Some of you already have raised the possibility that Brett Favre’s decision to stay retired is the latest example of Favre’s “for now”-style statements, and that he’ll change his mind in a week or two and join the Vikings.
Tom Curran just called me and said that the feeling in the organization in the wake of Favre’s call to coach Brad Childress is that the door has closed.
“It’s over,” Curran said.
We all should only be so lucky for that to be true.
Meanwhile, FOX’s Jay Glazer reports that Childress has begun the process of calling players to inform them of the news.
“I just got off the phone with Brad, and Brett said he’s staying
retired,” defensive end Jared Allen told Glazer. “He said he couldn’t deal with the daily grind. He said he felt like he
let us down before it got started.
“You know what, we were never
really sure he was coming anyway, so we’ve always backed up Tarvaris [Jackson] and Sage [Rosenfels]. We feel we can win with the guys we
have here. I’m glad it’s over.”
Again we should all be so lucky for that to be true.
Granted that “it’s over”, that will not stop you from posting 47 stories a day about Favre….Next, you will write about “What if” when the Vikings are sucking, bla bla…..Move on Florio
Nice try, Jared Allen. You’ve been calling Favre begging him to save you guys, now you’ve “always backed up Tarvaris and Sage”. Gimme a break.
Enter Mike Vick. Him and AP in the backfield sounds scary.
Bye Favre! Hello, Florio and the Vick rumors!
Aint dat a bitch…
Signed,
Charles Woodson
Good luck convincing the other QB’s you really had their back after calling that idiot and begging him to come play in Minny.
Sad to see Brett go off into the sunset, and I know people will say he should have a couple years ago. But people should know that this offseason at least, it wasn’t his fault.
It was the Vikings pushing Favre for a comeback, not Favre pushing for it.
Great player and I hope this back and forth the last couple years won’t tarnish his legacy. Though like most things in sports, a few years from now, no one will care. And he will be a first ballot Hall of Famer.
who cares, ITS BOOTY TIME!
What’s that meaty smack?
Oh, it’s lord Fav-ruh’s ass meeting door.
AAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!
Vick to the Vikings in3… 2… 1…
C’mon, it makes too much sense, right? A team struggling to sell tickets, your coach is getting fired at the end of the year regardless… what do they have to lose in Minnesota?
I am personally interested in seeing Tarvaris Jackson this preseason. Will he improve from last year? He has some great tools, but I would like to see him relax and be consistent this year.
Ha Ha Ha
All you viking fans have to eat your words now!!!!!
“Tarnishing his legacy”….ah, such classic dribble.
That phrase has been used and abused so much that I don’t think I really even understand its literal definition any longer.
You haters have ruined another perfectly good saying.
A shame.
I wanted to see Brett Favre laid out on the frozen turf at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football.
Now please go away already.
Florio writes: “We all should only be so lucky for that to be true.” Has there been a statement less truthful than this one? Favre has been you whipping boy for quite a while now and generated a huge amouny of reponses. Who are you moving on to critize now? Tony Romo? T.O., B. Edwards?
Whom will you decry, yet write constantly about now?
Jeff George opportunity knocks…lol
Is Booty the only qb left on the roster that doesnt feel betrayed?
Free at last, Free at last! Thank God Almighty We Are Free At Last!!!!
Oh God I hope this doesn’t mean he is gonna go into broadcasting!
Stay in Mississippi Brat. The rest of the world HATES you. Talk about ruining your legacy for one horrible season in NY and a summer of bullshitting with Minn.
Anyone who believes Allen is a fool. Good luck convincing the entire team who threw Sage and T-Joke under the bus. Favre disrupted chemistry in Minnesota this year probably even more than he did with his theatrics in Green Bay last year. Childo was left at the altar like a jilted bride.
I am a favre fan and a cardinals fan. Do you all know what this means? Now florio will double his cardinal bashing efforts without favre to kick around. He was torn between the two, and now he can focus on just one.
But stay tuned for florio’s cowgirl hype too.
And thus, on the last Tuesday in July of 2009, one of the great story lines/slow news time killers came to an ambiguous end. RIP Brett Favre coming back articles. It was good while it lasted………………..
(5 minutes later)
Well it turns out that the “Is Brett Favre coming back?” articles faked their own death only to shock everyone by popping out of its coffin and nearly giving the pastor a heart attack. We’ll delve into more detail in at least 5 posts.
“He said he couldn’t deal with the daily grind.” – Florio, this doesn’t mean that he will come back after training camp!
Now there is one less story for you to write
bret favre is a punk, and the most selfish human being, I know
If Favre is indeed serious, I’ll be waiting to see how long it takes for him to file retirement papers with the league.
And Jared Allen, you a lyin bitch.
As much as I wanted Favre I had a feeling he wasn’t up to the challenge of playing for a team with such high expectations. He knew anything less than a superbowl appearance would probably be considered a failed season, and ultimately get another coach fired. He did the right thing and decided to stay retired.
Thank God.
That hand you see raised way in the back?
That’s Jeff George going, “Ooh! OOH! Me! Me! Brad! Brad Childress! Coach! Here! Over here!”
I for one would become an instant Vikings fan for 2009 if they signed Jeff George.
I’m disappointed but also laughing my a** off. Maybe if the Vikings flirt with Jeff George, Favre will co*k block him and sign……..
If you really always backed up Tarvaris and Sage, Favre would have never been in the picture in the first place.
Also, it would probably be more beneficial if you didn’t insult their intelligence with your bullshit kiss ass comments. Nice try though…
“It was the Vikings pushing Favre for a comeback, not Favre pushing for it.”
This is referred to as revisionist history. Brett sought revenge and he chose the Vikings as his weapon of choice. His fear of looking like a fool when he failed is what led to this announcement.
It….will never be over with this guy.
Not this easy.
This ain’t the last we’ve heard of this by a longshot…
I’m betting (hoping?) that Favre’s wishy-washiness left the door open long enough for Mike Vick to get a sniff. The Vikes likely settled on Vick, and decided they didnt’ want Brett. So #4′s waddling cost him in the long run.
He wanted to come back. He just got squeezed out. And he never saw it coming. Beautiful.
If it’s true. I think there’s a good chance it might be.
Gee, what will poor ole Florio do now without Brett Favre to shit upon every 2 hours of every day ???
With no one to obsess about (sort of like Olbermann and George W. Bush), let’s hope your daily web site hits number doesn’t plummet like Ubermoron’s ratings have over the past 6 months !!!!
where are all the viking pole suckers? i cant wait to see what those bean clowns have to say.
Vikings season is over before it even starts! Favre finds a way to stick it to the Vikings one more time.
Best wishes Mr. Childress on your next career.
So Fauve chooses a $20M guarantee for a repeat of last year’s marketing package from Green Bay instead of $5M max. for one year from the Vikes. Even Brett can do that math. For Vikings its no chance of a new stadium in Minneapolis – St. Paul. Say hello to the LA Vikings!
dear god I can’t believe it’s over
I am sorry to see Brett go I really enjoyed watching him the last time the Giants played him
That was a great pass he made to the Gmen and we won the NFC Championship
Last year he played for that B team the Jets that did not count
good riddance fav-re. the vikings should call jeff george…chilly better do something before he is a counselor at the “fantasy camp” he told george to sign up for. is it me, or is chilly a top of the line asshole idiot who is in way over his head? funny, i havent heard the pats say one word about percy…i still cant believe he thinks that he jedi mind tricked belichick…retard. well, once again, good riddance fav-re, and by the way, you were out of bounds on that touchdown run against the pats in 97. dick.
ever think the vikes just didnt offer him enough moolah?
Does this mean he’s selling his condo that he bought?
“You know what, we were never really sure he was coming anyway, so we’ve always backed up Tarvaris [Jackson] and Sage [Rosenfels].”
AAAHHH HAHAHA!
Maybe you can trade them both to the Redskins for Jason Campbell and everyone will be happy and secure.
I only have two regrets: 1> that he didn’t wait another 3 weeks to not unretire. 2>That Charles Woodson won’t be able return any of his tosses for 6.
I’m holding out hope though, two or three weeks into camp, riding on his tractor, he’ll get that ‘itch’…and the Vikings drama will begin all over again.
orangecrushd says:
July 28, 2009 5:37 PM
Enter Mike Vick. Him and AP in the backfield sounds scary.
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Scary? Yes. For Vikings fans.
Teddy should be very proud that he distroy the best player who ever played the game. It will not be football Sunday with out Brett. The NFL should have to live up to age disgimination as all other employer do. Brett got them a super bowl to get the tax payer to build a shopping mail in place of improving the statium.
Bring on Mike Vick, hell, they have decent weed in Mpls, don’t believe me? just ask Randy Moss.
Vick could emerge as a real leader of that franchise, his left tackle could head up his posse with the lead pipe, his team mates could recommend good lawyers to avoid consequences of drug testing and the fans don’t even know what a real NFL Qb looks like its been so long since the team had one. And if Vick doesn’t like the cold winters, hang on for a couple of years and he will love the beaches of sunny Southern California.
Hey, where are all the Biqueen fans boasting about this year’s Superbowl appearance?
No. Leave Vick out of this.
I would stop watching the Vikings if they signed that hack.
lebowski said:
“Nice try, Jared Allen. You’ve been calling Favre begging him to save you guys, now you’ve “always backed up Tarvaris and Sage”. Gimme a break.”
Dude, are you retarded? Jared Allen has been an outspoken backer of Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels from the beginning. He never actively opposed the idea of bringing in Favre, but he did state that he felt the team could win with Jackson and Rosenfels and that if Favre was gonna come he needed to go ahead and do it.
You’re clearly just making stuff up! Moron.
and jimi… all vikings wideouts would be… forgotten men.
Vikings season is over before it even starts! Favre finds a way to stick it to the Vikings one more time.
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Why? They were 10-6 without him last year. No reason why they can’t be 10-6 again.
# 1991jeep says: July 28, 2009 6:54 PM
Teddy should be very proud that he distroy the best player who ever played the game. It will not be football Sunday with out Brett. The NFL should have to live up to age disgimination as all other employer do. Brett got them a super bowl to get the tax payer to build a shopping mail in place of improving the statium.
Did TT somehow miraculously sever Favre’s tendon? Was TT somehow responsible for Favre’s meltdown post-Week 9 last year? I’m not sure I follow your absurd logic.
Is it FINALLY over? This egotistical fool couldn’t stand the idea of withering in the shade after so many years in the sun. Time is the great leveller. Your day is done, Fav-ruh. It has been for some time, but you couldn’t stand the thought of that. Oh no. Well, Mr. BigStuff, all your groping and grasping for for a few more cheers has now left a horrible aftertaste among those who recognize what a true athlete innately possesses: CHARACTER. You tossed away decades of longlasting goodwill with your relentlessly stubborn immaturity in failing to recognize what you were becoming toward the end–just another (former) superstar with rapidly declining skills, but with an astronomical ego that just-couldn’t-let-go. So it’s goodbye and good luck with your inevitable mainline straight into the ranks of the grinning TV bobblehead “experts”. Not to worry, Brett. Plenty of fawning sycophants will still be surrounding you under those spotlights.