brett favre is having fun

But he also says he's feeling less tension week in and week out than he has in the past ... and that's one reason he may appear to be having more fun.

: )

BRETT FAVRE
IS LIKE A KID
OUT THERE.

BY ADAM UNDERHILL

- - - -

PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER: Second and four, Packers' 42-yard line. Favre lines up under center, Levens and Bennett the split backs. He takes the snap, three-step drop, and is sacked immediately by Spielman. Oh, my ... Favre seems to have wet himself. He has peed his pants, folks. He'll have to come off the field and change his pants. He should have gone before the game started. How embarrassing, just a sign of immaturity.

Packers ready to start their first drive here in the first quarter at Giants Stadium, from the 21. Brett Favre is—he is talking to Coach Sherman and, folks, it looks like he is refusing to go in. Favre is crossing his arms and shaking his head and stomping on the ground. Mike Sherman is livid, he's ordered Favre to take a time-out in the corner. Doug Pederson will have to take over for now, ladies and gentlemen. Brett Favre needs a nap.

Packers down 6 with a minute-four to go, at their own 35. Look at Brett Favre in the huddle, he is picking his nose and eating it. How many quarterbacks have you seen do that, Jim? He is so cool under pressure, he just loves to play. Like a kid.

Third and long, from the Rams' 40. Green is the deep back. Favre drops back, way back ... looking to pass. He is holding the ball above his head and—and Green takes the ball and runs around the left side! Twelve-yard gain, first down. That was a Statue of Liberty play, folks! You're lucky if you see that run in Pee Wee football, let alone the NFL. But that's Brett Favre for you ... he's like a kid in a sandlot. So fun to watch.

Here we go, 54-yard field goal to win it in overtime. Favre is the holder. Here comes the snap, Longwell winds up, and ... Favre pulled the ball away! He pulled it back and Longwell missed and went flying and landed on his behind. Hahaha, just like Lucy and Charlie Brown. Favre is laughing ... he is such a prankster. The guy never takes things too seriously, he just plays for the love of the game. Hahaha ... 49ers will get possession.

All right, a minute to go, a field goal ties it. Packers driving in Lions territory, second and 10 on the Detroit 30. Looking to gain a few more yards here to give Longwell an easier kick, or an easy touchdown if it's there. Favre takes the snap, throws over the middle ... intercepted! Dré Bly runs it back to the 45. Favre's fourth pick of the day, and that seals it, folks. Green Bay will go on to lose this one. That was a poor decision by Favre, plain and simple. Something a rookie might do, not a Hall of Famer. I wish I could think of a proper simile, but I'm at a loss.

"I am so excited about coming back," the 37-year-old quarterback said Friday on the Web site of the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss. "We have a good nucleus of young players. We were 8-8 last year, and that's encouraging."

Packers general manager Ted Thompson confirmed Favre had told the team he plans to return.

"The Packers are excited by his decision and look forward to a successful 2007 campaign," Thompson said in a statement.

The team scheduled an afternoon news conference.

"My offensive line looks good, the defense played good down the stretch," Favre told the Biloxi newspaper. "I'm excited about playing for a talented young football team."

The news came as a surprise to Packers chief executive Bob Harlan.

I just hope Brett doesn't suffer the same fate.

I am totally jacked that he is coming back ... I had to sell my Lions-Pack tix last year for $$ (and I put em on the 'bay and hyped em as the "farewell"), but ol Brett gave me a reprieve! and I seriously won't miss this game. thx for coming back Brett! we just need Robert “Beetle” Bailey to be there to give ya one more "throat-slash" for the road....

guys i kind of hope hard living is actually the story behind what happened to peyton manning, i would like that story VERY VERY much actually.

Hard living = 95% of the US sports media up your ass like Lemmywinks about not being able to win the Big Game. Also, chasing Eli around.

#1 gis:
http://thebestsportsblog.com/images/2006/04/Favre.jpg

peter king's top 15 list:

9. Green Bay (2-0): Play of the day: Brett Favre, 37, double-pumps under pressure to avoid a deflection, then lays a perfectly led three-yard out pattern into the hands of Donald Lee. Thing of beauty. That capped a 9-of-9 drive that made Favre look like he was 27, not 37.

I want Peter King to have as much fun as Brett Farve is having.

when does he become cialis spokesman, next year?

one of the bartenders at my local told me a hilarious brett favre story.

...yes?

oh! you want to hear it?

yes!

yes plz!!!

:D

well this guy used to be a bartender in alabama (? is that where the big "everyone in sports goes here" physical rehab facility is?). one night brett favre shows up at their club. the bouncer, who is apparently a v short man, asks for his id, to which favre replies, "psht. you know who i am." the bouncer says something along the lines of, "i don't care who you are. i need your id." favre gets kind of stroppy about this, repeating that the guy obviously knows who he is, so on and so forth. favre, still refusing to show id for god knows what reason, proceeds to push past the short bouncer to get into the club. the bouncer then picks up favre, literally, and hurls him out of the club, telling him to come back when he has an id.

the end :D

:D

god, what a jackass!

PAINKILLAZ

"People say, 'What is the secret?'" Favre said of NFL's third-longest streak for consecutive starts. "Well, there is no secret. I think there are several factors, luck being a big part of that, maybe the biggest factor. If you play long enough, you figure at some point something is going to keep you out of the game: flu, sprained ankle, broken bone, whatever."

hmm

http://thebestsportsblog.com/images/2006/10/favre.jpg

http://bestmessageboardever.com/uploads/monthly_09_2007/post-1452-1190147368.jpg

SNORG SIGHTING

hahahaha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/farvewtf.jpg

wait...waht

yeah dr. thomas andrews the knee surgeon guy everyone goes to is in birmingham.

dr z says:

Green Bay Packers (2-0)
Mike McCarthy, the coach, said he wanted Brett Favre to show more consistency, which means a higher completion percentage, this year. Against the Giants he completed 76.3 percent (29-for-38) , aided largely by 14 straight at the start of the second half. He's normally not a high percentage thrower. The last time he topped Sunday's mark was in Game 6 against Minnesota in 2005 (28 for 36 for 77.8), 28 contests ago. See that, you tell the kid to do something and he does it. Who says he's not coachable?

420, duuuuuuude

Whoever was on FOX radio today specifically described Farves's game today as one where he was having a lot of fun.

jay mariotti:

``Football Night in America'' was a Dark Night in Chicago. Not only have the Cowboys replaced the Bears as conference favorites, the Packers are 3-0 and two games up in the NFC North. Grossman's inconsistency is more maddening when juxtaposed aganst the verve of Brett Favre, who is 37 going on 17 and back as the league's biggest feel-good story. Earlier, Favre whipped a game-winning pass that would have cut through a concrete barrier. It was a howitzer throw, leading wideout Greg Jennings perfectly on an inside slant and sprint for a 57-yard touchdown. You know what this means, I know what this means.

i knows what it means

17yo is kinda young. "He's playing like a high schooler" isn't really a compliment.

"he's playing like a pop warner player" wouldn't be really accurate tho.

one of the bartenders at my local told me a hilarious brett favre story.

my dad got punched out by a drunk paul hornung at a wedding once.

http://i.usatoday.net/sports/football/nfl/_graphics/favre-tracker-98.jpg

my dad got punched out by a drunk paul hornung at a wedding once.

-- chicago kevin, Monday, September 24, 2007 8:35 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

there's gotta be more to this story!!!! i drove by a big billboard that read "paul's louisville" this morning.

god i hate brett favre. i'm going to have to watch him break the TD record this week.

a guy my dad grew up with played for the packers and i guess the golden boy had a snootful and was acting on a sense of entitlement with someone else's date. things escalated and my dad stepped in to tell everyone to either shut the fuck up or take it to the parking lot when hornung clocked him.

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2404/throws.gif

lol curtis

the drunkfavre story makes perfect sense - his nickname when he was in atlanta was Buckhead Brett, cuz basically all he did was go out and get fucked up every night

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/fe/fullj.getty-75557855ms004_san_diego_cha.jpg

this sunday was fucking sickening all the favre dicksucking going on.

tom jackson said "he'll be the last qb to have fun" or some such today.

brett favre is having fun
tom brady works hard/is classy
tony romo is confident
vince young just knows how to win

who am i missing here?

Culpepper and Russell are huge

rex grossman is terrible

jeff garcia is a veteran

SI's NFL section last week referred to Brett "having fun again".

kurt warner is from outer space.

jason campbell is poised.

peyton manning is intelligent.

forks otm:

Whatever the appropriate label, something's working. He was no game manager in the classic sense against Minnesota. He was in command from start to finish of the game's tempo and momentum, and the confidence that flowed so easily in his glory years is back in full force. Dare we say it? No. 4 is having fun again.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/09/30/brett/index.html

http://i.cnn.net/si/.element/img/1.0/sect/writers/64x52/don_banks.jpg
Don Banks (having fun)

DARE WE SAY IT?!?!?!?
do i dare to eat a favre?

jeff george is moody

from yahoo's questions/rankings:

3. Dallas Cowboys: With the possible exception of the Packers, is any NFL team having more fun?

Donald Driver on PTI last night:
"We're having fun on the football field; he (Brett) is having fun. As long as we're having fun, we're gonna be a good team."

favre looked to be having chemically assisted fun in the little piece at the begginning of football night. is he back on the happy pills?

NO MORE FUN ;_____________;

Jay Mariotti calls him, "the ancient ironman with the kid's passion".

favre looked to be having chemically assisted fun in the little piece at the begginning of football night. is he back on the happy pills?

Did you see his post-game? Definitely no happy pills.

he didn't particularly look happy pills just before the game either. he looked INTENSE.

still having fun on bye week according to peter king's mvp watch:

4. Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay. On his bye Sunday, Favre did not chart any passes. My guess is he spent a long time cutting the grass, edging the front lawn where it meets the state highway in front of his house in Mississippi, then, for fun, watching the History Channel until he fell asleep.

peter king will take that vision to bed with him i think

ha wtf @ Brett Favre fan fiction!

As I watched the rocket propelled Messerschmidt zip across the TV screen I could hear his heavy breathing next to me. Slowly I reached over...

...was he, even now, having fun? There was only one way to check...

wrap him in clingfilm.

''That was fun. I can't wait to watch the tape.''

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/10/30/favre/index.html

We interrupt Hype Week to bring you news from the other 30 teams in the NFL. Actually, just one team. The Packers.

I'd just gone to bed without about two minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Green Bay-Denver Monday nighter, but I couldn't resist. I put in an ear-bud with the Westwood One broadcast, listening to Dave Sims and Bob Trumpy describe how the Broncos went the length of the field and forced overtime on yet another Jason Elam clutch field goal as time ran out. Then Green Bay won the toss to start overtime, and the rest soon became history.

Brett Favre, 38 but playing like 24, faded back to pass for the 14th time since the half. For the 13th time he completed the pass, according to Sims, a high-arching spiral to Greg Jennings down the sideline, caught in perfect stride at the Denver 40 over Broncos corner Dre Bly. He jogged in for the winning touchdown.

"Brett Favre is magic!!!" screamed Trumpy.

"I need oxygen!!!" screamed Sims.

Stupid me, I should have stayed downstairs, with the TV on. Now there's no way I could sleep for at least 15 or 20 minutes. My heart was beating a mile a minute, like I was there.

I almost think we should change thread title to "'Brett Favre is magic!!!' screamed Trumpy."

almost!

Green Bay Packers (6-1)

Boy, I just love to watch Brett Favre in one of those night games, whether it's Sunday or Monday. I learn all sorts of swell things about him. That the game is fun for him. That he's just a little kid at heart. "Impish," I heard at one point, or maybe it was "puckish." I don't like to brag ("Not much," says FR) but I believe I can supply a new fact. I ran the tape back and got a hang time on his winning pass, honest. It was 3.04, bad for a punt but pretty formidable for a heave.

"It's been a heck of a lot of fun," said Favre

ha wtf @ Brett Favre fan fiction!

fun fic

man this guy is never not having fun

he leads the league in smiles, according to aikman

the whole team was having fun today, following the example set by their perpetually youthful leader. btw i'm changing the thread title back, because "magic" was a one week thing, but the "fun" is apparently never going to end.

actually i don't know how to change it back to "brett favre is having fun", but i'm requesting it now.

I thought of you at the end of the game today, when they started talking about how much fun Favre was having.

"sometimes magic, but mostly just having fun"

Adam Schefter

Posted 9:58 PM ET

Spoke on the phone to Packers WR Greg Jennings and he told me a fun Favre story from today. At one point, after Favre threw another touchdown pass, Jennings walked over to his quarterback and said, "You look like you're having fun out there." To which Favre said, "I'll be having a lot more fun if we win." Which the Packers did. And Favre is looking like he is having as much fun as he ever has.

The amount of Brett Favre dicksucking going on during the game today by the announcers was ridiculous.

got u hot though, admit it

18 consecutive completions!

18 consecutive completions!

ya rly - this was a day he actually earned his talking-head bj

"brett favre is having fun" is one of my favorite threads, plz change title back

ya this thread title fucken siccens me~~~

i missed the games yesterday but it doesn't look like i missed anything?

I've decided i really want ""Brett Favre is magic!!!" screamed Trumpy." as a soundclip i think

did anyone else hear joe and troy say that brett leads the league in smiles?

he leads the league in smiles, according to aikman

-- hstencil, Thursday, 22 November 2007 21:06 (Yesterday) Link

nope, nobody heard that.

i couldn't believe how much fun brett was having yesterday, at least according to every sideline reporter, the announcers, and the halftime show. also: that brett favre tribute they played annoyed the fukk out of me, especially when it did that super-annoying and all-too-commonplace bullshit of editing together a bunch of people saying the same thing (usually found in ads for erectile dysfunction or investment banks but here it was aged "legends" saying "we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful/we are all thankful").

Week 13 primer: Favre, Romo just wanna have fun

By Vinnie Iyer - SportingNews

You wouldn't be wrong if you said Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are the NFL's best two quarterbacks, regardless of whom you would rank first. Besides, the spotlight was on them again to start the season, as Brady had all these wonderful new receivers and Manning finally was a defending Super Bowl champion. But in the "inferior" NFC, two other quarterbacks are making a case there should be room for four at the top.

Brett Favre could have not thrown a pass this season, and his legacy would have already been legendary, but now that he's in an absolute zone that rivals the best football he's ever played, he's become a special class of his own. Then there's Tony Romo, the heir apparent to the other three as being a terrific, prolific passer for America's Team for many years to come.

Brady and Manning are all about meticulous film study and preparation, which leads to them being more business-like on game day. Of course, Favre and Romo work just as hard to get to their level, but they share a playground style that often defies Xs and Os. It's easy to see they're having fun out there, and that makes watching them fun for us.

So regardless of who wins this week's big matchup in Texas Stadium, let's hope we'll see Favre and Romo go at it again -- in the playoffs, and hopefully, Favre willing, next season. As for who should win this week, Favre's Packers or Romo's Cowboys, let's find out in the. ...

Game of the Week

Green Bay at Dallas. Favre and Romo come from the same gunslinger mold, so expect both to be aggressive and confident in throwing the ball downfield on Thursday night because it will take a good amount of points to come out on top. It's up to them to contain their emotions early, where a mistake can be costly against either playmaking defense.

Both teams bring a good pass rush, the Pack led by Aaron Kampman and the 'Boys led by DeMarcus Ware, but Favre and Romo have excelled at firing passes downfield before the pressure can get to them this season. The key then, comes in making plays in coverage, especially over the middle. That's where Favre loves throwing slants to Donald Driver and Greg Jennings, and Romo loves to lob balls to Terrell Owens and Jason Witten. That's another problem. The Cowboys' 3-4 will be thrown off when the Packers go to four- and five-wide sets, and the Packers' linebackers and safeties can't handle Witten.

So most of the big plays and points in this game will come through the air ... no surprise there. So it comes down to the running games and which team can put the game away in the fourth quarter. Although Ryan Grant is working well in the Packers' zone-blocking scheme, the bruising running of Marion Barber III will give the Cowboys the advantage late. It's a shame that someone has to lose this fun Favre-Romo duel, but don't worry -- they will meet again with more on the line in January.

Cowboys 28, Packers 24.

guys in the booth sure were quick to turn on favre when he went out, weren't they?

Source: Favre probably back in '08

Posted: Monday December 24, 2007 06:53AM ET

The Packers are conducting business like they expect Brett Favre to return in 2008 for his 17th season as its starting quarterback. A source close to Favre said this week while he can't know exactly what's going on in Favre's mind, the 38-year-old is having more fun this year than perhaps ever in his career, and that he'd be stunned if Favre doesn't come back next season.

brett favre

we should make a brett favre stylesheet option so all of ILX can look like this thread does

way to get slaughtered by the Bears Brett and company

el tomboto, can you plz change thread title back to 'brett favre is having fun'? ;_;

thanks for fixing this, btw

hey did you guys see how much fun he was having on sunday? he high-fived the ref, who was at first just like "uhh" and then even he broke out into a smile, because brett's enthusiasm was so infectious :)

ruh-roh, here we go again! http://i.imdb.com/Photos/CMSIcons/emoticons/basic2/bounce.gif

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3190386

"I have a lot to think about. It's been a fun year and winning has made it a good year," Favre told the newspaper. "For the first time in a couple of years, at this point, my focus is solely on Seattle and winning a playoff game at home."

dudes, favre's qb fun rating was therough the roof yesterday. lots of touchdowns? check. snowball fight? check.

you can always count on peter king...

If Favre retires (which I don't think he'll do, but I have no more information on it than the man in the moon), he's nuts. He's too good, having too much fun, and, when you read SI this week, you'll find out how much his game means to his 8-year-old daughter, Breleigh.

sports illustrated breaking the tough stories like what football means to an 8 year old girl. way to stay relevant you fucksticks.

chris berman and peter king would fight each for the chance to get bukkaked by favre

we should make a brett favre stylesheet option so all of ILX can look like this thread does

-- El Tomboto, Tuesday, December 25, 2007 12:42 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Link

Do it, PLS

The local paper (from a wire feed no doubt) said Favre was "frolicking in the snow" on Saturday. That sounds like fun to me!

over/under on favre building a snow fort in the middle of a huddle next weekend if the weather cooperates?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3276034

future trivia q: last player to catch a favre pass: Corey webster

not having fun anymore

"Favre had spoken to Moss late last week and was willing to commit to more than just this season if Moss and the Packers could come to an agreement. But the Packers did not pursue Moss, who re-signed with the Patriots on Monday."

he butt hurt

CALOO CALAY

Brett Favre has left the NFL because of you

all kidding aside, i think we should take the time to remember brett farve's amazing career~

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0220/nfl_g_favreatl_195.jpg

http://www.iowawaterquality.org/usda_pictures/the_iowa_landscape_affecting_water_quality/agriculture/buildings_equipment/tractor.JPG

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http://www.eastfairmont.com/blog/favre.jpg

http://bengals.enquirer.com/2002/01/10/nfl_zoom.jpg

http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2008/03/favreretirebig.jpg

http://czabe.com/images/links/681.jpg

As good a time as any to whore our Brett Favre v. Obama '08 youtube video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-ritNlUD-GA

3-4-08 NEVER FORGET

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2803/favresy0.jpg

LOL

crying eagle with cheesehead too much for me. HAVE FUN, BRETT!

ckc ain't got no love for the slinger? no tears for lambeau?

today america has lost a patriot among the ranks of thomas jefferson and elvis

a true hero to all. in todays world where coverage of this multi billion dollar industry reads more like the wall street journal than a sporting contest the old gun slinger brought joy back to a small town trying to stay relevant in the land of the giants.

a film idea: we remake the classic john wayne western 'the shootist' into a modern day tale of football battle with the packers calling on favre to come back for one more game after aaron rogers rips his knee up in the nfc title game

also a true favre story: my friend was a ball boy due to secret suburban jew connections with the laurie and banner family. before the 4th and 26 game he was doing ball jew things when he heard 'hay kid throw me that damn ball' it was none other than the lord and savior himself and the two of them threw the pigskin around for a bit~

lso a true favre story: my friend was a ball boy due to secret suburban jew connections with the laurie and banner family. before the 4th and 26 game he was doing ball jew things when he heard 'hay kid throw me that damn ball' it was none other than the lord and savior himself and the two of them threw the pigskin around for a bit~

ok, my eyeballs are rolling around their sockets in independent circles after reading this.

Kinda fitting his last pass was an interception. Peter King must be devastated. He'll need someone else to fellate in his weekly column.

barring injury tom brady will be around for years, pete will be ok.

King can still fellate his Montclair Starbucks barista.

How long until Favre signs with the Dolphins? Or maybe the Vikings? Raiders?

up there having fun in heaven.

It is still March, I would not put it past the old boy to change his mind after a month of fishin'.

earlnash otm

http://image.blingee.com/images15/content/output/000/000/000/2f1/86377826_1968110.gif

I believe the crown belongs on Eli's head, tyvm

more fun?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/04/09/packers.favre.ap/index.html

"Aaron has fallen into a great situation," Favre said. "And if that opportunity presented itself and they did call, it would be tempting. And I very well could be enticed do it."

jesus christ he's gonna murder aaron rodgers

More like Rodgers gonna murder him!

more like we're going to get one more opportunity to see a grown man cry...and have FUN doing it!

Favre is the coverboy for Madden 09 for some inexplicable reason.

No Madden curse this year!

... or is there????

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

In Favre's Mind, he's forever playing beach volleyball with Marco Rivera and Bubba Franks and Donald Driver under cheddar-colored skies, while Peter King in a speedo and green/yellow body paint serves him pina coladas served in bowls shaped like the Super Bowl Trophy. And Michael Strahan is cheering him on, shaking pom-poms and playfully pretending to fall down. And somewhere, off in the horizon, Mike Sherman is being eaten by sharks.

^^^ someone please make this .jpg ^^^

favre wants more fun.

No Madden curse this year!

-- Pleasant Plains, Friday, April 25, 2008 1:24 PM (Friday, April 25, 2008 1:24 PM) Bookmark Link

... or is there????

-- chicago kevin, Friday, April 25, 2008 1:45 PM (Friday, April 25, 2008 1:45 PM) Bookmark Link

He's going to come back and literally die on Lambeau Field, isn't he?

seriously fuck this guy

i think he's just doing it so he can have another cry fest press conference when he retires again.

gah you bastard!! >: (

http://youtube.com/watch?v=88m7yN6cDX4

as a vikings fan i love all this bullshit! keep undermining brett!

u can't leave the pack alone the game needs u!

Poor Aaron Rodgers, jeez.

Poor Aaron Rodgers, jeez.

seriously, at what point does he just go ahead and say to the media "what the fuck? just what the fucking fuck?"

Rodgers, meanwhile, has stirred up controversy himself this week. In a Sports Illustrated article, the quarterback said he didn't feel pressure to connect with fans the way Favre did.

"I don't feel I need to sell myself to the fans," he said in the article. "They need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut."

nfl hardman! good for him

God Favre is such a disingenuous twat. Does any other athlete have a similar ability to hold their entire team hostage?

Kobe.

Just go away already! Farve's asshattery must be stopped.

http://favrefag.ytmnd.com/

He's gonna play for the Clippers, is what I heard.

i've changed my mind, this is awesome. alienate the future QB! come back and go for 16 td and 25 int! : D

someone please make this .jpg

WHERE IS BRETT, he used to be bordering this thread HAVING FUN

LOLOLOLOLOL what a douche

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521

wow seriously

Favre may be having fun, but having to read any more about this hick-Hamlet motherfucker is most certainly not any fun.

btw what happened to the background???

jesus christ the local news d-bags are going to fucking go NUTS about getting favre to play in chicago.

hoooleee shit!

"jesus christ the local news d-bags are going to fucking go NUTS about getting favre to play in chicago."

Glad I'm not there anymore to hear that. No way the Bears sign him.

luckily i haven't been around a tv except for the one that was on behind the bar at the show i went to last night. i glanced up and sure enough, local talking head was shown with favre in an inset next to him.

It looks like the Packers are calling his bluff. There is no way they are going to let him go to a divisional rival.

Yea, Favre has the right to unretire, but seriously now who is more indecisive than this guy? The timing of this just stinks, especially given the fact that he supposedly entertained the idea of staying in March only to change his mind.

Move on with Rodgers--hell, he probably takes care of the ball better at this stage, judging by the very little flashes of potential I saw in the Cowboys game.

He may have the right to unretire, but he also has 3 years left on his deal with the Packers. It's almost like a non-compete agreement in the real world: if he wants to come back, it's with the Packers or whoever they want to send him to.

And before anybody starts with how NFL contracts mean basically nothing, let me say that this is one of the few times I side with management in one of these situations. This guy is seriously fucking with them.

Agreed. Dude is almost as bad as Magic Johnson was....

I am sympathetic to Magic, he didn't get to leave on his own terms. Turns out he didn't have to go, but Farve is just a douche who can't make up his own mind.

http://graphics.boston.com/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2005/01/04/1104874626_2889.jpg

The crowd of more than 100 chanted "We want Brett," and carried signs reading, "Favre for President" or "Favre Forever." Many in the parking lot wore No. 4 jerseys, tossed footballs and grilled.

I'm sure Favre is really upset about the people in that crowd (and I bet there are a few) who have recently been laid off.

The brothers, from the Milwaukee suburb of Pewaukee, started making random phone calls Saturday from the Green Bay white pages urging people to attend Sunday's rally and visit their Web site www.bringbackbrettfavre.com.

The crowd of more than 100 chanted "We want Brett," and carried signs reading, "Favre for President" or "Favre Forever." Many in the parking lot wore No. 4 jerseys, tossed footballs and grilled.

they showed this on the wgn news this morning, it was about 85 people, mainly older women and young kids. the "signs" were mostly written on pages torn from a loose-leaf notebook. it was pathetically hilarious.

The funny thing about this whole story is the fact that Favre isn't really that good.

oh vicodinpaws....

By Chris Jenkins | The Associated Press
3:26 PM CDT, July 14, 2008

MILWAUKEE - Brett Favre finally is speaking for himself: He wants to play but doesn't feel welcome in Green Bay, so he's asking to be released.

The quarterback's first substantial comments on his latest retirement decision reversal come in an interview with Fox News on "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren."

"I am guilty of retiring early and there is a reason for that," Favre said, according to an excerpt provided to The Associated Press before the Monday night broadcast. "And the major issue is 'Why did he retire?,' and 'He asked for a release because he doesn't want to play in Green Bay.' That's not true. And I hope people are hearing this and saying 'OK, that clears it up."'

According to Van Susteren, who spoke to the AP by telephone Monday afternoon, Favre said he was "never fully committed" to retiring and felt pressured by the Packers to make a decision, a notion Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy tried to dispel in an interview with the AP on Saturday.

"Ted always wanted Brett back," McCarthy said. "We always wanted Brett back."

Favre told Fox he understands that the Packers want to move on -- but if they're doing so, they should let him go.

"Them moving on does not bother me," Favre said. "It doesn't. I totally understand that. By me retiring March 3rd, I knew that could possibly happen. All I was saying is, you know, I'm thinking about playing again."

Van Susteren, who is from Appleton, Wis., and is a Packers shareholder, said Favre made it clear he would not return to the Packers if he wasn't the starter. And while Favre said the Packers asked him for a list of teams to which he would accept a trade, he wants to be released to make sure he ends up on a competitive club.

Thompson said the team wasn't going to release Favre, but he could come back in a "different role than he was" because the team is committed to going forward with Aaron Rodgers.

Thompson and Packers coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't discuss the possibility of trading Favre and said they hadn't received any trade inquiries as of Saturday.

Thompson and McCarthy gave AP a detailed description of their dealings with Favre throughout the offseason, including an episode a few weeks after Favre's retirement where the two were prepared to fly to Mississippi to seal the deal on a Favre comeback -- only to have the quarterback change his mind again.

Favre's interview -- which was receiving top billing over an interview with John McCain in promos for Van Susteren's show that aired during the day Monday -- is the latest development in what is looking more and more like an irreparable schism between one of the NFL's most revered franchises and perhaps its most beloved quarterback.

Thompson called the situation "gut-wrenching" Saturday.

"I mean, it hurts," he said. "I'm not talking about physically hurting, but the sensitivity. We understand where the fans are coming from. This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through."

According to Van Susteren, who spoke to the AP by telephone Monday afternoon, Favre said he was "never fully committed to smoking the joint at the big tree behind the science building" and felt pressured by the his friends to make a decision, a notion his friends Teddy and Mike tried to dispel in an interview with the school's principal on Saturday.

My God, how many years now has Favre played the retirement cock tease with Green Bay? I swear this might be like the sixth or seventh season in a row.

I think if I was Green Bay's GM, I'd be a dick and tell Favre's agent that the only way he is going to get traded is if he can get a first round draft pick outside of the division in exchange. I'm sure that dork Snyder that owns the Redskins is freakin itchin to make a deal.

Motherfucker, this guy!

just having fun

The funny thing about this whole story is the fact that Favre isn't really that good.

-- Bill Magill, Monday, July 14, 2008 8:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

eh?

I'm a Bears fan-leave me alone.

I basically agree with Mr. Magill, especially if you're talking about the period between his last Super Bowl appearance through 2006. He didn't always have the receivers he needed, but plenty of underachieving and poor performances. He was fantastic last year, though.

Brett Favre is the emoest motherfucker I can think of.

I'll admit he was great last year, but he sucked in the Giants game. It almost seemed like he gave up.

I think I would've given up on that game after maybe 10 minutes. It looked like hell post-Eagles reunion.

I think Tom Coughin's face fell off in the first quarter.

look i think he's a bitch too, but he's still one of the top 5 in the league - and in a league where completely average QBs are still a very valuable asset, a top tier dude like him is worth a lot imo

i can't suggest he's teh suck because i am a bears fan as well and i know all too well what it means to be dependent upon some weak sister as a qb

two teams in the brett sweepstakes accd'ing to mike francessa source: 'skins & panthers.

compensation of something like a 2nd rd pick or 1st if he plays all 16 games or some jazz

Yeah, he was that good for most of last year. The question now is, how long can he sustain it? He's going to be thirty nine soon. What does he have, one to two good years left? Take a shot if you like, but I think this will be the football equivalent of the Mets' signing of Pedro Martinez. One good year, then pffffftt!

Favre forced to wear those horrible Panthers unis!

jesus

http://www.adprospb.com/logo/nfl/NFL-Hats2007/Carolina-Panthers.jpg

i always hoped teal would die with the '90s

I've reconsidered and would take him on the Bears. This is a "win now" league, there is no building for the future. But with the Bears' luck they would get '05 Brett, not '07 Brett.

bill yall will have gale sayers back before you get favre

Your're right, there's no way he's staying in the Norris, other than with the Packers.

someone please photoshop brett and new team colors on this?

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Favre going to the Orlando Renegades.....

he's going to the Las Vegas Rampaging Fire Flood!

I love those old Rams unis

espn.com favre sidebars:

• Favre won't apply for reinstatement right away
• Sources: Packers claim Vikings tampered
• Favre may show up at camp
• Favre 'clears it up' in interview with Fox
• Few fans attend Favre rally in Milwaukee
• Pack fans rally, calling for Favre reinstatement
• Pack won't release Favre
• Sources: Favre seeks unconditional release
• Favre itching to return to field
• Packers: Favre officially on reserve/retired list
• No comeback for Madden '09 cover boy
• Teary Favre says 'It's over'
• Favre's official farewell: Thursday in Green Bay
• Packers QB Rodgers seeks own path to stardom
• Packers to retire Favre's No. 4 during opener
Commentary/Features
• Yasinskas: Favre makes sense for Bucs
• Wojciechowski: Packers can't win this game
• Clayton: It's a delicate situation
• Wright Thompson: Catching Favre's fastballs
• Wojciechowski: What's the answer, Packers?
• Williamson: Where could he end up?
• Seifert: What happens after HOF QBs move on
• Paolantonio: Favre is overhyped
• Kiper: 2005 analysis of prospect Rodgers
• Madden '09 cover boy Favre to stay retired
• Thompson: Brett, we miss you already
• Wojciechowski: Worth the price of admission
• Price of signed Favre items to go up
• Yasinskas: Rodgers ready to take the reins
• FB Outsiders: Measuring Favre's greatness
• Sando: Gunslinger mentality defined Favre
• Yasinskas: Majkowski on Favre's legacy
• Clayton: Questions surrounding Favre
• Clayton: Packers will miss Favre's magic
• Chadiha: Favre will regret decision
• Keating: Favre just getting started
• Hashmarks: Favre fun-loving guy
• Burning Questions: Is Rodgers ready?
• Experts: Is Favre the best, or among them?
• Favre's top 10 moments
• Forde: Favre's flair for dramatic started in college
• Favre's rating in Mel Kiper's '91 draft guide
• Favre's hometown quiet on day of his retirement
• Sadness, shock envelops Green Bay
• Wounded Army officer has last ball thrown
• Around sports: What they're saying
• Fantasy spin: Rodgers not top-20 QB
• Scouts: Rodgers has talent to succeed Insider
• Packers local: Complete hometown coverage
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• Favre interview: Part 3 | 2 | 1
• Clayton: What's next for Packers, Favre?
• Green Bay Packers' response
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Wounded Army officer has last ball thrown

fucking knew it.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-07/41088526.jpg

LOOOOOOOOL

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txfavretampering&prov=st&type=lgns

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Brett-Favre-might-want-to-invest-in-his-own-cell?urn=nfl,95401

LULZ x 1000000

"In fairness to Favre, it should be mentioned that any phone calls he made to the Vikings were made in a gunslinging fashion, and through the entire conversation, he looked like a kid out there, just having fun."

D'oh!

omfg how does he not have his own phone to fuck over the vikings with

god i love brett farv he's just the nfl's roger clemens isn't he

1. Marvin Lewis on Chad Johnson: "He's a very very good player. I'm excited for him to cleanse his mind and get back to having fun."
2. Favre is apparently up for grabs for Fins, Falcons, Bucs, Skins, Panthers, Texans, Ravens.

And apparently the Bucs are ready to do this by the weekend?

ESPN says favre is going to report to GB training camp this weekend.

as a vikes fan this is going way better than i could have ever hoped.

ryan grant almost for sure to be holding out too : D

jets ask for, get permission to talk to the fun-haver accding to mort

Man, that would be interesting.

Just insofar as the scrutiny of the NY media and a MUCH less forgiving home crowd would make for less favre fun

Go to the Ravens. Then I'll have another reason for my Farve hate.

personally i would love to see him get eviscerated by the new york press.

I keep having a feeling that the Pack is going to have a sit down with Rogers and Favre, then come out with Favre starting in Green Bay for 1 more year.

nope, they told favre he would not even have the opportunity to compete for the starting job. they brokered a deal with him where he'll stay away from camp and they'll try to deal him.

finally this topic gets the coverage it so richly deserves:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-30-its-brett-bitch

If they really offered him money to stay away, that is the most hilariously sad thing ever.

I know you got us within a play of the Super Bowl last year, but please take this briefcase filled with cash and disappear.

Let him come back to training camp and order the other players to haze the shit out of him. He can be woken up daily by Charles Woodson pissing in his face.

What if it turns out this was just Favre's plan to get 20 million extra dollars all along?

http://www.henrypeter.com/Albert/king2.gif

man, if Favre winds up getting the starting nod, I'll buy a Favre jersey, deface it, and root against him all year...

Aaron Rodgers probably will play a safer style of football for the team anyway, about now. He did almost lead them back against the Cowboys after Brett stunk it up last year.

I'd say trade him to the Jets, but they already have two guys that can throw interceptions...

what an asshole

this fucker decided to stay away and then changed his mind AGAIN

"Frankly, Brett's change of mind put us in a very difficult spot," team president and CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement released by the team. "We now will revise many actions and assumptions about our long-term future, all predicated on Brett's decision last March to retire.

"As a result of his decision, we invested considerably in a new and different future without Brett and we were obviously moving in that direction. That's why this wasn't easy. Having crossed the Rubicon once when Brett decided to retire, it's very difficult to reorient our plans and cross it again in the opposite direction -- but we'll put this to our advantage."

actually this is better

But those close to the story believed late Saturday night Favre was going to turn down Green Bay's invitation to return to camp with no guarantee he would be competing for playing time. Instead, sources said late Saturday, Favre had all but decided to take the team's offer of a rich, long-term marketing and promotions contract instead of playing.

...

What changed on Sunday morning is unclear

Brett's medication, I'm starting to think.

will this story please stfu

i turned on sports center for the first time in a long time this weekend and just about fell out of my chair when i saw the crawl:

AL/NL/OLY/X-GAMES/FAVRE

really? his funness merits his own "league" of news?

Sporting News headline today: "NFL defenders to have 'more fun' against Favre"

why not, he's typically good for two, maybe three turnovers....

But those close to the story believed late Saturday night Favre was going to turn down Green Bay's invitation to return to camp with no guarantee he would be competing for playing time. Instead, sources said late Saturday, Favre had all but decided to take the team's offer of a rich, long-term marketing and promotions contract instead of playing.

...

What changed on Sunday morning is unclear

drinky drinky

I tried listening to ESPN talk radio last Thursday on the baseball trade deadline to see if they had any updates and again today. I cut back four times in my 50 minute drive to work, NEVER once in the time I would listened would they shut up about Favre. I tried again today to see if there was any baseball news on the show, they NEVER went to any other story, everything was about Favre.

It is about like there is no other sport going on in the world. My God it is like worse than T.O. fever from a couple of summers back and that is hard to believe.

Question: Why would the Packers be obligated to pay him $20 mil to stay retired? Surely that has never happened before.

I guess ESPN just doesn't care that much about baseball. Here it is, the dog days of August, no football or basketball going on, this is supposed to be when baseball's media coverage is at its peak, right? So why the hell do I look at ESPN.com and the top story is that "college football practice has begun"? Seriously, who gives a FUCK about college football right now???

I hear you. Don't get me wrong, I love football, but I don't really give a crud until week 1 starts. Pre-season football is completely useless.

Talking head on 'the herd' today on ESPN was going off from the 'preseason game' with the Colts and Redskins, that the Colts were at best a 4-12 teaqm and the Redskins could get to the NFC championship game. Of course never mind the Colts LOST ALL FOUR of their pre-season games the year they won the Superbowl. Beyond that, I remember reading an article in the Indy Star a couple seasons back on how since Manning has gotten good, the Colts pretty much never run any of their regular plays in the pre-season. Everything is completely generic when it comes to their routes and blocking schemes, that way they cannot use preseason footage to game plan for early season games.

I always think this is about Bernard Fevre when it shows up in site new answers. carry on.

Oh God, please make it stop!!!

Pre-season football is completely useless.

i disagree. i moved adrian peterson WAY up on my fantasy draft board after watching him in 3 preseason games.

no football or basketball going on

au contraire, mr. snrub. training camp has been in full swing, preseason games have begun. football is on. and i personally care more about that than anything that could happen in baseball right now. i'm sure there are more like me, too.

Right here. Screw baseball.

Since my baseball team was basically eliminated from contention in like May, I am pretty excited about Chargers season. Not so excited about Golden Bears season, though.

As for baseball, wake me up in mid-September.

will you people please get back to the subject that matters most, the return of brett favre

Apparently his meeting with Ted Thompson was not fun.

Rodgers should put Visine in Favre's Gatorade.

I'm back around to finding this interesting again; this just released on NYT:
"Thirty minutes before practice began, Favre climbed into his burgundy Cadillac Escalade and left without comment. According to multiple media reports, Favre and Coach Mike McCarthy agreed that having Favre take the field under any circumstances would prove too disruptive. Favre has apparently asked the Packers to trade him."
Really, you can't make this up!

According to the latest, Green Bay might trade him to Tampa Bay. Now that would be interesting. Tampa already has a veteran quarterback who's pretty good at running the offense. Add to that the fact that Farve, by all accounts, is not particularly easy to coach and you have a quite interesting scenario. In other words, how many weeks before Gruden strangles Farve by his raggedy neck beard. It's enough to almost make me a Tampa Bay fan.

It seems to be that the wherever Favre's head is right now will make him a poisonous addition to any team that takes him on. I hate the Bucs, so they're welcome to have him I guess (though I'd rather see him be a Jet).

I would majorly LOL for potential Favre/Mangini interactions.

God, I felt so bad for Mike McCarthy who had to do a presser about his endless meetings with Favre today. He was really doing the best he could and it's obvious all he wants is to go coach practice but is just totally getting fucked by this.

i feel bad for him to since mccarthy is the guy who helped brett into having One of His Best Seasons Ever At the Age of 38

please god let him go to the vikings

i couldn't think of anything funnier than green bay fans having to sit through that game on opening night

No shit.

Why do I have this irrational hate for Farve's wife? I think I trace it to her embarrasing appearance in the Monday Night Football booth, but I'm not sure.

"I would majorly LOL for potential Favre/Mangini interactions."

Looks like your getting your wish.

Favre to the Jets! Holy s**t, the comedic factor of this thing just went off the charts.

There is no way that Favre can go into NY and win with the Jets. C'mon, there is no way that would ever work, if it does it will be the flukiest thing in the fluky freakin' world. It will probably more likely lead into a seven sack multiple fumble and interception orgy with Richard Seymour having ripped off Favre's $4 jersey, placing it on on a first down marker and waving it in the Meadowlands like a flag.

ESPN John whats his name said this afternoon Favre would pick retirement over going to the Jets. Oh God thank you...this whole thing really did need a punchline.

if it does it will be the flukiest thing in the fluky freakin' world

Dude, that's what happens in the NFL. Watch the Packers and Jets end up in the Superbowl.

My boss just informed me that he has season tix to the Jets and that I'm welcome to tag along to some games/tailgates this season = I am suddenly a very big Jets fan.

-- forksclovetofu, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:42 (2 weeks ago) Link

The press is going to DEVOUR him

ahahahahahahaha.....oh come on! the JETS?

hope D'Brickashaw is up to the task...if Favre actually plays and does not re-retire.

this may be the two games all year where Miami DBs come up with interceptions

Ohmigod LOLLLLLLLL it actually happened. Pats fans are gonna have the knives out and 9/14 and 11/13 just became the most can't-miss regular season games.

what, the Patriots will win 31-24 instead of 31-7?

suddenly Kellen Clemens is a sad, sad man

Browns vs Jets tonight in preseason action. The fate of the world hangs in the balance!

x-post no, just because I can probably spend all my aggression towards the rest of the NFL in two simple games!

They're dropping Pennington as we type. I think he'll be lucky to get a backup job.

I've been listening to Mike and Mike this morning and Greenburg just called Farve, "John Wayne in shoulder pads." LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOl!!!

First thing, the Packers have really pwned Farve by sending him to the Jets. If he had gone to Tampa, there would be an outside chance of getting to the Superbowl, but there is no chance in the AFC East. Without Farve, the Football Outsiders project the Jets as winning 7.2 games. With Farve, they could improve to what, 9 or 10 games. It's maybe enough to get back into the playoffs, but getting to the Superbowl ...ain't happening. Still, he is an upgrade over Pennington.

Second thing, everyone's looking at this from a fan's perspective and not from a general manager's. Good GM's are always thinking five to ten years down the road. At age 38-39, Farve isn't in the picture anywhere in five years. Here are some stats that explain what the Green Bay management may be thinking:

http://www.advancednflstats.com/2008/07/brett-favre-is-overrated.html

And a reminder of what the last couple of playoff appearances have been like:

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_2318_Cheesehead_reality_bites.html

I'm not saying that Farve doesn't belong in the Hall of fame. He most certainly does. Nor I'm I denying he had a good year last year. He most certainly did, but at age 38-39 the chance that he will be as good as he was in 2007 as very slight.

Good GMs may be thinking 5-10 years down the road, but shitty GMs who are gonna get fired if their team has a bad season need themselves some gunslinger.

And that's what Farve is now, a stopgap. Plus, the Jets are going to make a shitload of money from product sales. So it's a good move for them in the short term. They almost had to do something to get some attention away from the Giants.

The press is going to DEVOUR him

He's about the only player I can think of who wouldn't give a fuck, and would come out the other end undigested.

Whatshisface called me at 1.17 this morning to very drunkenly explain what a big deal this was. What happened again?

this is going to end in hilarity.

They should bring back Vinny Testaverde.

what, the Patriots will win 31-24 instead of 31-7?

-- Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:05 AM (Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:05 AM) Bookmark Link

more like 48-3 as favre takes 21 points away from the jets and gives the pats d multiple scoring opportunities.

I'm more interested in why the v and the r in his last name are reversed in pronunciation.

I decided against cancelling my sub to Sunday Ticket this year, but now that I'll have F-A-R-V on the tube for 16 weeks w/out DirecTV's assistance, I might reconsider.

STAY HEALTHY BRETT

Seriously if this ratass cock comes into Jersey and pulls up lame w/ some blue flu BS because Coles didn't smile during a post pattern or Mangina failed to add the Throw Into Triple Coverage set to the playbook...

God if only Favre & Shockey ended up on the same team.

I wonder how soon it will be before someone tries to get the city of Green Bay to rename Brett Favre Pass.

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awwww, johnny u in the powder blue hi-tops!

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check out the defensive end in the johnny u pic! stiff arm to the head!

i'm surprised that qb's back then lasted more than a couple years

I had completely forgotten about Chief Montana.

Peyton going to the Titans in 2013 is going to be a great story.

peter king sucks up to reports on brett favre

Chief Montana was actually very good.

Typical crap reporting by King on favre. His article in last weeks SI about the Farve saga is the definition of embarrassing.

Farves wife is just a total pain in the ass.

Pennington gave his heart and soul and rotator cuff to the Jets. He even took a pay cut once, if I remember correctly. Now he'll be forgotten. Very unjust.

Fuck farve

it's going to be fun to watch him battle Tom Brady and the Patriots twice a season.

^^ the article in that link appears to be written by john larroquette under the pen name "ed thompson".

http://my.execpc.com/~pjsports/FOOTBALL%20PLAYER%20SCANS/CHAD%20PENNINGTON.jpg

rip

;_;

and thanks for the memories ;_; ;_; ;_;

well, what's there to remember. Chad was a good guy, no doubt he was a team player.....

BUT HE HAD ONE GOOD FUCKING SEASON!

I now have TWO teams I can pretend to root for in the AFC East!
Bills beacuse they're the fucking Bills and Jets because LOL FAVRE!!!
I don't know why it took me all day to think of this but I guess I was having too many chuckles at "how does retiree shot madden curse? he comes back and gets traded to the jets"

re: the chad

i think you could argue he had at least two pretty good seasons and two serviceable ones. i can think of many guys who came into the league w/ a higher profile who did not fare as well.

He was really good in what, 2002, probably the only year he was healthy.

Question: did Pennington ever have a good arm, or was he always a touch / short route type of QB?

As for Chad's offensive failings, I think some of the blame has to be shared w/ the Jets' system under Herman Edwards & Paul Hackett -- thanks to my diehard J-E-T-S fan friend, I saw way too many games where there were way too many 3rd-and-longs (between 6-8 yards) that ended w/ completions 2+ yards short of the down marker.

"BUT HE HAD ONE GOOD FUCKING SEASON!"

No

re: the chad

i think you could argue he had at least two pretty good seasons and two serviceable ones. i can think of many guys who came into the league w/ a higher profile who did not fare as well.

Won't argue with you there--the Jets had nothing to lose with him and got a hell of a lot more than they bargained for in 2002. but then again, it's not saying much--high profile QBs regularly fail, lest the fates of Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, et al be remembered

dude was never the same after all the surgeries, became more turnover prone.

but hey, he's a Jet, what could you expect....

Chad Pennington might be a good pickup for a team like the Vikings, even as insurance. Pennington is steady and if they can keep him off his back and put the weight on the running game, I think he would be fine. The guy understands the game. Pennington's career completion rate is 65.8, that is freakin' excellent and the guy is not a total interception hog. He just has gotten pounded playing for the Jets, but I could see it working in the right situation ala Brad Johnson or Trent Dilfer. I think he would be perfect for the Vikings with that running game, especially if Jackson cannot get it done or is too mistake prone (ala Johnson replacing King for the Bucs). Minnesota should rap him up and he will be ready about week 7 if it isn't working with the young guy.

I think Pennington should steer clear of Carolina or the Bears, as those teams o-line are so bad, it is just stepping in front of a different gun. Minnesota or maybe some place like KC would be better.

Pennington's career completion rate is 65.8, that is freakin' excellent and the guy is not a total interception hog.

not just excellent; it's the best in NFL history. blaow!

btw dude he's already a dolphin it's confirmed, 2 years ~11 mil

i find it hard to believe carolina's line is anywhere near as bad as chicago's - gross, otah, wharton and kalil are all young players with plenty of upside. tho they are built for power running, not pass pro.

More from the you-can't-make-this-up file:
"It was very interesting to hear him say, 'Let's have a lot of fun.' A guy who's been in the league that long, first thing that came out of his mouth was 'Let's have a lot of fun.'"
- Jerricho Cotchery, yesterday

lolfavre

Pennington's not a bad Qb! And this from someone who thinks Kosar is the greatest Qb ever so I'm not ignorant!

I'm pretty smart!

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2008/08/09/1218297780_5469/539w.jpg

^^^the ol' george w bush "well this sucks" grimace

THAT'S THE BIGGEST JERSEY EVER

Thank you sports media for MAKING FAVRE RUNNING A LAP NEWSWORTHY

jesus tapdancing cracker ass negro christ

Dude looked pretty good in preseason vs. skins

http://www.nomaas.org/images/drudge_siren.gif

I had a lot of fun. It went well.

Stolen from today's Deadspin:

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the adalius thomas sack was great. leon washington looked like a squirrel trying to block a pontiac catalina on that play.

that sack was hilarious. it was a 20 yard loss, most of which was made up by Thomas carrying them backwards. i was praying for them to reach the end zone. i think Favre actually fumbled it as they collapsed at the end, but Washington - who hadn't touched the ground for about 15 yards - managed to pounce on it.

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about 4/5th of the way through.

the pats didn't even look that good to my untrained eyes, but farvropolitan looked terrible. serious mad bomber, happy feet...whatever cliche you want to use for a qb playing not so good.

pats d isn't as quick as it could be which is one reason they give up a lot of yards. but they are skilled which is why they don't give up a lot of points, when they get down to the red zone and don't have to cover as much ground they become a little more stout.

i'm sure they're skilled and they're most certainly well-coached, but they haven't really played anyone approaching good, have they?

and they certainly weren't playing that great yesterday, regardless of their normal talent set.

Pats played a sensible, no-risk game against a team they knew they could contain on defense. the only time i was concerned on either side of the ball was when Cassel kept getting sacked over and over again in the 3rd quarter, like he needed 30 seconds to make a pass. but i was impressed that all that time he didn't do anything stupid with the ball.

the biggest question mark was over Maroney. a lot of running backs had bad weekends and he was down there with the worst of them.

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^^^^ what is this

i'm sure they're skilled and they're most certainly well-coached, but they haven't really played anyone approaching good, have they?

the regular season is what, 10 days old?

and they certainly weren't playing that great yesterday, regardless of their normal talent set.

no, they weren't great but they weren't terrible either. the biggest blunder i can recall was the moss(?) catch across the middle of the field. run defense was acceptable, esp. when it was apparent they were defending against the pass every down. i definitely do not like it when a defense plays down to the level of their opponent though, makes it too hard to ratchet it up against a good team.

one thing i noticed yesterday about the pats defensive rotation, jerod mayo was the only linebacker in every package. maybe because he's the only one with an age lower than his uniform number but he was in there the whole f'ing game.

you are too defensive! we're just saying, they looked average. not bad. not good. just ok.* no blunders but nothing special either, and the main reason the jets looked really bad was less to do with great defense than it was to do with st. brett being a mental patient.

* this is because they are all john mccain's age, obviously.

ugh, i am terribly familiar with teams playing down to the level of their opponent, i was worried the stupid giants were going to do that yesterday and just squeak out this small victory against a team as terrible as the damned rams because that is what they ALWAYS do but hurrah someone woke the dummies up.

anyway, it is not like the ancient status of their defense is going to give them a .500 or less record, i mean wouldn't worry if i was you. hell, the only reason you might not win the division is because buffalo is suddenly thinking it is awesome for some reason.

but mainly i think the reason everyone is pointing out that the pats weren't looking tooooo hot yesterday is because everyone loves it when brett favre goes into "touched" mode.

schef, we're saying the same thing, the pats d did what they always do, give up huge gains then hold on for dear life in the red zone.

the d kind of reminds me of the 2005 pats where they tried to turn it on and turn it off like a faucet despite there never being one team in the history of the league to have had any success at doing that. THAT concerns me more than the loss of brady actually. at least you know the o-line and qb won't be taking any plays off.

i think that their d has been better than this, previously. but they are so olllldddd that i feel bad for them, sometimes. and yes, agreed re: brady.

yeah it definitely has been. the d-backfield isn't as bad as i feared it would be going into the season though.

luckily for them they have a bye week in miami coming up then have week 4 off.

lol miami when will they get kicked out of the league already?

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omar i feel like its a sign that you leave when favre has such a good day

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nice jorts

wow what is that

fuck i wish the eagles had a bye week so i would have started funboy

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/favre-adds-prank-to-list-of-greatest-hits/

ok so this is like "serial killer behavior" not "prankster behavior"

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where did he even get a wild turkey in north jersey

he should've done us all a favor and shot the extreme cardinal

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When did Brett pose for Tom of Finland?

"Barton said he had no plans for payback"

such a cuckold

finally its come to this with our economy
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i love when they talk about athletes being pranksters and when all is said and done, their antics just make them sounds like destructive jerks.

(see the antics of one arenas, gilbert)

brett favre calls tony romo to offer encouragement

PALS

Best QB Friends

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<3

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do you think its hard for brett to keep up with romo's high iq

Although there seems to be some unjustified question about Romo's toughness, Favre has no such doubts, lavishing praise on a player whose reckless style and fun-loving nature on the field has been compared to the future Hall of Famer who holds virtually every significant NFL record for quarterbacks.

romo looks like early-stage jocelyn wildenstein in that pic imo

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Other guys known to have a lot of fun: Byron Leftwich, Carson Palmer, Matt Hasselback, Drew Brees, Joey Harrington and Jake Delhomme

― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay)

;_;

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3715767&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

I note twelve instances of the word "fun" in this article, not including its appearance in the word "funereal".

oh man so much fun in that article

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He lined up linebacker Eric Barton for an emphatic butt-slap and, later, caught backup quarterback Kellen Clemens with the same stinging, signature maneuver.

"He's changed the culture totally," said wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery. "When I first met him, he was saying that the two things he was going to do was score touchdowns and have fun. And we've been scoring touchdowns, and we've been having a lot of fun."

having fun vs managing the game <- which is more annoying??

also, peyton is totally cute in that photo @ start of this thread!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12312008/sports/jets/bill_tells_jets_look_elsewhere__favre_to_146662.htm

breaking: cowher doesn't want to coach little lord favre

lil lord favreleroy

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I heard the Jets offered to refer to him as "Cowgenius" and he didn't like that...

cowher must be enjoying the fact that half the teams in the league are trying to hire him
also, LOL re: comments on the jets blog there like 'cowher is overrated anyway, the steelers have A SYSTEM and you could plug in anyone'

i like that cowher is pre-emptively giving out nos to every team possible. looking forward to his press conference to announce that the broncos suck, are fags.

guys I think Cowher, Parcells and Shanahan are going to unite and defeat the Fox robot once and for all

which one forms the legs

six legs will be needed to defeat the Fox robot so they will all have to pitch in

idk, he looked in bad shape the other day

playing 'possum is his old trick do not be fooled

fox possum robot ok I'm confused

^u r doomed

rip tombot

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/ny-spfavre015983994jan01,0,2093794.story

If Brett Favre wants to play another year with the Jets, he'll have to work a lot harder to win over his teammates than he did this season.

"There was a lot of resentment in the room about him," a Jets player told Newsday yesterday. He requested anonymity because team owner Woody Johnson has stated publicly that Favre is welcome to return next season if he wants to. (Favre reportedly will take until the end of February to decide about returning.)

The 39-year-old quarterback is not as welcome with his teammates, according to this veteran. After the Jets traded for Favre Aug. 6, the sure Hall of Famer made no effort to ingratiate himself with the already assembled team, the veteran said. He said Favre spent most of his down time at the practice facility in an office specially designated for him near the equipment room, not with teammates in the locker room, even after the media departed.

"He never socialized with us, never went to dinner with anyone," the player said. Asked to describe Favre in a word, he said: "Distant."

There was more of the same sentiment from Thomas Jones, who was interviewed on Hot 97 FM Tuesday. Jones wanted to make it clear he wasn't blaming only Favre but said, "At the same time, you can't turn the ball over and expect to win. The other day, the three interceptions really hurt us. You don't like it. I don't like it and I know everybody else on the team doesn't like it, but all you can do is fight [through it]."

Jones reinforced comments made by other Jets Monday, when the team broke up for the season in complete disarray after Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Dolphins.

On Monday, Kerry Rhodes said: "If he's dedicated and he wants to come back and do this, and do it the right way ... and be here when we're here in training camp and the minicamps and working out with us ... then I'm fine with it. But don't come back if it's going to be halfhearted or he doesn't want to put the time in with us."

A foxsports.com report Sunday said Favre wasn't happy being called out by Eric Mangini in front of the team, as the coach did with all of his players when they made mistakes. But the Jet who requested anonymity said that didn't seem to be the case.

"If he was hurt by that stuff, I'd be shocked, because Eric barely said anything to him," the player said. "Guys would be getting called out for missed assignments or blown coverages, and Brett would have three picks and no one would say a word."

Mangini addressed the team for the last time Monday. The player said the former coach revealed a much different side than he showed before, telling players he'd been tough and aloof only to get the most out of them.

According to the player - and he was backed by very supportive comments about Mangini from other Jets - very few in the room thought Mangini deserved to be fired, and that the acquisition of Favre and his subsequent "me-first" attitude hurt the Jets more than anything.

"Eric," he said, "wasn't the reason we didn't make the playoffs."

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I actually am starting to feel bad for Favre, which I never thought would happen.

damn that is some cold shit and to be quite honest i do not feel bad for favre at all -- i'm glad ppl are finally saying this about him, now that he is 734 years old.

yeah i definately do not feel bad for this world class douchenozzle

I actually am starting to feel bad for Favre, which I never thought would happen.

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^^ suggest ban

i feel like this is pertinent to favre somehow

LOL

what the hell is that cat thing

There was more of the same sentiment from Thomas Jones, who was interviewed on Hot 97 FM Tuesday.

As a Packers fan, I can only hope that this saga ends with Brett Favre getting shot in the ass.

favre: 22 td, 22 int, 65.7 completion %, 3472 yds, 81.0 rating
rodgers: 28 td, 13 int, 63.6 completion %, 4038 yds, 93.8 rating
pennington: 19 td, 7 int, 67.4 completion %, 3653 yds, 97.4 rating

i find all this all lol, not at all sad

Brett Favre to wait several weeks before decision about 2009

Favre said that if he does decide to announce his retirement from the NFL for a second straight offseason that he will do so differently. He plans to make a quiet decision without a public news conference, such as the one he held upon finishing his 16 years with the Green Bay Packers, in which he became choked with emotion. NFL.com Video

Will Brett Favre be back in New York in 2009?

"I'm an emotional guy, and I'm sure people are tired of seeing me get emotional,'' he said. "People would probably say, 'Oh, here he goes again.'

it reminds me of this for some reason:

(l-r, nfl fans, brett favre)

YOU WANT A MORTICIAN

randle cooking favre!

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He looks like John Daly on that card.

funtime over (or IS it??)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3898942

we can only hope, but i feel like he won't quit until every living soul hates his guts.

I hope he then unretires again so that the depth of my hatred will grow and be harvested to nuture future generations.

Isn't Cleveland open to an experienced QB?

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and God told Mangini to order the Clevelandites to mark their goalposts with the lamb's blood, in order that Farve would pass over them.

"It sucks getting old," he said.

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loljets

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I forgot about the "oh lawd" dog!

there was an espn.com poll asking the question, "do you think brett favre will stay retired?" and every state was around 75% yes, 25% no. but not minnesota, that was 55y-45n.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/It-s-d-eacute-j-agrave-vu-all-over-again-Favre?urn=nfl,159975

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

son of a BITCH!!!

lol

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You so know it is going to happen. I'll be sad if it doesn't.

Ahhhh, who cares? He isn't doing any harm, except to his legacy.

LOLvikings, let's win this game!

Here's how you deal with the Favre rumors: whatever Peter King reports, the opposite will happen.

is that true or are you just wishcasting?

oh gawd this would crack me up to no end

Latest buzz is that new free-agent QB Brett Favre has hired a personal trainer at home in Mississippi. It will be surprising if Favre isn't with the Vikings in training camp. Why did Favre now want to get released from the Jets? Favre's sudden arrival on the market makes you wonder if that's the reason the Vikings haven't spent much on free agency this year. Maybe they knew something. There could be two motives: wanting to play for the Vikings, who have wanted him for a year, and a $20 million pot of gold. The $20 million isn't a new playing contract. The Vikings probably could sign Favre for about $7 million for the coming season, with about $3 million more available in performance bonuses, such as winning the Super Bowl. The $20 million, remember, is what the Packers, for whom Favre played 16 seasons, offered Favre nearly a year ago to retire from Green Bay. The 10-year marketing deal would have made Favre an ambassador for the franchise. Now that the future hall of famer has been released by the Jets, Favre could have new leverage: Give me the $20 million and I'll stay retired. If not, I'll sign with the Vikings and make life miserable for the Packers. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

I'll sign with the Vikings and make life miserable for the Packers Lions