Favrestock 2009!
by Anthony21 on Aug 18, 2009 1:25 PM CDT
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The Vikings just officially announced the deal in a press release:
“We believe adding a player such as Brett Favre to our mix will be a strong positive for this football team,” said Head Coach Brad Childress. “As we have conveyed before, his unique knowledge of our system, the NFC North and his innate skills make this a rare opportunity. We felt there was a brief window to reconsider the possibility and we owed it to the organization to evaluate our options. After thorough discussion, the same variables that made this a unique and positive situation previously, still exist. Now, our attention turns to getting to work as a team, our next practice and preparing for the season.”
There's only one word to describe what is occurring at Winter Park: Favrestock. The news isn't slowing down as this wild day continues, so we'll do this in bullet point form. I'll be adding to this post as news breaks.
- Vikings.com asks: Are you ready 4 some football?
- Press conference will be held at 5:00p today.
- Favre jerseys are now available.
- The scene at Winter Park when he arrived.
- Favre's on the field and taking snaps as I type this. He entered the field at about 1:30p.
- Mike McCarthy had this to day: "I'm not surprised by it. I don't think anybody should be surprised by it." Translation: Noooo! The Vikings just solidified their status as NFC North favorites!
- John David Booty now wears #9.
- I've heard from a number of people that Ticketmaster was crashing while they were attempting to buy tickets this morning. Judging by the level of excitement at Winter Park, I'd be surprised if any tickets remain.
- Mortensen: Deal is worth between $10 million and $12 million.
- Just taped an interview with Minnesota Public Radio -- I'll let you know if/when audio is posted online.
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It's official...
And I feel so…hollow. I hope I’m wrong, and he doesn’t just fall off after a few games, but I just can’t shake this feeling.
Visit:
http://www.vikingvigil.com
Skol Vikings!
Woot Woot!
by Manimal on Aug 18, 2009 1:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Same here buddy.
I think the worst part is that I’ve stopped caring. I mean really caring. Sure, I’ve been debating it and making my normal dumb, sarcastic remarks, but my heart’s not in it anymore. I’m resigned to my fate. I hate it, but hating it only lasts so long until a sad melancholy settles in. Kind of a… hollow feeling.
In AP I trust
F-A-R-V-A =/= F-A-V-R-E
Charles Woodson is the happiest person on earth right now.
by FarvaForTheVikings on Aug 18, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya...
I’m exited about this, but at the same time I am preparing myself for the worst. Which will be the same as if he hadn’t come in the first place. I do believe he is quite an upgrade at the position. So LETS GO VIKES!
by Vikingeric2001 on Aug 18, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow… that didn’t take long for them to get up the merchandise. Kinda fishy.
Jared Allen is to football what Jason Voorhees is to Lake Crystal.
Percy Harvin is Devin Hester, except someone very smart decided to teach him how to catch and run routes.
by SDviking on Aug 18, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what was it, 3 weeks ago that the Favres "allegedly" bought a house in Eden Prairie, MN?
When he said “no way”, i figured the house buy was just a rumor, but maybe it was true.
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHHHHHH
Can’t….take….anymore…..(explodes).
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
First 3 home games...
They also announced the first 3 home games of the season will be “pain-killer” night in honor of their new QB. They will hand out pills to everyone!
Honestly, you guys couldn’t sell out before this? Disgusting
by brands735 on Aug 18, 2009 1:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fear
is the only reason NFC North fans take pot shots at us now. Be afraid, be very afraid.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very fearful of a team with the league leader in INTs and the league leader in fumbles
by brands735 on Aug 18, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is funny how you forget to mention.
TDs, starts, completions, wins, yards, and 3 MVPs.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow i love this move
i like sage and t-jack but Brett is a better option, just wish he didnt more less skip training camp
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Late Breaking News
Green Bay signs Lawrence Taylor and Gary Reasner. Good Luck Brett
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he has taken the practice field
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
K.C., Houston, Dallas
Defenders have the chance to be the highlight film that live forever. End his off/on career for good. PLEASE
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They could have signed Montana
For the league minimum the original West Coast QB
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 1:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fran Tarkenton was the original West Coast offense QB
People sleep peacably in their beds at night because rough men stand at the ready to do violence on their behalf--George Orwell.
by MilCardFan on Aug 18, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
any word about a press conforence?
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ok thanks
haha Anthony i think that all of us had the same reaction as you did about the Glazer report, but wow i did not expect this
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
That one’s going in the blooper reel.
by Anthony21 on Aug 18, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha ya someone i work with bought tickets for the Monday night game against green bay and sold them for face value after Favre announced he was retiring
i gave him so much shit today
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They said there would be one at 1:30 (which came and went)
I didn’t see the video, but they have Childress and Favre comments here.
Eden Prairie, MN – The Minnesota Vikings have signed three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre, the team announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We believe adding a player such as Brett Favre to our mix will be a strong positive for this football team," said Head Coach Brad Childress. "As we have conveyed before, his unique knowledge of our system, the NFC North and his innate skills make this a rare opportunity. We felt there was a brief window to reconsider the possibility and we owed it to the organization to evaluate our options. After thorough discussion, the same variables that made this a unique and positive situation previously, still exist. Now, our attention turns to getting to work as a team, our next practice and preparing for the season."
Favre:
“I am excited about the opportunity to join this football team,” said Favre. “From ownership, to coaching to the players, it is evident that everyone in the Vikings organization is committed to bringing the fans of Minnesota a Championship. I am eager to join my new teammates and get to work towards that goal.”
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops, sorry to requote the main original post.
I meant to delete the childress portion.
My bad!
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suicide Hotlines
in Sconie will soon reach a DEFCON-1 type level!
VikeGuru is a doofus!!
by Unclebillybonz on Aug 18, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Rich Gannon says...
…Gannon predicted that Favre and Childress will “butt heads.”
“Brad Childress is a stickler for doing it his way. He’s a very detailed guy, doesn’t really want to think outside the box, knows what he understands in that system,” Gannon said. “Brett’s going to come in there, he’s going to be hand signaling the receivers, he’s going to be trying to change plays at the line of scrimmage, he’s going to do stuff that they don’t do in that system and he’s going to drive Brad Childress crazy.”
In fact, Gannon said, Favre might know the system better “as well if not better than Brad.”
http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_13151168?nclick_check=1
by ajmargarine on Aug 18, 2009 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe Favre should be the coach then haha
Vikings lets sign Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison. Ricky Rubio please dont go back to Spain!
by RaysOfHope on Aug 18, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chilly created his own monster......
….. with his insane devotion to T-Jack.
Now he has had all of his manhood taken away by a QB who won’t listen to a word he says. And there is nothing Chilly can do about it now.
As a matter of fact, what if Favre decides that Friday’s game is enough preparation, and he wants to go back to Mississippi after the game to just hang out and rest his arm— and he will meet the team in Cleveland at 12:30pm EST on 9/13…
Who is going to tell him “No.” ??
by Sonic on Aug 18, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Come on
He didn’t do that to the jets, he gave it is all, hurt and everything. Why would he spurn his FRIENDS Bevell, Chilly, and Longwell? Be reasonable.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, alright Jepp...
…. I can cut him enough slack to allow him to step up and become the LEADER of this team, I guess… :-)
Still—- he treated us like we were the ugly chick waiting by the phone for a date to the prom— and he knew he could just show up at ANY TIME and we would just be so excited to go to the prom with him—- that we would even pay for his tux and the limo and the dinner…
I just don’t feel good about that yet.
by Sonic on Aug 18, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't deny you that
I too feel slighted. But what can you do when a man who knows our offense better than our head coach says he wants to win us a super bowl? Smile and take it I guess.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are reasonable, Jepp...
…so I am sure you can understand if I feel even more than just “slighted” by this.
The “skip some Training Camp and sign later” option was ALWAYS one of the most likely to happen in this saga — despite what any of the coaches or representatives were saying. You know Favre had to have had it in mind all along. I certainly did.
In the end, Favre’s desire to SKIP some Training Camp was STRONGER than his desire to get started as soon as possible cementing the relationships with his teammates and taking on the role of TEAM LEADER. It’s not like they were going to work him like a mule if he showed up at the beginning of camp.
If all of his teammates get on board, and they all move in the same direction, then my entire point is happily moot. Maybe the chemistry will be there. I just think it would have meant more if he had been there, as the TEAM LEADER, from Day 1.
If the wins start piling up, and all of the players have big smiles on their faces and much love for Mr. Favre, then I am not going to spend any more time worrying about it— I’ll just go with the flow… I still think he’s a diva that I wish we didn’t have to go to the prom with, though.
by Sonic on Aug 18, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I totally agree
60-yard bombs to berrian and 200yard days for AD due to 7 man fronts will erase any and all locker room issues. On the other side of that coin…..mediocre record with average-to-poor QB play = season fail. Sort of like what we had WITHOUT Favre huh?
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he better get 200
to make up for all the interceptions
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute
Didn’t Favre show up in NY for their last preseason game last year? This seems like a real improvement over that, but I could be wrong.
by KC Viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
And they run a totally different offense with about 1/2 the overall talent.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they had better receivers
and a damn fine running back 1/2 the overall talent my ass
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, and no
But agree to disagree.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zero Pro Bowls
for the NYJ receivers in their careers. I like Coles and Cotchery, but they aren’t that underrated.
Both RBs went to the Pro Bowl last year, but you can’t seriously insinuate that anyone would prefer Thomas Jones to AP or even Leon Washington to Chester Taylor.
by KC Viking on Aug 18, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw a pic of chili and favre in an SUV together on the runway today
They looked like a match made in heaven….two old guys with scruffy beards
by Loki The Viking God on Aug 18, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just watched him on espn
he was running on to the practice field with vikings gear on
sugar + water + purple
by Grape Drank on Aug 18, 2009 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was it glorious?
Did he shoot laser beems in the general direction of Ted Thompson?
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre or Sage?
Does it matter? No, the better player will start. The career backup who’s only started 6 consecutive NFL games. Or the old Hall of Famer!
by solafide on Aug 18, 2009 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Sage can learn by observation
…and that he doesn’t need a lot of 1-on-1 coaching or theory, because I get the impression Favre isn’t exactly a natural mentor kind of guy. I think Sage has more talent than people give him credit for, and in a perfect world, he could benefit by learning from a guy like Favre.
On one hand, I always enjoy seeing people fulfill their potential. On the other hand, as a Bears fan, I figure it won’t kill me if it doesn’t work out for Sage.
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF IS GOING ONNNN!!!! I JUST WOKE UP!!!!!
THIS AINT HAPPENING IS IT??? TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM, FOR PHUK SAKES TELL ME IM DREAMING I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE, I SADI I WOULD NOT RROT FOR THE VIKINGS IF THEY SIGNED HIM!!!! I SAID THAT BUT ITS NOT POSSIBLE, FAVRE TO THE VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO ME A FAVRE GET READY FOR THE SUPER BOWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
by Canadian_viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
will the press conference be on FSN?
i’m glad vikings singed Farve he should be able to get AP more running room
Danoo
by Danoo on Aug 18, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’ll be streamed online — I’ll post the feed later today.
by Anthony21 on Aug 18, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing can screw up a solid defense and a great running game like a bunch of INTs. Hope Jared Allen = Reggie White and Harvin = Desmond Howard or there will be no Super Bowl he never could do it when it mattered most
by PackerinTX on Aug 18, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's not forget people there would be no Super Bowl with Sage and TJ at the helm
by ajmargarine on Aug 18, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
But that is definite with Favre at the helm.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nonsense.
Plenty of teams have won Super Bowls with mediocre qb’s. Normally they’re teams with solid running games and great defenses. I’m thinking here of the Bears with McMahon. The Ravens with Trent Dilfer. The Giants with Jeff Hostetler. The Bucs with Brad Johnson. What the Vikings need is just competent qb play and enough of an air attack to take the pressure off AD. Favre is not the answer to our Super Bowl hopes.
by VikingBillArlingtonVA on Aug 18, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre is likely to be mediocre
Sage slightly below that. TJ has a way to go to get to mediocre.
by ajmargarine on Aug 18, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were Sage just a bit better than Jackson, I still thought the Vikings could be a dangerous playoff team this year.
by KC Viking on Aug 18, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sage is the answer!!!
Sage is no more the answer than Favre! Favre on experience alone will make the team better.
by solafide on Aug 18, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Favre
Finally we are gonna win a super bowl we are the most deserving franchise we have waited so long for our Lombardi Trophy
"The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else."
by TheAutumnWind on Aug 18, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't care how much you don't like him
Wishing horrific injuries and death upon players is not cool. You’re not some soccer hooligan. Stop acting like it.
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 Aug 18, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just him
I have always hoped and prayed for the best anytime someone on any team has been injured. Far as Favre is concerned I will hope and pray for a serious injury. Anyone who has jerked the NFL and especially the Vikings around like he has the last few years along with the front office has done deserves whatever they get. And yes I will cheer when it happens.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about Randall Cunningham redux?
by ajmargarine on Aug 18, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rather a Corey Stringer Redux
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's sick.
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 Aug 18, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only thing better
Favre goes down with a Heart Attack and his team mates just drag him off the field and keep practicing.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The secondary is the real weakness of this team
…and it didn’t get upgraded very much at all.
I do think that Favre offers a clear upgrade (or else he’ll go back into retirement), and that butting heads with Childress and Bevell is a win-win situation for us in the long run. Either or both of them yelling at a HoFer on the sidelines in an eventual win will make them look bad. Either or both of them yelling at Favre after an INT will only highlight that they can’t get the automatic positive results that they had claimed. Would they have the stones to bench Favre after several bad games in a row? Would they get fired for leaving him in after a few poor games or for benching him? And if they win it all with Favre, it will only demonstrate that they didn’t have what it took to develop a QB (or an offense that could be run by anything less than a HoFer).
by KC Viking on Aug 18, 2009 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow kc! i actually agree with almost your entire post. (i think our secondary is improved quite a bit after watching the colts game. verdict is still out tho).
i don’t think that’s ever happened before.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 19, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It could be slightly better
Given Madieu’s injury and Tyrell’s lack of NFL experience in 2008, both should be more productive this year. The real questions are whether the CBs can also stay healthy and whether Tyrell can step in and replace Sharper. It’s difficult for me to imagine that he’ll really be an improvement over Sharper, even though it wasn’t one of his best seasons (only 1 INT, but career high in tackles as a Viking).
by KC Viking on Aug 20, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought our secondary looked really good against the colts. it’s hard to say in a preseason game. it could have been indy’s backups just really suck but i thought even our 3rd unit looked good.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 20, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Luck.
My name is Jordan.
waves like a retard
Heard the news this morning and I just wanted to wish yall good luck with this signing.
Hopefully he doesn’t fade down the stretch like he did with the Jets. And even then yall would still have Sage to rely on. I hope this signing pays off this season for yall.
by Jordann on Aug 18, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Favre better be good
This is really unfair to the QB’s
by ryzim22 on Aug 18, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Favre hoisting the Lombardi!
It won’t happen, but if it does – the ultimate insult to GB fans.
The two games against GB will be the most highly watched regular season games ever! Especially when Favre walks onto Lambeau field. I can’t wait to ride this season out.
You gotta risk big, to win big! We’ll probably lose in the playoffs but who cares, the Vikings are now the center of the NFL world, lol!
by solafide on Aug 18, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What now tj houshmadebigmistake?!
by koooolaid1087 on Aug 18, 2009 4:03 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
This could take some getting used to...
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The real question is
when can you download Favre for Madden, and what is his rating going to be?
by timmy_ on Aug 18, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Something kind of brutal
Since the new ratings drop off a lot more from top to bottom and he’s not likely to be in the top 10, his ratings could look ugly.
by KC Viking on Aug 18, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre late for Press Conference
Who’s surprised
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe he's having second thoughts?
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Aug 18, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least if he goes down in Preseason
Saves us 12 Mil
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 18, 2009 5:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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