Comments on: Favre retiring again?

By: Trav

Trav — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:55:35 +0000

Nick – Understood the point. There has been a lot of debate around if the streak would end and the “rules” around it. Just another layer to the Viking mess. Love to see it!

By: CindyV

CindyV — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:18:33 +0000

I think Favre is holding out for Sam Bradford money and some flexibility with joining the team. Some might think he already had flexibility with joining the team. I’m thinking he doesn’t want to come to Minnesota until just before the first game of the season–no training camp and no pre-season. He’s Brett Favre, he doesn’t need camp. As for the $$$ the Vikings are already tossing him $20 million. He has $13 million for this year based on his contract. They need him and he’s going to jack them around to get what he wants. That’s Brett’s legacy.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:42:50 +0000

Wow – brutal typing. But you get my point.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:42:17 +0000

That wouldnt end his streak. I believe the streak is counted as games where is on the active roster and starts. If he isnt on the active roster, the streak does not end. So, if her were to come back in week 6 or whatever, the streak would continue.

By: Trav

Trav — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:11:16 +0000

I won’t believe he is retired until the first snap of the opening game when the consecutive game streak could come to an end.

By: awhayes

awhayes — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:55:57 +0000

Ron – of interest, I visited the New Glarus brewing company this past weekend in New Glarus, WI. Nice little town, nice scenery, nice beer.

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:14:50 +0000

Speaking for myself I don’t know if I can forget the last few years if only because they showed a side of Favre that I do not like. That said, I will always be grateful for the many good memories I have of Favre as a Packer.

But I’m still not convinced this is real. It seems too much like what happened last year where he was going to stay retired in late July and was in camp in mid-August. But if he’s trying to fool people again, I think it just makes him look even more like an idiot.

By: Eddie Lee

Eddie Lee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:59:02 +0000

If he doesn’t have a green and gold jersey on, I don’t really care what he does.

By: RayMidge

RayMidge — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:50:40 +0000

Along with all of the usual caveats stated above and everywhere else about whther this is actually true . . .

I must say that if Favre’s legacy with the Vikes turns out to be a last second INT that ends their season followed by leaving a Super Bowl caliber team high-and-dry in training camp, well, this entire saga might actually have been worth it.

I for one freely admit that I never got over Favre and the way he left and went to the Vikes. Higher minded people than me can save their scolding and lectures- I freely admit to being small and vindictive about this. Can’t help it. As much as I love Rodgers and love the postion the Pack has put itself in for the next 5-10 years, it would have been a disaster if Favre was able to lead Minn. to a Super Bowl.

I hope he has indeed retired so we can begin the long process of forgetting the last few years and I look forward to that time in the future when #4 will again only mean 15 years of great play for GB to me. In the meantime we can get back to simply rooting for #12 and against the rest of the division without all of the sideshows.

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:47:25 +0000

When week one rolls around and he is not in uniform on the sidelines then I’ll believe it. Until then not so much. If he doesn’t it kind of seems like karmic justice for the Vikes in my mind.