Did Favre have deal with Vikings?
According to several online sources including FOX Sports.com and the Associated Press, the Green Bay Packers have filed tampering charges against their divisional rival Minnesota Vikings, alleging the team made contact in efforts to try and sign Brett Favre.
The sources believe that the Vikings and Favre might have already had a deal in place when he asked the Packers for his release early last week.
“They feel like Favre had something (in place), and that’s why he was so anxious to get his release all of a sudden,” the person said.
The person said the league already has reviewed evidence provided by the Packers, and team officials believe a league examination of telephone records would indicate more than “normal contact” between Favre and Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, a former Green Bay assistant. According to the person, Packers officials also believe the contact began before Favre and his agent, Bus Cook, formally asked the Packers to release him.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league had no comment on the report. Cook did not return a telephone message left by The Associated Press earlier Wednesday.
Talk about adding another log to the fire. Of course this is all still speculation at this point, but lets continue speculating. Could you imagine the outrage in Green Bay if Favre was talking to the Vikings? He’s a legend in Green Bay – why would he want to tarnish his namesake just to get back on the field? Strike a deal with Carolina, Tampa or Washington if you’re going to do something like that. Not Minnesota.
I hope all those Favre backers don’t read into this …… because if Brett was dealing with the enemy Vikings – this would change all their minds.
Hey I don’t know if the Vikings were tampering or not – but I do know something about tampering. ” It takes two to Tamper” and Brett would be the other.
I’m just sayin …………
Favre is long-term pals with Darrel Bevel – they worked together for years. He wasn’t just an assistant; he was the QBs coach! Is it so shocking that Favre would be talking to his friend and former coach when considering a comeback which he thought Ted was open to all along?
My reading is that Favre had every expectation that his seat was being kept warm for him – whether that was a reasonable thought or not. The release demand seems more like a knee-jerk reaction to what he perceived as being lied to by the GM than part of a plan to bolt for the Vikings.
The complaint by the Packers looks like Ted playing hardball to me – he wants Favre to know that there isn’t going to be any outright release.
If I were Ted – I would want compensation for a Legendary QB wouldn’t you ? Especially in your own division ?
There is no way I would release Favre. I get trade value (a first day pick), or he stays a Packer. End of story. Personally, I think he should choke on the ego and just come to camp. Rogers won’t make it to opening day anyway. If he does, I say the Vi-queens hand Favre his starting job back on opening day.
If I was TT, I’d tell Brett he could come back, but he gives me two years. No retirement BS next year and he goes riding off into the sunset for good after 2009 season. Then I’d try to trade Rodgers and develop Brohm and Flynn behind Favre for the next two years, but that’s only because I think Rodgers is mouthy and fragile.
Then I’d go out and beg, borrow or steal the best guard and tight end I could find for the next two years regardless of the price. I’ll go to my grave saying we were a consistent running attack and some solid TE play away from winning it all last year.