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      The obligatory Brett Favre update

      July 23, 2008 /

      I spoke my piece in the post, “The Packers should bring back Brett Favre,” but now there’s a bit of news to share. Adam Schefter is reporting that the Packers have contacted several teams to gauge Favre’s trade value.

      It is unknown exactly how many teams the Packers have spoken with, but what is known is that they have not relegated their exploratory calls strictly to AFC teams. Green Bay has called multiple teams in the NFC as well. The Packers declined comment.

      One NFL executive speculated that the Packers simply are doing their dillegence and fielding any of the potential offers before deciding whether it would be worth trading Favre, who does want to play in 2008.

      This hardly means the Packers will wind up dealing Favre. But at least they are debating the merits of it, reaching out to teams to inquire what Favre would bring in return.

      By contacting other teams and fielding any potential offers, the Packers then can make a more informed decision about whether or not it is worth trading Favre.

      Schefter continues to report the following…

      Still, the Packers have not welcomed back Favre and have told him that he would be a backup to Aaron Rodgers.

      …even though Thompson has welcomed Favre back, but just isn’t willing to guarantee him his starting job back. Thompson is left with two choices – bring him back as the starter or trade him. Right now, it looks like they are exploring the latter.

      On another front, the NFL is investigating allegations that Favre made phone calls to the Vikings (using a cell phone that was given to him by the Packers).

      I still think that Favre gives the team the best chance to win, and of all the teams in the league, the Packers are best able to utilize his services. Thompson should bring him back and give him his starting job back.

      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Report: Favre used Packers’ phone to call Vikings

      July 23, 2008 /

      According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Brett Favre used a phone issued to him by the Green Bay Packers to make calls to Minnesota Vikings’ head coach Brad Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.

      The possibility of Favre having used a phone issued by the Packers had been speculated on last week after the Associated Press reported that Green Bay informed the NFL it felt “an investigation of the phone records would show more than ‘normal contact’ between the Vikings and Favre, even before he formally asked for his release to play for another team.”

      Bevell served as Favre’s quarterbacks coach in Green Bay from 2003-05 and the two have remained close. That relationship made it difficult to believe the Packers could prove much by simply pointing to conversations between Bevell and Favre. However, if Favre’s phone records also point to conversations with Childress that could be a different story.

      The Vikings have remained mostly quiet on this subject since news broke nearly a week ago that tampering charges had been filed. Minnesota issued a statement last Thursday, saying the Vikings “are not commenting on this issue. These types of matters are handled by the league.”

      The Vikings, if found guilty, could face penalties that include loss of draft picks and/or fines.

      Packer/Brett Favre Fan: So what? Bevell and Favre are buddies and the two of them were just catching up and chitchatting about Brett’s retirement plans. This means nothing and the media continues to make this an overblown story.

      Non-Packer Fan: Are you f’n kidding me? Favre was clearly contacting Childress and Bevell to see if they needed a quarterback – a real quarterback…not any of that Tavaris Jackson imitation stuff. Why else would Favre make calls to Childress?

      I think that generally covers both lines of thinking.

      NFL

      Wednesday MLB Headliners: Cubs continue to slide

      July 23, 2008 /

      – The Chicago Cubs couldn’t have pictured a worse start to the second half, dropping four of their last five games. Their latest defeat – a 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks – allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to inch just one game out of first in the NL Central. All of a sudden the Cubs’ potent lineup has disappeared. Outside of a 9-0 win against Houston, the Cubs are averaging just one run a game.

      – The Brewers are officially the hottest team in baseball, winners of six in a row after Bill Hall homered in the top of the ninth to give Milwaukee a 4-3 win over division rival St. Louis. The Brewers are now 7-3 in their last 10 games and sit just one game out of first in the NL Central.

      – If the Brewers are the hottest team in baseball, the New York Yankees are by far the hottest team in the AL. With an 8-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, the Yankees have won five in a row and have cut the deficit in the AL East down to 3.5 games. Bobby Abreu hit his 11th homer of the year and although he didn’t pick up the win, Darrell Rasner (5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 K) kept the game close until NY’s lineup produce three runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh to top the Twins.

      – Dice-K improved to 11-1 on the season after pitching 7.1 strong innings in Boston’s 4-2 win over the Mariners. He fanned six and gave up just two runs on five hits while J.D. Drew continued his masterful season, homering in the first and driving in Jacoby Ellsbury on a sac fly in the fifth. The BoSox remain just a half game out of first in the AL East after the Rays lost to the A’s 8-1.

      – The Florida Marlins are officially making a push in the NL East after shutting out the Atlanta Braves 4-0. Youngster Rick YanderHurk threw a one-hitter threw five innings and he also struck out seven in picking up his first win of the year. The Marlins and Mets trail the Phillies by only one game in the division.

      MLB

      NCAA Football 09 Review: 5 Stars

      July 23, 2008 /

      Jason Thompson of Bullz-Eye.com recently reviewed “NCAA Football 09” for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii gaming systems and gave it five stars. He says forget “Madden” – “NCAA Football 09” is the game to get this year.

      Amongst the new additions this year is the breakaway engine wherein players can easily break free of spin moves, stiff arms and other motions – and it doesn’t look or feel clunky. Indeed, EA has taken the time to get rid of a lot of the pre-programmed animations that the players would sometimes get locked into in the past and have made a much more realistic experience for gamers with super-fluid animations. This new look extends over into the entire game package, with more realistic on-field animations before, after, and between plays. And while some of the crowd animations are still looped, the stadiums look amazing and the action on the field looks as good as almost any you’d find on an actual game on TV.

      EA really brings the game home to the online crowd this year with a terrific 12-player Dynasty mode, where you can duke it out with 11 other people through 60 seasons (if that’s your thing). Fans of fantasy football should really enjoy this feature, hammering out every nuance of the season, recruiting and trading players, and getting rid of others to make the perfect college team. Never has online football been so well represented or integrated into a game until now. Whether or not this year’s “Madden” entry will follow lead will have to be seen.

      EA has ignored Playstation 2 sports games like “Madden” for two years now to concentrate on making the Playstation 3 and Xbox games pop. Sounds like it was worth it based on Thompson’s review.

      General Sports, Video

      I have no idea what they’re arguing about…

      July 22, 2008 /

      …but it’s sure fun to watch. Danica Patrick and Milka Duno fight in the pits after a race.

      We should have more debates in other sports. How about filming a quarterback as he enters the opposing team’s locker room to yell at a defensive lineman about a late hit? Or how about, after a game, watching a NBA player as he confronts the guy who committed a flagrant foul on him earlier that night? We’re missing out on the real drama, people!

      Video

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