Now I Ain't Sayin' He's a Gold Digger. . .Uh. . .
by Christopher Gates on Sep 15, 2009 6:37 PM CDT
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PrintI apologize for my lack of postage yesterday. See, I started putting a post together yesterday afternoon when I got home from work, but before I knew what happened, Kanye West took my keyboard and said, "Gonzo, I'm gonna let you finish. . .but I'm gonna write the greatest post of all time!"
So, I let him, and even offered him dinner. . .but when I asked him if he liked fish sticks, he got all angry for some reason and wound up not posting anything. I don't get it.
Anyway, speaking of everybody's favorite racism-inciting, speech-interrupting, self-promoting moron, a few years ago he and Jamie Foxx did a song called Gold Digger, which borrowed heavily from the Ray Charles classic "I Got a Woman." (Yeah, Kanye didn't come up with this one totally on his own. . .please, try to act surprised.) The West/Foxx collaboration, as you can probably gather from the title, deals with some of the more. . .shall we say "unsavory". . .types of women that are only interested in men with money and getting their hands on as much of that money as they can. Of course, when the money dries up, they no longer have any use for their man, and so they move on to the next conquest.
(Hang on. . .I'm going somewhere with this.)
Now, there's a certain segment of the population out there that feels that, in a football sense, Brett Favre is a gold digger. (See, told you I was going somewhere with this.) Despite the things that he's said and done since getting to Minneapolis, and despite the fact that his own teammates voted him to be a captain after less than a month of sharing a locker room with him, some folks see Favre as simply using the Vikings as a means to an end. . .that end being getting back at the Green Bay Packers for booting him out the door before the 2008 season. Still others have turned on the Vikings to the point that they now actively root against them as long as #4 is the quarterback.
In military parlance, the best response I have to both of these phenomenon is "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?"
Yeah, Brett Favre played for the Green Bay Packers for a very long time, kicked our butts on more than one occasion, and drew the ire of every purple-bleeding fan in America numerous times between 1992 and 2007. But there were years of Viking football before Brett Favre, and there will be years of Viking football after he retires in 2027. Yes, coming back with the Vikings gives him the best opportunity to stick it to the Packers, and to do so more than once. But I'm guessing the real reason that he signed with Minnesota. . .and this is going to tick off the naysayers. . .is because the Vikings were the most attractive belle at the proverbial ball.
I mean, really. . .if you were a legend that was set to turn 40 during the 2009 season, looking for one last shot at glory, and trying to find a team, what better choice is there than a team where the single-best player in the National Football League lines up directly behind you on most plays, a team with a stifling defensive front seven, and a team that, quite frankly, possess more talent than any team you've been a part of since you won the Super Bowl in 1996?
The guy would have been crazy not to come here, and we would have been crazier, quite frankly, not to take him.
So, please. . .put down the pitchforks and the torches, grab yourself a cold beverage, and just come along for the ride. After this first weekend. . .not just seeing what the Vikings had to offer, but seeing what our division competition has to offer. . .one can't help but think that this ride is going to be a whole lot of fun.
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AMAZING!
I hope #4 isn’t BAD NEWS, BIG BROTHER.
I think he’s still a CHAMPION and will bring us a big CELEBRATION!
As long as Purple JESUS WALKS and runs all year long…this may be the Vikings year to TOUCH THE SKY!
For all of you fans out there who are PARANOID… BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT…
and enjoy the GOOD LIFE!
GO VIKES!!
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Sep 15, 2009 6:44 PM CDT reply actions
Nice!
Now that was a funny comment. I just hope the Vikings take the 2009 season THROUGH THE WIRE. (Sorry I had to throw one of my own in.)
by Eric J. Thompson on Sep 15, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Can he check his ego?
I’m a beleaguered Bills fan, so I, like Vikes fans, know what heartbreak is. The Vikes have a good shot this year, but Brett can’t do what he’s been doing for several years in a row now, which is playing well for much of the season then causing lotsa turnovers down the stretch by trying to make plays that aren’t there. If he has Peterson to dish it off to all year, you guys should be in great shape. If Peterson gets injured at some point and you have to win on Brett’s arm, all bets are off. In that situation he will kill you by throwing picks or standing in the pocket too long. I predict he will keep playing until no one wants him. This guy can’t even imagine life without football.
I know there is a certain segment of the population
But, do we at DN need to be enablers and play into this crap by giving it credence?
Seriously, didnt we get this out of our system already, a month ago? Now that the season has started … lets just focuson th football!!!
hmmm
this post seems to be a few weeks past making a point.
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
and I do not mean that
to be a slight at Favre. I’m just saying, isn’t this just kind of rehashing a point that was made a while ago?
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
But would it be fair to say that Favre is a purple and gold digger? I can dig whatever he’s digging as long as the Vikings win lots of games as a result.
'Purple and Gold Digger'
Witty. Very nice.
by drew10 on Sep 15, 2009 9:35 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't forget,
The Packers offered him 20 million last year to NOT play. Standing out there taking hits from 350 pound lineman is a heck of a way to make a living when you could just sit home and do nothing.
The man likes to play football. 60 minutes on Sundays is what he lives for. There’s no more to it than that.
I don’t think Gonzo is saying that Favre is a golddigger that is after money. He is saying that he is after the glory that comes with winning at that level.
Money is nice, but Favre already has that and likely always will through endorsement deals. What he doesn’t have on that 4000 acre plot of land in Mississippi is 80000 screaming fans and a tv crew.
by Bjorno on Sep 15, 2009 8:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
OH?
Then Gonzo should not use Gold Digger…maybe glory hound. Anyway this was over long ago. Enjoy the game
How's it taste THOMPSON YOU MORON
by 4 where-ever on Sep 16, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, -1 to me for reading comprehension,
I kind of skimmed through the first time, which was a mistake on a couple of levels – the other one being that it was a very clever post.
Coincidentally, I saw a rerun of the South Park fish sticks episode last night, which also increased my comprehension considerably.
by Migrant lurker on Sep 16, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Stay away from the crackhoes on Hennepin AVE
He said on HBO he wanted to stick it to Thompson. Are you calling him a liar? Please Gonzo I want you to see the end of this season. Put the pipe down, enjoy AD’s run at the NFL rushing record next week.
by Sterling Sharpe on Sep 15, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions
Nice call Gonzo
Farve likes to play. He’s got a team that can win with or without him and he can add his own little slice of fun to it. This is going to be a fun season ladies and gents. Strap on your helmet (you know the one that hold two cans of beer with the straws coming out) and come along for the ride.
I honest to God don't care why
he decided to play.
If he wants to personally break it off in Ted Thompson’s ass, fine. If he is addicted to the thrill of Sunday like Whitney Houston is addicted to crack and abusive husbands, cool. If he needs to play because he thinks every time he throws a touchdown an angel gets it’s wings, zippity doo da. If he needs the thrill of the game like Kanye needs cognac, whoopie.
He’s playing. For the Vikings. And there is a vibe that I get from this team—on both sides of the football—I haven’t noticed since 1998. Now, I’m not saying they’re going to go 15-1 and set all kinds of records. But I am saying that they’re a good, possibly great, football team, and they know it. They have that swagger and confidence, and I don’t care what anyone says, but Favre gave them that.
This team can go a long way, maybe even to the Super Bowl, and Favre has given them that last bit of affirmation. And he has given me hope for a championship.
My Dad is dying of prostate cancer, and if Brett Favre is the last thing that is needed to give the Vikings a Super Bowl championship before he goes, I don’t give two hoots in Hell what his motivations are for playing.
Brett Favre is a Viking, and John Smoltz is a Cardinal. The Cubs and Packers still suck. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
by Ted Glover on Sep 15, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
My thoughts
go out to you and your dad MilCardFan. This may be our your year.
"Skol pa fiskande"
by NobleSavage on Sep 15, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Your Dad Is In Our Thoughts And Prayers
My father died of cancer back in 1990. He was never sick a day in his life until the diagnosis. We spent almost every day of his last six months alive together and grew closer than we’d ever been. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him and wish he were still around. Hopefully this will finally be the year the Vikings break down the wall- for you and your father.
They have that swagger and confidence, and I don’t care what anyone says, but Favre gave them that.
I concur!
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Sep 15, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions
Yes
Isn’t it great how just having him behind center keeps teams from putting eight in the box. Oh wait they still did, and A.P. had to run through it any way. Boy they were really scared of his arm weren’t they. And couldn’t you see how elusive he was from the up the gut rush. Who said that might be a problem with a 40 year old Hmmmmmmm. I am sure glad we play Cleveland and Detroit every week.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Sep 16, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
So from your debbie downer point of view
We should have stopped running eventhough we were cramming the ball down their throats, Favre should have thrown up wild ducks instead of taken safe sacks. Look I don’t care if the whole city of Cleveland was in the box. We were running the ball with authority. When we HAVE to pass…we will. God I hate such rampat pessimists.
by Jepp The Viking on Sep 16, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I am just saying
the first half would have been a great deal better if he could have backed them off a little like all the lovers said he would
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Sep 16, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I do not
like seeing A.P. take all those hits early
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Sep 16, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
AP was not feeling well...
and said he was feeling dizzy and in a fog
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Sep 16, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I got a great feel out of the Game
I was fortunate enough to be at the game in Cleveland. The vibe I got before the game from pesky Brown fans made me feel confident. Not that I needed much to enhance the swagger I felt after 6 cold Blue Lights and fresh slaughtered cow off the grill. Even when Childress gave the Browns awesome field position to start the game, We almost knew they wouldn’t score. By “we” I mean me and the 40 over-hyped cleveland fans getting their hopes up. Our Line dominated, and our recievers appeared to get seperation very well. The blocking downfield was amazing, and you never saw anyone stop on their blocks like a certain T.O. in Buffalo. These guys are playing like a team. They gave up that Punt Return TD but luckily it happened early enough in the game to lessen its impact. I had a pesky fan run up to me and scream at me “The Browns wear the belt around here”.
This was said after the very first down the browns got, of course. He didn’t take too kind to my response.
“Last time I checked, around these parts, Pittsburgh wears the belt”
His angry teary eyes was price-less.
Jesus Christ, Gonzo.
You need to unleash your humor more often. You’re fucking hilarious.
"He didn’t call me or anything. It was an accident, but a lot of people would have called to see how someone is doing after they got hit in the head. Especially if they had to go on the DL." — Morneau on pitcher Ron Villone after an April 2005 beaning.
I agree
That Kanye West bit was frickin’ brilliant.
Is anyone else looking forward to week 4 when the 3-0 Packers and the 3-0 Vikings throw down?
Very Good Points, Indeed...
Lurker, that was a superb point, if it was all about the money, he would have taken that 20 million and be enjoying the life of Riley right now.
I’ve heard so much about Favre’s motives and how they claim he’s putting revenge ahead of winning. I simply cannot believe a man with the accomplishments of Favre could ever put winning second as long as he’s on the field. Why on earth wouldn’t he want to win another Super Bowl?!? That would be even a greater way “to stick it” to the Packers than sweeping them in the regular season. And frankly, no matter how one looks at the Favre/Green Bay split, the Pack did stick it to Favre by making sure the Jets could NOT trade him to Minnesota last year. They said, “not only can’t you start here, but not in Minnesota, either”. I don’t know how others would take that, but I wouldn’t appriecate it much. I suspect one of the reasons the Jets just outright released him was to give a proverbial middle finger to that contract and Green Bay.
Favre is here. The season has commenced. And he came here to win against anybody. And get his hands on one more Super Bowl win. Once you’ve had the best, nothing else will do.
by Purple And Gold Forever on Sep 15, 2009 11:48 PM CDT reply actions
+1
Nobody is immune to resentments, especially in regards to employers. I imagine he was pretty po’d at one point, but I’m also willing to bet that he is largely over that.
One thing that a lot of people forget, especially Green Bay fans (and I was one), is that Favre WAS NOT BORN IN WISCONSIN. He didn’t grow up as a Packer fan; he just got traded to their team. He played there a long time, played well and I’m sure felt a lot of affinity for the city, the team and its fans. But it’s still not ingrained in him the way it is in lifelong fans who grew up watching Packers games with their dads. In short, he’s not a ‘traitor’ to his team.
Minnesota was and is a perfect fit for him as a team, for all the reasons that people have listed. In the end, I think that was all the motivation he needed.
by Migrant lurker on Sep 16, 2009 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Take Favre at his word
For what it is worth, Favre addressed the team and that seemed to satisfy them. At least that is what Vikings players are saying. He wants to win. He is there for the team. He is a Viking through and through. Man, that irks me just writing that. Yet it is what it is. Favre loves the game and he is a loyal teammate. There are few athletes like Brett Favre. The media trashes him. The Vikings players now know what all the players who have played with him have known for years. He is a good guy. He makes players around him better. Brett Favre is a leader and motivates the other players to play their best. I fully expect the Vikings to win many games this year.
Favre may have once wanted to “stick it to Ted Thompson”, but that time is past. It is all about the team (Vikings) now. Personally, I want the Packers to win. Unfortunately, I think your Vikings are the better overall team at this point. It pains me to say that. After watching the Packers struggle with a Bears team that kept turning the ball over, our Packers may not quite be ready to vie for the NFC North (Packers o-line is a mess). Time will tell. At least Favre is having fun again. That’s good for the NFL in general, not just the Vikings. I hope you appreciate what you have. This just might be your year, assuming there are no major injuries.
Purple And Gold Forever is right. Favre is with the Vikings for a championship. There is no other reason to play other than to win. He is even willing to give up his consecutive starts streak if it helps the team. Favre is all about winning right now. Of all the records Favre holds, that streak is the one he cherishes the most. If he is willing to give that up, then he is committed to the Vikings and winning with them above all else.
That was a very genuine response
Thank you. There should be more Packer fans like you.
To replay in kind (and maybe console you a little), I think the packers did OK, in the on-field, football sense, by moving on from Favre and going to Rodgers (how they handled this transition off the field is is another thing entirely). If the Vikings end up besting the Packers this year, I don’t think it will be becasue you guys “took your train out of the station” riding Rodgers and dumping Favre. It will be because of different qualities of defense, AP vs Grant unfavorable comparions etc
Match made in heaven
Favre was the best “free agent” available. The Vikings were the best team shopping QB’s available. All Day, West Coast O, and 2 games w/ the pack was all icing. I think it is good for football and good for the Vikings.
We way over analyze and dramatize the NFL. A bunch of muscle bound man children millionaires playing a game they’ve been obsessed with since grade school. I think Favre just wanted to play for a good team first and foremost and sticking it to the Packers is icing on the cake.
Fact of the matter is, and I know Packers fans who would disagree with this up and down, but the Green Bay packers do not go 6-10 last season with Favre at the helm. I really think they would have done better. Not by much, but a bit better.
The Run has Begun
I think most folks are thrilled that the season has begun and the Mighty Purple is building a nice head of steam going into the year. Maybe it’s just me, but this seemed like the longest, most painful off-season I can remember. The Favre ‘controversy’ is over, as long as we keep winning and he keeps protecting the football.
One of the things I’ve noticed is that a lot of people are concerned about motivations; does someone have the ‘right’ motivation to do something, or to criticize something, or to even speak! This seems to be more important than what they’re actually doing, or what they’re actually talking about. It’s as if the validity of what’s being done, or the facts, are dependent on the person’s motivation. Since we can never truly and fully know or understand anyone else’s motivation, the entire thing becomes an exercise in futility.
I don’t care about what Favre’s motivations are. I don’t think they have any bearing on the reality of what’s happening; he’s on our team, he’s playing alright and we can reasonably expect his play to improve as time goes on. Why he’s playing… that’s between him and his conscience.
Let’s win some football! :)
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
by DCPurple on Sep 16, 2009 7:31 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Favre the Purple Digger
He digs purple now, okay? As I have said before and will say again, for both Favre and the Vikings, signing him was the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind. He upgrades our quarterback position and the Vikings present the best available scenario to him to come back and win. Remember, Favre wanted to get Randy Moss in Green Bay. He didn’t care that Moss had single-handedly ended the Packer’s home win streak (plus many other hopes of Packer fans), he knew that Moss could help them win. Same thing here. He knew the Vikings could be pretty good and were a quarterback away from potential greatness. This signing was a two street that I hope leads to Miami.
Joe O
Minnesota Vikings Examiner
Go Vikes!
Good point on Moss
All those Packer fans that think Favre is a traitor … they better reflect on how his opinion on Moss shows that he has never thought this way in the first place. It wasn’t just some new attitude that he sudenly came into out of motivation to stick it to Ted thompson or something. He’s a professional, one organization didn’t want him anymore, but another one did. Nothing different than what happened with Ryan Longwell to here, or Gilbert Brown to Packers.
Seriously, many Packers fans have to get over themselves. The rest of the world does not revolve around their team.
Congratulations
Now you Viking Fans are starting to get it. Before him the Vikings had great talent, but with him they have a tremendous opportunity. You will have many wins and when you come to Green bay my only hope is that the GB fans show some class and give him a standing ovation. My fear is that their incorrect emotions will win out and they will make fools of themselves by displaying bad behavior. Go Brett Go Vikings
How's it taste THOMPSON YOU MORON
If Favre
is the bread, then AD is the peanut buttery all smoothe and flowing, yet crunchy when needed, and CT is the jelly, the sweet offset to the scheme that doesn’t always get praise, yet sets the whole picture off.
by Jepp The Viking on Sep 16, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHA
Kanye West tried to finsh your article…but hes a gay fish
I would have a signature... but it could cause a schism on this site
Kanye West is a gay fish!
Seriously though, what a douche that guy is.
On another note, I’m glad SOMEONES run game is firing on all cylinders. In case anyone forgot, I predicted a Steelers/Vikings Super Bowl, and I was laughed at. Anyone care to comment now?
"My cat's breath smells like cat food!"
-Ralph Wiggam
Say it like it is Brother
First Blog that made total clear sense of what we Viking fans want. To win the really big ring. If that means sleeping with the neighbors ex, so be it. Cannot stand the neighbor anyway he’s a loudmouth. I say we use up B.F until his arm is sagging like an eighty year old hooker. Now everyone pray to whatever god you believe in that A.P stays healty he is the difference between 11-5 and 8-8.
EX Greenbay Fan!!!! GO VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!1
I bled Chedder Yellow and Green with Brett Favre for years since I was a young boy, but now as a man I bleed Purple. Brett Favre is one of the most exciting players to watch. A.P. isn’t bad either. I hope the Vikings beat the Packers twice in the regualr season and then beat them again in the playoffs, preferably in Greenbay. I would love to see the reaction of Thomson and McCarthy. I want them to admit to everyone they were wrong to let the LEGEND of the NFL go!!!! Idiots!!!
It's about time.
finally a realist , though be it ex packer fan , calling it like it is! I have never understood how so many so called packer backers, could turn their backs and spew out so much venom and so much hate towards the one man who brought their team out of the deeps of obscurity and into the forefront of the NFL. I will never forget the night , shortly after his fathers death. A time when most men would have folded , Brett pulled himself up by the boot straps, went in the black hole of the raiders and played one of the most inspiring games of all time! that day my entire opinion of the man changed. as a life long vikings fan, I for one am honored to have that type of individual on my team.go Brett you are the bomb , ap is the dynamite , now lets light the fuse a blow them jerk offs out of the water!
POV from the OTHER Purple Team
I totally agree with mightyjoe and whanabarf. I will never forget the day that it was announced that Brette’s dad passed away, but he still put on his suit and his helmet and won the game of his life. I totally believe his father’s spirit was in that stadium with him. I am a Ravens fan, but I wish that more football fans would stop and realize that when the chips all fall , it’s really just a game, and these guys are blessed to make millions of dollars to JUST HAVE FUN. Rivalries are cool and everything, but when things get personal and people start abusing one another, it totally detracts from the fun of the game. As I am the same age as Brette and still play sports on an amateur level, I can also totally relate to his need to have one last hurrah. When you’re our age and still have relatively healthy bodies, you realize that it is a blessing from God that should be used. A lot of other people don’t have that gift, so it should be respected and cherished. Maybe this year will be a PURPLE BOWL — Vikings v. Ravens! Woo hoo!
thanks for the kind words.
vikes vs the ravens, now that would be some good old fashion football !!!!
+1 on the thanks, and the memory
There are just some things that transcend the game itself, and that monday night was one. It was a game you had to pinch yourself to make sure it was real. Favre was tossing bombs that, quite honestly, he had no business throwing (into double coverage etc) and somehow his receivers kept coming down with them, time after time, It was unreal. If I watched a movie where that happened, I would barf, it would seem so fake.
That was a moment where everyone should have been a fan of Brett Favre. Even the Raiders fans, they gave him a standing ovation when he came out. I’m sure many of them still talk about being there that day, with pride and joy for having witnessed it, not distaste because their team lost.
I hope when Vikings go to Lambeau Nov 1, Packers fans show appreciation not disgust for Favre too, when he comes out for his first play. It would be a very black stain on Packers fans if they are not able to muster half the class that Raiders (!) fans did for Brett Favre.
yes.
Packers fans have the ‘right’ (used loosely) to berate Favre for his ‘off field antics’…
But on that field, he EARNED their respect – It would be very nice to see him get a warm welcome.
I don’t expect it, though.
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Sep 18, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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