Favre seeks release from Packers (updated)

[That Guy]

it's kind of retarded they can force him out of football like that.

i mean, they have to pay him 12mill a season to do it, but still...

[MTK]

Originally Posted by sancho2613

Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy heads to Mississippi to ask Favre to stay at home and not report to training camp. They don't want him playing for Green Bay or anyone else...

That's retarded, if I'm Favre I'm definitely showing up to camp.

[12thMan]

The Packers are in a no win situation here. First interception Rogers throws, fans will be screaming for Favre.

[Miller101]

Originally Posted by sancho2613

Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy heads to Mississippi to ask Favre to stay at home and not report to training camp. They don't want him playing for Green Bay or anyone else...

Is this a fact? Or are you just assuming? I read in the article that he was heading there to try and work things out with Favre before things got any uglier.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Miller101

Is this a fact? Or are you just assuming? I read in the article that he was heading there to try and work things out with Favre before things got any uglier.

ESPN reported that he went down there to tell him...excuse me, politely ask Favre to keep his ass at home!

[Miller101]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

ESPN reported that he went down there to tell him...excuse me, politely ask Favre to keep his ass at home!

Dayum!!! Brett must have really pissed these guys off with his rant!

I really don't see how it is going to get better by doing that! Brett is only going to get louder now!

[MTK]

The Packers are in panic mode right now. Their solution is to beg him to stay home?! What a joke.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Packers are in panic mode right now. Their solution is to beg him to stay home?! What a joke.

I just read somewhere (one of the blogs on the Washington Post's website, I think) that this might open the door for Farve to get unconditionally released from the Packers. I think it's like what happened with McNair and the Titans.

At this point I feel like Farve should just buy and Arena League team and he can play as long as he damn well pleases.

[freddyg12]

The Packers handled this well until they told him (supposedly) they don't want him in camp. If they let him report as 2nd string qb & didn't say anything else, they could still gracefully bench Rodgers if by the end of camp they thought Farve had earned the job back. Or they could just see how he likes being 2nd string.

IMO the latter would've been the smart thing to do, even if it puts pressure on rodgers. I keep forgetting that this team went to the nfc championship last year. You'd think they'd want their vet qb back to get them to the super bowl. This was personal from the get go, they were tired of being jerked around by Farve for 3 years, now they're returning the favor. But the way they've acted this week, they're starting to make it an even bigger problem for the team than it was at the start.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I just read somewhere (one of the blogs on the Washington Post's website, I think) that this might open the door for Farve to get unconditionally released from the Packers. I think it's like what happened with McNair and the Titans.

At this point I feel like Farve should just buy and Arena League team and he can play as long as he damn well pleases.

In the end, I think that's just what's going to happen. GB is going to have to release him and then face him twice a year. I just don't understand why GB has such a problem with cutting him. If they're so confident in Rogers and the rest of the team then line up and play him when he goes to Minn. What a bunch of pussies.

[Monkeydad]

If GB is really trying to prevent him from playing ANYWHERE, then yes, he should show up and make them play him, cut him or trade him to another team.

[70Chip]

Thank God Favre has provided a story line for those sports journalists who prefer not to actually discuss football. I don't know why they don't just buy dresses and watch Days of Our Lives. It's also unfortunate that Mark Murphy has gotten draged into this. He's a smart guy, though, and perhaps he can broker some sort of solution.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

In the end, I think that's just what's going to happen. GB is going to have to release him and then face him twice a year. I just don't understand why GB has such a problem with cutting him. If they're so confident in Rogers and the rest of the team then line up and play him when he goes to Minn. What a bunch of pussies.

Yup I see it the same way. If you're confident enough to move forward without him, but you don't want to face him, that's not exactly a ringing endorsement of Aaron Rodgers to me.

Man up and let him go and be done with it.

[sancho2613]

All i know is Murphy is praying that Aaron Rodgers has one helluva season because if he doesnt alot of fans aren't going to be very happy knowing we could have put in a Brett Favre who can obviously still play (especially with his success last year going 13-3). I just can't wait till all this drama is over with

[wilsowilso]

I don't care what happens as long as he doesn't end up on the Vikings. I bet if they offer a first round pick right now they can get him.