I hope you’re satisfied, Brett.
The Vikings’ 38-26 win over the Packers wasn’t even an hour old yet and I got an e-mail from my partner in crime here at The Scores Report, John Pauslen, who happens to be a huge Green Bay fan and is/was an active Brett Favre supporter.
I won’t share what John wrote in case there are women and children reading, but he wasn’t kind to Brett. And I can’t imagine that John is the only one who feels angry with Favre after what transpired on Sunday.
Brett walked into Lambeau Field, a place where he was known for being a legend, a hero and an icon, and essentially burned the place down. He completed 17-of-28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns, while also spending most of the game pumping his fists wildly in celebration of his accomplishments.
Many people still want to blame Ted Thompson for why Favre currently wears purple and white. But the fact of the matter is that there are 32 teams in the NFL and he wanted to be a Viking. If he just wanted to play football, he could have returned to the Jets. Hell, if he wanted to play football, he could have returned to the Packers two years ago because they said yes to him twice. It was the one “no” that has fans blaming Thompson, yet they should blame Favre for his indecisiveness and his desire to play in Minnesota before blaming the GM that eventually committed to Aaron Rodgers and decided to move forward.
I hope that Brett is satisfied with the outcome from today, because while he once again got his revenge on Thompson and the Packers, he also torched a lot of loyal Green Bay fans in the process. There will always be people that player worship and will root for Favre no matter what color jersey he wears, but there no doubt are many who watched the game today and said, “You know what? To hell with Brett Favre.”
The funny thing is, Brett’s true fans will always be in Green Bay. Unless he helps the Vikings win a Super Bowl, Minnesota fans will forget about him the moment he’s done playing for them and you’re kidding yourself if you think otherwise. So while he may feel good about the way things have transpired so far this season, he’s hurting his legacy in the long run by accomplishing exactly what he wanted in beating the Packers.
Was it worth it, Brett?
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Tags: Anthony Stalter, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Ted Thompson
Brett is and has always been a cry baby
its his way or no way and he felt he had the
best shot of winning with MN not GB.
Plain and simple folks, if he was truly about
the “game” he would have played for the fun not penny pinching his already 100mil plus career salary
I am a 48 year old die hard packer fan who lives in chicago. This guy is one of the best who ever played QB. Green Bay is jelous that they gave up on an old QB before they should have,because they thought they had a young QB who might turn out to be a good QB. I have to tell you I am proud of Bret Farve, and hope they win the Super Bowl, I remain a packer fan, but I was rooting for Bret today!
Anthony,
I think you’re getting sucked into the drama too much. He’s a ball player. A pretty darn good one. He was having a hard time hanging it up near the end of his career and Ted Thompson failed to manage the situation as well as he might have. Anybody with half a brain knew after the end of the 2007 season that, no matter what he said in February, Favre was going to want to play come June and July.
As for blame, I kinda expect ball players to act like overgrown adolescents – (in case you’ve missed it, that’s what most of them really are . . . ) I expect more from an executive like Thompson. But that’s the way I see it. Eventually, it came down to the fact that Favre still wanted to play, and we traded him rather than play him.
Water under the bridge now, but that’s the way I see it.
Tonight is little more than a sad little epilogue to that story. Favre will play a little more, but I expect to see the ole Minneapolis Fade sometime soon here. Division fans know exactly what I mean.
Favre is a legend. A Packer legend. I sat with three whole families of Packer and Favre fans today who agree. Some will certainly hold out even long after Favre finally hangs ’em up, but I suspect most will get over their gilted girlfriend hurt feelings at some point and let bygones be bygones.
I think Jeff has said it all……..I would only add that the story is over.
Brett, it’s over….Green Bat it’s over, time to start ice fishing up there and move on.
Anthony, I think you haven’t analyzed this all the way. Favre obviously wanted to keep playing football, and he obviously was frustrated by TT’s decisions to pass on strengthening the Packers team. Time was ticking for Favre, facing the end of his career, and wanting to be on a competitive team. He knows the West Coast offense the best and obviously wanted to go to a team that plays West Coast. That would mean the NFC Central and Tampa Bay, but since those are Packer rivals, there was no way TT would permit Favre to go to them. For at least the last 2 seasons, Minnesota had had all the pieces in place for a championship, except QB…and now they have that!
Anne,
Thank you for your comment.
I don’t think that Favre obviously wanted to keep playing football, because he told TT and the Packers “no” not once, but twice. It wasn’t until the third time that TT went with Rodgers and Favre said, “okay, I want to come back.”
If Favre wanted to play, he could have came back to the Packers, who would have welcomed them back with open arms. But he didn’t. If Favre wanted to play, he could have came back to the Packers when TT flew down to his own and asked him again. But he didn’t.
Favre is one of the greatest athletes to ever play. I still have fun watching him and am often amazed by what he is doing at his age.
That said, I will never side with him in this case. I think he put himself ahead of the team last year and put TT in a bad position – not the other way around. Now TT is often looked at as the bad guy and I don’t think that’s fair. The Packers are in TT’s best interest, not solely Favre and his ever-changing mood.
Yes Favre is satisfied, Packers one and done in wildcard round and Vikings in the NFC championship game. He knows the Vikings offense better than the coaches. Yes, I would say very satisifed. He wasn’t a good fit for the Jets (see current game, 10-7 Jets against chargers) Not bad for a rookie QB – A. Rodgers has been in the leage how long? 4 years? I forget.
Mark Sanchise is a good fit, Brett was a fish out of water at the Jets. Rodgers may very well be a Stat machine like Marino, time will tell.
OH and!@#$% that Drew Brees ! He ran up the score over the Cards by 31 points!!!!
Again Mr. Rodgers, you’re completely off base with the Saints-Vikings comparison.
Saints last offensive TD: 1:10 left in the second quarter.
Vikings last offensive TD: 1:55 left in the fourth quarter on a fourth down play when they were already up 27-3.
There’s a difference.
I think Mr. Rodgers had a little too much to drink at his Brett Favre fan club party today. Either that or he has no clue what “running up the score” means. Or both.