Farve told player: "100 percent positive" he's retiring
by N4S on May 3, 2010 1:34 PM CDT
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PrintBrett Favre is saying publicly that he hasn't made up his mind about whether he'll play in 2010. But he reportedly told another player privately that he's finished playing. Peter King of SI.com reports that after the season, Favre told a fellow NFL player whom he knows well that he's definitely done. "I'm 100 percent positive I'll never put on pads again in my life," Favre told the unnamed player, according to King. However, as King astutely points out, that doesn't mean much because Favre changes his mind all the time. He probably sincerely meant it when he said he was 100 percent positive he would retire. And a few days later he was probably 100 percent positive he would return.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/03/favre-told-a-fellow-player-hes-100-percent-positive-hes-retiring/
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He probably said this right after the season and it’s only being reported now.
This just in, Ed Werder is reporting from an unamed source the Brett Favre took a dump and Jared Allen ate it.
"American made, White Trash raised, and Bad Ass engraved"
by Viking Frog on May 3, 2010 1:42 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Let's see...
Put on pads again, get my $13 million guaranteed, bonuses, additional sponsorships from doing commercials (i.e., Wranglers, Sears, etc)., a chance to play with a great team with supportive fans, and another shot at a Superbowl. Not to mention being the first NFL player to play as a grandpa…
Or……..
Retire….. And fade out of the spotlight… And watch your starting streak end… And have to put up w/ Deanna giving you all these extra chores to do.
Hmmmmmm
Decisions….. Decisions….. Decisions………
There is no way
Favre will be first grandpa to play in the NFL.
"American made, White Trash raised, and Bad Ass engraved"
by Viking Frog on May 3, 2010 2:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
R u saying..
They already have had one???
I’m not talking coaches.. I’m talking Players….. NFL-Players!!!!
Oh, and in case you didn’t know, as of now Favre is a grandpa…
Yeah I know that
But I just can’t believe that some of these thugplayers didn’t become a baby daddy when they were about 16 and their kid did the same.
"American made, White Trash raised, and Bad Ass engraved"
by Viking Frog on May 3, 2010 5:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Kurt Warner walked away from a similar deal
by Drullin'OverDaCards on May 5, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Kurt walked away from a concussion with 7 kids still at home.
Different injuries, different situations, but I would say that the decision process and the questions faced are very, very, similar. The money probably does not drive these guys at this point.
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp
Doesnt mean crap...
none of this has any meaning at all. Anyone especially Peter King can make up something to spark some talk about his bf Brett. The only date that matters to me in whether he is coming back or not is Sept 9…i truely can’t believe favre would give up another oppourtunity for a championship…and revenge against the ’aints
LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!
Just saying....
You are a SB caliber team with him. Where are you without him? Borderline playoffs? Out of Playoffs?
Borderline playoffs
Don’t mind the other guys, I don’t get why they’re acting all butt-hurt. It seems like a genuinely curious question.
Without Favre though, we would seem to be borderline playoffs. The team obviously has talent enough to get there without him, like we did the year before he came to town. It’ll be much more of a struggle to reach the post-season.
You know he was just trying to stir things up, Frost.
I think we are a playoff team for sure without Brett. I do not think we would win a Super Bowl, however.
But none of this matters, because he’s totally coming back. :P
by PurplePeopleEaters on May 4, 2010 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions
You're an Eagles fan
Do you not remember the season before last when you knocked us out of the playoffs?
Why are you guys getting defensive?
As if I am trying to disgruntle people over here. I’m asking a serious question. Non-Viking fans aren’t allowed to ask Viking fanbase’s thoughts regarding them?
I would say..
Because even B. Favre doesn’t know what he is going to be doing come Sept. 2009…. But all signs point to a likely return..
But we haven’t ruled out the chance he doesn’t return.
Come mid July, he could say that he is throwing in the towel, and even go back on his decision and decide to come back late in the pre-season.
Until he doesn’t take the first snap for the Vikings come Sept 2009, the chance of him returning is out there.
What question did you ask?
I read through your post twice. There’s no question to Vikings fans there.
It’s just an Eagles fan stirring the pot with an unsubstantiated controversy. The controversy, and drama, is created more by the media and folks like you, than it is by Favre himself. No doubt it’s disappointing that you aren’t drawing as much attention as you’d like, but we’re accustomed to drama fiends trying to get their fix at the expensive of Favre and the Vikings. We’re not falling for it.
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!
You my friend a an imbecile
because in all honestly it was a serious question. My thoughts were I’m wondering if you guy think you will start Rosenfels or Jackson. Or try to trade for a QB somehow. Two which I thought that came to mind are Vick or Quinn (Denver). So yes, it was a serious question you defensive cry baby. If I was doing this on a Dallas board then it would be totally acceptable for you to believe I was stirring up trouble which I do from time to time. But the Vikings I don’t mind one bit so for you to claim this is pathetic.
by N4S on May 3, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Ryan Perrilloux
He could out compete both Sage & T-Jax. He’s a 3rd option.
Sage never took a snap in an actual game of the 2009 season.
T-Jax only served in garbage-time duty… But his QB rating was pretty high, but most of his plays were hand offs w/ a few passes.
It seems as if he assumed to be the starter for 2009 pre-Favre….
He has great mobility, great arm strength, but the accuracy and decision making is questionable.. Did it improve over 2009 and we didn’t see it? Too hard to tell.
But if T-Jax got two years under Favre and Ryan P. got a chance to serve on the Vikings squad and we cut T-Jax.. We would be looking pretty good going into the 2011 season. Because Ryan or Tavaris could be the next QBOTF.
Ya never know…
Thanks for the insight from a Vikings fan.
What I was looking for.
by N4S on May 3, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Ya I needed to clarify my post.
When I said Cut T-Jax, I meant to say cute Sage..
Sage would know the offense pretty well, but he also has not had much time to actual utilize it in a regular game.
Ryan sounds like he could be a potential hidden Gem.
But most rookie QBs never really shine right off the bat. He could be the insurance policy the Vikings want.. Give him time to develop and slowly introduce him into the game.
Didn't mean to come off as being
defensive. I think we’re a playoff team with or without Favre, but definitely a Super Bowl caliber team with him. I hope he comes back for one last run…
If Favre already knew "FOR SURE"
I am pretty sure he would of informed the front-office and his fans…
End of Story….
My theory, it’s really on the fence and in a position he doesn’t want to truely commit a solid decision. However, as Sept. 9th approaches, that itch to play will just increase. See, he had a great 2009 season (when you view it overall) being a Viking for the 1st year. What does that mean? Well he can have an even better year if he is just as healthy as he was in 2009. He knows the team better, he knows the offense better, and the team will support him.
Not to mention, he could have fun passing to a new potential threat (Webb!) and Gerhart could pick up blitzes or take the load off of Favre to make way for a better run-game.
Then why go on Leno and say he is unsure.
He may have felt that way after the demoralizing loss to the Saints, but even the next day probably thought of giving it one more crack.
He will be back.
McCourty will do. If the Packers don't take him first... they would.
Then why go on Leno and say he is unsure?
because he is an attention whore and doesn’t want to go to mini camp or training camp.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
He avoids attention because he is an attention whore? Has he ever missed training camp while under contract? He doesn’t want to go to OTs. What a shocker. Other than hot to trot rookies, there probably aren’t many players who do.
favre looooves the attention he gets from everyone talking about him “will he play, won’t he play?”. what other player do you know has his coach saying that he can do whatever he wants, he doesn’t even have to go to training camp? brett favre is in effect saying to childress “who’s your daddy?”…. and getting away with it because chilly needs him so badly. he’s playing everyone like a fiddle.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
This story is total BS.
Look, its possible Favre may have made his decision to retire, and if he has I don’t want to hear about it. Because what happens if the fire comes back in August and he changes his mind….again? No. If he has decided to retire, let us know in August. Let Chilly know now. That’s all that matters, is that he’s communicating (which every indiciation seems to point that he is) with Chilly.
But Favre is coming back…..so everything that I just said is also BS.
But Favre is coming back…..so everything that I just said is also BS.
yep, he knows he’s coming back, on his terms, again. he’s gonna milk it like a cow.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
You have to be a conspiracy buff to understand.
But some, who are in the know, believe that Brett took a picture of his bad ankle one day after the Saints game. He then secretly had his ankle surgery. He has decided to play but won’t unless millions of fans around the country beg him to do so.
So he releases the “photograph” at the time of OTAs. He will fake a surgery during training camp. After that he will ride into Viking stadium on his white horse to save the day by the second pre season game.
This applause is the only reason he plays the game. Loyalty to his teammates, loyalty to the fans, loyalty to his family and the Viking organization mean nothing to him.
The fact that he is 41 years old and way past the normal prime mean nothing to him. He simply needs to milk everything for the applause.
Hope that helps clear it up for you.
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp
by lifelongvike on May 8, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
no, no, no, no......
After that he will ride into Viking stadium on his white horse to save the day by the second pre season game.
there is no need for training camp, i mean he IS brett favre after all. no, chilly is going to roll out a red carpet from kiln, mississippi to the superdome, and four guys who look like dr del’s old avatar are going to carry him to the season opener next september 9.
now, that’s milkin’ it.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Remember guys
This more than likely came right after that beating he took in NO and it’s just now coming out. Remember Favre came out and said his decision would be extremely easy if it weren’t for the players and fans of the Vikings. He felt a sense of belonging. So he may have felt bad after the game and honestly felt he was hurting too much to go at it again but with all the support and love he’s feeling, how can he not come back for one last season?
by Favrecomingbackwhaaaaat? on May 3, 2010 5:54 PM CDT reply actions
I am so sick of morons out there...
who continue to believe or comment on what “an unnamed player or source” says or what some reporter who needs to fill his columns so what better way to say “according to an unnamed source” to get a few hits on thier blog or article. There are so many ignorant people out there who want to bash the guy and say he needs to retire and he needs to stop doing this because he is making a fool out of himself. Really? The last time I checked, the last comment Favre made was he needs surger. The last comment before that was after the Super Bowl. But yet, there are hundreds of stories about the “Favre Watch”. And you idiotic fans both Packer and NFL team trolls can shove it as well. He did not put the fans through this. The damn media did it. Every year, the media asked Favre when he was going to hang it up. Not the other way around. And if you want to argue with me about this, try. I grew up rooting for the Packers but you fans (im waiting for Packer trolls) made me sick to my stomach. I have kept quiet but enough is enough. This man has done more for the game and for the city of Green Bay, the state of WIsconsin, the Jets organization (trust me, he help sell some of the seat license thingys) and for the state of Minnesota. And thats just a few places. Funny how people are so sick of reading Favre stuff that he has the most comments on blogs about him then any player or team does. Go look it up.
I swear this country is going to the crapper if we have this many uneducated people in the country.
by SeanInEauClaireWi on May 3, 2010 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
+4 Mr. SeaninEauClaireWi
It’s so true about bloggers saying anything with Favre’s name in it to get hits. I frequently google “brett favre, news” on some outrageous (and really annoying) stuff comes up. Like last week there was this “Feagles Shows Brett Favre How to Retire with Class”….wtf?
Everyone talks about Favre being the guy that always wants to be talked about
sounds like Peter King is that guy.
Ya he told Aaron Rodgers Hee-hee..........
Something important please !! Like the try outs or something .
Back-up that support
May be nice to funnel some money into some advertising ideas to promote his return again….
Yes, this is nothing more than a rehash of what I heard in January, that he was telling people that. In fact this may even be the exact same comment, also reported back then by King, made the day of the Saints loss, so it’s probably not news at all. King is recycling news.
True..
Several players seemed to have think that Favre had already decided about this year back in December..
I hope he returns and Chilly gives him a little bit more control of the plays..
True that..
Look at the 2nd 1/2 of the Chicago game..
And look how our offense exploded after that…
King, Werder, Schefter...
The Idiot Convention
"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
Favre's statement proves one thing for sure
Favre said 100 percent. Who else on this site always says 100%? My God, it’s what I’ve always suspected. R4F is Brett Favre.
Did ayone really believe that Favre gave R4F four pairs of Wranglers? He got them in the mail from Wrangler, because he is Brett Favre.
Now when R4F says that Favre is coming back 100 percent guaranteed, you had better believe it.
Ha....
That would be awesome is R4F was really B. Favre!
Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if Favre has maybe lurked on DailyNorseman once or twice… Considering their are a lot of blogs, articles about him on here…
But I have always wondered…. If any players have ever made up their own username to comment on these things..
Go to Cat scratch fever
The safety that just got traded back to Chicago used to go on there all the time and leave tidbits for the faithful. Actually, he is a pretty cool guy and gave interesting insights on how the team was feeling during certain games.
Wish we had a Vike doing that for us over here.. Which Vike would you most like to be hitting this site and leaving remarks. Me? I would have to go with Jared Allen I bet he would write some funny shit.
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
In case you dont stroll to our site
We have a current year draft pick posting a few things.
My appreciation of the Saints can not be measured in nipples and dimes...nickels and boobs...money!
I'm sure..
Once the season begins.. He will halt his posting…..
I'll take a jaunt down there.
maybe leave a post and get lambasted you know the usual :D
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
Ok, I changed my avatar...
Now when are you going to change your cheesey avatar? Why are opposing teams fans so sensitive about anybody having muscles? Are you a puny little man that is intimidated by this or what? Jeez
Cheesy?
Actually I change it fairly often. I don’t have a problem with muscles. I wouldn’t put a picture of myself looking like a dilrod on a public forum though. This is one you should consider
So what about the sexual predators?
I looked at your profile
You like the Worthlessburgers and Tiger Woods as your guys. I added in that profile pic and figured that had something to do with it.
waaaaait just a minute here......is that just a close resemblence, or.....nooo.....really?
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in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
salty, really now....this is just disappointing.
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
please
That was such an obvious trollish remark it actually made me lose a bit of respect for you Dr Del. Lets all pretend to be adults and let everyone play in the sand box. No throwing cat poop around please.
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
by Grime on May 7, 2010 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
uh-oh, i thought those were tootsie rolls
in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.
Cat poop?
So I shouldn’t ask him what he knows about consensual sex with a woman, since he’s a Pittsburgh fan?
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!
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