Comments on: The Jermichael Finley question

By: PackerMax

PackerMax — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:08:48 +0000

Finley is a playmaker – He makes everyone around him better. If he continues to play like he has been, he should open up the deep ball (which has been missing as of late) for the Packers.

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:07:50 +0000

I’ll believe he’s retired when a whole season goes by without him playing. As for the Vikings winning the SB, I’ll also believe that when I see it.

By: Cindy V

Cindy V — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:57:54 +0000

This from MSNBC’s Pro Football Talk:

Favre suggests he’ll retire if the Vikings win it all
Posted by Mike Florio on December 19, 2009 12:59 PM ET
In a recent interview with Jon Saraceno of USA Today, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre seems to confirm what many league observers have assumed for the past several years.

He wants to reprise John Elway’s walk into the sunset, Lombardi Trophy tucked under his arm.

Asked whether Favre would finally call it quits if the Vikings win the Super Bowl, he said, “Yeah. I’d be pretty comfortable saying, ‘Hey, there ain’t nothin’ left.’”

The interview includes some interesting memories from Favre regarding his late father, Irv.

When Brett would have a bad game, Irv would say, “You couldn’t hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle today.”

Favre also told Saraceno that his two-month in-patient treatment for painkiller addiction in 1996 occurred at the insistence of the league office. Favre claims that he threatened to leave the Kansas facility on multiple occasions, but that league officials told him, “Fine, you won’t play.”

Favre stayed, and so he played. And he’s still going. Whether he calls it quits if the Vikings win their first Super Bowl in franchise history (they’re 0-4) remains to be seen. Favre’s current thinking can’t be trusted by anyone, Favre himself included.

After all, Elway’s happy ending came after winning two Super Bowls in a row.

By: Ron La Canne

Ron La Canne — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:43:37 +0000

I see Silverstien is taking McGinn lessons. “When you have nothing to write about – Make it up!”

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:53:13 +0000

I agree with you completely. I read that article as another attempt to stoke controversy where there likely is none. What a great problem to have. Too many weapons to throw to. The offense will be come as unpredictable as our defense is now. PERFECT!!!

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:40:52 +0000

That read like a reporter trying to create a controversy out of pretty tame statements in an effort to have a story to report.

By: awhayes

awhayes — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:35:59 +0000

DaveK – solid points re the two TE set in particular. I have seen that same hesitation by the LBs and almost the second you see that, you know it will be a positive play. It will be very interesting to see how quality LBs in Pitt deal with this. As hot as the Pack is right now, facing Dick LeBeau is scary to me.

By: DaveK

DaveK — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:29:27 +0000

I really like the the two TE sets. They use Finely in so many ways out of this set that it just seems to puzzle defenses on how to play it. You can obviously run out of the two TE set. But they pass out of it so much that you can’t just flood the box on defense. They often motion him to the slot. They make him an h-back. They split him out wide with Driver/Jennings on the other side. Usually he motions at the last moment and just changes the entire outlook for the defense with little time to adjust. You can almost see the LB’s thinking instead of reacting.