Comments on: No escape from Brett Favre comeback talk

By: pigeonpea

pigeonpea — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:44:30 +0000

As annoying as Favre unretirement talk is, I would much rather hear rumours of him coming back for the next 30 offseasons before having to endure one more Mike Vick jock sniffer try to convince us what an amazing athlete and humanitarian he’s become since leaving prison.

Seriously.

By: stellarperformance

stellarperformance — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:58:02 +0000

golonger says:
Jul 8, 2011 12:36 PM
All you Favre-bashers need to wake up. Bringing him back into the fold would be great, sans the media circus the MEDIA creates (not him). His arm is still the best out there……….easily!
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Nobody questions his arm strength. It probably is as strong as ever. The problem with Favre is his decision-making skills are beginning to remind me of my grandfather. My grandfather can still drive a car very straight..as straight as he ever could. But he now has an occasional tendency to pull out in front of traffic and make everybody around him hit the brakes and get out of the way. But to make matters worse, he still insists he can drive as well as ever and there’s no convincing him otherwise. Sound familiar?

By: golonger

golonger — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:38:47 +0000

gregjennings85 – for being a lifelong fan…you certainly know nothing about him……..and the fact that you would dismiss him shows you are a total tool!

By: golonger

golonger — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:36:57 +0000

All you Favre-bashers need to wake up. Bringing him back into the fold would be great, sans the media circus the MEDIA creates (not him). His arm is still the best out there……….easily!

By: The Prophet

The Prophet — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:49:23 +0000

If Brett Favre, the actual guy, says something publicly about possibly wanting to play again, then fans are free to pour on. But if its just some guy who thinks Brett might want to, then everyone needs to shut up and leave the guy alone. He’s done nothing wrong this entire offseason so lay off.

By: footballrulz

footballrulz — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:37:03 +0000

Well, well. This thread has been up for almost 24 hours and didn’t even crack the top ten. Maybe the Ol’ gunslinger is finally fading away…..

By: binkee

binkee — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:58:09 +0000

If some team in the run for the playoffs loses
their QB, you can bet your behind Favre will
come back. That’s the only way, if he has a
chance to make a run to the SB.

By: ethantheniceguy7

ethantheniceguy7 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:06:03 +0000

I saw every Minnesota Vikings game the last 2 seasons and assure you Favre was not the problem. Let’s start with Brad Childress who made many poor coaching decisions like micromanaging the offensive. He was clueless as an offensive coordinator in his Philadelphia days because Andy Reid assumed that role. Many people let the media control their thinking like T.O. tore up the Eagles locker room but obvious Childress has issues because Percy Harvin wanted to beat his behind. He has that Napoleon syndrome and was happier about being Brett Favre’s boss. He made a major mistake cutting Sage and trading Chester Taylor. Chester Taylor is a great 3rd down back that pass protects well something Adrian Peterson did not do last year. Favre’s success in 2009 can be credited to Sage Rosenfels a little bit because he was helping Favre read the pictures on the sidelines. The offensive line did not pass protect at all allowing Favre to take too many hits that added up. I am not saying Favre had his best year but there were other factors going on. Bernard Berrian did not live up to a 6 million dollar a year contract and he has not done that since his Chicago days. The Vikings had no consistency at the wide-receiver position all year beside Percy. Favre was discouraged as well because Sydney Rice missed most of the year. Lets be honest the entire team was not as good as 2009. Adrian Peterson caught more yards than Bernard Berrian. This thing is bigger than Brett Favre. Favre would do well in the NFL this season and would be better suited playing in the NFC West.

By: kimc4

kimc4 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:02:02 +0000

Would love to see Brett come back an play. Football is his love and shouldn’t we all do what we love? Brett is also a great guy. Don’t believe it? Check out what he did for this little guy who is struggling with a brain tumor and also one of Brett’s biggest fans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQlcYsz1c8s Brett wore a backward 4 (thats how Anderson would draw his 4s) in honor of Anderson during one of his last games. Go Brett!!

By: gregjennings85

gregjennings85 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:54:23 +0000

As a once, longtime Favre fan, this is what’s going on:

1.) He doesn’t want his last plays to be a pick, and a brutal sack.

2.) He wants his name in the news as much as possible, and that will never change.

3.) He must be in his own personal hell at home, with just he, Deanna and his infidelity to discuss.

4.) He still thinks he can play at a high level, which, is pathetic, as anyone with any modicum amount of vision saw that last year the old man had clearly hit his wall, longevity-wise.

Look, the guy can still play for the next 5 years, sure. But can he be effective? No. Unless he was behind an All-Pro line, he would be a liability. He can still throw the ball through a brick wall. More and more, NFL QBs are being asked to sidestep pressure or at the minimum, step up in the pocket to avoid a free rusher. Favre can do neither well enough to avoid major injury anymore.

Still, all that being said, I could easily see him taken on by a doormat, to, at the very minimum, increase fandom/ticket prices.

Candidates:

1.) Oakland (oline is solid, weapons at RB, warm)
2.) Cleveland (oline is solid, emerging WRs)
3.) Arizona (oline is ok, WRs are top-notch, warm)
4.) Miami (oline is ok, lots of weapons, warm)
5.) Tennessee (oline is good, RB Johnson is a top-5 NFL talent, warm, southern)

By: cwmorga

cwmorga — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:26:44 +0000

Gil is an encyclopedia of NFL history, but I don’t put much stock in what he says about the modern game. On my way back from the lake this weekend I listened to him on NFL radio. In a 30 minute time span, he called Bernard Berrian “Bernard Bergin” (not once but probably 10 times), called Troy Polamalu “Troy Pamamalu”, and told T.J. Ward in an interview that he was doing good for someone from San Francisco. He didn’t mean anything by it, but he couldn’t wait to let T.J. and everyone else know that he knew where Ward was from…is what that amounts to.

By: jaxxus

jaxxus — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:20:16 +0000

Brett can have one more decent season.
Green Bay should acquire him to give Rodgers a chance to learn the game.

By: tformation

tformation — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:06:14 +0000

Brett, how can we miss you if you don’t go away?

After last year, I can’t see it happening. I can’t see a team desperate enough to make Brett a starting QB. I can’t see Brett’s body being able to start 16 games. I can’t see Brett’s ego allowing him to take a backup role.

Although as a Bears fan, I wouldn’t mind seeing him back in Minnesota…

By: brintfatre

brintfatre — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:55:53 +0000

The only professional football team Favre ever wanted to play for was the Vikings. And, notice, they didn’t make any major or sudden moves to replace him.

He bleeds purple and yellow. He’ll never play for any other team. (But he will be back starting for the Vikings if there is a season this year!)

By: rsjem1979

rsjem1979 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:41:26 +0000

Ugh. This isn’t “comeback talk” this is an imbecile fan asking a silly question of an old man who hasn’t been truly in touch with breaking NFL roster news in a decade.

Let it go. Acknowledging Favre’s existence on Earth isn’t helping.

By: whodeyben

whodeyben — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:23:10 +0000

To the Bengals. Dalton is poised for next year, and Favre can still sell tickets. Remember, Mike Brown is about dollars not wins, so it doesn’t matter how Brett actually plays.

By: baddegg

baddegg — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:45:51 +0000

Stop.

By: billinva

billinva — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:16:16 +0000

Gil is so old he’s confusing this year with last.

By: theytukrjobs

theytukrjobs — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:07:06 +0000

In all honesty he’d be an ideal backup QB just in terms of his ability. His body can no longer survive a full season, but in a spot start I bet he’d be totally money. But he won’t play as a backup. And I don’t think he’ll play for a terrible team either.

In the end, it might require a good team to lose their QB down the stretch and have a terrible backup for him to come in on his white horse. And the odds of that actually working out that way are low.

People act like they are sick of him, but in reality they miss him…

By: stellarperformance

stellarperformance — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:31:22 +0000

If for some godforsaken reason Favre puts on a uniform again, it will not be to mentor a younger QB higher on the depth chart than himself. Never happen. He is way too egocentric to ever consider it. Besides, once he ended the consecutive starting streak, he lost the only motivation that brought him back last year. It’s all about him.

By: kingpitvinny

kingpitvinny — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:51:14 +0000

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON HOME TO MINNESOTA BRETT!!!!! We need ya this year more than ever. Anyone who thinks Ponder will be ready is nuts. 1 MORE YEAR!

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:19:33 +0000

packermom47 says: Jul 5, 2011 8:31 PM

What a crock!! It isn’t even August yet. Favre is missing the attention already. Will he ever go away?
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WTF?

Some hack writer says that he “thinks Favre would have an interest in playing in the NFL this season” and you, and others, turn it into Favre WANTING to come back.

Time to get a grip on reality.

By: truthserum4u

truthserum4u — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:32:01 +0000

schemefactory says:
Jul 5, 2011 7:38 PM

who? you mean that guy who is dead to us packers fans because he went purple? yeah, that guy that many people think saved a franchise from the doldrums of mediocrity and will do it again? he didn’t , and he ain’t…
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If you don’t think he had a big part in making the Packers relevant, then you’re ignoring history.

@ packermom47 -

Read the article again. Favre did or said nothing to promote this story (as is the case more often than most would admit) – Gil Brandt did!

Favre took such a beating behind that pathetic (albeit unhealthy) offensive line I can’t imagine he would want to take the chance of it happening again.

By: caliviking805

caliviking805 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:51:34 +0000

@bearsbeware
There’s a difference between the injuries of the vikes and packers.
The vikings had two of their top three corners injured for most of the season(slightly above average to begin with), and their top wideout injured for about ten weeks. And with a total idiot of a coach.

The packers(from what I remember) lost their top TE&RB.
But they had aaron rodgers leading their offense with their top WR fully healthy, and a hell of a defense. And a pretty goof coach.

Oh well, pack won the bragging rights but take a serving of humble pie will ya?

By: caliviking805

caliviking805 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:36:53 +0000

I’m not gonna lie, it would be nice to see him back as a backup somewhere in the league. Behind someone like a Stafford or Rivers type starter

By: edgarh21

edgarh21 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:54:43 +0000

Everyone doesn’t include me I love me some Brett Favre. Hate all you want but don’t include me in your “Everyone”

By: axespray

axespray — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:06:36 +0000

After some thinking…

He should just do it, like every year.
Just to annoy people.

Like just show up to a random team and join their practice squad when he’s like 64 or somethingesss…

By: jcg23

jcg23 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:57:14 +0000

I think he’d make a wonderful back up QB, but his ego wouldn’t allow that.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:48:51 +0000

Quit writing about him, all the talk will go away.

By: jebdamone

jebdamone — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:35:45 +0000

i would take him one more year with the vikings but he would have to take a pay cut to make it so we could sign sid and greenway this year and still have plenty to sign AD for the future. he would be coming back healthier than last year and would make a soft transition for ponder. there is no doubt in my mind that the silver fox can still play, it is a question of whether he has the desire and if the oline can protect him. perhaps after that he would be interested in QB coaching or something like that.