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Will #4 show up as a Packer for 2008?
Is the talk just hype?

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He's done. Won't see him until his induction in Canton.

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Has there been some new talk I'm not aware of?

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Is there new talk?

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There is now. Thanks guys!

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This is the kind of thread that other message boards use against us...

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There is not really any new news that Favre is comming back, however in an effort to save face for this site I am posting an article that was released yesterday. It's about Favre's agent pushing him to return for another season. Enjoy.

[URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/cook-pushing-favre-to-play/"]ProFootballTalk.com - COOK PUSHING FAVRE TO PLAY?[/URL]

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I heard Patrick Ramsey started that rumor

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I heard that Michael Vick busted out of jail, bought a wig and some fake boobs and now he's playing QB for the DC Divas under the assumed name Amanda Dewd. He was inspired by the movie Juwanna Mann.

Brett Favre is considering the same.

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Haven't we already beat this story to death in other threads?

Favre would in NO way come back now before preseason. Time to lock this one down.

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If Rogers were to get injured in the preseason or is a complete disaster I think he would consider coming back. Other than those scenarios I think he's done.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;454721]If Rogers were to get injured in the preseason or is a complete disaster I think he would consider coming back. Other than those scenarios I think he's done.[/QUOTE]

He's done regardless. He doesn't want to do the daily grind that is required to play. The practice and the study, and the off season workouts etc. He's not coming back. Even if Rogers goes down.

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[quote=jsarno;454734]He's done regardless. He doesn't want to do the daily grind that is required to play. The practice and the study, and the off season workouts etc. He's not coming back. Even if Rogers goes down.[/quote]

I wouldn't be so quick to say he's definitely done. That scenario that I presented wasn't something I made up, it's a rumor that's been floated around in league circles. I think he's 99% done, but there's definitely a possibility there that he could return, as small as it may be.

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Who really knows what Favre is going to do, except Favre...... it's anyones guess at this point. I wish he would stop all this I'm retired, but I still can play, I still have it in me, if they call me I might be tempted, etc, etc....retire or just change your mind and shut up and play!

Enough of this shit already.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;454736]I wouldn't be so quick to say he's definitely done. That scenario that I presented wasn't something I made up, it's a rumor that's been floated around in league circles. I think he's 99% done, but there's definitely a possibility there that he could return, as small as it may be.[/QUOTE]

I understand what you're saying. I just think that possibility exists only in the minds of hopeful people. I thought Favre was pretty insistant, and his tears were like cement to close the subject.

I suppose ANYTHING is possible. Favre "could" play for another year, but until there is any actual news to make this scenario a little more possible, this is a dead issue.
By even debating this, we are insulting the packers by calling them a bunch of complete idiots. The packed up his locker and sent it to him for pete's sake. This is Rogers team, and they have worked with him in the offseason to prepare. I'm not even sure the Packers would want him back to start if he did want to come back. We as fans are just in another case of not wanting to let go.

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C'mon guys. I know we're in the dog days but more Farve talk??? He's not coming back. Dan Patrick is trying to stir up some non-sense but it's just stupid. Green Bay has moved on and turned the page.

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He's done. Let him go. I've always enjoyed watching Favre play but the whole 'will he or won't he', 'is he done, really really and for true done' saga has made me sick of him. Just go away already and the media should just let it go. Isn't there anything else they can beat into the ground?

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I wouln't be to upset if he comes back and I'm one of the those who believes he could be back if Rodgers go down. I know it's unlikely and I guess it could be that I don't want to let go but still I can't wait to see how Rodgers does and to see what happens with this whole "will Favre come back" thing. I would love to see him play again but then again I wouldn't want to see him as one of those guys who stuck around a little longer then he should have...

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[QUOTE=Angry;454708]There is not really any new news that Favre is comming back, however in an effort to save face for this site I am posting an article that was released yesterday. It's about Favre's agent pushing him to return for another season. Enjoy.

[URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/cook-pushing-favre-to-play/"]ProFootballTalk.com - COOK PUSHING FAVRE TO PLAY?[/URL][/QUOTE]

Thanks Angry. This is the article that I posted in response to. Figured everyone read [url=http://www.profootballtalk.com]ProFootballTalk.com[/url]. Great site. Shoulda included my source for speculation. Wasn't trying to create a dumbass thread, just trying to comment on current article from a fairly reputable site.

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[QUOTE=Luxorreb;454844]Thanks Angry. This is the article that I posted in response to. Figured everyone read [url=http://www.profootballtalk.com]ProFootballTalk.com[/url]. Great site. Shoulda included my source for speculation. Wasn't trying to create a dumbass thread, just trying to comment on current article from a fairly reputable site.[/QUOTE]

Great and especially reputable aren't exactly adjectives many would use with PFT. Regardless, you should have been more specific with the first post. Don't just assume everyone knows what you're referring to.

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[QUOTE=skinsfan_nn;454753]Who really knows what Favre is going to do, except Favre...... it's anyones guess at this point. I wish he would stop all this I'm retired, but I still can play, I still have it in me, if they call me I might be tempted, etc, etc....retire or just change your mind and shut up and play!

Enough of this shit already.[/QUOTE]

Wow man...tell us how you really feel

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Rodgers seems to be fragile.

One phone call from ANYONE on the team to Brett and he'll show up in shoulder pads.

He can't stay away, it was tough enough for him to leave. I bet he's staying in shape.

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This thread could get a lot more interesting later today

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I don't doubt that Brett still wants to play, but I feel Chris Mortensen's report (which is what SS was alluding to) is more based on Favre simply thinking out loud than actually changing his position.

If Favre tells the Packers he isn't retiring after all, I think there's only one correct way for the Packers to handle it: Make him come to training camp and put him at No.2 on the preseason depth chart. This has to be Aaron Rodgers' job to lose. I think Brohm is the future there anyway, so if there is a time for Rodgers: its right now.

The other two options are: release Brett Favre, or start him from day one. If you start him, I think you have to let Rodgers go at the end of the season. If you release him and he plays elsewhere, there is going to be a mutiny in Wisconsin.

This seems like a complicated issue with a simple solution: Brett Favre should just move on.

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[quote=SmootSmack;454909]This thread could get a lot more interesting later today[/quote]

Yeah I'm hearing on the radio that his family is pushing him to play and that he also has the "itch" to play. I hope Green Bay closes the door on him. If he wants to be the QB then isn't it a good idea to be there during all the camps and off season stuff?? Farve is a classic example of someone who doesn't know how to do anything else with his life, and hasn't planned for life after football. The GB coaches must be so sick of this crap. I know I am.

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I loved Brett Favre when he played, but I really hope he just stays in retirement. And if he does come back I would hate to see GB re-sign him. They have been saying that Aaron Rogers is the man all offseason and then they are just going to turn around and re-sign Favre? Give me a break. It's time to let it go Brett.

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[url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189[/url]

Favre really needs to just stop talking lol. He's fucking retired and we're still hearing news about him, it's annoying already. Just make a decision and stick with that decision.

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Man am I sick of athletes retiring for a few months and then figuring out that they have no life outside the lines.

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Two days ago I thought this thread was, in Schneed's parlance, f...ing retarded; now it's bordering on prescient.

I think that, well I understand Favre's itch to get back to competing, given his position and the nature of the team's transition to a new younger general the negatives of his return would be significant. Unless you are convinced you can win the Superbowl with Favre, and the Packers are good but I'm not convinced of that, he needs to stay retired for the good of the team and his successor.

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[quote=SmootSmack;454909]This thread could get a lot more interesting later today[/quote]

I guess this thread was worth it after all.

Never say never, especially when it comes to Favre.

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I think the only cure for Favre's itch is football, and it will lead him back to the football field. I don't see Favre staying retired, if he ever really was in his own mind for more than a day or two?

[URL="http://www.madison.com/wsj/blogs/Packers/294432"]WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL[/URL]


[B][URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/02/report-favre-asked-for-release/"]REPORT: FAVRE ASKED FOR RELEASE[/URL][/B]

Posted by Michael David Smith on July 2, 2008, 7:57 p.m.
This whole [URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/02/mort-favre-contemplating-comeback/"]Brett Favre comeback[/URL] story keeps getting more interesting.
Jason Wilde of the [I]Wisconsin State Journal[/I] is reporting that Favre (possibly with his agent, Bus Cook, acting as an intermediary) contacted the Packers within the past few weeks about returning, and that [URL="http://www.madison.com/wsj/blogs/Packers/294432"]the conversation ended in Favre asking the club for his release[/URL]. The Packers refused.
As [URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/cook-pushing-favre-to-play/"]we’ve previously noted[/URL], if Favre does decide he wants to play again, his options are to play for the Packers, or not to play at all — unless he can convince the team to trade or release him.
If the [I]State Journal[/I]’s report that Favre contacted the team about returning is correct, the Packers may have told Favre that they’re ready to move on, begin the Aaron Rodgers era, and save the $10 million-plus Favre is owed this year on his current contract. That’s where a request from Favre that the team release him would come from.
The Packers placed Favre on the reserve/retired list on April 25, but Favre can request that the team activate him from the list, in which case the team would either need to put him on the active roster, trade him or cut him.

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If Favre does come back, then he needs to do it with a team other than the Packers. It's not fair to Aaron Rodgers to do that to him. Rodgers had to wait 3 seasons before Favre finally hung it up, and he finally got this chance to prove himself and now if Favre comes back he might not even have that chance now. Rodgers was under the assumption that he's the main guy now, you can't just take that away from him because Favre wants to come back and play.

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If the Packers release him, it would take less than 30 seconds for the Vikings to be all over that

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Not if Miami claimed him up on the waiver wire first. I think they could probably trade Favre if he wanted to play again, there are some qb needy teams out there in the league that would give up a pick for him. I don't think Green Bay would trade him to Minny though, that would be akin to us trading Art Monk to Dallas lolol.

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Thanks for not locking this thread. I promise not to post unless it's a valid post. Otherwise my post number would be perhaps quite inflated... If ya don't wanna read about news about Brett Favre then don't read the thread.

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I think if you're the Packers you have to tell Favre thanks but no thanks and work out a trade or release him. Sure he can still play and they most likely would have a better shot with him at the helm but it's not fair to Rodgers. The team moved forward this offseason with Rodgers as their QB and to yank that out from under him at this point doesn't make sense. It's his time.

I've got nothing against Favre and I'll admit I'm a big fan of his. If he wants to come back and play fine, come back and play. But it does put the Packers in a difficult position that's for sure.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;455022]I think if you're the Packers you have to tell Favre thanks but no thanks and work out a trade or release him. Sure he can still play and they most likely would have a better shot with him at the helm but it's not fair to Rodgers. The team moved forward this offseason with Rodgers as their QB and to yank that out from under him at this point doesn't make sense. It's his time.

I've got nothing against Favre and I'll admit I'm a big fan of his. If he wants to come back and play fine, come back and play. But it does put the Packers in a difficult position that's for sure.[/QUOTE]

Probably not the exact same situation, but what would you say if Joe Gibbs announced today he wanted to come back and coach the Redskins.

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[quote=SmootSmack;455026]Probably not the exact same situation, but what would you say if Joe Gibbs announced today he wanted to come back and coach the Redskins.[/quote]

Definitely a different scenario but just to answer the question if that were to happen you couldn't bring him back this late in the offseason. The team has already moved on and have transitioned to Zorn.

Gibbs was pretty comfortable with his decision to retire again, he seemed like a different person at his announcement, like he had been set free.

Favre clearly was not as comfortable with his decision as most everyone could tell. It's really not a big shocker that we're sitting here talking about him possibly coming back.

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[quote=SmootSmack;455026]Probably not the exact same situation, but what would you say if Joe Gibbs announced today he wanted to come back and coach the Redskins.[/quote]
I'd say no and I personaly feel its time for the Redskins to move on with a fresh young Coach. Now I would not have a problem with him as a general Mgr. kind of like what the Tuna ia doing in Miami but Gibbs moved on at the right time. While I think Gibbs did a great job helping getting this team reorganized I think he is a little too much old school in play calling for todays NFL.

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I don't know about the rest of you, but Favres "up and down, coming or going, retiring or playing" antics for the past 3 years is beginning to bore the hell out of me.

I just want him to fight, fart or get off the damn fence. Make a decision and stick by it.

On the other hand, it gives the media something to talk about during the deadest part of the off season.