BREAKING NEWS: Farve Plans to Stay Retired (For at Least the Next Five Minutes)
by ericj69 on May 7, 2009 2:52 PM CDT
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Cue the World News Tonight music...
According to Yahoo, Brett Favre is not going to sign with the Vikings, citing a "source close to the team". The report also indicated that the Mississippi Man of Mystery will address the situation publicly "soon", which I'm sure means "any time within the next four months."
If you read my story yesterday, it shouldn't be a surprise that I'm pretty excited about this news. Unfortunately, I also realize that this is simply one report from one anonymous source, and this story involves the biggest flip-flopper of all-time.
My personal conspiracy theory: since Favre is getting all of his SportsCenter thunder stolen by Manny Fertility Mania today, he's going to lay low until he can have all the headlines to himself again in a few weeks. Or maybe he's making this "not signing" statement just to stay in the headlines? Just a thought.
Go ahead and feel free to discuss in the comments section, because call me crazy, but I don't see this story going anywhere for quite a while. I better start removing all sharp objects from the area surrounding my computer.
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by Dane Noble on May 7, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric, this is just how I predicted to friends that this would turn out.
My guess is that Chili and Brett had their heart to heart and Chili told Brett they’d love to have him come to camp for a minimal contract with incentives and compete with Rosenfels and Jackson and then maybe he could hold the clipboard and hope one or both faltered. Favre then said he’d stay retired. End of story — thank god.
by VikingBillArlingtonVA on May 7, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that’s true, than I’d definitely respect Chilly a little more. Obviously there’s no way we can know exactly what went down, but hopefully it was something like this.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please, please, please let this report be true.
by Knut on May 7, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can my blood pressure going down!
I really, really, really hope this report is true!
by wesjt on May 7, 2009 3:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Love to see all of these sports reporters back peddle their A$$’s off.
by Loki on May 7, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor Rachel Nichols.
Talk about a waste of ESPN’s travel budget.
by ericj69 on May 7, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a downer for those poor shmucks staking out the Hattiesburg airport.
by Knut on May 7, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it would have been more productive to stake our Mr.Wilf’s Private jet?
by Loki on May 7, 2009 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm taking him at his word
To quote myself:
I honestly don’t ever want to see or hear from him again until that beautiful day in Canton, Ohio in 5 years time when he takes his well deserved place in the Hall of Fame. Then I hope he disappears into the swamps of Mississippi again.
I am going to indulge myself with this fantasy. Favre may reconsider later but I don’t think the Vikings will take him later. I think this was his one chance to take it or leave it and he chose to leave. The Vikings want to move forward and prepare for the season.
by Cobra312004 on May 7, 2009 3:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to admit it, but I agree with your assessment of the Vikes. I don’t think they will let Favre play games all off-season. There is still time to repair this thing in the next couple days. But if he’s not on the rost by the next OTA, I think he’ll never be a Viking.
It kills me to see all these fans act so juvenile about signing him. I don’t care if he used to be a Packer, I just want a winner. I think Sage could be good, but that’s the key word, “could”. With Favre you get a known commodity. This year is too important to risk. Teams this good don’t come along every year.
by newmexvike on May 7, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should add a picture of Favre crying...
Those always make me laugh.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Surgery
I just wanted to play for the Vikings. Not have surgery. Please, no needles or knives.
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption
I’m just so confused, I don’t know what to do. I didn’t even realize N.Y. was a differant shade of Green. Then I heard a voice tell me “If you go up north, it will come”. I thought it was talking about a Superbowl Ring, I didnt know about the nervous breakdown I would have after releasing my latest rumor through sources. My God, what have I done? I’m sorry….I have sinned.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"
by VikesFaninNM on May 8, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre
Favre is not coming back to the NFL and the Vikes will continue their 0-for-Ever non-Super Bowl winning streak. Viking fans on this post who wanted Favre on the Vikes should be ashamed of themselves and should be outlawed by real Viking fans. I’m the biggest Green Bay Packer fan alive and I would never want or accept a past Viking great on my beloved 12x World Champion Squad…
True Viking Fans should stand tall and never stoop to begging for your biggest rivals greatest player ever….
Shameful yet not surprising… Just like that weak dome… Shameful yet not surprising…
by Packers Rule on May 7, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Go away, loser.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
biggest Packers fan alive
Yeah…. I’m sure.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on May 7, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You never know
he could have meant it in a literal sense.
by BacksThePack on May 7, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Bears Fan...
I will gladly state (with pretty much everybody here I would guess) that you Packers fans and that abortion of a team you root for SUCK the most of all.
Green and gold makes me physically ill to look at… Have a nice cry, Brett…
by sabbath999 on May 7, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for the Bear’s fan, coming onto the Vikings site, and ripping a Packer’s fan! Awesome
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on May 7, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no higher calling in life...
Than tearing apart Packers wherever your find their misbegotten ilk.
by sabbath999 on May 8, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for a packer fan
you seem to be scoping the vikings site an awful lot (even subscribing to this blog so you can post)
Not very good fan if you ask me.
The only reason I would want Favre is to break the heart of every fan in Wisconsin (I can’t settle for GB alone). In the end that probably wouldn’t take too long to break a GB fan’s heart, considering they are medically classified as “hanging by a thread” with all that cheese and sausage….
by allday28 on May 7, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whatever, you guys will suck again. The Vikes will kick the Packer’s ass with or without Favre. It would have been fun to watch you guys squirm when Favre won back to backs in Purple. Leaving you to wonder which team he was going to retire as. But oh well, this train stops for no one and it’s gonna run over your asses twice this year.
by newmexvike on May 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else detect the jealousy in his tone? Suprising? No, just shameful. Cue the “lightbulb joke”.
"Skol pa fiskande"
by NobleSavage on May 8, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Super Bowl Titles... Manimal... You are the loser:) Hahaha
by Packers Rule on May 7, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s not the one going onto other blogs to talk trash. Kind of ironic coming from the fan of a team who couldn’t even hit .500 last year without Favre.
by Frost on May 7, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ask Al Harris how fun it was to face us last year?
Atleast the Vikings don’t stoop to the level of “helmet-to-knee” to stop your best player….
by allday28 on May 7, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does everyone...
Bring up the past? The Vikings won the North last year. It’s always “What have you done for me lately?” The Vikings delievered a NFC North Title. The Packers had a top 10 pick in the draft. Congratulaions. I’m soooooo jealous.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all know the old adage...
How many Packers fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Three. One to screw it in, and the other two to talk about how great the old light bulb used to be.
by ericj69 on May 7, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that'll never get old to me
I love it. Just like the cigarette box/cellophane – vikings super bowl trophy case never gets old to Pack fans.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on May 7, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
never heard that joke...
but I know this one. Why don’t the Vikings ever eat cereal? Because every time they get near a bowl they choke. I know it’s about the Vikings, but it’s still kinda funny.
by PurplePeopleEaters09 on May 7, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know ya'll feel like cheering "this is over!"
And I don’t blame you. But i have a gut feeling this is a smokescreen. Too fast nd too many questions neither party is ready to answer. So they throw out a blurb to Yahoo.
Leave it to a Packerfanny to blurb on another site. Thought I saw the last of those Aholes but I should have known better.
Ps Your little hero called out to us many times. Yah. Green Bush must be a great place for a guy to put a black mark on his HOF picture as a Pecker-sorry ,Packer
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Adrian Peterson Is Gone After 1st Contract... Due to no QB to protect him... hahaha
You heard it here first….. Viking Fans… Prepare for more painful departures after A.D…..
by Packers Rule on May 7, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The deaparture I look forward to most
Is seeing you banned from this blog.
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
by Robert Rence on May 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, you're not even a member of the packer blog....
what kind of loser, who claims to be the biggest packer fan ever, joins an enemy team blogs to chirp about complete BS and not support his own team’s site???
by allday28 on May 7, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He created a fake name...
So we wouldn’t go embarass him at the Packers’ blog.
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it a bit of surprise
That “Packers Rule” wasn’t taken yet? Come to think of it…no. :)
by ericj69 on May 8, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why? You want to sign him Mr. Forever faithful.
You might have noticed most of us were not thrilled with having ol Brettt. You would know that if you could read. So go back and milk your cows and have a fantasy abou t sleeping with Bart Starr
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So
Now that it’s widely known we offered a contract to Favre… Will Jackson’s feelings be hurt, causing him to demand a trade?
by Frost on May 7, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps
Do you think he’d be able to get a starting position elsewhere in the league?
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
by Robert Rence on May 7, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, actually, I think he might. As long as teams forget the second half of the philly game.
by Frost on May 7, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully he just uses this as motivation, realizing that he (and the guy who chose him) are running out of chances.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dan Barreiro Said it best..
All you Vikings fans who are happy that Favre is (supposedly) not coming to the Vikes anymore are nothing more than Cowards who just don’t want this team to win, and when the front office doesn’t make moves that will help this team win, You have no right to criticize them.
by Tony_O on May 7, 2009 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's not good anymore!
Why would I want my favorite team to get a (nearly) 40 year old quarterback who has lost power in his arm and has a problem with his biceps?
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I’m a coward because I think he’s washed up, would destroy our image and our locker room, wouldn’t even get us a Super Bowl for all that trouble, and because I straight up hate him? Funny, didn’t think that was what a coward was.
Call me a hater, that’s fine. But hating doesn’t make me a coward.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I’m a coward and I don’t want the Vikes to win. Wow, you know me so well…
Like Manimal has said repeatedly – there’s no guarantee that Farve would have made this team better. And I hate hime. So what’s the upside…
by Knut on May 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are the two most important reasons in my opinion also. Not necessarily in that order though.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre is what the Vikes DON'T need at QB
If the Vikes bring in a QB, it needs to be a game manager who doesn’t turn it over and lets our defense and AP win our games for us. Favre is the exact opposite. I was against Sage, against Cassel, against Cutler, against every FA QB available this year. Might as well let T-Jack screw it up with the chance of him getting better than a known veteran screwing it up.
by BacksThePack on May 7, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I R Confuzzled
Is BacksThePack a Packer fan? If so, then why does he use verbage such as “our defense and AP win our games for us” when speaking of the Vikings? Help me figure this out before I go cross-eyed!
by Lofoten on May 7, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wolfpack, per his profile.
It was only one click away…
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by Dane Noble on May 7, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I give T-jax, Sage and Booty credit
Never hear them publicly whine and complain. If T-jax can’t pan out as a QB. i wish we could utilize his athletic abilty somewhere.
I still have hope for Boots. He is patient. Forget those pre season shows.Attitude is right and I liked how he said before geting drafted he wanted to be a Viking. Just for that I hope it pays off for him some day. Just the type of kid you like to see good things happen to
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they never had a chance to say anything
This whole thing only lasted three days.
"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."
by Mitchell_M on May 7, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now there is an idea.
Sage QB, TJax TE and Slot Receiver…maybe take over for Tapi.
by Lofoten on May 7, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Green Bay fan would have been mad because we signed Favre when he was not our draft pick, would all of his success in Green Bay not count because Atlanta drafted him and then GB traded for him?
Or would the packers titles have an Astrix because Reggie White was a free agent?
Only championships won with players you draft count?
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s not because we didn’t draft him, it’s because he was the face of our hated rival for a good portion of my lifetime.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does that mean the celtics championship does not count because Kg was our face?
Or (*as my previous post said) any of the success with Reggie White does not count for you because he was an important part of the Eagles?
Or Warner does not count in Arizona this year?
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were the Celtics and Timberwolves hated rivals?
Honestly can’t say for Reggie White, don’t know much about the Eagle/Packers history.
Warner QBed the Rams, but not for nearly as long as Favre QBed the Packers. Also, I can’t say for sure, but Vikings-Packers seems a more bitter rivalry than Rams-Cardinals.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the reason Favre would not count for the vikings has nothing to do with what Favre does with the vikings or how the vikings got him, but because the packers want to complain about their rival?
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not exactly following you , but the reason I don’t want Favre are as follows:
1. I think he’s old and washed up.
2. He just tore the tendons in his throwing arm’s bicep.
3. I don’t think he gets us a Super Bowl.
4. Suddenly the Vikings are the Favres, and I think a Super Bowl with him would be tainted.
5. He’s been the face of the Packers for most of my life.
6. He would be playing for us because he wants to beat the Packers, not to win a Super Bowl.
7. I’ve hated him more than any other person on the planet for most of my life.
I think that sums it up.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am sorry. I assumed you were a GB fan for some reason. So I was responding to you as Gb fan, not as a MN fan. I just mis-read your name.
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, it’s alright man, it’s not the first, second, or even third time my name’s confused someone.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Liter of Cola is French for...
Give me some GD Cola!
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
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by FarvaForTheVikings on May 8, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
citrus, I agree. I think Booty might be a darkhorse for the season. He is young, comes from a very good college background. Worked hard to improve his body this offseason and had a year to learn the system. Maybe Sage starts with Booty as the backup?
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a chance in Hell.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he that much of a worse QB prospect than Jackson?
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t say for sure, but probably, yeah.
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by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now I usually get on people’s cases for jumping on Booty’s, but… he had a terrible pre-season. Nobody can question that. Unless he shows a huuuuge improvement this pre-season, then, yes, he definitely appears to be much worse than Jackson.
Obviously the pre-season doesn’t mean crap, but Jackson at least had a pretty good pre-season his rookie year. Booty just threw picks and his highly-touted accuracy never made an appearance.
by Frost on May 7, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Booty...
But by all accounts, he’s still very raw. Went late in the draft for a reason. Probably got drafted because he played at USC, a pro style offense. He’s a project. It will be Sage and Tarvaris, one and two, either one starting, other one will be the backup.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not think he is a savior or anything, and I personally hope he is just holding a spot for Bradford, but considering his skill set and coaching (usC not chilly) I would not be surprised if he is a factor in the Qb position.
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope...
I hope the Vikings are not in the position to draft Bradford next year. That would mean it was a long, long season.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The draft can be manipulated. He could fall (ala Rodgers/Quinn) or we could move up (jets)
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously.
I’m just saying, as most drafts go, highly touted QBs go very high. I’m hoping the Vikings draft in at least the high 20s next year, where it would be very difficult to trade up. I’m just saying.
Yes, anything is possible. We know that. I was merely stating based off “normal” draft situations. What the Jets did was a pretty big move, and I think they got a great deal.
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by Manimal on May 7, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Booty is NOT the answer
I think the reason he went late is his total LACK of arm strength. God I hope this latest news is true, and we don’t have to deal with this Brett BS any longer, but Farve still has an arm 10 times better than JDB. 20 in his prime
by Duluth Viking on May 7, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
High 20's?
Manimal, i forgive you for a slight oversight but I hope they draft 32. I’m not saying it will happen but I can always hope.. Right?
Norm Green still sucks!
by diok9 on May 8, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
I agree with you above and then you go and say something like Booty is a dark horse. Booty looked bad in the pre-season and the pre-season is vanilla. They don’t throw any punches at that time. He would get eaten alive in the regular season. He needs AT LEAST one more year on the bench. Even if he tears it up this pre-season, just remember; vanilla, not reality.
by newmexvike on May 7, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I agree. Booty still has an upside. As I stated before. He has the right attitude/willing to work and pay his dues. Lesser touted men have had great success. One who I won’t mention anymore out of respect for a dead horse and Tom Brady.
Judging his potential on being put in crappy situations was like putting a fat lady in a bikini contest. It was a no win situation. Just a chance to start him out and get a feel. If the fat lady sees what she has to do to be a contender so Booty sees what he has to do.
I was glad when we traded up to get him. I think you will see this kid rise to the occasion. Maybe not this year but he has had a chance to work the system for a year. I anticipate he will do much better in his pre-season outings this year.
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay No Favre
High Fives all around. :D
by PizzaDelivery on May 7, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll uncork the champagne.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
New conspiracy theory...
Favre cant come back because his bicep is still shredded. He is planning on having surgery and rehab….Then he will comeback and sign with the vikings. Oh yeah, assuming there is no other news going on at the time.
by gl12ox05 on May 7, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Chris Mortenson of ESPN said just this morning that Favre does plan on hiring QB coach and having surgery. There is no question in my mind that the only way he’ll come back, will be for the Vikes. So why is he doing this? Remember, he has not said squat to the effect that he’s staying retired. All this stems from one report. It’s amazing the hype that surrounds this story.
by newmexvike on May 7, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coach Favre
What if he came back as staff, rather than as a player….. QB coach maybe….
Hey, I’m just sayin’…. :)
by DCPurple on May 9, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Major Press Conference
Roger Goodell is preparing to announce to the press that the NFL will play again in 2009, despite the fact that Brett Favre has taken his football and gone home with it.
by Elgar on May 7, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/12045/20090507/report_favre_anxious_to_join_vikings/
Contradiction? So confused.
Star Tribune – Brett Favre, according to NFL sources, is agreeable to undergoing a minor procedure in which surgeons complete the cutting of the tendon. The recovery period would be quick, and Favre would be ready to go long before training camp.
Indications are Favre is as anxious to join the Vikings as Childress is to have him running an offense that includes Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson and wide receivers Bernard Berrian and Percy Harvin.
“I try not to get too caught up in it because I don’t want to get too overexcited, thinking that he’s coming and then all of a sudden he doesn’t,” Berrian said. "He would be a great addition to the team. He’s a great player. He’s done so much for the NFL by himself. He definitely would bring leadership to the team.
“He’s been in the league for 17, 18 years and to have a player of his caliber come in, it speaks volumes for what he can do for this team.”
by revprodeji on May 7, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was earlier this morning, before the "other news" broke.
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by Dane Noble on May 7, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody else figured this out?
This just means that he wouldn’t commit to the vikes for minicamps and the entire preseason, and wilf and chilly weren’t about to okay that…
so instead, he’ll just wait, and we’ll end up taking him whenever he wants to come.
by Wu on May 7, 2009 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Farve will be in Purple this year.
It may be by the start of training camp or when Sage (go cyclones) falters or gets injured, but it will happen this year. Bet on it. If truly retiring was what Farve wanted he would have already done the 1 day resigning with the Pack and ended the hoopla. I love this game!!!!
by Drullin'OverDaCards on May 7, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think they had a phone convo and it went like this 5 minutes in
Brett: So Chilly my main man, suppose it’s 3rd and 3 at my own 24 yard line……do you think Harvin could be a surprise deep threat in a short yardage situation?
Brad: Well if you come play for me you’ll be the perfect man for the 1 yard screen to Tahi.
Brett: (Hangs up)
Brad: Hello? Hello? You’ll regret the day you walked out on my kick ass offense!
Seattle Seahawks: We've got Brian Russell and TWO kickers!
by SSreporters on May 7, 2009 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, 3rd and 3 is one situation where the pass-to-Tahi MIGHT work.
by Frost on May 7, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four Words.
This is not over!
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by E5 on May 7, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I’ll believe Favre is fully retired when he is not our QB next year. Remember last year what happened with Brett…Holds a press Conference announcing his Retirement..The Man even broke Down in tears on National TV about his retirement…And then Before we know it..It’s week one and hes throwing for 194 yards and 2 TD’s as QB of the Jets.
by Tony_O on May 7, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Farve was alright before his arm got hurt.
Kurt Warner made it to the Super Bowl at the age of 37. Brett Favre is 40, and he did pretty good with the Jets before his shoulder injury.
I wouldn’t want him unless he gets his shoulder injury fixed by surgury. If the man is better than the guys you got now, which he seems to be, then I say you pick up on him!
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by Revshawn on May 7, 2009 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is just the first step in a dance
tha will last until the end of the madatory OTA’s and minicamps. Favre and Chilly agreed that he will quietly undergo the bicep surgery, and will hire a personal trainer to rehab Favre in Mississippi. Favre never has and never will do OTA’s/minicamps, and Childress can’t back down from saying Favre needs to attend OTA’s and minicamps, or he loses face. But somewhere around the time of the last mandatory team activity prior to training camp, look for him to express some ‘regret for so hastily brushing aside what the Vikings were offering’, keeping in mind all along this was the plan.
Vikes finish their mandatory OTA’s and minicamps, Favre’s desire to play becomes overwhelming. Childress, wanting to ‘explore all options to make our team better’, takes his 190 pounds of twisted steel and rompin’ stompin’ dynamite down to Hattiesburg to see if the reports about Favre working out like a maniac have any legs to them, and comes back ‘blown away by the desire that Brett Favre still has, the passion he still feels, towards the game of football. He’s in great shape, and he still has that desire to go out there and compete his butt off on Sundays.’
Vikes invite Brett up to look around, work him out, then sign him to a one year contract.
Bookmark this, because Favre needs the Vikings so he can unleash his hate unto Ted Thompson, Chilly needs Favre to keep his job, and Wilf needs Favre so he can get a new stadium.
And the people of Minnesota need Favre so they can keep the team in Minnesota.
Ironic in so many ways, isn’t it?
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by MilCardFan on May 7, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Your post scares the bejezus out of me.
by JasonAve6413 on May 7, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is that?
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by MilCardFan on May 8, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he’ll be brought in to replace Bevell….
(startin’ a fresh rumor here, play along)
by DCPurple on May 9, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might be able to accept that… except that I think he’s probably pretty stupid, so I don’t know if it would help. It would be more acceptable than him playing QB.
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Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 10, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MilCard!You stole my crystal ball!
Been saying this all day. This is just a smokescreen so Brett doesn’t look like he is given preferential treatment. Also , looks like he had time to ponder instead of jumping out of an "I retired " statement to “I have had time to think and talk this over with my family. By the way, I had the surgery. it was getting to hard to pull the rope on my mower.” But Brett, you have a lawn crew. “Shut up! It took me 2 months to come up with this”
by CitrusFLViking on May 7, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha! That was great. But I refuse to accept the smokescreen, simply because I really want him to stay retired.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 7, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just for the record
I like to blog about it . I don’t have much else to do at times, but deep down not in favor of it. If it happens there is not much I can do bu tcheer my team on.
by CitrusFLViking on May 8, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I understand. I like how much it’s increased the posts, and I like commenting about it too. But I still don’t want it to happen.
But if it does happen… God forbid… I will… cheer for the team… and hope Childress hands it off to AP or Taylor every play. :D
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 8, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was that supposed to be “butcher my team” or “but cheer my team”? Farva thinks it means “butcher my team” if it means adding Favre.
by Lofoten on May 9, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
known commodity???
This is what we know: Brett Farve will throw as many Int’s as TD’s, the last of which with the game on the line. What we don’t know is which one is last.
by BigSkyViking on May 7, 2009 11:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't Count Favre Out Yet
More likely Chilly told Brett he would have to do mini-camp and workouts, etc.
So Brett said no. Just wait till about JUly 25th, then Brett will magically be talking to the Vikes again. He just wants to avoid the work until about two weeks before the season starts.
by Ragnar on May 8, 2009 8:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crazy!
Y’all will probably want to ban me from this site after this but here it goes… I’ve been a Vikings fan, well before most of you all were born. I watched Joe Kapp and Co. lose a Superbowl and spent plenty of time at the Met watching and loving the Vikings no matter what the outcome of the games. I don’t like the Dome but thats where the Vikings play, I didn’t like Les Steckle but I watched every game. I have been reading just about every post on this site since this whole Brett thing started and I don’t believe what most of you say. I think deep down you all know that Brett Favre is much better than Tavaris and Sage, you just are too stubborn and caught up in silly comments to see that. Do you all hate Ryan Longwell? I haven’t heard anything about that. Darrin Sharper… well I have read some hate about him, but nothing like the Favre stuff. Can any of you HONESTLY say you would rather be one and out in the playoffs than possibly go farther and watch a few more Vikings games this coming season? I really doubt it.I read a post that someones Dad would blow a major organ if he came to the Vikings and never watch football again, Right, not going to happen. If for some strange reason Brett decides to become a Viking, why not enjoy it, he is head and shoulders better than what the team has now and would do much better. If he started to go down hill during the season, BENCH him, like Mangini should have done but didn’t have the balls to. Then they are right back where they were before Brett came to town. No harm done. The networks want it, the NFL wants it and I would love it! It can’t be worse than what we have now. I look forward to your blathering, demeaning replies, bring ’em on, this should be fun and quite interesting.
by Vikingeric2001 on May 8, 2009 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's the thing...
He’s not better. He’s going to be 40. His throwing arm is messed up. He throws just as many TDs as Interceptions.
Why would I want a (nearly) 40 year old quarterback with a penchant for throwing interceptions who needs surgery on his throwing arm?
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First of all...
I am the Dad that the blog mentioned and I can guarantee you that I would NOT watch any of the game when Favre was on the field. I have never wavered on my hatred of Farve or the Packers. I am sure my son can tell you other player/teams that I despise, but none as much at Favre.
BIG difference between Ryan Longwell and Darren Sharper coming to the Vikings, they became Vikings. If Farve came to the Vikings, my beloved Vikings would be come Brett Farve’s Vikings! I think my blood pressure just went up over 200 thinking about that! If you don’t believe I wouldn’t watch the Vikings, you have no idea how much I HATE, absolutely f’ing HATE Farve. To me he is all that is wrong the national sports. Once they anoint a player the best they become obsessed with the player and all you hear about is how great he is, even when he is WAY past his prime. Farve would NOT make the team better. He might make the quarterback position better, but it is a TEAM that wins championships, not individual players! Ask the Green Bay player what they think of Brett Farve right now…
by wesjt on May 8, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See guys?
I wasn’t kidding. My dad really, really hates Favre. :)
by ericj69 on May 8, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He seems like a smart guy. I like how he thinks.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 8, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
its too bad that one player can do that to a person. Wouldn’t someone like… say Donnovan McNabb make the team better as well as the QB position? Tavaris does neither. Sage, yet to be seen, Booty, same. You hate who you want, but the drama of the blood pressure seems unrealistic and maybe you should see a doctor because no matter what he (won’t say his name) will be here and everywhere else for a while.
(Paragraph) The surgery on his arm is not real complicated and would heal rather quickly, just cutting one tendon and would not affect his throwing, so the doctors say. As for int’s, I recall a current Viking QB throw some pretty bad interceptions last year.
Well thats all for me on this subject. It more than likely won’t happen anyway. I will say it’s been fun reading, very entertaining. Keep the comments coming. Good health to all and GO VIKINGS!
by Vikingeric2001 on May 8, 2009 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Viking who threw the most interceptions...
Was Frerotte. He’s no longer on the team. Tarvaris was 8-2 or something like that, TD to INT ratio. He just had that terrible one in the Eagles’ game.
Donovan McNabb =/= Brett Favre
Brett Favre is the Packers’ icon. The Vikings most hated rival. Big difference.
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget
5 fumbles with 3 lost.
by Eric The Viking on May 8, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like 4 with 2 lost.
Peterson should have been creditted antother fumble in the Arizona game, but it was added to Jackson’s total.
by Frost on May 8, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I agree
If Favre came to the Vikings, I would still watch. I bleed Purple & Gold through and through. One player, Brett Favre or not, is not going to make me stop watching football. I hate Eli Manning with a burning passion, but if he joined the Vikings, I would still watch the Vikings. I’ve never hated Favre, I’ve hated what he did to the Vikings when he led the Packers to victory, but I’ve never hated him. I do not begrudge him for what team he played for. Yeah, he was a great player for the Packers, lucky them. I hate the Packers, I do not hate their players… Unless they have a burning hatred for the Vikings, and as far as I know, Brett Favre does not fit that bill.
If Favre joins the Vikings, I’ll still watch, and hell, I’ll root for him. I want the Vikings to win, regardless of who is playing on the team.
Also, on one final note, Favre’s surgery is not serious. If he undergoes it, it will heal up quickly. John Elway had the same surgery, it took him 3 weeks, and he was back to his old self, winning games for the Broncos. It should be the same for Favre.
by Eric The Viking on May 8, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally
a realistic comment. Thank You!
by Vikingeric2001 on May 8, 2009 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Dane Noble on May 8, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's new.
The tastefully named Vikingeric just joined today…he’ll get the hang of things eventually. I especially enjoyed the “(Paragraph)” :)
FYI Vikingeric2001, no special formatting needed to separate paragraphs—just a couple enter keys does the trick. You can also click the “Preview” button before you post to see how it will look. Welcome to the site!
by ericj69 on May 8, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks,
I’ve been reading comments since the site began, but the first time commenting.It’s just that when it comes to typing I’m not so bright! This is a great site! Great place for my Viking fix!
by Vikingeric2001 on May 8, 2009 2:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just remember
When answering to a post that you liked/disliked, use the reply button instead of just posting. Otherwise, your post will end up sliding and it won’t be relevant anymore. Folks will wonder, what is this guy talking about?
Also….Welcome! This is a great site, and will be back to most folks playing nice, once this Favre fiasco is out of the way (if ever).
by Lofoten on May 8, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's never going away.
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will if we “take care” of Favre for good, mwahahaha… >:D
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 8, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am sending a copy of that statement to the FBI (Favre’s Bureau of Interceptions). Once he “intercepts” that, he might decide to stay retired.
Either that or come looking for you, to turn you into his own little plaything.
“It puts the lotion on its skin”
by Lofoten on May 9, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
…
Okay, now I’m a little scared.
It’s okay though, I’ll just put a big sign that says “Commitment” on my house, that’ll keep him away.
In AP I trust
Brett Favre should go die somwhere
by FarvaForTheVikings on May 9, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
There’s a lot of Eric’s on this board! Ha ha!
by Eric The Viking on May 8, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm just glad we all spell it the right way.
None of this ‘k’ BS! Haha
by ericj69 on May 8, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre overrated....
….everyone bags on TJ for throwing that INT in the Iggles game (which Rice didn’t exactly run the crispest route) but Favre throws many more INT’s than TJ and gets a pass from a lot of folks. Sure he throws more TD’s as well, but we really need a QB to take care of the ball and not turn it over so we can pound the D with AD/CT and let our defense hold the lead.
by KC612 on May 8, 2009 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You were right.
This isn’t over. X-Rays were sent to Minnesota for evalution.
Attention all Vikings’ fans. Please remove all sharp materials in your area. We don’t want any casualties. That is all.
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by Manimal on May 8, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't Panic
We live in the Disinformation Age. Tomorrow there may yet be reports these were, in fact, X-rays of the Virgin Mary, which Favre had bought on e-Bay as an April Fools joke. My “sources” tell me reporters are working feverishly around the clock now with Ouija boards and bearded gypsies to save their own jobs and drive up the medical costs of their readerships and/or audiences. The more you read, the less you actually know.
by Elgar on May 8, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good one
I had to wonder who the heck Yahoo has that knows so much about conversations with the Vikings, who reported to ESPN that Chilly was headed to Miss. when KSTP can see him walking into Winter Park, who said BF was ready to get shoulder surgery and now he is sending x-rays.
Someone please pull a fast one and call espn and tell them they saw Brett at Mpls/St. Paul airport and see how quick they put up a breaking new feature.
Personally. I am sick of all their BS. Their job is to get the facts straight. If he is going to sign, the Vikings are not going to say anthing til it happens or BF come out and says in a press conference-no way! Oh! I heard that report too. That he was scheduled to make an announcement saying he was retired.
These guys are making complete asses of themselves. Not the Vikes. Not Brett. They are sitting back laughing at the whole fiasco.
by CitrusFLViking on May 8, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point Citrus
All the Vikes or Favre has said is that they plan to meet sometime in the future, there have been no direct quotes from either Favre, SPielman, Childress, or Wilf.
The media has done nothing but set their hair on fire and run around chasing their own tails.
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by MilCardFan on May 8, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I hit on this in another thread. The true drama queens have been revealed. It’s not Favre so much as it is the media diving at any scrap of information and running with it. rather than checking the validity. At this point, I’m not going to believe anything I read about Favre until I hear a press conference from him or Childress. Somebody’s having fun with ESPN/Yahoo! I think.
by Frost on May 8, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Now What?
Has the Vikes seen the Xrays yet? I got some they need to see! Also I just seen Farves private jet land at the St Paul airport. It flew right over my head at Mounds Park a half hour ago. Call Yahoo! Sports. Farve’s in town!
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by LarryCubFan on May 8, 2009 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What happened Today?
Got so sick of all this I actually broke down and played good husband and shopped for mothers day stuff.
Any new espn fantasy reports on Favre?
by CitrusFLViking on May 9, 2009 1:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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