Cowboys Fire Wade Phillips Because His Players Quit
by Christopher Gates on Nov 8, 2010 2:44 PM CST
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PrintIf you'll recall, back in Week Five of the NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys engaged in what many. . .including us. . .labeled as the "Desperation Bowl." Both teams were sitting at 1-3 on the season, and the loser of that particular game would surely be cooked as far as hopes for the post-season are concerned. As it turned out, the Vikings got two interceptions from E.J. Henderson and won the ball game 24-21 on the strength of a Ryan Longwell field goal.
The Vikings moved to 2-3 and looked as though they had life again. The Cowboys fell to 1-4 and. . .well, they haven't played a competitive game since. The three games they've played since then have been losses to the tune of 41-35 to the Giants (a game where they allowed 31 unanswered points after getting out to a 20-7 lead and lost quarterback Tony Romo to a broken collarbone), 35-17 to Jacksonville, and last night's 45-7 embarrassment against Green Bay.
I bring this up not to rub it into the face of the Cowboys fans or anything of that nature. . .far from it. They've had a rough season, and I don't intend to dance on their graves or anything like that. But it leads you to wonder exactly what else is going on with Dallas. . .a team, like Minnesota, alleged to be one of the league's most talented. . .that allowed things to get to the point that they are now. The Cowboys obviously didn't want to play for Wade Phillips any more, because they have completely and thoroughly given up on this season. . .and don't get me wrong, I don't think the Vikings are really terribly interested in playing for Brad Childress any more, either. I think their victory yesterday was more of a case of them trying to rally around each other than it was of them trying to save Brad Childress' job.
But at the end of the day, this is the National Football League, where everybody is a professional, and everybody is getting paid to perform. And it speaks a great deal about character when we see something like this happening. . .not of the head coach, mind you, but of the players in the locker room. The Minnesota Vikings have a ton of veteran leadership in that locker room, whether it's Brett Favre or Pat Williams or Steve Hutchinson or E.J. Henderson, who have the character and the guts to stand up and fight for every yard, every point, and every game. Apparently, that's severely lacking in Dallas, and Wade Phillips wound up paying the price for it.
(Yes, Brett Favre, Jenn Sterger, blah blah blah. . .I'm talking strictly about what goes on between the white lines of the football field. And if you don't think the players in the Vikings' locker room respect the hell out of #4 on the field, I advise you to sit down with a video of yesterday's game.)
The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings have both been given every excuse to mail in the rest of the 2010 season. Whether it's on the field problems or off the field turmoil, both of these teams could have simply packed up the tents and started playing for positioning in the 2010 draft. Yesterday, we saw the paths that both of those teams have chosen.
The Vikings were handed every excuse to quit. . .and they refused.
The Cowboys were handed every excuse to quit. . .and they took them.
So now, the Cowboys' players have apparently gotten what they want, as Jason Garrett will take over for Phillips. Maybe the players down in Jerryland will feel like playing for him. . .or maybe they'll blow up his head coaching career before it even really gets started. (Incidentally, how pissed do you suppose Garrett is that he didn't take the job in Baltimore or Atlanta when they were offered to him?)
Say what you will about Wade Phillips. . .the guy's a pretty damn good defensive mind, but he simply isn't head coaching material in the NFL. He had tough sledding ahead of him in Dallas in any case, and it got even tougher when 53 professionals apparently decided they wanted to work against him rather than with him.
I'm just glad that, no matter how ugly the Minnesota Vikings' season might get, that this team appears ready to play their asses off every week.
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so what you are REALLY saying is that wade phillips is available !!!
sure, imagine what he could do if he had players that didn’t quit on him.
or, if he is the defensive guru you say he is, then we could :
fire chilly
elevate frazier to head coach
hire wade phillips as defensive coordinator
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
wait a minute here, are the vikes going to let dallas hire gruden or cowher out from under our nose?
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Doubtful
Unless Garret is worse then Phillips. Garrett was and I still think is Jerry Jone’s poster boy.
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Why
Why would we even want Cower (He still think he is the coach of the Steelers) And forget Gruden he is doing a fine job talking smack on MNF.. Give Frasier a chance… Just like Tomlin he wlll produce ..
by VikinginCalifornia on Nov 8, 2010 3:08 PM CST reply actions
How long did it take Cower to get his rewards in Pitt?
Do we forget the frustration the fans had with him for awhile. He isn’t a miracle worker. Gruden would not be the guy to comein the middle of a season. His system would take a long time to feed in the middle of a year.
If done, it has to be Leslie. Actually be a good time to evaluate how the players react to him B4 offering him the job permanently.
But, it ain’t gonna happen as long as we win.
by CitrusFLViking on Nov 8, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
but what about getting a coach for NEXT year...
beides, i think gruden could handle a system that is already in place for the rest of the year,
he’s no dummy.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Only took Tomlin
2 seasons too win the Superbowl with no head coaching experience and other then maybe questions at QB next year, alot of similarities between us and Pittsburgh.
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tomlin....i wonder who let him get away.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
+15
As in the number of years it took Cowher to win with the best franchise in pro sports.
Actually, Gruden would be the easiest out-of-house transistion to make. He is a west coast guy and a 4-3 Tampa 2 guy.
"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula
i'd take gruden. i think his personality alone would lift the team.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
I really hope you all hire Gruden too
He took a team that was already built to win a SB by Tony Dungy, won it, and then sat back and drove the franchise into the ground.
Really if you take a good hard look at Gruden he’s pretty much like Childress. The only difference between them is that Gurden is a better game day coach (but awful eye for talent) and Childress can handle the offseason stuff pretty well (awful on the sidelines though). Both can’t develop player talent and both eventually lost their locker rooms completely.
So please, hire Chuckie.
by PackApologist on Nov 8, 2010 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
I like Gruden's fire and football smarts
but I’ve had enough of “west coast” offense and “Tampa-2” defense talk for a while. Especially Tampa-2. We seem to draft DBs because of how well they can tackle, and not only are they not great tacklers, but the coverage is atrocious.
I don’t thin we need to further nail ourselves down to those two systems. Let’s think outside the box. Our offensive personnel is more geared toward a running offense (especially the Oline) so we do need a quick passing system, but how about something more along the lines of the 49ers of the 80s than what Childress has been selling?
Ah hell, I don’t know what I want, I just don’t want Childress!!!! :)
At least this takes some weight of the organizations shoulders
Now that this is the big news of the week, maybe the Vikes won’t get the spot light this week now.
The week is young
Give us a few hours. . .I’m sure this team can come up with something.
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 8, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
All good points so far...except Frazier being promoted as HC material.
He is not a big change from Chilly. He is from Dungy school but…let us try and get Dungy himself.
Did Barrian show a spark or what?
really liked seeing him get pumped and fired after his big catch. Nice to see him get involved and prove he can play. This was a confidence boosting day for him, thats for sure.
now how do we get that on a weekly basis?
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
I think it was the way you guys used him. He’s clearly lost a step on the deep ball, so constantly sending him deep (which is what he’s been doing most of the season imo) isn’t going to work. Seemed like he had some success running some crossing routes and slants.
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
Seemed like he had some success running some crossing routes and slants.
i completely agree with this…especially if you can get him between the defenders, which needs some other routes to pull them apart. he kind of folds when he has a defender on him, and he gets covered tight on sideline routes. i don’t think he is feared on deep routes anymore either. we seemed to be using percy for the deep routes instead.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Remember '09?
Sid, Harvin, Berrian, Shank, and AP all doing their thug thizzle at the same time….We can be that team again!
With the old man firing all cylinders...I would say, we will be ok
Now only if the O-line stands up to be counted.
Playing with the heart of a champion AND solid execution...
which includes fewer turnovers (ahem, BF) can carry this team to the storybook conclusion I heard about recently. Oh yeah, how about some road wins?
Yeah, the Vikes sure played their asses off yesterday....
sleptwalked for the first 3 quarters, and almost lost (should’ve lost, truth be told) to a crappy team and a noname QB.
At least the Cowboys are taking action, trying to do something and positioning themselves for next year.
They’re first in line for Cowher or Gruden, while we sit back and try to convince ourselves that “Chilly ain’t THAT bad…”
As opposed to the Cowboys
Who showed up long enough last night to pick up their paychecks and that’s it.
Gruden took Tony Dungy’s team and won a Super Bowl. Then he wasn’t very good.
Cowher coached the Steelers for 15 years before he won anything with them.
Let the Cowboys have Gruden or Cowher, as far as I’m concerned.
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 8, 2010 6:08 PM CST up reply actions
do you got any other suggestions? other than leslie?
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
The guy I would dread
John Fox.
Tough coach.
Can really design a power run game.
Traditionally had some good defenses out of a 4-3 that aren’t necessarily a Tampa-2.
by PackApologist on Nov 8, 2010 11:22 PM CST up reply actions
So if your guys dont quit like dallas has....
do you think Chilly will keep his job?…..
by blackandgoldbuddha on Nov 8, 2010 4:43 PM CST reply actions
Tim Ryan and Pat Kriwan
The two men I respect most in the football press spent about 20 minutes today talking about how much respect they have for Childress…
…How much the press seems to be willing to fabricate to get eyes on their byline,
…How they thought the easy (but wrong) decision would have been to keep Moss on the team…
… And how they were shocked at us as a fan base… That when Favre was run out of town in Green Bay, the fans were far more loyal to the team than Vikings fans have been this year…
And that kind of hurt.
They ended by saying this: the last four years look like this: 6,8,10,12. First round picks who go to Pro-bowls.
And this year he’s shown the leadership to coach his players and focus on football, despite a fan base trying to run him out of town.
Food for thought.
What has the press fabricated? It's a known fact that Chilly lies and/or doesn't tell the press
or the fans anything about the Vikings.
The Moss decision was a tough one, but the fact remains that he didn’t consult the owner (who’s idea it was to trade for Moss) about releasing him. Is that the right decision? Moss should have stayed for the sole purpose of not making the trade an abject failure.
And what’s this about fan loyalty? Are we fans bemoaning our team, or the head coach? Kirwan has said over and over that Childress is his friend so I don’t expect him to say anything negative about him, and Tim Ryan sure isn’t going to disagree with Pat. How is what happened to Favre in Green Bay in any way related to our situation?
I think these guys are just making excuses for a friend at the expense of the fans’ dignity.
And the records the Vikes have recorded since his arrival are not the whole story. The stupid play calls, the reluctance to get a real QB for several seasons, the awful game management, the ultra conservative approach on the field, the way he runs off valuable players, the fact that he is stubborn to a fault and makes virtually no in-game adjustments because he thinks his way is the only way, his insistence on sticking with pet players like Tarvaris and Tahi…is that a long enough list?
And the “focus on football and leadership this season”? Really? What else does he have to do? That IS his job after all.
All you have to do is watch some games guys, and it becomes painfully obvious that he is in over his head (even in his fifth season…how pathetic is that?) and that he isn’t suited to be a head coach. In fact, since he never got to call plays for Andy Reid, his self-described best pal, I don’t think he’s particularly ready to be an offensive coordinator either.
Let's see...
Childress has lost the locker room (Week 8)
Childress questioned Harvin’s Effort in Friday’s Practice (Week 9)
Childress and Favre have an irreconcilable rift (’09)
Want me to keep going?
Now it’s your turn: “It’s a known fact that Chilly Lies”
Please explain.
Who is to say those things aren’t true though?
He’s probably referring to Childress telling reporters that no one flew down to go and get Favre despite Hutchinson, Allen, and Longwell actually being on a plane doing that very thing. He also lied about not wanting to release Randy Moss.
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
Coaches do that all the time
Like when they list their 5’8 160lbs corner at 5’11" 190. Or when they say their star wide receiver runs a 4.3 forty when he really is a 4.5 guy. It’s an accepted part of the profession.
I don’t recall Childress lying about releasing Moss. He was asked if he regretted trading for him and he said no. Well by God he hadn’t even told the team about his decision yet. Can you imagine what everyone would be saying if Childress told the media before he told his team?
Who cares if he tried to keep Favregate 2010 in house? I don’t. I would have done the same dam thing. If you want to question my integrity, so be it. But next time youre in Austin TX, stop by the football facility and observe the motto and picture of a longhorn painted on the wall: It reads " What happens beneath the horns, stays beneath the horns." It’s a code of conduct that all players, coaches and former players and former coaches (not media scum) understand and revere.
"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula
Listing a guy at a different height and weight isn’t comparable to the two examples I listed above. Not even close.
I had heard that a reporter asked if he was planning on releasing Moss, and that he either said no or said some BS about how he was happy with Moss. (I heard it on DN)
As for the Favre thing, there’s just no reason to lie? I mean, why lie? Seriously? I honestly can’t think of a good reason to do so. He had to have known that it was going to come out that he sent those guys down there. It just made him look dumb.
by packallday555 on Nov 9, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
Again proof of a pre-existing hatred for Childress
I had heard that a reporter asked if he was planning on releasing Moss, and that he either said no or said some BS about how he was happy with Moss. (I heard it on DN)
That’s not what happened at all. The reporter asked if he regretted trading for Moss (in retrospect of the outcome of the NE game and Moss’s post-game comments) to which Childress replied, “not at this time. No.” End of conversation. He didn’t say am so happy with Moss that I am planning on extending his contract right now or anything of the sort. And a point that I have tried to make all along was that Childress hadn’t even told the team yet. And the team deserved to know before you or I.
The writing was on the wall. After the trade, the Vikes re-worked his contract to remove the possibility of being franchised at the end of the season. I knew Moss wouldn’t be back in 2011. I knew it was Wilf’s idea to try to boost the morale of the fan base and his 20 million dollar investment. It also was a ploy to get a new stadium. Nothing more. And it’ unfair that Childress got caught holding the bag.
As for the Favre thing, there’s just no reason to lie? I mean, why lie? Seriously? I honestly can’t think of a good reason to do so. He had to have known that it was going to come out that he sent those guys down there. It just made him look dumb.
Because it was nobody’s business. The team met and decided they were better with Favre than without. I’m sure it was in everybody’s best interest to wait until they received an answer from Mississippi before they went to the media with it. Everyone remembers the bad press that was generated from Favreaggeddon 1.0.
And the last thing an NFL coach should care or worry about is how his actions come off to the media or fans. They know that they are never going to make everyone happy so they don’t even try. And if they don’t, they’ll find out the hard way that you can’t.
I don’t even know why you care one way or another as a packer fan. I am a diehard Viking fan and it doesn’t bother me one bit that Childress doesn’t trust the media, because neither do I.
"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula
Alright, I’ll concede that first point to you.
Still don’t agree on the second though. The “team met” and decided it was in their best interest? Where’d you hear this?
As for waiting to receive an answer, I still don’t think that’s smart. Even if that answer had been no, you know the information would have been leaked by someone or another. Actually, I wouldn’t doubt if Favre himself would have but that’s beside the point.
My point is, anyone with a brain knew that sooner or later, it was going to come out that those 3 guys were sent down to Mississippi to get him. Hell, the media obviously already must have known or received some information about it otherwise they would have never asked about it in the first place. So if you know that the media has some inkling why lie? You know they’re eventually going to confirm that it did indeed happen seeing as how they had already obviously been tipped off.W hen that happens, and when it did happen, they jumped on Childress and Favre writing some not so nice articles. If anything, lying about the situation made it about twice as bad as it originally would have been in my opinion.
As for why I care, I don’t know really. I don’t know that I necessarily even do care really. I just think it’s a bit irrational to just dismiss all the things that have been said regarding Childress as propaganda and fabrications.
by packallday555 on Nov 10, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
Sometime
Well I Knew That Sometime Around Wade Would Get Fired I Am Now Waiting For Chilly To Get The Ax
by Vikings For Life on Nov 8, 2010 5:08 PM CST reply actions
Gothic Island presents more dark thoughts on the subject matter .
I said prior to the DAL game that if Childress and Frazier leave . As I suspect . Wade would be an interesting fit as a DC . Capers installed the 3-4 in GB . And Phillips could bring the 3-4 to Minnie . We have all but the NT if Pat retires . And I don’t see the threat of him leaving to seek a head coaching gig . Capers is salivating about McCarthy’s obvious loss in the first round of this years playoffs . Hell we could start by borrowing Al Harris . His lock up skills could bolster our secondary for up to two years . We have the athletes to pull it off . Or run off with a pissed off Capers if the Pack gets cheap as they do so often .
Though I see Ziggy looking for an expensive high profile coach such as Gruden , Cowher or John Fox . Cowher could draw in former coaches . As Gruden is intriguing to many . Toughness and an identity along with more quality coaching assistance would be the right ticket . Childress will never run the 3-4 . And as we bring in a new QB . Offensive systems could also change .
This collective bargaining fiasco may offer many available coaches and players as contracts are becoming scarce this year . If Ziggy paid out 150 Million this year . The sky is the limit in 2011 as we reload .
Gothic, what is it with you in the 3-4? You don’t have the personnel for that. Switching to the 3-4 takes Williams away from what he does best, leaves guys like Allen and Edwards without a position (see Kampman, Aaron), and creates a bit of a problem in your LB corps.
The 4-3, and Tampa 2 is the best defense that fits the Vikings best.
I kind of doubt Capers leaves anywhere to be a head coach. He’s had that chance twice now, and he’s getting older. Of course, a lot of that has to do with me not wanting him to leave too :)!
by packallday555 on Nov 8, 2010 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
…what is it with you in the 3-4? You don’t have the personnel for that.
agreed.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Well you could
The Vikings would just need to put up a fire sale for their key defensive personnel. Especially most of the most notable names along the D-line.
by PackApologist on Nov 8, 2010 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
and those 4-3 outside linebackers too.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Yeah, I mean I suppose they could take the approach we did and just draft an OLB and then stick Allen in there to see what he can do. But I think we were and are close to having the right personnel for the defense when we made the switch. Guys like Pickett and Jolly seemed better suited for the 3-4 defense in my opinion. Neither provided any pass rush, which is expected in the 4-3. Where the Vikings would be hurting in my opinion is on the defensive line if they were to switch. Williams would obviously be fine but with Pat retiring, who else would play line? Kennedy and Guion seem like their both more 3 technique guys, not so much run stoppers, which is what is needed for the 3-4.
by packallday555 on Nov 9, 2010 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Why on earth would we want to go to the 3-4???
It’s not an inherently better defensive system…
Sure…. 3-4 Defenses make sense when there are only a few teams playing it….
But with all the teams that have made the move, the balance of talent available is finally back in favor of 4-3 teams.
We don't have 3-4 personnel base on our defense.
Kevin Williams isn’t a double team eating NT. He would move to DE. A switch to 3-4 would mean Jared Allen or Ray Edwards (or both) would have to move to a stand up OLB position. How well did that work for Aaron Kampman in GB? It got a good football player shipped straight out of town. A 3-4 defense requires depth at the linebacker position and while we got 3 great ones starting for us right now, the switch wouldnt go so well. So I’m with you on this one, we’ve built a pretty good 4-3 defense and we should stick with that.
Great observation F2H
are the guys we have just plain suited to 4-3? Do you think it would take some player changes. Seems to me we would end up short on LB’s. I always thought Brian would make a good run stuffing OLB. Pss drop???
Good discussion guys. Very good. I have appreciated the fine reading.
by CitrusFLViking on Nov 8, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
Agree
We have two of the better 4-3 DE in the game, and excellent 4-3 LBs. The NFL offenses are starting to figure out the 3-4 so defenses will start switching back to the 4-3.
It's a copy-cat league
The Steelers, Ravens, and Patriots all had and still have success with the 3-4. Other teams take notice and try to emulate the “big-boys”. But bad teams trying to execute new schemes only let offenses figure out the 3-4 defense quicker. I read somewhere that the only two teams that have never implemented a 3-4 defensive scheme are the Chicago Bears and our Minnesota Vikings. I don’t think we’ll be switching any time soon.
Interesting stuff .Very well thought out so what I have is quite simple.
Thanks. Enjoyed just following the flow on this thread.
Gruden is a guru of a coach. I have seen his playbook as my god-son stayed here while in OTA;s at Tampa. It was good stuff. Hruden has his way of running things. If some players think Chilly is not the right guy. Gruden would come in and bring in a boot camp mentality. It is a vast scheme of west coast that include all sorts of branches to one single play. Incredible stuff. It was like I was sitting in a lecture of organic chemistry for surgeons as he attempted to explain it
Gruden maybe at the start of a new season. But not now. When people say he runs a west coast so no problem. Yes. Big problem. Just cause it is stamped “west coast” the way a coach runs it, words it and directs it are very different for some coaches as they add their own flavor and twists. Grudens is – Wow!
For all his faults...
And yeah, we know them, Childress and the Vikings organization have sought out players who have leadership quality and character. Sure, it’s easy with a season like the Vikings had in 2009 for the team to pull together and say good things about each other, but 2010 has been a very different beast and you still don’t hear the Vikings players taking shots at each other or the coaches. Okay, except for the recently ousted Randy Moss—grace under adversity wasn’t really his strength. You can tell a lot about a team seeing them come through adversity, and even when it’s butt ugly, the Vikings have dealt with it with like the guys of character that they are.
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
- Paul Gauguin
by Skol Girl on Nov 8, 2010 7:30 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Well a couple of minutes before the start of the great 4th Q comeback Sunday...
…it looked as if the Vikings had quit for the season on the play where Derek Anderson rolled right and had about 15 seconds to throw the ball and the 6 or 7 Vikings that were visible on TV were either stopped or in very slow jog after Anderson. I hope I never see that happen again this season.
What if Landry lost Staubach?
The heart left the Cowboys when Romo went down. If Staubach ever went down that would have been the first thing in Tom Landrys life that he couldn’t deal with. As it stands, the only thing in Landrys life that he proved unable to deal with was Jerry Jones.
A word about Brett. I know when he goes into the Hall of Fame he’ll choose to do it as a Packer, but last year he had his best year ever and last week against the Cards he threw for the most yards in a game in his career. Nothing can take that away from the Vikes. I think this is the most the Vikes have been on TV since the Moss rookie year, or maybe the Moss year we set the NFL record for scoring.
I can’t help but feel if Warner were still doing his dancing with the Cards we would have needed 500 yards from Brett. But here’s the thing, I think he would have done it.
alan bailey
When will people learn about the basic rules of Canton!?
Seriously, this is getting stupid. When a player goes into Canton he doesn’t wear a team’s jersey, he just wears an ugly jacket. There’s a bust of him with a listing of the years and teams he’s played for.
HE DOES NOT GET PUT IN WITH ANY ONE TEAM.
Now Farve will be honored in many Packer centric ways. He’ll be put into the Packer HOF. He’ll be put in the ring of honor. They’ll retire is number and he’ll be memorialized with Starr, White, Hudson, and the others. He may even receive some of those honors in MN….who knows, but Canton is team neutral.
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