Comments on: Ex-Viking Leber on Favre: He wasn’t really committed to us

By: mikeh12345

mikeh12345 — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:51:00 +0000

Favre didn’t want to play in 2010 because he didn’t want to play for Childress again. None of the Vikings did. At the end of 2009, Childress (and Leber) stood by as the Saints gave Favre the biggest beating ever to a QB (according to Boomer Esiason). But mostly Favre didn’t want to come back for the atrocious run-first play-calling. Then, Childress sends 3 Amigos down to get him and Favre discovers Childress didn’t tell him that his only decent wide-out Sidney Rice would be lost to surgery. Not to mention that Childress made no attempt to secure depth on the O-line. Childress was fired and yet the Vikings still want to blame Favre (Leber is a tool for the Vikings after recently getting hired as an analyst).

By: elohim7ks

elohim7ks — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:34:05 +0000

So he played for the money hun, No shi#, but here’s the kicker, they wnet and begged his old ass to play, So how can you blame Farve. At the end of the day he may be all the names he’s been called, i agree. The Vikings are the dam fools here! hell, they gave him that money,knowing full well he wasn’t in it to win, but for the money, and they got what they payed for,nothing.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:04:49 +0000

As far as all these “rumors” and what now about Favre on these teams, the proof is in the pudding. After Favre played Green Bay, all 4 times, all you needed to see is all his former teamates coming over and the warm embraces that ensued. They loved each other despite what happened.

As far as the Jets, are you kidding me with that team? All you need to do is look at the dister the Jets have been the past two off seasons whith almost every player throwing the other one under the bus in the press. As far as people like Jones who commented on Favre after 2009 were jelous that Favre took all the media spotlight away from them. They were resentful. They always have been, and still are as evident by the turmoil with that team every year.

And the Vikings, just ask superstars like Jared Allen and Adrian Peterson what they think of Favre. Even the QB he took the starting spot from, Jackson, has nothing but great things to say about his presence in the locker room. But you want to listen to some no name LB who was 3rd string when Favre was playing on the team. lol

By: axespray

axespray — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:22:24 +0000

A unmotivated crippled Brett Favre is still better than a healthy motivated Tavaris Jackson

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:36:10 +0000

@Wisconsin77

Bro, no player ever calls another player a “cancer”.

It’s just media hyperbole.

Peter King for example told NFL network that the “cancer in the locker room” argument would be used for Randy Moss during his time with the Raiders (but not the Vikings). Did anyone in Oakland (or Minnesota) call Randy a “cancer”, NO because That’s not how players talk!!!

Plus, I’ve heard three different NFL columnists during radio interviews give stories that have players and management painting Favre as a distraction or as a selfish guy that is hurting the team.
Those columnists are Jay Glazer, Adam Schefter, and Ross Tucker. Glazer had some stuff with regard to Favre in Green Bay and NY; Schefter talked about how Green Bay management told him that Favre “ruined our summer” in 2008, and Tucker had stuff from his Vikings teammates talking about how distracting his retirement flirtation was becoming.

If you’re a Favre and Packer fan, I’m sorry; but he was a phony and not worth the damn coverage he got.

By: frozeninfear

frozeninfear — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:03:38 +0000

There isn’t the slightest doubt Favre is one of the all time greats.

By: bamboozle99

bamboozle99 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:37:29 +0000

Rumor says Favre shot 2 big screen TVs on the day Aaron Rodgers won his SB. He shot the first and was done watching the game by halftime, then he heard Steelers were coming back and started watching the rest on his other TV.

By: zane21

zane21 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:16:48 +0000

DANG LEBER..jealous MUCH? How is your football career going? What team are you on again? I mean the RAMS cut you..after the Vikings didn’t want to pay you…

THE RAMS….

So when you are 40…have played 19 years at a very high level….and they want you to come back…by all means..PLEASE play.

TOOL!

Bitter ..table for one…Bitter..table for one.

By: woodsvikes

woodsvikes — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:55:17 +0000

cincinnasti says:
Jul 26, 2012 7:10 PM
Can someone confirm he did in fact make “Hundreds of millions of dollars”… That suggest Favre cleared at LEAST 200 million dollars in his career..
—————————————————
Brett Favre:
Career Salary:
2000: $450,000 + $3.2 million bonus
2001: $477,000 + $11 million bonus
2002: $750,000 + $1.4 million bonus
2003: $4.3 million
2004: $5.5 million + $1.2 million bonus
2005: $6.5 million + $2 million bonus
2006: $7 million
2007: $11 million
2008: $12 million
2009: $12 million
2010: $12 million
=$ 78,777,000
w/out counting any proformance bonus’ plus all endorsements

By: mgifford15

mgifford15 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:47:23 +0000

So the moral of this story is, Brett Favre is, has been, and always will be a douche. Can he just disappear yet?

By: philyeagles5

philyeagles5 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:44:04 +0000

the Saints-Vikings bounty game wrecked Favre’s career. there was no way he was coming back from that.

By: purplengold

purplengold — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:42:21 +0000

I remember the photos of his leg after the Saints game. He played his heart out for the team.

By: bleedinggreenngold

bleedinggreenngold — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:26:27 +0000

Imagine how his teammates on the Jets must have felt.

By: bleedinggreenngold

bleedinggreenngold — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:13:09 +0000

I hear ya Ben, he wasn’t really committed to us either.

Signed,
Packer’s fan

By: granadafan

granadafan — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:56:26 +0000

Yeah, it was clear Favre put himself above the team. When he was with the Packers, he demanded his own changing room and the only player to have his own parking spot. He retired and then demanded to come back, thus screwing over the Packers who drafted two QBs. 2010 was the worst when he had to have a personal jet and escort just to come back for 20 million reasons.

By: green18blue52

green18blue52 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:22:35 +0000

You are not bright if you think Favre won’t get in the HOF on first ballot. I bet they have already made the bronze bust.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:00:08 +0000

Leber isn’t alone: Favre bugged a lot of people at the end of his NFL career.
______________________

Just like manning will bug a lot of people when it’s found out that he’s only in it for the money as well. manning was done last year and he fully knew it. Greedy.

By: bearsoxass

bearsoxass — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:57:47 +0000

Leber is a pathetic player…..a real vikings.

By: nwniceguy

nwniceguy — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:39:04 +0000

ARE YOU KIDDING ME VIKINGS? Who was he comitted too the last 3 years of his career?… HIMSELF… the VIKINGS knew he was high on talent but quite low on loyalty by the time they had another failing QB on their hands….

By: claymath52

claymath52 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:35:51 +0000

haha the Vikings are terrible….

By: tangysizzl

tangysizzl — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:34:06 +0000

The season Favre had in 2009 was a fluke and he knew it. No way was he gonna be able to replicate his play from 09 in 2010.

Im sure he fueled his desire to play in 09 with his need to stick it to the Packers and prove them wrong for trading him away. Once he did that he had nothing left to play for in 2010 other than the money I guess.

By: jeremycrowhurst

jeremycrowhurst — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:04:21 +0000

Ben who?

By: souldogdave

souldogdave — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:47:08 +0000

he did it for money AND pride.

By: kraigk1

kraigk1 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:29:57 +0000

Are we really surprised? Those lawyer bills aren’t going to pay themselves.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:28:59 +0000

If anyone knows about their heart not being in it..it’s Leber. Anyone see his short stint with the Rams? They cut him. When the Rams cut you…thats pretty telling

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:22:10 +0000

…..Who?

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:21:59 +0000

rajbais says: Jul 26, 2012 8:26 PM
Hall of Fame voters, use the “cancer in the locker room” argument on Favre when he’s eligible to go to Canton!!!

Name post a link to one person who ever said he was a “cancer” in the locker room.

By: dragonfly99

dragonfly99 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:06:44 +0000

Of course he wasn’t committed to them, Favre didn’t really want to play in 2010, but the Vikings organization sent the three stooges to Mississippi to kiss his a$$ and threw almost 20 million at him for 5 months worth of work. You can’t blame Favre. Who wouldn’t take that deal? Blame the bumbling Vikings organization.

By: hcat44

hcat44 — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:04:46 +0000

Leber is just jealous he didn’t get a picture sent from favres cell phone like that one jets news reporter

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:26:19 +0000

I love anyone who legitimately disputes Skip Bayless!!!

Hall of Fame voters, use the “cancer in the locker room” argument on Favre when he’s eligible to go to Canton!!!

I am now 100% okay with him not being enshrined on the 1st ballot!!!