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[quote=over the mountain;717048]i went over to a vikings message board and they are planning a mass fan trip to where ever the hell favre resides in missisippi.[/quote]

Favre lives on the west side of Hattiesburg, MS, the most progressive town in the state by all accounts. Tell 'em to check out The Thirsty Hippo if they need a watering hole.

Looks like I'll be running into Vikes fans.

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[quote=saden1;717059]Brad Childress is [URL="http://www.examiner.com/x-1723-Minnesota-Vikings-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Childress-on-Favres-decisionits-a-very-fluid-situation"]saying[/URL] that Favre never informed him that he is retiring.[/quote]

Technicallity. Probably something along the lines of Farve telling him that he's leaning towards retirement while not flat out saying it. Still when ESPN post something like this on the front page it usually means that they have good reason to believe it's true. A more recent example would be announcing that Lebron was going to Miami the night before The Decision.

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I'll believe it week one when Favre isn't suited up!

Report: Family source says Favre has made no decision
Posted by Mike Florio on August 3, 2010 4:45 PM ET
No development regarding the career of Brett Favre is official until the official Favre family scrivener, Al Jones of the Biloxi Sun-Herald, chimes in.

Jones reports, citing an unnamed family source, that no decision has been made by Favre regarding whether he'll retire for the third annual year.

"Brett has not made a commitment to play or a decision to return at this point," the source said.

So what in the hell is going on here?

Since Favre himself has remained silent, and since we believe the reports that he has advised team officials and teammates that he's retiring, this whole thing could be a power play aimed at getting more money for Favre or, more likely, getting the team off his ass about showing up for the third preseason game.

Indeed, we've got a feeling that the organization had been pressuring him to show up for the preseason home opener, and that Favre finally decided to make it known that he simply won't show up at all. By never acknowledging it himself, he'll never look like he was lying.

And so the end result will be more money for Favre and the ability to show up on the Friday before the first game, giving him six days to prepare to face the Saints on September 9.

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All I know is the guy is a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Ego Maniacs.

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[quote=saden1;717059]Brad Childress is [URL="http://www.examiner.com/x-1723-Minnesota-Vikings-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Childress-on-Favres-decisionits-a-very-fluid-situation"]saying[/URL] that Favre never informed him that he is retiring.[/quote]

Favre: Hey Chilly, I'm retiring
Childress: What? You want a 3 week vacation to skip half the preseason? That's cool by me.
Favre: No, no, I'm actually retiring this time.
Childress: Aiight Brett, see ya in a few weeks. Looking forward to you coming back man.
Favre: I'm submitting papers to the NFL tomorrow.
Childress: I heard you already. Now hurry up and enjoy your vacation because I expect you to be ready when you get back. SB or bust this year baby!

On a side note, the coveted award for leading the league in boyishness and pure fun will be a wide open race this year, for the first time in almost two decades.

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So who's gonna watch his eventual retirement press conference? I hear it's gonna go on for about 10 hours, after which he will say he is leaving the media room, only to come back 10 minutes later to talk about how he can't just walk away like that, and that process will repeat itself every hour until about 19 hours have gone by and he's forced to leave because his ass is broken from sitting down too long while trying to keep his longest press conference record streak alive.

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I don't think Favre's retiring, but let me pose this questions if Minni called and said Skins we will give you are next (3) 1st round picks for DMc would you do it make the trade. I say NO but what do you say.

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I heard ESPN will air an hour long special: [B]The Indecision[/B], sponsored by Old Spice

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;717088]I don't think Favre's retiring, but let me pose this questions if Minni called and said Skins we will give you are next (3) 1st round picks for DMc would you do it make the trade. I say NO but what do you say.[/quote]

Very tempting, but those picks be would at the bottom of round one, almost second round picks. So they would to throw in something else.

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;717088]I don't think Favre's retiring, but let me pose this questions if Minni called and said Skins we will give you are next (3) 1st round picks for DMc would you do it make the trade. I say NO but what do you say.[/quote]

Hell no. McNabb is playing for us for the next five years. If McNabb goes to Minnesota then those 1st round picks might as well be early second round picks.

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Favre can't step away after that season he just had which was arguably one of the best he has ever had. Don't worry, he'll go shopping this week, realize a G5 is north of $60 million and come back for more money

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[quote=SmootSmack;716884]Brett Favre is so old, the first time he retired Longtimefan was just Fan[/quote]

Very creative SS. I like that. If he continues to play he will have played longer than I've been a fan, and that's a longtime.

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[quote=SmootSmack;716884]Brett Favre is so old, the first time he retired Longtimefan was just Fan[/quote]

And Dirtbag was CarbonBag. Quake was still Quake because plate tectonics have always been around....yeah I suck at this. I'm just going to go sit in the corner.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;717102]And Dirtbag was CarbonBag. [B]Quake was still Quake because plate tectonics have always been around.[/B]...yeah I suck at this. I'm just going to go sit in the corner.[/quote]

That actually made me laugh...heartily

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In terms of winning the Super Bowl, He never should have stuck it to the Cowboys and triggered the wrath of the football gods. That said, one can never stick to the Cowboys too many times.

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Adam_Schefter

Visanthe Shiancoe: "What I'm hearing is it is true, he did decide to retire. Until I hear it from his mouth, I'm going to leave it at that."

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So basically he told steve mariucci that he is still not done, but wants to see how is ankle is healing. I guess you cant hate the guy for this story, but why has he not told his coach or the owner of the Vikings he is retiring? Seems as though this is not over quite yet. Stay tuned football fans for weeks of conjucter from all the talking head till he either retires for good or he comes and takes a few more snaps for the Vikes.

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Guy is definiely going through a midlife crisis. Just retire for good this time and maybe he won't end up a cripple like some of those old school linemen from the 60s-70s. He gets sacked and hit on that ankle and pop, there goes his ankle for good.

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;717088]I don't think Favre's retiring, but let me pose this questions if Minni called and said Skins we will give you are next (3) 1st round picks for DMc would you do it make the trade. I say NO but what do you say.[/quote]

Hell yes. 6 first round picks in 3 years would be great for us, more than any impact D.Mac might have. We could trade those for a younger better quarterback, or draft the next franchise quarterback, and have room left over to make other moves. I'd look at it from a franchise building perspective.

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Intersting question, NYC... I don't know, yes.

If we look at the NFL as a business and in particular the way players refer to the business side of things, you would have to do this. 3 first round picks for the 2nd and 3rd you gave up is a few hundred percent return on your investment with a bright future ahead of you with many different decisions and trades to make or just 6 quality football players to build an entire team around.

This would never happen btw so it is a crazy question to even try to answer!

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Steve mariucci sounds pretty confident that favre will play.

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[QUOTE=artmonkforhallofamein07;717154]Intersting question, NYC... I don't know, yes.

If we look at the NFL as a business and in particular the way players refer to the business side of things, you would have to do this. 3 first round picks for the 2nd and 3rd you gave up is a few hundred percent return on your investment with a bright future ahead of you with many different decisions and trades to make or just 6 quality football players to build an entire team around.

[B]This would never happen btw so it is a crazy question to even try to answer![/[/B]QUOTE]

Your are absolutely right it would never ever happen but stranger things have happened. Minni gave up a thousand picks for H. Walker maybe they haven't learnt their lesson.

HTTR.

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Why go through the drama of retiring then unretire again? This is getting old. If he needs extra time to heal just keep your mouth shut and go to camp to do film, etc. I used to like the guy, now he is just another media prime dona. Now I hope we meet them in the playoffs just to see Carriker, Orakpo, or AH crush him. Would be nice to see Fletch do it though. A nice hard LB blitz right up the middle, then SMACK!!!!!!

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The circus has left Washington and is headed for Minnesota

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[quote=12thMan;717089]I heard ESPN will air an hour long special: [B]The Indecision[/B], sponsored by Old Spice[/quote]

Now that's good stuff. Only it's going to be hosted by Jim Gray, sponsored by University of Phoenix, and the questions are all going to be layups like "are all your baseball caps old and worn out?"

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PFT is saying favre will be offered 16M to play! Wow even with a bum ankle Id play

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[quote=GMScud;717191]Now that's good stuff. Only it's going to be hosted by Jim Gray, sponsored by University of Phoenix, and the questions are all going to be layups like "are all your baseball caps old and worn out?"[/quote]

I found a sampling of the questions he will be asking:

Gray: When did you decide to make this decision: this morning, yesterday, about half an hour after lunch when your stomach was upset?
Favre: This decision hasn't been made.

Gray: Who have you told about your indecisiveness?
Favre: You, Childress, Ziggy, my neighbor, my wife, my mom, those kids I workout at high school with, my teammates, those kids from the boys + girls club in the background, some guy I met at the 7-11 down the street, The Rog, President Goooobama, the cameraman over there, and I guess just about anybody within listening range.

Gray: Do you regret it?
Favre: I regret eating the food ESPN has prepared off set. Bean burrito my ass, that was more like a laxative burrito.

Gray: Are you gonna miss it?
Favre: Well shucks, I mean I'll miss sticking it to that worthless Green Bay franchise twice a year now.

Gray: So what is your decision?
Favre: I've decided to buy two-ply toilet paper, now that I'm retired I can afford to buy the good stuff.

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The Biloxi, MS newspaper said yesterday evening that according to a member of Brett's family, Favre is not retiring.

The family member in question is assumed to be Scott Favre, the QB's brother, who said that as of yesterday, Brett told him that he was "unsure". He also says on his facebook that Brett hasnt officially retired and as of last night, was still telling friends that he was unsure.

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I just don't understand why all the media people report on this w/out hearing from Farve. It's like they're so desperate to make the report but it's not even confirmed. At this point with Farve they should know better. Of course Farve could come out and squash everything but his ego is so damn big that I think he loves all the hoopla.

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He could play till he is 50 as long as the ankle holds up.

To Retire or Not Retire, that is the question.

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Doesn't sound like a guy who's retiring

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/04/favre-heads-back-to-the-high-school-practice-field/]Favre heads back to the high school practice field | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

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Favre will sign for $16.5 million, up from the $13 he was scheduled to get.

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Thats what I said when I first heard he would "retire." This is nothing more than a ploy to get attention and a significant raise in light of Stafford's record-breaking contract.

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If this is just his usual drama and his need to be wanted, I can let that slide.

If this was for a money grab shame on Favre.

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Just go to espn.com for the link, can't miss it.

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According to the article, Favre never even explicitly told his teammates he was going to retire. he allegedly just sent some of them texts saying, "this is it" which is so vague it could mean anything. he might not have even been making a play for more money, as i first suspected. like so many other things, this has been blown way out of proportion.

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The cries of pain from fantasy football owners who cut Favre can be heard from miles away.

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I think he will come back. But, I think that this is the LAST season.

This is the vikings one Last GREAT chance. Childress will tell him that, and there is no way he would refuse coming back for that kind of money, with that kind of team, with a super chance to win a super bowl and go out on top.. A NFC champioship game visit is pretty much a sure thing for the vikes if he signs.

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I don't know if it's a sure thing, but the Vikes should be a playoff team for sure.

I like Green Bay and, gulp,.... Dallas in the NFC Championship game.

**I think I just threw up in mouth just now.**

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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;717350]According to the article, Favre never even explicitly told his teammates he was going to retire. he allegedly just sent some of them texts saying, "this is it" which is so vague it could mean anything. he might not have even been making a play for more money, as i first suspected. like so many other things, this has been blown way out of proportion.[/quote]

Word is he was actually inviting some teammates over to a Michael Jackson "This is It" viewing party...but somehow that message got lost in translation