcol]

Oh really? Remember when Chris Mortensen went to Mississippi to interview Brett about Super Bowl XL(can't remember the exact year but it was during Super Bowl week)? Brett brought up his retiremtn decision on his own. In fact, Mort stated later he wasn't going to ask any of those questions but Brett brought it up. So in a way, Brett has gone to the media once.

Can any one spot the contradiction? You're trying to tell me that the media isn't smart enough to know if they sit down with Brett that he just might open up about whatever the current topic is? When the Walker thing was going down, do you think the media actually thought they would be wasting a trip to Mississippi to get a blurb from Favre?

The media knows exactly who their cash cow is and exactly how to milk him.

[cpk1994]

Oh really? Remember when Chris Mortensen went to Mississippi to interview Brett about Super Bowl XL(can't remember the exact year but it was during Super Bowl week)? Brett brought up his retiremtn decision on his own. In fact, Mort stated later he wasn't going to ask any of those questions but Brett brought it up. So in a way, Brett has gone to the media once.

Can any one spot the contradiction? You're trying to tell me that the media isn't smart enough to know if they sit down with Brett that he just might open up about whatever the current topic is? When the Walker thing was going down, do you think the media actually thought they would be wasting a trip to Mississippi to get a blurb from Favre?

The media knows exactly who their cash cow is and exactly how to milk him.

Mort went down to Mississippi to talk to Favre about his thoughts on the Super Bowl. Not about Walker. Not about his possible retirement. I simply pointed out that Brett had gone on about retirement at least once without any media prodding.

[packinpatland]

If the Packers were not in the SB, why would Mortensen go all the way down to get Favre's 'thoughts' on the game? Who cared??

Enough already.

[cpk1994]

If the Packers were not in the SB, why would Mortensen go all the way down to get Favre's 'thoughts' on the game? Who cared??

Enough already.

I don't why Mort would go down there, I just pointed out that he did go down there and Brett turned it from a interview about the SB to one about himself.