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Favre asks Packers to release him (1 Viewer)
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PatsWillWin
Footballguy
yep, just heard this on EEI.
this should be fun.
this should be fun.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
WOW!!! That's pretty big news, eh?
tombonneau
Footballguy
Interesting. He's ending his career the same way Elway started his.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Packers should simply tell him "No".
A million dollars says he is eyeballing an NFC North team.
A million dollars says he is eyeballing an NFC North team.
Hello Chicago, or Hello Minnesota? Hmmmm....
Big_Russel
Footballguy
This is going to be AWESOME.
Dreamer
Footballguy
Mort stated he went down to Mississippi and saw Favre workout. Needless to say Mort says Favre looks great. Arm strength, accuracy etc. He also stated Favre has spoken with Thompson via conference call along with other Packer brass this week stating his desire to return. A letter was sent to the Pack overnight requesting his release.
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wadegarrett
FFA Legend™
FavreCo
Footballguy
As long as he can generate 25-30 TDs wherever he goes that is.
a_troll00
Footballguy
The Packers don't have that option. If Favre wants to play they can activate him or release him. Favre already realizes the Packers don't want him back, so he's just asking for his release.So, is it time to bump up Berrian and Sidney Rice in the projections?
massraider
Footballguy
I feel like I am coming up on a really gruesome accident, and am rolling down my window to get a good look.
Osaurus
Footballguy
At least the stigma of small hands won't haunt him like Alex Smithrogers is so set up to fail
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
I would love to see them stand their ground and refuse to release him. But they will cower to the almighty one.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Charles?
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Sure they do. They have his rights for this year.
skillz
Footballguy
Correct. Just have him sit on the bench as a backup if he insists on coming back. Tell him the only way he plays elsewhere is if he and his agent are able to work out a deal with another team that the Packers find agreeable. That way at least the Packers control where he goes. If he doesn't like being a backup in GB or playing somewhere that is agreeable to the Packers, then he can stay retired. That's what the Pack wants anyway. If they bring him back to start for them again this year who is to say they won't be in the same place again at this time next year. It's time to put an end to the games and move on with the Aaron Rodgers era.
msommer
Footballguy
They do, but then they get to pay his salary...
Bankerguy
Footballguy
Brett could make their lives miserable too.Just release him (pehaps the Packers get Brett to agree to go outside of the NFC North)I would love to see them stand their ground and refuse to release him. But they will cower to the almighty one.
a_troll00
Footballguy
This has already been discussed on NFL total access. The Packers can activate Favre, trade him, or release him. Those are their three options.They could activate him and sit him on the bench, but $12 million dollar bench warmer is way too expensive.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
OOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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FavreCo
Footballguy
I sure hope so. He's a lock for 25+ TD's with the Packers. Let's take a look at the MINN. schedule however. Come week 14-16 (playoff time, Favre at Detroit, at Arizona, home vs Atl). OK Minnesota it is!!!!!I would love to see them stand their ground and refuse to release him. But they will cower to the almighty one.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Im trying to remember if Barry Sanders asked for his release or not.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
foxco
Footballguy
I would love it if they activated him... as third string behind Rodgers and Brohm. Maybe they could bring him in at the end of a blowout to get a snap or two.
mozzy84
Footballguy
oh that would be awesome, yea do that.
FavreCo
Footballguy
Rodgers can't handle that kind of pressure. He will fold via injury or pressure and the great Brett FARVRAH will take over!!!!
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
The Packers would activate him, pay his salary, and put him on the bench before allowing Minnesota or Chicago to get him.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
O/U pages by Monday morning....
7?
7?
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Not really.Not when its Brett freakin' Favre.
Not when he will likely head to another team in division.
I would make him sign huge stipulations on a release contract. Including that he can BUY his way out for 25 million cash.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Where would he WANT to go that would find the interest mutual? There are only a couple of teams in my eyes (Baltimore & Minnesota) that make any sense at all.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
I don't think he did publicly, if at all.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Here it is in a nutshell...
1. Green Bay could bring him back, make him the QB3...tell him they won't activate him for any of the games, still pay him, and let him rot. Will they do this? Probably not but they sure could.
2. Favre and his agent know they have 3-5 teams that would sign him instantly. Why Chicago keeps coming up...Favre has no interest there. He wants to be on a contender...Minnesota which has the best offensive weapon in ADP and the best defensive player in Jared Allen is a premium place for him and they desperately need some stability at WR. Baltimore...OK but they still need some work and their OL is suspect...Favre could have a lot of time to find Rice and Berrian in Minnesota.
The Bucs would be on short list too...would spell the end of the Jeff Garcia and his 13 TD era in Tampa Bay...but he wouldn't have as many weapons.
3. Pack trade Favre...but I doubt that happens. No team will trade real draft picks for him at this point in his career.
1. Green Bay could bring him back, make him the QB3...tell him they won't activate him for any of the games, still pay him, and let him rot. Will they do this? Probably not but they sure could.
2. Favre and his agent know they have 3-5 teams that would sign him instantly. Why Chicago keeps coming up...Favre has no interest there. He wants to be on a contender...Minnesota which has the best offensive weapon in ADP and the best defensive player in Jared Allen is a premium place for him and they desperately need some stability at WR. Baltimore...OK but they still need some work and their OL is suspect...Favre could have a lot of time to find Rice and Berrian in Minnesota.
The Bucs would be on short list too...would spell the end of the Jeff Garcia and his 13 TD era in Tampa Bay...but he wouldn't have as many weapons.
3. Pack trade Favre...but I doubt that happens. No team will trade real draft picks for him at this point in his career.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Over/Under on this thread is at 200+ posts...about 4-5 pages...anyone want the over?
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Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
All of the talk about Favre not liking Thompson makes me wonder if his retirement was a plan to do just what he is doing now.
IM666
Footballguy
I'm sure it has already been mentioned, there was talk last month about Jason Taylor's worth and such if he only plays one more year. Would a trade to Miami be possible? If they trade him, he has no say in the matter right? Send him to a terrible team with no chance of winning their division. But, what do I know? Not much.
Pipes
Footballguy
No way do the Packers release him. Trading him is a possibility but Thompson would be absolutely crushed in GB if Favre ends up with the Vikings or Bears and he beats them in the playoffs or to win the division. Thompson just can't take that chance and with Favre's ego I guarantee the first call he makes is to Minnesota and the 2nd to Chicago. He's going to want to do whatever he can to stick it to Thompson and beating him in a Viking/Bears uni is the best way to go about it.
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Before they do that, would they activate him, pay his salary, and start him?
Over..Rumor has it Madden is signing up for the forum as we speak.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
It will be at 200 in about a half hour.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
I think the odds of Favre playing in the division are zero. No way Thompson allows that.
massraider
Footballguy
Hey, the 4th option is they could bring him back and let him start. Which is apparently not the plan, they must've told him they are moving forward.But if they are, and they don't want Favre back, they will eventually have to cut him. Unless they want to follow plan 1 above, which isn't a viable option. Every time Rodgers throws an incompletion, the fans will be on them.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
No. The team is moving on - as per Favres own decisions and indecision's.
FavreCo
Footballguy
Maybe Favre and Thompson are in it together to railroad Rodgers and send him off to his death in Chicago for a 2009 #1 pick.
Brohm in 2011.
