Brett Favre is a hypocrite
Its is time for an intervention. Brett Favre is out of control and The Greg One is sick of seeing his crusty, gray over-the-hill arse hijack valuable airtime on Sportscenter. This whole retirement business started three seasons ago as Brett hinted about retirement. The establishment in Green Bay begged Brett to come back. After spending most of the offseason deliberating Brett returned to helm the Pack. Much joy and merriment followed as Wisconsin's golden boy got back in the saddle.
After achieving nothing more than a mediocre 8-8 playoff-less 2006 season Brett waxed poetically even louder about retirement. After another long summer in deliberation again he returned for another season. In 2007 Brett led the Pack to an impressive 13-3 record. The playoffs ended in the conference championship where the Packers lost to the Giants. Brett's last pass was a late fourth quarter interception that was the deciding factor in the Giants win and ascension to Super Bowl glory.
Perhaps feeling more entitled on the wings of the first winning season in the last four years, Brett this time went whole hog and decided to officially retire in a tearful press conference. A long and storied Hall-of-Fame bound career had finally come to a close and only a handful of feathers had been ruffled with Brett's indecision. At least it was over.
Only a couple of months had passed before Brett informed the Packers of his change of heart and intention to come back to the Packers once again. Eyes rolled all over Wisconsin but nowhere more than in the ivory tower at Lambeau Field. This time a plan had been put into motion. Aaron Rodgers was to be the new number one. Aaron had patiently waited three years for his time and now he was going to get it in 2008. Brett balked at the new path, wondering why the red carpet hadn't already been rolled out and waiting for him. In his best diva voice, Brett refused to come in as a backup and laughed at the idea of an 'open competition' with Rodgers for the starting position. To their credit, the angered front office held their ground and in the end, traded Brett to the Jets.
In New York, Brett got the jets off to a flying 8-3 start, even dismantling the previously unbeaten Titans in the process. Over the middle of the season he ripped his shoulder and biceps and the Jets lost four of their last five games and more importantly lost their seemingly assured spot in the playoffs. Brett had two touchdowns and nine interceptions in that span as his body gave out and Brett slipped back into retirement...again. Amidst complaints from jets teammates about his poor play and separation from the team Brett was a lot quieter this time around, saying this time there was no chance he was coming back. Ever.
Having lived in Wisconsin for much longer than i'll admit in public, The Greg One has seen Favre-mania in person. There is only one team that matters in Wisconsin and that's Green Bay. The waiting list for tickets is generations long but somehow, everyone has been to a game already. The locals take great pride in the fact that the Packers are the only franchise in the NFL owned by the fans. Brett Favre was a god in Wisconsin. In sports stores there was no need to carry a Packers jersey that did not have a number 4 on it. the only choice to make was home white or road green. The fans in Wisconsin did everything but build a Brett Favre church to worship him in. In a way they did, Lambeau Field was that place of worship. However, over the course of the last three seasons, even fans got sick of Brett's act. Until then, there had not been a difference in Brett fans and Packer fans and with each season he held the Packers hostage with his indecision more and more people started making their sides apparent. By the time Brett left for New York there was a great divide where there had only once been a sliver of dissension. Its very hard to lose God-like status with the body of work Brett Favre has built in Wisconsin but he is well on the way to doing so....
From Brett Favre central in Hattiesburg, Mississippi comes word two weeks ago that Brett requested his release from the Jets...twice. After finally getting it the new report was he met with Vikings coach Brad Childress in respect to being the starting quarterback. Another report came that he had a phone conversation with Childress where he again said he's not coming back. Another report says he sent x-rays to the Vikings of his damaged shoulder and if they don't think he has to get surgery on it he'll play for them this season. Want to know how to destroy almost two decades of goodwill in Packer nation? GO PLAY FOR THE VIKINGS!!
There would be no bigger slap in the face to the fans and organization that made you than going to play for the archenemy. Brett knows this but his vanity and disdain at the Packer front office for not folding to his every whim is leading him to commit the greatest act of defiance possible. This move would be like Coach K leaving Duke to coach UNC. This would be Jim Tressel leaving Ohio State to coach Michigan. This would be Peyton Manning quarterbacking the Patriots. Brett Favre is a hypocrite. He's been the man who's cried retirement three years running and now is on the cusp of coming out of retirement for the second time in two years. Boxing retirements think this is getting old. What happened to a man keeping his word? If you say you're going to retire, retire. All ex-players get that itch to play when the season is about to kick off but you don't see Steve Young fielding calls do you? You don't see Michael Strahan asking for a do-over do you? Next time you call a press conference to say anything either no one will show or the journalists will take diligent notes then write exactly the opposite of what you say because that's what happens. Give a flat-out no to the Vikings so we can finally be done with you and for once, stick to your word.
After achieving nothing more than a mediocre 8-8 playoff-less 2006 season Brett waxed poetically even louder about retirement. After another long summer in deliberation again he returned for another season. In 2007 Brett led the Pack to an impressive 13-3 record. The playoffs ended in the conference championship where the Packers lost to the Giants. Brett's last pass was a late fourth quarter interception that was the deciding factor in the Giants win and ascension to Super Bowl glory.
Perhaps feeling more entitled on the wings of the first winning season in the last four years, Brett this time went whole hog and decided to officially retire in a tearful press conference. A long and storied Hall-of-Fame bound career had finally come to a close and only a handful of feathers had been ruffled with Brett's indecision. At least it was over.
Only a couple of months had passed before Brett informed the Packers of his change of heart and intention to come back to the Packers once again. Eyes rolled all over Wisconsin but nowhere more than in the ivory tower at Lambeau Field. This time a plan had been put into motion. Aaron Rodgers was to be the new number one. Aaron had patiently waited three years for his time and now he was going to get it in 2008. Brett balked at the new path, wondering why the red carpet hadn't already been rolled out and waiting for him. In his best diva voice, Brett refused to come in as a backup and laughed at the idea of an 'open competition' with Rodgers for the starting position. To their credit, the angered front office held their ground and in the end, traded Brett to the Jets.
In New York, Brett got the jets off to a flying 8-3 start, even dismantling the previously unbeaten Titans in the process. Over the middle of the season he ripped his shoulder and biceps and the Jets lost four of their last five games and more importantly lost their seemingly assured spot in the playoffs. Brett had two touchdowns and nine interceptions in that span as his body gave out and Brett slipped back into retirement...again. Amidst complaints from jets teammates about his poor play and separation from the team Brett was a lot quieter this time around, saying this time there was no chance he was coming back. Ever.
Having lived in Wisconsin for much longer than i'll admit in public, The Greg One has seen Favre-mania in person. There is only one team that matters in Wisconsin and that's Green Bay. The waiting list for tickets is generations long but somehow, everyone has been to a game already. The locals take great pride in the fact that the Packers are the only franchise in the NFL owned by the fans. Brett Favre was a god in Wisconsin. In sports stores there was no need to carry a Packers jersey that did not have a number 4 on it. the only choice to make was home white or road green. The fans in Wisconsin did everything but build a Brett Favre church to worship him in. In a way they did, Lambeau Field was that place of worship. However, over the course of the last three seasons, even fans got sick of Brett's act. Until then, there had not been a difference in Brett fans and Packer fans and with each season he held the Packers hostage with his indecision more and more people started making their sides apparent. By the time Brett left for New York there was a great divide where there had only once been a sliver of dissension. Its very hard to lose God-like status with the body of work Brett Favre has built in Wisconsin but he is well on the way to doing so....
From Brett Favre central in Hattiesburg, Mississippi comes word two weeks ago that Brett requested his release from the Jets...twice. After finally getting it the new report was he met with Vikings coach Brad Childress in respect to being the starting quarterback. Another report came that he had a phone conversation with Childress where he again said he's not coming back. Another report says he sent x-rays to the Vikings of his damaged shoulder and if they don't think he has to get surgery on it he'll play for them this season. Want to know how to destroy almost two decades of goodwill in Packer nation? GO PLAY FOR THE VIKINGS!!
There would be no bigger slap in the face to the fans and organization that made you than going to play for the archenemy. Brett knows this but his vanity and disdain at the Packer front office for not folding to his every whim is leading him to commit the greatest act of defiance possible. This move would be like Coach K leaving Duke to coach UNC. This would be Jim Tressel leaving Ohio State to coach Michigan. This would be Peyton Manning quarterbacking the Patriots. Brett Favre is a hypocrite. He's been the man who's cried retirement three years running and now is on the cusp of coming out of retirement for the second time in two years. Boxing retirements think this is getting old. What happened to a man keeping his word? If you say you're going to retire, retire. All ex-players get that itch to play when the season is about to kick off but you don't see Steve Young fielding calls do you? You don't see Michael Strahan asking for a do-over do you? Next time you call a press conference to say anything either no one will show or the journalists will take diligent notes then write exactly the opposite of what you say because that's what happens. Give a flat-out no to the Vikings so we can finally be done with you and for once, stick to your word.
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