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Well, it'd be better than seeing him go out after two tough years now, wouldn't it?
Cris Carter did the same thing the first time he retired. He announced it during Super Bowl week to try and steal some of the headlines. Granted, he was much bigger of an attention whore than Favre is. I doubt Favre's attentions are the same, but he should be smart enough to know not to try and take attention away from the game, especially since if he does announce his retirement this week, John Madden will spend half of the Super Bowl talking about him instead of the game.
hopefully, Im sick of watching him throw interceptions. Jay Cutler does look like Farve in that respect.
No. But he did give his first and only 'exclusive' interview to a high profile ESPN reporter. He could have done that last week, the week before or next week. He has been asked 1000 times, I'm sure. I can imagine he gets interview requests daily. He picked now, for whatever reason, to 'come out of hiding'. Whatever. You'll get a dozen Packer fans who'll scream, "IT'S NOT HIS FAULT! HE'S BEING CONSTANTLY ASKED AND HE JUST ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS" and you'll get a number of folks rolling their eyes and calling him an attention whore. He's probably somewhere between the two.
Yes. I bashed Emmitt. Cris Carter gets killed for it all the time. Why is Favre different? Dude has had a long time to do an interview like this. Mortensen asked Favre. No doubt. Nobody will argue that. But he chose, yes, Brett Favre CHOSE to do the interview now. Mike and Mike were ripping him for it this morning. So it's not only Favre bashers that are on his case for this. There are lots and lots of people who are tired of the 'will he or won't he' thing. The media is most to blame...but Favre is perpetuating the whole thing year after year.Just curious were all you guys calling Emmitt Smith an attention whore when he announced his retirement DURING Super Bowl week?
Nah of course not, only Favre bashers would do that. Even though ESPN sent Mort down to interview him. You guys are acting like he's standing outside his home with a sign asking people to interview him.
What is Favre doing to perpetuate this thing year after year? The guy has played a long time in the NFL and retirement is inevitable; I am sure he thinks about it a lot. However, to put any blame on him for the media going to him and asking him questions is ludicurous.If somebody asked you the same question everyday at work, does that make you an attention whore?
Why did he choose yesterday to give the interview? Because he was asked? You know he was asked the week before and the week before and the week before and he'll be asked next week. He chose yesterday. Every year he gets pelted with the questions. I would hate it if I was him. But he gets pelted every year because every year he does the 'well, I'm leaning toward retiring but give me some time to think about it'. If he would just have said, "I have no retirement plans at this time. I'll let you know when I do," it would disappear.
All 3 of those guys have one thing in common, they all had (have) a hard time letting go because they are (were) such great and fierce competitors, and the desire and heart to keep playing gets (got) in the way of hanging up what they loved to do.I don't begrudge anyone, and didn't with those guys either, the difficult time they all had and are having, letting go.Yes. I bashed Emmitt. Cris Carter gets killed for it all the time. Why is Favre different? Dude has had a long time to do an interview like this. Mortensen asked Favre. No doubt. Nobody will argue that. But he chose, yes, Brett Favre CHOSE to do the interview now. Mike and Mike were ripping him for it this morning. So it's not only Favre bashers that are on his case for this. There are lots and lots of people who are tired of the 'will he or won't he' thing. The media is most to blame...but Favre is perpetuating the whole thing year after year.Just curious were all you guys calling Emmitt Smith an attention whore when he announced his retirement DURING Super Bowl week?
Nah of course not, only Favre bashers would do that. Even though ESPN sent Mort down to interview him. You guys are acting like he's standing outside his home with a sign asking people to interview him.
I'm glad you see the similarities in all the situations.All 3 of those guys have one thing in common, they all had (have) a hard time letting go because they are (were) such great and fierce competitors, and the desire and heart to keep playing gets (got) in the way of hanging up what they loved to do.I don't begrudge anyone, and didn't with those guys either, the difficult time they all had and are having, letting go.Yes. I bashed Emmitt. Cris Carter gets killed for it all the time. Why is Favre different? Dude has had a long time to do an interview like this. Mortensen asked Favre. No doubt. Nobody will argue that. But he chose, yes, Brett Favre CHOSE to do the interview now. Mike and Mike were ripping him for it this morning. So it's not only Favre bashers that are on his case for this. There are lots and lots of people who are tired of the 'will he or won't he' thing. The media is most to blame...but Favre is perpetuating the whole thing year after year.Just curious were all you guys calling Emmitt Smith an attention whore when he announced his retirement DURING Super Bowl week?
Nah of course not, only Favre bashers would do that. Even though ESPN sent Mort down to interview him. You guys are acting like he's standing outside his home with a sign asking people to interview him.
If you are a competitor, you understand why they all had a hard time hanging it up. If not you are a basher.
How dare you! The media would NEVER do a thing like that.
Just as ridiculous as the Favre-loving is by the media, the "Favre is an attention whore" type sentiments are becoming absurd. It doesn't really bother me that Favre might be taking media attention away from the Super Bowl. People need to realize the media's place in sports and stop taking them so seriously.Anyway, it was fun to see Irvin and Salisbury get into it on SC's opening this morning. Irvin doesn't impress me overall, but he was right on to call Favre out on his comments about not wanting the ball with 2 minutes left, while Salisbury started getting upset with Irvin. Pretty amusing stuff...
Do you think that if I can see that the Packers were decimeted on offense, going to playing their #5 RB for significant portions of games & without their #1 & #3 WR for a great portion of the season, that Favre can't see that also? The D was solid all season even though they could use some beefing up.Give GB a stud RB w/ the #5 pick (allowing them to part ways w/ A Green and/or Davenport and give them more cap flexibility), assign the rest of their draft to D, and get a couple of good older O-linemen in FA that are always salary cap casulties and they can easily win the NFC North next season. Hell, look how far CHI came in a year this year.
The D was solid due mostly (IMO) to great coaching by Bates. With Bates gone there is a question of how well-coached the defense will be. I wasn't a fan of replacing him from within but we'll see how that moves plays out. There's no question the offense was decimated by injuries and that was a huge factor in the season. Better health will lead to better production, no question.
The Packers have to go defense in the first round -- unless (and this is what I have been preaching for them to do for months) they trade down. Say they move into the 10-15 range with their first pick, that would allow them to grab a RB there (possibly White) and then address defense with their second first-round pick. In any event, the Packers have massive talent issues on the defensive side of the ball. They have some linemen they're high on but few of them strike me at this time as being real impact players. Their secondary outside of Harris and Collins is putrid and they have no pass-rush presence. There's a lot of work that needs to be done there.
I'm not going to get in a pissing match here, but all 3 are similiar in that they couldn't let go. Pretty simple really.I'm glad you see the similarities in all the situations.All 3 of those guys have one thing in common, they all had (have) a hard time letting go because they are (were) such great and fierce competitors, and the desire and heart to keep playing gets (got) in the way of hanging up what they loved to do.I don't begrudge anyone, and didn't with those guys either, the difficult time they all had and are having, letting go.Yes. I bashed Emmitt. Cris Carter gets killed for it all the time. Why is Favre different? Dude has had a long time to do an interview like this. Mortensen asked Favre. No doubt. Nobody will argue that. But he chose, yes, Brett Favre CHOSE to do the interview now. Mike and Mike were ripping him for it this morning. So it's not only Favre bashers that are on his case for this. There are lots and lots of people who are tired of the 'will he or won't he' thing. The media is most to blame...but Favre is perpetuating the whole thing year after year.Just curious were all you guys calling Emmitt Smith an attention whore when he announced his retirement DURING Super Bowl week?
Nah of course not, only Favre bashers would do that. Even though ESPN sent Mort down to interview him. You guys are acting like he's standing outside his home with a sign asking people to interview him.
If you are a competitor, you understand why they all had a hard time hanging it up. If not you are a basher.
I get really tired of all the ESPN bashing. If you don't enjoy it, simply don't watch. Don't watch the draft, don't watch MNF next year. There are plenty of people I don't like to watch/listen to on ESPN like Vitale, Stephen A Smith, and Rob Neyer- the baseball stat geek. I try to avaoid those guys, but to bash the entire network is really getting old.By the way, bashing the Sunday night crew is encouraged and expected.
I'm glad there are many more out there who feel the same way as me. It's the same BS every off-season for the past few years. WHO CARES! When you want to retire, do it quietly!! From the team's organizational point of view, get off the freaking fence.
That doesn't matter. I get ripped all the time for my support of Favre. He isn't done and you're nuts to think his playing is hurting the Packers.You act like that is a bad thing.Bears Fan 7-1
We all know he's not quitting and wants everyone to 
and beg him to come back - which people will.
