This is going to get really ugly.

If my favorite team and childhood idol weren't involved it would probably be pretty entertaining.

"Despite the wave of speculation, Vikings head coach Brad Childress insists that Tarvaris Jackson is his guy."

 

Childress would shiv Jackson if it meant he could get Favre, or any top flight QB.

I agree... because... well... it is.

It is past ugly into the relm of the absurd...

See, I would say that absurd comes first, then ugly... we should probably figure out how this works that way we know what word to use when Brett asks the comish for re-instatement because thats when the poop will hit the fan.

Oh, this thing has reached FUBAR stage. Pat knows what I'm talking about.

Green Bay should just do nothing and let Farve just sit out. Pretend like he doesn't exist and let Farve just whine and complain about it.

Problem is that Brett actually holds a lot of power.  If he asks for reinstatement the Packers have 24 hours to put him on the roster or release him.  Unfortunately, I think that move is inevitably coming soon.

Great.  More coverage of this drama.  It's getting to the point where I'm going to miss all the "OH TOM BRADY HE'S SO DREAMY" crap that infests the New England sports media.  It's only mid-July and I have a feeling for the next several months it's going to be All Favre All the Time.

Tomorrow: Brett Favre's secret affair with Madonna!

Now, does this really surprise anyone? Its always been about Favre. Now if this is true, which I believe it is, it just proves that point. Now if I was GB I would say go ahead and request reinstatement and then tell him to get that clipboard ready. Do you think with his ego he would want to do that? Then right before the trade deadline ship him to a crappy team.

And on Friday: Brett Favre's secret affair with A-Rod!

And for your Sunday morning reading - A-Rod gives the clap to Farve, but who did A-Rod get it from?  Madonna or Jeter?

(Edited 07/16/08 11:36PM by ChicaQueso)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The only reason this saga is continuing is because people keep writing uninformed speculation..... like this.
Favre talking to someone he's been friends with for years -- is a non-issue.  The Vikings already publicly stated they aren't interested in him (if you read a little website called ESPN.COM) .... who cares that he talked to him?  He obviously doesn't have any friends in the staff at the Packers anymore -- they are too busy trying to screw him out of playing football. 

And for someone who is trashing the Fox interview.. you certainly didn't watch it... because you said "It makes Favre start to look like a mercenary, rather than a classy guy who should have come out and said "You know what guys, I made a mistake. It's not your fault I retired. Will you take me back?""
Which is the most BS thing I've heard considering he repeatedly said that VERBATIM in the interview.
Michael Jordan retired three times and Chicago didn't turn their back on him.... especially for a player of Aaron Rodgers caliber.... Moved on or not -- Brett repeatedly has stated he made a mistake retiring too early... and that he understands if they want to move on -- but the PACKERS should do the classy thing and release him.
Why won't they?  Because they know he can play and if he goes anywhere in their division they'll get smoked.  Period.
Oh, and lastly
"I mean, at this point, I'm starting to wonder why anyone likes this guy." --
MAYBE because he is one of the greatest football players of all time -- who held his loyalty to one team over 90% of his career and wasn't full of himself.  MAYBE because instead of on field antics, he threw some of the most amazing passes ever seen.  MAYBE it's the strength he showed through his life which he lived very publicly with the Packers and their fans.  MAYBE because he shot straight and played from the heart every single time he was on the field.  OR MAYBE because he holds 6 NFL records above Marino, Elway and oh yeah everyone else.  He deserves a fair shake from the Packers -- the end.  The only reason they won't give it to him -- is because if they lose Rodgers, they will be rebuilding for 4-5 years after Brett DOES officially retire.  If they were "committed" to Aaron Rodgers then they wouldn't have drafted two QB's.  They are committed to keeping Brett in retirement... which is messed up no matter who you are.  But Ted Thompson's a complete idiot -- so none of this should be a surprise.

If you're still wondering "why anyone likes this guy" maybe next time you'll spend more time watching footage and catching up on the game of football you've obviously missed the past 15 years instead of writing a misinformed post like this.

Sorry, these new thumbs up buttons are so flippin' small... I didn't mean to give you a PQ, I meant to give you a bold thumbs up. Sorry