Favre Returning? - Page 3 - DaBearz

fencikfan · #31 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mjm

How do you really feel?????

I can't say. It would look something like this...
#&^ #!)#&@*$ is @*$^# it @(&%^!!!!

mjm · #32 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by fencikfan

I can't say. It would look something like this...
#&^ #!)#&@*$ is @*$^# it @(&%^!!!!

If he comes to the Bears, I will be forced to find another team.

Maybe the Pat's.

**motownbear** · #33 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 07:40 AM

oh well if he comes back at least the madden curse will get rid of him permanately like it does with everyone else lol

mjm · #34 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 09:00 AM

Chicago got rid of the stockyard. We don't need that sheep smell here.

BULLITT · #35 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 11:54 AM

She's all woman.

mjm · #36 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 12:04 PM

I take it she doesn't want to see that sheep lover come back. But how come she isn't wearing a Bears jersey????

BU54 · #37 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 05:51 PM

‘It’s all rumor.’ — Brett Favre

Apparently still retired, he denies the story about him wanting to play another year
By LORI NICKEL
Posted: July 2, 2008

As of Wednesday night, there was only one public comment from Brett Favre, in a text message to his friend and Biloxi Sun Herald sports reporter, Al Jones.

"It's all rumor."

But what a huge rumor it is.

On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN.com reported that Favre had the "itch" to be back on the field for training camp to play for an 18th NFL season. It is a dramatic turnaround for the 38-year-old Favre, who announced on March 4 that he would retire after 16 years as the Green Bay Packers quarterback.

The ESPN story was written by Chris Mortensen, the same reporter who broke the retirement news in March after he received a voice mail directly from Favre, who said he was mentally tired.

This time, Mortensen's story cites anonymous sources as confirmation of Favre's change of heart and says Favre expressed his wishes to come back to Packers coach Mike McCarthy, more than likely after the team's last minicamp practice on June 19. But, according to an ESPN source, the Packers would be reluctant to open the door for Favre because "Brett retired for the right reasons, even though I know his family is tugging on him (to play)."

A team spokesman said Wednesday: "The Packers have no reaction." Most of Lambeau Field's front office was deserted, from president Mark Murphy to general manager Ted Thompson to McCarthy. All were on vacation and could not be reached for comment.

But Favre's family did speak out Wednesday to Milwaukee TV stations, revealing one new development and reinforcing a long-held sentiment: first, that Favre is working out, and second, that he might not have felt welcomed anymore by Thompson.

Favre's brother, Scott, told WTMJ-TV that Favre was working out and that the odds were fair for Favre's return.

"I think it's 50-50," Scott Favre said. "There's no doubt he can play. He's in good shape, he's working out, we know he can still play, he's healthy, so, if he did, it wouldn't surprise me."

Favre's mother, Bonita, told WITI-TV that Favre felt Thompson was less than enthusiastic about keeping him around for another year, something Favre's inner circle has expressed for some time.

"He's felt like that for the last couple of years, that the Packers didn't really want him back," said Bonita Favre. "But nothing's been said. You know it's just been bits and pieces throughout the last couple of years, things that would come up, and it just didn't seem like they went out of their way to keep him. It was kind of like, 'You're done.' "

Former Packers general manager Ron Wolf didn't sound totally stunned when he first heard the news Wednesday.

"I hadn't heard anything about that," said Wolf. "When I had talked to him, it sounded like he had had it. It was after he had the press conference up there in Green Bay. But time has a way of healing those things, and there were a lot of people that probably thought he did that too early. You can look at it two ways; you go out the way you're supposed to go out. But I think all of us thought that he could still play.

"It will be interesting what comes of all this, you know that?"

That's what everybody who cares about the Packers is saying right now.

Favre had an answer for that, too, on Wednesday night. When Jones replied to Favre with a text message saying he was being bombarded with questions from the media, Favre sent a text back, "No reason for it."

FULL STORY
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=768751

Waddle87 · #38 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 07:01 PM

Just shut up Brett....go mow the lawn...freakin' attention whore

**azuquita8** · #39 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 07:51 PM

I really wish that inbred, jort-wearing hick would just stay in Mississippi, take his Vicodin, drink beer and fade into oblivion.

mjm · #40 (**permalink**) 07-04-2008, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddle87

Just shut up Brett....go mow the lawn...freakin' attention whore

Sunbiz1 · #41 (**permalink**) 07-04-2008, 09:14 AM

Great, now the local media has gotten into the act:

Brett Favre might be welcome in Chicago

Rick Morrissey | In the wake of the news
July 4, 2008

Chicago-area residents have been forced to watch recent TV ads promoting Lambeau Field in Green Bay as a wonderful place to visit.

Bears fans will head there just as soon as they get back from the "Death to America" summer workshop in Iran.

The ads are bad enough. Now fans have to live with the possibility Packers quarterback Brett Favre will unretire, or whatever it is you do when you have told the world you never will play football again, only to later wonder whether the "itch" you're feeling will require more than a mere scratch.

On the other hand, what if he came out of retirement to play for the Bears? More than a few of you would change your names to Curly Lambeau for that, right?

Favre, the future Hall of Famer, apparently is struggling with his March retirement announcement, specifically the part of the announcement in which he said he was, you know, retiring. Sources have told ESPN.com that Favre is feeling the urge to play again and has told coach Mike McCarthy of his "itch" for competition.

One gets the distinct feeling the Packers would prefer Favre deal with the problem by visiting a dermatologist's office, not team headquarters.

We in Chicago don't understand this, for the simple reason the Bears have been without a quarterback since 1794 B.C.

If the Packers decide they no longer need a 36-year-old quarterback who led them to the NFC championship game last season, the Bears might want to take a gander at this Favre fellow. They might want to put together a caravan of Jerry Angelo, Lovie Smith and Brian Urlacher and head for Mississippi. They might want to tell Favre how much fun it would be to finish his career in Chicago. He might just appreciate being appreciated.

The Packers have sent Favre negative vibes, his family members say.

"He has felt like that for the last couple of years, that the Packers didn't really want him back," his mother, Bonita Favre, told a Milwaukee TV station. "But nothing has been said. You know it has just been bits and pieces throughout the last couple of years, things that would come up, and it just didn't seem like they went out of their way to keep him. It was kind of like, 'You're done.' "

And maybe Favre, because of that reception, is enjoying the thought of general manager Ted Thompson squirming right now.

As I pointed out when Favre announced his retirement, the guy would be quintessential Chicago if it weren't for the green-and-gold jersey. He's tough and talented, hardworking and hard-living. When I wrote that column, it was meant as a eulogy for a brilliant quarterback. It wasn't meant as a sales pitch.

This is.

Hey, Brett, if the Packers don't love you, maybe the Bears will. They faced you 32 times and lost 22 of them. Familiarity breeds respect.

The hardest part in sports isn't saying goodbye. It's saying goodbye and staying away.

There's not always a crystal-clear, right time for retirement. Players always say they will know when it's time to go, but the truth is that they're rarely offered an epiphany. And Favre still can play at a high level.

At what point does he start looking self-centered? Or did he pass that point miles ago? With the idea that they had to plan for a post-Favre future, the Packers used a first-round pick in 2005 to select quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Less than two months after Favre announced his retirement, the Packers took two quarterbacks in the 2008 draft—Louisville's Brian Brohm and LSU's Matt Flynn.

OK, that looks bad now. Favre should have thought it through better. But it's OK for him to change his mind.

Football's different than a lot of sports. Plans are made and implemented with military-like rigidity. When Michael Jordan told the world "I'm back," the Bulls greeted him with open arms. When Favre wavers, the Packers seem to be put off by it. They had a plan in place, for goodness' sake!

A Packers spokesman said the team had no reaction to the news of Favre's apparent waffling. But you have to figure some serious eye-rolling commenced. The Packers are in an awkward position. Their starting quarterback of the last 16 years, a huge fan favorite, might want to play again. They apparently would like to move on.

Favre could help a lot of teams.

The Bears, for example. Or the Packers, if they came to their senses. Here's hoping they don't.

If Favre signals his intention to play in 2008, the Packers can put him on their roster or release him. He has three years left on his contract and is due to make $12 million in the upcoming season. That's a lot of money. He's still a lot of quarterback compared with what the Bears have.

If the Bears believe they're a quarterback away from competing for the division title, they should do it.

If the Packers are crazy enough to let Favre go, let them. And let Favre enjoy extracting his revenge. Now what city would offer the most in the way of payback?

rmorrissey@tribune.com