I admit that I am the biggest Farve hater that has ever lived. With that said, I cannot question his dedication to his team, or deny that he is the Packer's unquestioned leader. I just have to wonder if going through the media was the best way to assert his leadership. Wouldn't it be better for him to deal with Walker man to man. He's now brought Walker's pride into the matter. Even if Walker comes to his senses and sees that Farve was right, Farve calling him out in front of the world will make it harder for him to admit it.
I agree with this in that Favre may have been better by not saying anything, but Walker went to the media first and stated his intentions to the media first. Favre was in response to Walker's actions. With every action there is a reaction, with every choice there is a consequence. Walker made and action and a choice by going through the media to tell his tale... the reaction and consequences are through the same medium due to the original action taken. Where is Rosenhaus in all of this? He stays behind the scenes in every situation. Do people even know what he looks like?
Walker does something wrong by going public so that excuses Favre to do the SAME error? Just because one player goes against the unwritten rule of not going outsider the house doesn't mean others should jump on the bandwagon once it does happen. 2 wrongs don't make a right is the old saying. I haven't read this thread completely so maybe this was covered but can anyone name one good thing that comes from Favre going public after Walker's mistake? I can't think of one. Favre's example or leadership in this instance is making it worse, not better. Now another player has gone to the media to express an oponion.
In 1994 when Favre said the exact same thing when Sterling Sharpe threatened to hold out before the season opener, it served to rally the team together and it solidified Favre's newfound (at the time) place as the team's genuine team leader. The players were united in their support of Favre and Sharpe quickly caved (after receiving a serious lecture from Holmgren as well) and it became clear on that day that the Packers had become Favre's team and what he said mattered and carried a ton of weight on the team. And it should also be pointed out that Sharpe then was a helluva lot better and more established than Walker is now and he was a considered a very powerful presence on that team (understandably so given his All-Pro level of performance for several seasons). And yet Favre didn't hesitate to call him out. So what Favre did then was establish a precedent that the team came first and anyone who was prepared to do anything to mess with the team's No. 1 agenda was going to be pushed aside and the team would move on without him.
So yes, I'd say a helluva lot of good came from Favre taking that stance 11 years ago and it's one that has served the Packers extremely well in the years since then. That's something Javon Walker would be smart to take into consideration.
Favre is right. Javon in wrong. the Packers should not cave into Javon's demands.
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