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[quote=djnemo65;556202]Has there been a beloved athlete in recent memory to do more to completely turn people against him in such a short time? Barring your Vick's and cheating baseball players of course. As someone who was way ahead of his time in Favre hatin' I'm pretty amazed at how tired people have gotten of him.[/quote]

Seriously. A couple of years ago, I said without a doubt that he is my favorite non-Redskin NFL player of all time. Now? No way.

He's got a personal vendetta against Packers GM Ted Thompson, and he's too stubborn and arrogant to just go away quietly. He could have retired and rode off into the sunset as the most beloved and decorated player in Packers history. What a dummy.

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[quote=GMScud;556223]Seriously. A couple of years ago, I said without a doubt that he is my favorite non-Redskin NFL player of all time. Now? No way.

He's got a personal vendetta against Packers GM Ted Thompson, and he's too stubborn and arrogant to just go away quietly. He's could have retired and rode off into the sunset as the most beloved and decorated player in Packers history. What a dummy.[/quote]

The irony is that he's exhibiting many of the same traits we have long admired him for-that won't quit, give it all you got until you can't give anymore...and then give some more spirit that made him a fan favorite and helped propel his consecutive games streak

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[quote=SmootSmack;556245]The irony is that he's exhibiting many of the same traits we have long admired him for-that won't quit, give it all you got until you can't give anymore...and then give some more spirit that made him a fan favorite and helped propel his consecutive games streak[/quote]

I see what you're driving at, but in this case I think that might be a bit of a stretch. Yeah, maybe he doesn't want to quit. But is it because he just wants to play football, or because he has ulterior motives involving the Packers?

I think his agenda has been totally self-centered for the past 2 years, and IMO these kind of antics don't qualify as "give it all and then give some more spirit."

What I'm basically thinking is that, at this point, it's no longer simply the love of the game/winning that's driving him. And if I'm right, he's no longer the football player I once revered.

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Totally understand Scud, I think he's always been a bit self-centered and arrogant. I think you have to be to an extent to play in the NFL, especially at QB. But yeah this is getting ridiculous

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[quote=GMScud;556247]I see what you're driving at, but in this case I think that might be a bit of a stretch. Yeah, maybe he doesn't want to quit. But is it because he just wants to play football, or because he has ulterior motives involving the Packers?

I think his agenda has been totally self-centered for the past 2 years, and IMO these kind of antics don't qualify as "give it all and then give some more spirit."

What I'm basically thinking is that, at this point, it's no longer simply the love of the game/winning that's driving him. And if I'm right, he's no longer the football player I once revered.[/quote]

Yeah, and I really think it's more the yearly soap opera and histrionics that are bugging people. If he had said last year I wanna play but Green Bay is running me out, everyone would have supported him. What we got instead was a tearful goodbye followed by a comeback followed by a diva-like list of demands. The problem is the endless deliberation and attendant media soap opera (part of which is perhaps not his fault) that seems to come every year. He's been holding training camp hostage for what, five years now?

As way back as 2005 he was asking "what are they gonna do, cut me?" when asked about the Packer's potential objections to his slow as molasses retirement deliberations. For all his pluck on the field, this is not a man who ever struck me as caring about any of his teammates, coaches or fans as much as he cares about himself.

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[quote=SmootSmack;556248]Totally understand Scud, I think he's always been a bit self-centered and arrogant. I think you have to be to an extent to play in the NFL, especially at QB. But yeah this is getting ridiculous[/quote]

Yes, ridiculous. Joe Montana was unhappy to move on to the Chiefs and he was unhappy to retire because of his competitiveness and arrogance. But he never pulled the shenanigans that Favre has. And Montana is just one example. I can't remember a major QB who was as infantile as Favre has been about facing the end of his career.

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Favre has surgery,the circus soon to begin in vikqueen country....?

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4239344]Sources: Brett Favre has surgery to repair shoulder - ESPN[/url]

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He needs to stay retired.

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He needs to hang it up and go make more Levis commercials.

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Or were they Wrangler? Anyways, he needs to let it go before he starts looking even more foolish than he already is.

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i hope he plays for the vikes this year. i like favre, he was the only reason i would watch the packers play. last season, he was the only reason i would watch the jets play, kind of like when barry sanders played . sanders was the only reason i would watch the lions. i love watching the nfl's greatest. favre is definately one of the greatest qbs to ever play, yes, he is no longer as good as he once was but he's still pretty good and he's still exciting to watch, so i say play on brett, play on.

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[quote=TheSmurfs22;561920]Or were they Wrangler? Anyways, he needs to let it go before he starts looking even more foolish than he already is.[/quote]

They were Wranglers

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[quote=WaldSkins;561930]They were Wranglers[/quote]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pIvg-2vEY]YouTube - Brett Favre Wrangler's Commercial[/ame]

:)

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MasterCard:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEGYFzS0jA]YouTube - Brett Favre Mastercard Priceless[/ame]

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Prilosec:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPI9Jzgdk_g]YouTube - Brett Favre Prilosec Commercial[/ame]

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Snapper Lawn Mowers: LOL....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-3ZvbaGJU]YouTube - Brett Favre Snapper Commercial - Open Man[/ame]

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Rayovac:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfJgBLO8Gsc]YouTube - Brett Favre Commercial[/ame]

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Remington:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQU49JYmbz8]YouTube - Brett Favre in Remington Country[/ame]

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[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4246757]Sources: Favre a no-show, Vikes temporarily stop pursuit - ESPN[/url]

So the Vikes are slowing their pursuit of Favre because he didn't show for OTA's. Why should a "retired" player not even under contract show up for OTA's?? I'm so tired of Favre.

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[quote=GMScud;562200][URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4246757"]Sources: Favre a no-show, Vikes temporarily stop pursuit - ESPN[/URL]

So the Vikes are slowing their pursuit of Favre because he didn't show for OTA's. Why should a "retired" player not even under contract show up for OTA's?? I'm so tired of Favre.[/quote]

ESPN is 100% wrong on this. Childress was on the radio and said it wasn't true.

Farve is the biggest drama queen has issues. He just doesn't know what to do with himself and hasn't prepared for life after football.

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[url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsOkGG9BROzSdvmZyP4YBer_k08gD98RFBA80]The Associated Press: Brett Favre says he's considering playing again[/url]

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[quote=SmootSmack;563017][url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hsOkGG9BROzSdvmZyP4YBer_k08gD98RFBA80]The Associated Press: Brett Favre says he's considering playing again[/url][/quote]

Oh boy, here we go again.

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Transcript:

[url=http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=2970]Access Vikings: » Blog Archive » Favre interview in full[/url]

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Of course he's coming back. Did anyone have a doubt? Once he had the surgery it was pretty much a given.

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[quote=Mattyk72;563084]Of course he's coming back. Did anyone have a doubt? Once he had the surgery it was pretty much a given.[/quote]
If his surgery fixed his problem he will be a Vike befroe the end of the month.

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[quote]Q. Is Minnesota the only team on your radar?

A. “That’s all I’ve talked to. It makes perfect sense as far as coming back because it’s an offense that I ran for 16 years. I could teach the offense. It was tough going to New York last year because I was two weeks late, it was a totally new offense for me and I thought, ‘This won’t be too bad.’ And [Jets offensive coordinator] Brian Schottenheimer and [coach Eric] Mangini and those guys were great with me because we condensed it down to where I could at least call the plays. But it was like learning a foreign language.”[/quote]
Scheme does matter. ;)

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^ Damn. How many languages can Campbell speak now? :)

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[quote=53Fan;563259]^ Damn. How many languages can Campbell speak now? :)[/quote]

He's a polyglot :)

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I remember the Redskins were one of the major rumored teams for Favre when Zorn first got here. Glad we didn't get tied into the circus.

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amen andy

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[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4362093]Brett Favre tells Minnesota Vikings he'll remain retired - ESPN[/url]

I hope this means it is done

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now that that circus is over, how long till the Vick circus is over?

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;570642][url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4362093]Brett Favre tells Minnesota Vikings he'll remain retired - ESPN[/url]

I hope this means it is done[/quote]

Until next season...we like to talk about how poorly ownership has handled the Campbell situation this offseason. But what about the Vikings? They just traded a 3rd (maybe 4th?) rounder for Sage Rosenfels to compete with/start over Tarvaris Jackson and meanwhile they're asking their star players like Jared Allen to reach out to Favre and tell him how much they want him on the team? Strange situation all around.

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Brett who?

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[quote=dmek25;570643]now that that circus is over, how long till the Vick circus is over?[/quote]

it would be nice to see that done as well (not here) and get down to serious football!

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[quote=dmek25;570643]now that that circus is over, how long till the Vick circus is over?[/quote]

Little do we know, the two circuses are RELATED!

I bet Favre decided to stay retired after Childress told him that they were going to look at Michael Vick instead....


hahaha