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*exitspeed* · 07-11-2008, 03:39 PM

Did you hear this BS!

Dude is totally tarnishing his fuckin legacy.

This isn't the way for him to end his career.

I'm going to go punch someone real hard in the face area.

stiizy · 07-11-2008, 03:44 PM

wow i thought he'd at least go one or two more seasons..

oh well he always got those wrangler commercials so you can still see him exit

No it is said he is one of the greats i wish he was leaving with a ring!!

redZENKI · 07-11-2008, 03:45 PM

So if not a packer, then what team?

ryguy · 07-11-2008, 03:45 PM

I always respected Brett Favre, and even though I live in the thick of Bears country, I consider him one of my favorite players. He is pulling a Michael Jordan though; he is only going to ruin his legacy with all his BS. To be honest I'm sick and tired of hearing it.

*exitspeed* · 07-11-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ryguy

I always respected Brett Favre, and even though I live in the thick of Bears country, I consider him one of my favorite players. He is pulling a Michael Jordan though; he is only going to ruin his legacy with all his BS. To be honest I'm sick and tired of hearing it.

Honestly...me too. And this is coming from a tried and true Packer and Brett Favre fanatic.

I wish he would have waited to decide if he wanted to retire.

I knew this shit was going to happen.

All I have to say is his first game in Lambau not as a Packer is going to be ugly and sad.

If you've never been to Lambau, or haven't been a Packer fan your whole life it's hard to understand how serious and personal we take this.

*DALAZ_68* · 07-11-2008, 03:50 PM

the only crazy fuck who played after his fathers death....took balls and commitment...honestly never beena packers fan, but shit, every team could use a Favre

ryguy · 07-11-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

If you've never been to Lambau, or haven't been a Packer fan your whole life it's hard to understand how serious and personal we take this.

I dont know firsthand, but of course I have heard stories. The wait for tickets, people getting mad at newspapers if the packers arent on top when they are tied for the division lead, hell, weddings at Packers tailgate parties. I hope he doesnt go to another team, I hope he calls it quits while he's still on top. I would hate to see all he's built ruined by all his BS. Hell, give him some sort of coaching/staff job. Keep him in the Packers organization, that would be the ideal scenario in my mind for keeping his legend alive.

*exitspeed* · 07-11-2008, 03:57 PM

I am lucky enough to be able to go to about 3 games each year. Basically unless you are willing to pay a grip, HAVE season tickets in your family, or on the 35 year waiting list (no seriously it's that long) to get season tickets, you're ain't going.

Somnambulist · 07-11-2008, 04:00 PM

I love Brett Favre.

I cryed when he retired. I hope he's not serious. I mean granted there are teams that could use him (Ravens, Redskins) but he retired. He was so sure that that's what he wanted to do... In my opinion he should have waited a few months like McNair and Ogden. They both waited til May and June to make an announcement that they would retire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Honestly...me too. And this is coming from a tried and true Packer and Brett Favre fanatic.

I wish he would have waited to decide if he wanted to retire.

I knew this shit was going to happen.

All I have to say is his first game in Lambau not as a Packer is going to be ugly and sad.

If you've never been to Lambau, or haven't been a Packer fan your whole life it's hard to understand how serious and personal we take this.

Lambeau

Lol.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 07-11-2008, 07:03 PM

So is it official that he wants to come back?

EDIT: Just saw it in MSN. Dood what the fuck? Doesnt he realize the repercussions if he does come back? I always had great respect for Favre but this BS is just showing how selfish he is. If he does come back, he aint no better than TO in my book. Holding the team hostage for your personal need is utter BS, specially a team that has stuck with you thru thick and thin...If he comes back, all he's gonna be is a full time distraction. Do you really think Rogers can play 100% when he knows Favre is over his shoulder? Thats a whole lot of pressure for a new QB. If he gets traded, his legacy is over. Every Packer fans are gonna turn on him in a second.

ryguy · 07-11-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

So is it official that he wants to come back?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521

He asked the Packers for an unconditional release from his contract. Even though he retired, he is still under contract with Green Bay for a few years.

norbac · 07-11-2008, 08:35 PM

sux for the packers, because it seems like they don't want him back, thats tuff to win over cheese heads, and especially if he goes to a division rival, can't wait for that game against aaron rodgers, wow

azndoc · 07-11-2008, 08:37 PM

hahaaahahahahaaha

Fuck you right in the ass cheeseheads

Okay that was rude.

I hated it when hakeem owlajuwon didn't retire in houston.

Gnnr · 07-11-2008, 08:42 PM

This would be akin to Jordan playing with the Wizards if he goes to another team. Anyways, hasn't he always been like this? For the past few seasons he's been on and off about retiring. And its not the Packers don't want him back, its that they're sort of letting him know its time to let go. He said himself he feels he can still play but he doesn't have the energy to go through the things necessary to be ready on game days (reviewing film, practice, etc.). So how does he expect to go to a completely different team, adjust to their system and do the things he would have done at GB (review film, go to practice, etc.).

worangejuice · 07-11-2008, 08:53 PM

Maybe he'll go back to the Falcons.???????hehe.
Really he HAS to go back to the Pack.

slidingsky · 08-03-2008, 06:09 PM

Bringing it back for all the good reasons.... Where's Mel?

Edit: Brett Favre's plane just touched down....

He'll be in training camp on Tuesday.

Dirty Habit · 08-03-2008, 06:24 PM

shit is played out. dude choaks. end legacy.

***S14DB*** · 08-03-2008, 06:49 PM

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A timeline of communication between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre, regarding Favre's decision to retire in March and request to be released this week, based on an Associated Press interview with Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson on Saturday:

-Week of Jan. 22: After the Packers' overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game, McCarthy tells Favre they hope to take a similar approach to his retirement decision as in the past, allowing Favre plenty of time to make his decision. They agree to talk regularly.

-Feb. 22: Thompson calls Favre after getting word that Favre was upset Thompson hadn't called him in a while. According to Thompson, Favre said, "Well, I don't know where that's coming from. That doesn't come from me. I'm fine with it." Thompson said he reassures Favre: "You know that Mike and me, we still think you can play, you're still our guy."

-Feb. 29: The beginning of free agency, the Packers' original target date for Favre's decision. "He told me that day, he said, 'Hey, if I needed to make a decision today, I would retire,"' McCarthy said. "I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. It's not that important. Ted and I have talked about it over and over again as far as, you're the priority and we didn't need to stick to that date. So you need more time? Sure. How much time do you need? He said, 'I'll tell you what. (Wife) Deanna and I are going to sit down this weekend, why don't you call me Monday?"'

-March 3: McCarthy travels to Austin, Texas, for his daughter's high school basketball banquet. At this point, McCarthy isn't worried.

"We thought for sure he was going to come back," McCarthy said. "I thought he was working, just going through the process, and he needed more time."

But Favre surprises McCarthy by calling and saying he "can not commit 100 percent" to football and is going to retire. McCarthy says he offers Favre the chance to return with a guarantee that he wouldn't have to take as many repetitions in practice.

No deal. McCarthy travels back to Green Bay and the Packers announce Favre's retirement decision March 4.

-March 6: Favre's tearful press conference. McCarthy says he is surprised at how honest Favre is about the reasons behind his decision - particularly about not being able to commit 100 percent to football.

-Week of March 24: During the coaching staff's spring break, Packers offensive line coach James Campen, whose in-laws live in New Orleans, goes up to visit Favre in Mississippi on March 26. On the 27th, Campen tells McCarthy Favre is having second thoughts and McCarthy should call him.

He does, and learns that Favre indeed is having second thoughts. McCarthy and Thompson decide they will welcome him back. They secure a private jet from a Packers board member to visit Favre in person and seal the deal.

-March 29: Favre calls McCarthy to deliver a message: Thanks, but no thanks.

"He felt at this point we had reached a point of closure," McCarthy said. "Those were his words. And he was going to stick with his initial decision."

-McCarthy talks to Favre again the week of April 7 and April 14 and on April 24. On the 24th, McCarthy explains the team's decision to place Favre on the reserve/retired list.

-May 6: With the NFL draft out of the way, Thompson visits Favre in Mississippi and has lunch on his back porch. Thompson says they have a "good conversation," but don't spend too much time talking about the idea that he might be having second thoughts.

"We didn't talk specifically about it," Thompson says. "But he mentioned several things where there was always indecisiveness, or he was wondering if he made the right decision. I think that's normal."

-June 7: During a staff retreat in Kohler, Wis., Campen says he's worried about Favre. McCarthy tells Campen to go to Mississippi - not as an official team intermediary, but as Favre's friend.

-June 16-20: Acting on Campen's advice, McCarthy calls Favre. They play phone tag for a few days but eventually connect. "You and Ted need to have a plan if I do come back," Favre says, according to McCarthy. "Either give me my helmet or give me my release."

At that point, McCarthy asks Favre if he was 100 percent committed to a return. "He said, 'No, no, I'm not saying I'm there yet."'

-June 20-early July: Favre and Campen talk regularly, and Favre's agent, Bus Cook, begins passing messages to the team through Campen. "James was put in a tough spot, and I think he's totally been wrongly illustrated in this," McCarthy said.

-July 4: Favre sends a text message to Thompson, who responds by saying he is traveling and asks if they can talk Monday. Cook begins texting Thompson, and a conference call is arranged.

-July 8: A conference call is scheduled involving Favre, Cook, Thompson, McCarthy and Russ Ball, the team's VP of football administration/player finance, to discuss Favre's request for a release. McCarthy asks Favre if he is 100 percent committed to football - and for the first time throughout the entire offseason, Favre says yes.

"We're trying to be as respectful to him and his legacy as possible, but that's an important piece of the puzzle," McCarthy said. "As an organization, Ted and I, that's the first time any communication to us was, he was committed to play."

The Packers then receive a letter from Cook requesting his release.

"That brings us to where we are, which is a very difficult situation," Thompson said.

-July 27: Packer players report to camp, without Favre, as the quarterback agrees to let Thompson try to work out a trade solution in hopes of keeping Favre from coming to Green Bay. However, only two teams reportedly made an inquiry for the future Hall of Famer — the Jets and Buccaneers, neither teams on Favre's short list of alternative targets.

-July 29: Favre finally faxes his official request for reinstatement to the league. With NFL commissioner Roger Goodell now heavily involved in negotiations between Favre and the Packers, Goodell allows the organization and its former player more time to resolve the situation before ruling on Favre's reinstatement.

-July 30: Reports leak that Packers president Mark Murphy flies to Mississippi to extend a lucrative olive branch: $20 million over 10 years for Favre to stay retired and remain with the Packer organization in a marketing capacity. With Favre considering the offer, Goodell again publicly says he will wait to levy a decision.

FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Packers detail timeline of Favre's decisions

k's_silvia2.0 · 08-03-2008, 06:50 PM

*Edit*

I love the packers!

*exitspeed* · 08-03-2008, 07:17 PM

They're saying tonight he IS coming back to the Packers. Supposedly he's going to have to fight for the #1 position against Arron Rogers. Fine with me.

Through all this I've actually started siding with the Packers. I love Favre but I'm a Packers fan first and foremost and I want to see whats best for the team. If Favre came out and said, I will sign a contract that i will PLAY for another 2 years, no wish washy BS, then I'd back him. But I've other then RIGHT NOW, I haven't heard about him wanting to make a commitment like that.

k's_silvia2.0 · 08-03-2008, 07:44 PM

^Awww Mel sorry I take it back

haha

*exitspeed* · 08-04-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by k's_silvia2.0

^Awww Mel sorry I take it back

haha

I don't expect anyone outside of WI to truly understand how important Packers football is to most people in WI.

Seriously, the Packers had a SCRIMMAGE yesterday at Lambeau. IT WAS SOLD OUT. Some teams don't have regular season games that are sold out. Many people here in WI don't ever even get to go to a game at Lambeau. The waiting list for season tickets right now on average is 30 years. I'm not joking even a little tiny bit. So you either have to know someone who will sell you some of their season tickets or you pay an arm and a leg for tickets through some ticket place.

I happen to be one of the lucky people that know people that have tickets. He's very old and doesn't go so his kids (who are in their 50's) sell us tickets to THREE games a year. I've been going to three games a year now for the last 5-6 years.

The first time I walked up to Lambeau field was an amazing experience. I almost shed a tear and I had goose bumps.

Yes...the Packets are actually that serious ti WI.

ZX88 · 08-04-2008, 08:34 AM

i cant believe they let him back on the team.

*exitspeed* · 08-04-2008, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ZX88

i cant believe they let him back on the team.

Me either honestly. I was all ready to move on with Rodgers.

But he has to fight for the #1 spot. So that should be interesting.

stiizy · 08-04-2008, 08:40 AM

^^ Exit

Whats up with ya boy tell him to make up his freakin mind!!

*exitspeed* · 08-04-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by stiizy

^^ Exit

Whats up with ya boy tell him to make up his freakin mind!!

Dude, if it was up to me, I'da told his punk ass months and months ago. Trust me, it's been very frustrating.

You guys think you hear about it on your news? We get "NEWS FLASH" updates in the middle of a show for any little update in the Favre story. Not that I mind though. I want to know what's going on. I just wish it would not have been dragged on as long as it has.

stiizy · 08-04-2008, 08:55 AM

Thats what i'm saying...

Are you playing or not??

He should've just stayed home and gave it a rest....

But F it we'll see how it goes

slidingsky · 08-04-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

Dude, if it was up to me, I'da told his punk ass months and months ago. Trust me, it's been very frustrating.

You guys think you hear about it on your news? We get "NEWS FLASH" updates in the middle of a show for any little update in the Favre story. Not that I mind though. I want to know what's going on. I just wish it would not have been dragged on as long as it has.

Haha, I could only imagine.
I totally understand where the Packers front office is coming from and I can also see Brett's side of the deal as well. It wasn't the best way to handle the ordeal coming from both sides but hopefully it will pan out for the best.

*exitspeed* · 08-05-2008, 09:21 AM

Here's a new one!

Rumor from a girl in accounting, "Brett Favre takes over as GM. Ted Thompson is out."

lol.

I can't wait til they just tell us WTF is going on!

stiizy · 08-05-2008, 09:25 AM

Wow this guy is all over the place huh?

07-11-2008, 03:39 PM	#31
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Did you hear this BS! Dude is totally tarnishing his fuckin legacy. This isn't the way for him to end his career. I'm going to go punch someone real hard in the face area. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

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fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	So is it official that he wants to come back? EDIT: Just saw it in MSN. Dood what the fuck? Doesnt he realize the repercussions if he does come back? I always had great respect for Favre but this BS is just showing how selfish he is. If he does come back, he aint no better than TO in my book. Holding the team hostage for your personal need is utter BS, specially a team that has stuck with you thru thick and thin...If he comes back, all he's gonna be is a full time distraction. Do you really think Rogers can play 100% when he knows Favre is over his shoulder? Thats a whole lot of pressure for a new QB. If he gets traded, his legacy is over. Every Packer fans are gonna turn on him in a second. __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

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stiizy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Age: 43 Posts: 6,332 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow i thought he'd at least go one or two more seasons.. oh well he always got those wrangler commercials so you can still see him exit No it is said he is one of the greats i wish he was leaving with a ring!!

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redZENKI Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So if not a packer, then what team?

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norbac Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: a nice place Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sux for the packers, because it seems like they don't want him back, thats tuff to win over cheese heads, and especially if he goes to a division rival, can't wait for that game against aaron rodgers, wow

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Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This would be akin to Jordan playing with the Wizards if he goes to another team. Anyways, hasn't he always been like this? For the past few seasons he's been on and off about retiring. And its not the Packers don't want him back, its that they're sort of letting him know its time to let go. He said himself he feels he can still play but he doesn't have the energy to go through the things necessary to be ready on game days (reviewing film, practice, etc.). So how does he expect to go to a completely different team, adjust to their system and do the things he would have done at GB (review film, go to practice, etc.). __________________

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*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Packers detail timeline of Favre's decisions GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A timeline of communication between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre, regarding Favre's decision to retire in March and request to be released this week, based on an Associated Press interview with Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson on Saturday: -Week of Jan. 22: After the Packers' overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game, McCarthy tells Favre they hope to take a similar approach to his retirement decision as in the past, allowing Favre plenty of time to make his decision. They agree to talk regularly. -Feb. 22: Thompson calls Favre after getting word that Favre was upset Thompson hadn't called him in a while. According to Thompson, Favre said, "Well, I don't know where that's coming from. That doesn't come from me. I'm fine with it." Thompson said he reassures Favre: "You know that Mike and me, we still think you can play, you're still our guy." -Feb. 29: The beginning of free agency, the Packers' original target date for Favre's decision. "He told me that day, he said, 'Hey, if I needed to make a decision today, I would retire,"' McCarthy said. "I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. It's not that important. Ted and I have talked about it over and over again as far as, you're the priority and we didn't need to stick to that date. So you need more time? Sure. How much time do you need? He said, 'I'll tell you what. (Wife) Deanna and I are going to sit down this weekend, why don't you call me Monday?"' -March 3: McCarthy travels to Austin, Texas, for his daughter's high school basketball banquet. At this point, McCarthy isn't worried. "We thought for sure he was going to come back," McCarthy said. "I thought he was working, just going through the process, and he needed more time." But Favre surprises McCarthy by calling and saying he "can not commit 100 percent" to football and is going to retire. McCarthy says he offers Favre the chance to return with a guarantee that he wouldn't have to take as many repetitions in practice. No deal. McCarthy travels back to Green Bay and the Packers announce Favre's retirement decision March 4. -March 6: Favre's tearful press conference. McCarthy says he is surprised at how honest Favre is about the reasons behind his decision - particularly about not being able to commit 100 percent to football. -Week of March 24: During the coaching staff's spring break, Packers offensive line coach James Campen, whose in-laws live in New Orleans, goes up to visit Favre in Mississippi on March 26. On the 27th, Campen tells McCarthy Favre is having second thoughts and McCarthy should call him. He does, and learns that Favre indeed is having second thoughts. McCarthy and Thompson decide they will welcome him back. They secure a private jet from a Packers board member to visit Favre in person and seal the deal. -March 29: Favre calls McCarthy to deliver a message: Thanks, but no thanks. "He felt at this point we had reached a point of closure," McCarthy said. "Those were his words. And he was going to stick with his initial decision." -McCarthy talks to Favre again the week of April 7 and April 14 and on April 24. On the 24th, McCarthy explains the team's decision to place Favre on the reserve/retired list. -May 6: With the NFL draft out of the way, Thompson visits Favre in Mississippi and has lunch on his back porch. Thompson says they have a "good conversation," but don't spend too much time talking about the idea that he might be having second thoughts. "We didn't talk specifically about it," Thompson says. "But he mentioned several things where there was always indecisiveness, or he was wondering if he made the right decision. I think that's normal." -June 7: During a staff retreat in Kohler, Wis., Campen says he's worried about Favre. McCarthy tells Campen to go to Mississippi - not as an official team intermediary, but as Favre's friend. -June 16-20: Acting on Campen's advice, McCarthy calls Favre. They play phone tag for a few days but eventually connect. "You and Ted need to have a plan if I do come back," Favre says, according to McCarthy. "Either give me my helmet or give me my release." At that point, McCarthy asks Favre if he was 100 percent committed to a return. "He said, 'No, no, I'm not saying I'm there yet."' -June 20-early July: Favre and Campen talk regularly, and Favre's agent, Bus Cook, begins passing messages to the team through Campen. "James was put in a tough spot, and I think he's totally been wrongly illustrated in this," McCarthy said. -July 4: Favre sends a text message to Thompson, who responds by saying he is traveling and asks if they can talk Monday. Cook begins texting Thompson, and a conference call is arranged. -July 8: A conference call is scheduled involving Favre, Cook, Thompson, McCarthy and Russ Ball, the team's VP of football administration/player finance, to discuss Favre's request for a release. McCarthy asks Favre if he is 100 percent committed to football - and for the first time throughout the entire offseason, Favre says yes. "We're trying to be as respectful to him and his legacy as possible, but that's an important piece of the puzzle," McCarthy said. "As an organization, Ted and I, that's the first time any communication to us was, he was committed to play." The Packers then receive a letter from Cook requesting his release. "That brings us to where we are, which is a very difficult situation," Thompson said. -July 27: Packer players report to camp, without Favre, as the quarterback agrees to let Thompson try to work out a trade solution in hopes of keeping Favre from coming to Green Bay. However, only two teams reportedly made an inquiry for the future Hall of Famer — the Jets and Buccaneers, neither teams on Favre's short list of alternative targets. -July 29: Favre finally faxes his official request for reinstatement to the league. With NFL commissioner Roger Goodell now heavily involved in negotiations between Favre and the Packers, Goodell allows the organization and its former player more time to resolve the situation before ruling on Favre's reinstatement. -July 30: Reports leak that Packers president Mark Murphy flies to Mississippi to extend a lucrative olive branch: $20 million over 10 years for Favre to stay retired and remain with the Packer organization in a marketing capacity. With Favre considering the offer, Goodell again publicly says he will wait to levy a decision. FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Packers detail timeline of Favre's decisions __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

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08-03-2008, 07:17 PM	#50
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	They're saying tonight he IS coming back to the Packers. Supposedly he's going to have to fight for the #1 position against Arron Rogers. Fine with me. Through all this I've actually started siding with the Packers. I love Favre but I'm a Packers fan first and foremost and I want to see whats best for the team. If Favre came out and said, I will sign a contract that i will PLAY for another 2 years, no wish washy BS, then I'd back him. But I've other then RIGHT NOW, I haven't heard about him wanting to make a commitment like that. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

08-03-2008, 07:44 PM	#51
k's_silvia2.0 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 909/951 Age: 38 Posts: 5,111 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	^Awww Mel sorry I take it back haha __________________

08-04-2008, 08:34 AM	#53
ZX88 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATX Age: 36 Posts: 2,946 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	i cant believe they let him back on the team.

08-04-2008, 08:40 AM	#55
stiizy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Age: 43 Posts: 6,332 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^ Exit Whats up with ya boy tell him to make up his freakin mind!!

08-04-2008, 08:55 AM	#57
stiizy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Age: 43 Posts: 6,332 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thats what i'm saying... Are you playing or not?? He should've just stayed home and gave it a rest.... But F it we'll see how it goes

08-05-2008, 09:21 AM	#59
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Here's a new one! Rumor from a girl in accounting, "Brett Favre takes over as GM. Ted Thompson is out." lol. I can't wait til they just tell us WTF is going on! __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

08-05-2008, 09:25 AM	#60
stiizy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Age: 43 Posts: 6,332 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow this guy is all over the place huh?