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10/19/08

Brett Favre May Have Given Away The Green Bay Packers Playbook To The Detroit Lions

Hey Brett.. Next Time You're Upset At The Packers, Give Their Playbook To A Team That Knows What To Do With It

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The breakup between Brett Favre and the Packers was a messy one. We all saw it. Favre didn't want to play, and the Packers were fine with that, and then Favre wanted to play again, but the Packers had already found his replacement, and then Brett wanted to play AGAINST the Packers, but the Packers wouldn't let that happen, so they eventually traded him to the Jets, blah blah blah.

It wasn't pretty. But I'm not sure that anyone realized just how ugly it was. Or perhaps no one realized what a huge prick Mr. Favre really is.

According to comments made by the ever-reliable Jay Glazer on Fox's pre-game show, Favre allegedly called the Detroit Lions and offered them information about the Packers' playbook. The alleged call lasted over an hour, so it's safe to assume that the conversation was pretty in-depth.

Unfortunately for Favre, he picked the worst possible team with which to play Benedict Arnold. The Lions could have known the entire Packers playbook, as well as all of their play calls, audibles, and every single move that the Packers made, and they still would have found a way to lose. The Lions lost their game against the Packers 48-25.

After hearing about this, we can come to a few assumptions:

Brett Favre is a selfish prick. After years of "loyalty" in Green Bay, he handled his retirement and un-retirement in the worst way possible. And even after screwing that up, he continued to stick it to the team, the city, and the fans who had supported him unconditionally for so many years.
Brett Fave is an unethical piece of crap. This isn't just a bit shady, or slightly mean. It's flat out wrong, illegal, and a violation of the highest degree.
Brett Favre is a complete moron. The Lions? Seriously? The LIONS??? Of all teams, why the Lions? Like I said earlier, they could know every single aspect of every single play that the Packers were planning on running, and they STILL wouldn't be able to win that game. Could Brett really be so stupid to think that this would accomplish anything? Who knows... maybe the score would have been 56-12 or something, without Favre's trickeration.

Hopefully, Roger Goodell gets a hold of this, and slaps a big suspension and a fine on Favre. This is WORSE than Spy Gate, worse than guys who take steroids, and worse than Ed Hochuli blowing a few calls. This is a case of a 39-year old man acting like a 6-year old whose mother wouldn't buy him a candy bar. This is someone who has allowed his bitterness to affect his actions in a way that is totally unacceptable.

Forget the fact that it had no influence on the game, since Favre was too stupid to try cheating with a competent team. Don't look at the results... look at the crime. Favre has taken the fabric of the NFL's integrity, and ripped it to shreds. Legend or not... if this is true, he needs to pay.

Bitter Brett Favre Reportedly Called the Lions to Tell Them All About the Packers Offense [Fanhouse]

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10/19/08

kantwistaye

11	This was way unacceptable and totally unethical, but in no way was it worse than Spygate. Spygate was team sanctioned cheating, where as this was just a rogue player.

10/19/08

kantwistaye

11	This was way unacceptable and totally unethical, but in no way was it worse than Spygate. Spygate was team sanctioned cheating, where as this was just a rogue player.

10/19/08

Pat

kantwistaye wrote:

This was way unacceptable and totally unethical, but in no way was it worse than Spygate. Spygate was team sanctioned cheating, where as this was just a rogue player.

I disagree, in the sense that at least a) the Patriots had to work for it, while Favre was just handing it to the other team, and b) the Patriots did it in the interest of winning games, while Favre did it purely out of spite. To me, that's much more despicable.

10/19/08

mydyna97

5	Favre is a tool! He should be a legend in Green Bay but crap like this will tarnish his legacy if it's true. He doesn't even realize he's spitting in the face of the fans that supported him for years. I was pissed at Ted Thompson in the beginning but I never guessed Favre would be an even bigger ass-clown.

10/19/08

MrNFL

3	Usually this is the type of story I don't believe for a minute. But Jay Glazer said this??? Hmm....

10/19/08

flashback696

7	Right now, the Lions wouldn't know what to do with a goose that lays golden eggs.

10/19/08

MrNFL

1	Another thing Glazer's article said, that there weren't any rules against this. As douchey as it sounds, he can't be suspended for it.

10/20/08

jay_d_hot1

7	first off, Semper Fi, and secondly, a play book is like a battle plan, you don't keep using it over and over, and should there be any reason to think security has been comprmised, the plan (or play book in this case) is/are re-written. Any general and or coach knows this. Also, spying is a part of the games traditions, there fore, I must agree with Mr. NFL on this.

10/20/08

bigtoe21178

0	the gloves are coming off farve made his bed he is going to have to learne how to sleep in it

10/20/08

danny_n94

Favre is proving to me that he is and was a douche and only cares about himself. Instead of trying to get back at the Packers and Thompson, this clown should try and help the Jets get better. It has backfired. He cant beat the lame Raiders while adding on to his untouchable interception record, while Rodgers is proving to be a good QB. If Mort would have reported this I would not have believed it, but since it came from Jay Glazer I totally believe this.

10/20/08

jjh8857

5	Damn dude do you take every Pollyanna view on sports you can. You hate the Yankees & Brett Favre. Let me guess you hate Barry Bonds & the Lakers too?

10/20/08

beerstudk

6	Until any REAL evidence is presented (which is very unlikely) this story is nothing more than that..... a story. I'm willing to give Favre the benifit of doubt until something concrete is presented.

10/20/08

Pat

5	jjh8857 wrote: Damn dude do you take every Pollyanna view on sports you can. You hate the Yankees & Brett Favre. Let me guess you hate Barry Bonds & the Lakers too? I'm a Boston sports fan... What do you expect?

10/20/08

Boski93

6	flashback696 wrote: Right now, the Lions wouldn't know what to do with a goose that lays golden eggs. They would make the goose try to play QB which would mean it would get destroyed..

10/20/08

snbslugger

0	jjh8857 wrote: Damn dude do you take every Pollyanna view on sports you can. You hate the Yankees & Brett Favre. Let me guess you hate Barry Bonds & the Lakers too? Guilty.

10/20/08

davieoirish1

Ok, does anyone really care about this??? I mean, like SO WHAT?? Farve is an overpaid jock with no brain, is that really something new?? I don't think so. He did something stupid but being stupid seems to go with most professional athletes. Ok, he got mad at Green Bay. In some ways he had a right to be mad. They treated him like a lost stepchild when he wanted to return, saying no thanks. He did what any spoiled brat would do and sought pay back. Is anyone really all that surprised that he did. Still, so what, if he gave info it didn't help and if they don't want that info going to another team safeguards need to be put in place to stop it. If there is and he broke the rules, ban him. Nobody will miss him anyway.

10/20/08

rjoelmc

Who knew what was in Favres' mind except Favre himself. I still respect him as a quarterback, but not so much as a man and role model. The LIONS?? They wouldn't know a good play if it walked across the field and smacked them in the head. I've seen better play calling in pee-wee football games! Favre should have had the sense to give them the Packers Playbook for Dummies, the ABRIDGED version. Especially considering the coaching staff:
Head Coach- Daffy Duck / Offensive Coach-Goofy/ Defensive Coach-Sponge Bob Gay Pants

10/20/08

Luke4HMS

1	Whatever, I would not believe this CRAP unless Brett told me himself. AND WHO CARES? LOL

10/20/08

jonsteven

3	Favre says that the report is "Total B.S".... I'll take him at his word until I see evidence to prove it..

10/20/08

Pat

0	Luke4HMS wrote: Whatever, I would not believe this CRAP unless Brett told me himself. AND WHO CARES? LOL You think Brett would come out and admit something like that? You people are hilarious.

10/20/08

Pat

jonsteven wrote:

Favre says that the report is "Total B.S".... I'll take him at his word until I see evidence to prove it..

I'm going to go with the far more reliable source, and take Jay Glazer at his word, until I see evidence to prove otherwise. Glazer's word has proven to be worth FAR more than Favre's over the past few years. In fact, Glazer knew Favre was getting traded even before Brett did.

10/20/08

snbslugger

1	jonsteven wrote: Favre says that the report is "Total B.S".... I'll take him at his word until I see evidence to prove it.. Favre also said his "itch" to come back and play were "just rumors". Just saying.

10/21/08

bennyprofane

Pat:

An isolated incident of attempted spiteful revenge is worse than years of systematic, deliberate and detailed cheating, throughout all layers of the orginization, the scope of which will never be truly known, and which was never truly paid for, nor did its participants show any remorse or assume any responsibility, but did influence playoff games and most likely led to the formation of an NFL dynasty? Right.

The funny thing is you try to portray yourself as objective.

10/21/08

Pat

bennyprofane wrote:

For starters, I have prefaced several articles with notes letting everyone know that what they're about to read is biased, and that I have no interest in objectivity.

Second, your perspective on the situation is just as biased as mine. Not surprising, since you're an Eagles fan, and would love nothing more than to believe that your team should have won.

10/21/08

bennyprofane

Pat wrote:

But if you admit you are biased, than it is almost not fair to even comment on it in relation to Spygate.

And you're right, it chaps my a** a bit, and I can't help but think there was something amiss in all the Pats victories, especially against the Eagles, but Spygate versus This, c'mon.

Disclaimer:
I am not defending Favre's actions, and find him to be a reprehensible, selfish prima donna.

10/21/08

danny_n94

Pat wrote:

Not too mention Glazer reported Favre was going to come back and not retire, and Favre insisted he was staying retired. Right now Glazer has WAY more credibility than Fave

10/21/08

jjh8857

1	You guys amaze me. You're still whining about Favre unretiring. He changed his mind. Get over it. When you went from McDonald's to Burger King did anyone complain?

10/22/08

flashback696

jjh8857 wrote:

You guys amaze me. You're still whining about Favre unretiring. He changed his mind. Get over it. When you went from McDonald's to Burger King did anyone complain?

Changing his mind is one this - making it sound like the Packers were the villians is something completely different. They had asked him at several occasions in the spring if he would like to come back. After several "nos", it was time for the Packers to start working on moving on. An 11th hour "oh, wait, I want to play again, can you start over and throw out all the work you just did because I'm Brett Farve and there shall be no other QBs beside me" strikes me as max diva. Get over the fact that hes nothing more than a self-important prick and real Packers fans should be happy hes throwing interceptions in New York instead.

10/22/08

jjh8857

1	Self-Important Prick? He made the Packers relevant again. One of the Top 15 QBs of all time. I don't get your bitterness towards him. He changed jobs. So what?

10/22/08

Pat

0	jjh8857 wrote: Self-Important Prick? He made the Packers relevant again. One of the Top 15 QBs of all time. I don't get your bitterness towards him. He changed jobs. So what? I don't understand why you continue to pretend that you see nothing wrong with this. No one is blaming him for playing for the Jets, and you know it. It's the way he has gone about it.

10/22/08

Luke4HMS

(Edited by Luke4HMS)
jjh8857 wrote:

Self-Important Prick? He made the Packers relevant again. One of the Top 15 QBs of all time. I don't get your bitterness towards him. He changed jobs. So what?

Yes, what is the big deal, EVEN IF HE COULD TELL THEM THE PLAY_BOOK in an HOUR PHONE CALL. LMFAO
I can tell you they have Runs through the middle, Passes all over the Field and Sweeps to the outside. lol All teams are able to TRY ANY PLAY at any time and a good Defense is ready for anything.
What good would this have done Favre? Was he paid for this info? I dont know that reporter or whoever from ADAM so for all I know this is just some idiot trying to get his Name in the LIGHT!!!

Favre is one of the GREATEST EVER, cant see that? Open up them eyes, he is having success with a team that would not have very many W's this year with-out him, does that bother you HATERS of Favre?

I dont get it, why all the hostility, because he wants to play football?

10/22/08

Pat

"Favre is one of the GREATEST EVER, cant see that? Open up them eyes, he is having success with a team that would not have very many W's this year with-out him, does that bother you HATERS of Favre?"

How does any of that make him any less of a prick?

"I dont get it, why all the hostility, because he wants to play football?"

You're right. You don't get it. The hostility has nothing to do with him wanting to play football. It has a lot more to do with lying to the public in a tear-filled press conference, and then turning his back on the fans who supported him through the years, while he threw more interceptions than anyone else in the history of the game, and couldn't even win half as many SB's as Tom Brady. Those fans supported him through the good and the bad, and he still turned around and basically told them to go screw themsleves.

Brett Favre is a despicable pile of human feces.

10/23/08

jjh8857

(Edited by jjh8857)

Why is he a prick? What does he owe the public? He has every right to change his mind as many times as he wants. Don't forget that the guy played hurt when many, many, many other QBs would have sat out. Your problem is that you think sports figures give a damn about you or owe you anything. Guess what? They don't. You don't think McCarthy & Co. are self righteous in their own right? Don't forget that Favre asked the Pack to let him go out & EARN the starting job & they wouldn't let that happen.

10/23/08

Pat

jjh8857 wrote:

And you seem to think that a man who has been paid millions of dollars for years on end to throw a football somehow deserves respect from me by default.

If Brett Favre doesn't owe anything to the fans of Green Bay who paid his salary for 16 years, then why do I owe it to him to kiss his ass?

By the way... McCarthy did Favre a FAVOR by not letting him compete for the job. Aaron Rodgers would have made him look like a fool.

10/23/08

jjh8857

Pat wrote:

I never said the fans owed him anything either. He played football, played it well & played hard. They got their money's worth. He's gone. Move on & get over it. Yeah how delusional are you now. Stop while you're ahead. Rodgers is better than Favre? You think the Pack gets to the NFC Title Game this year?

10/23/08

Pat

jjh8857 wrote:

No, I don't see them making the NFC Championship game this year. But I don't think they would have made it with Brett, either. Last year turned out as well as it possibly could have, and they still couldn't get over the hump.

Yes, Aaron Rodgers is a better QB then Brett Favre RIGHT NOW.

I'm over it. But clearly, Brett isn't, since he feels the need to be a total douche and backstab the fans who he claimed to care about.

10/24/08

Luke4HMS

(Edited by Luke4HMS)
Pat wrote:

The fans who have been there for Favre are still with him, the shirt-tail riders have jumped ship because it is harder to count on Favre now, HIS TEAM (JETS) WOULD NOT HAVE WON CRAP WITH OUT HIM. Green Bay has a better team, with Favre at GB, we know they would look A LOT better. All Jets WR's are banged up, he should just now even be getting used to the team but instead he has been doing what he has done his whole career, BREAKING RECORDS.

If you throw the ball as much as Favre you are going to get int.'s even still, Wish we had Favre in Dallas right now.

If you are/were ever a fan of Favre you would not be so full of HATE and RESENTMENT. What is your deal, did Favre tell your secret play? LMFAO, GROW UP, This crap happens in football.

AND YOUR TITLE FOR THIS CRAP IS WRONG, FAVRE DID NOT CALL THEM. ( WATCH THE NEWS) lol
Get some facts then try to post YOUR HATE.

10/24/08

Pat

Luke4HMS wrote:

"Get some facts then try to post YOUR HATE."

Your comment is completely hilarious. With your reaction, one would think that I posted excerpts from Mein Kampf or something.

"Green Bay has a better team, with Favre at GB, we know they would look A LOT better"

That's complete BS. We don't know that. In fact, I believe the opposite is true. The Packers are a better team with Rodgers than they would be with Favre.

"If you are/were ever a fan of Favre you would not be so full of HATE and RESENTMENT. What is your deal, did Favre tell your secret play? LMFAO, GROW UP, This crap happens in football."

Maybe you're right, but I have never been a huge Favre fan, and after the BS he has pulled in recent years, I never will be. And I don't have to, either. But ironically, your reaction to ME is more severe than my reaction to Favre. When did I pee in YOUR cheerios?

"Wish we had Favre in Dallas right now."

Me too, because I would love to see the Cowboys suck even worse than they do now.