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0 Subject: Favre retires

Posted by: sarge33rd
- [99331714] Tue, Mar 04, 2008, 10:17

After 17 years, Favre retires

A colorful and productive career comes to an end on an appropriate "high note"
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68Seattle Zen
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      Sun, Aug 03, 2008, 22:35
I have never been as FUC*ING fed up with any sports story as the Favre "saga". Just F'ing retire, you washed up bum! Don't you realize how AMAZINGLY lucky your last year was? You are going to fall flat on your face this year and should end up embarrassed, but you seem to be without much sense, so I don't think that's an emotion you are capable of recognizing.
69Ref
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      Sun, Aug 03, 2008, 23:59
This could be a huge negotiating ploy. First $20M...then $25M...how high will they go? Well The Packers announced they would ad him to their roster tomorrow as reported during the HoF game today and also they were saying that the coach will allow Favre to compete for the starting job?!?! Did I hear that right? WTF?

I do think Favre was pressured to retire in a weak (exhausted) moment. But if you don't want him back...trade him.
70Seattle Zen
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      Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 00:03
Hey, ref, maybe Favre is viewed much the same as your buddy Barry Bonds, why bring in a guy over the hill who will just be a huge drama-filled distraction?

Trade him, maybe no one wants him...
71Ref
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      Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 15:06
Zen, let it go. ;)

Favre is pretty much loved by public opinion universally. Bonds???
72ChicagoTRS
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      Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 16:52
20-25 million marketing agreement is sort of a ploy and not being reported correctly...this is something that was planned for Favre well before all of this drama and will probably be available to him regardless when he eventually does retire.

I guess I do not understand how everyone can discount the season he had last year...the second best in his career. Obviously it was not a typical season for a 38 year old QB but it shows he can minimally be productive and in the right situation is still a top QB in the league. If he wants to play let him play or cut him so he can play elsewhere.

Competing for the GB job is just odd. If it is a fair competition not sure how he can lose? If they continue with this open competition ploy I expect Favre to be cut a right before the season...to try and minimize his ability to play for another team. At least will take a Favre led MN out of the picture for opening weekend.
73Ref
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      Tue, Aug 05, 2008, 17:32
ESPN PTI is saying that Favre to Tampa Bay is in the works or talks or whatever you want to call it.

Favre needs out of GB.
74Ref
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      Wed, Aug 06, 2008, 23:49
LOL!!!

Now reports say he's already been traded to the Jets.
75PuNk42AE
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 00:04
Claiming that it's a done deal.
76Da Bomb
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 00:04
Looks like the Lombardi Trophy is staying in NY ;)
77Perm Dude
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 00:22
They were announcing this on ESPN as, essentially, a done deal. 4th round conditional pick, with the possibility of it upgrading to a 2nd round pick.
78Ref
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 01:12
Pack didn't want to have to face him during the season. TB is out of the division but still playing each other.
79barilko6
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 08:11
I heard it can escalate as high as a first round pick if Favre takes 80% of the snaps and the Jets win the Super Bowl.

So lets say its a 3rd round pick then.
80barilko6
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 08:25
Looks like its a good time to snap up the Bills home game against the Jets!
81Great One
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 09:02
POST #40
Yep.
82Mattinglyinthehall
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 09:14
Kill me.
83smallwhirled
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 09:16
Thank god. FTV (Favre TV) was worse than Bonds TV, Clemens TV, and even Owens TV.

84Perm Dude
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 10:10
I don't know how you can think it is over--Favre will now play in the largest media market in the country.
85smallwhirled
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 10:59
It's not over....but hopefully they can tone it down just a little? That's all I ask, I'm so sick and tired of Favre.
86Ref
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      Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 12:40
I hope today is the last major day to talk about Favre. OMG. I've been truning off ESPN just so I can avoid it.
87barilko6
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      Sat, Aug 09, 2008, 12:22
I see the Jets listed at +/- 7 wins now that Favre is in town. Does anyone know or recall what it was before the trade?
88KrazyKoalaBears
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      Wed, Feb 11, 2009, 11:28
For real this time... until he decides to unretire and play for an even worse team like the Lions.
89sarge33rd
      ID: 17681812
      Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 13:21
Looks like I'm about to become a Green Bay fan

I'm on record as saying if Minn signs Favre, it would be more than I could bear. I've lived through their signing one aged, broken down QB after another and it sure looks like they're doing it again.

If they go through with this one, I'll be ending a 40 year love-hate relationship as a Vikings fan.
90ChicagoTRS
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 01:03
ok...I can't believe I defended Favre last season...he is a moron. I am glad to see him back though...hopefully GB and Chicago can exact a little revenge on old Favre...I really do not think it helps Minny much...probably sets them back long term.
91TB
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 01:12
I don't understand why. Favre gives them a much better chance to advance to the playoffs this year. Not sure how long your list of aged, broken down QB's could be. Minny has a pretty long history of drafting and starting their own QB's. Sure, they signed a vet here or there with mixed success but I'd guess not near as much as most other teams.
92TB
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 01:12
Was replying to sarge in the post above.
93sarge33rd
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 10:36
Jim McMahon
R Cunningham

Then there is the historic fvck up trade of all NFL history...the Herschel Walker deal.

7-9 is my prediction for the year, and if Favre starts more than half the games...Minnesota leads the league in INTs thrown.

Childress said "We have a Defense..."

NO YOU DON'T! You rank high against the run, because no one runs on you. They throw the ball into that sieve you call a defensive backfield. With Methusala back there tossing the ball up for grabs, gonna be reminiscent of the old Miami Dolphins only w/o Dan Marino at the helm. You'll lose ball games 45-17 and you'll only score the 17 cause of A Peterson.
94Mith
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:14
I just can't wait until the TV networks are finally able to update their most recent game video of Favre so that I don't have to see him in a Jets uniform every day.
95sarge33rd
      ID: 17681812
      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:24
for 40-41 years I have held firm and steadfast in defense of this team. The deepest of rivers however, will eventually run dry. This move...has dried up this river.
96Mith
      ID: 1871267
      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:33
Well we'd sure love to have you aboard but I'm not sure that I could in good conscience recommend becoming a Jets fan.
97Slizz
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:12
Are the Vikings a better team with Favre? Most Definitely. I mean they were stuck with the Gus the past season!

However, thats not going to make a difference should the Williams Wall gets suspended. Those 1st 4 games that were once looked at as gimmes (at Cleveland, at Detroit, San Francisco, Green Bay) are suddenly toss-up's. With Chilly at the helm, anything short of 4-0/3-1 could be disastrous for the Vikings' playoff hopes.

98Ref
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:52
They are a better team with Favre.
99Perm Dude
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 13:10
I can't imagine easier games for Favre to warm up with than against Cleveland and Detroit. By Week 3, cue the Sports Illustrated cover: "He's Back! Can Favre Lead The Vikes All the Way?"

100Seattle Zen
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 13:45
Glad to be rid of you, sarge, to be honest. Go cheer for someone else, you are bad luck.

A real Vikings fan cheers anything that pisses off the cheeseheads. And a Vikings fan remembers the Cunningham years fondly, but you have seemed to have lost a lot of memory capacity in your doddering old age.

Your 7-9 prediction warms my heart, you are the reverse SI curse!
101Seattle Zen
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 13:49
You forgot Jeff George, Sarge.

Using your logic, if you were a AZ Cardinals fan, you would have sworn the team off when they signed Kurt Warner and sat there stewing when they went to the Super Bowl.
102ChicagoTRS
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      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 17:43
Favre is definitely an upgrade...though I question if he will be able to last a season...playing on turf for 8 games will take a toll...a shoulder with a torn rotator cuff that could not hold up last season is very unlikely to now hold up a season later.

Though having a running game led by Peterson and a very solid defense will help quite a bit. Watching espn last night those donkeys were all saying Minny w/Favre is now the class of the NFC and the team to beat. I do not really buy that...I do not see them as being much better than their NFC rivals in GB and CHI.
103sarge33rd
      ID: 197521920
      Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 21:52
The move they should have pursued,was the deal CHI cut and got Cutler. Long term building with clear prospect at immediate results also.

Yes, SZ I did forget George. Curse you for reminding me of that travesty.

GB wins the Div, with CHI edging Minny out by 1 game to take 2nd. Det trails at the bottom of the Div, surprisingly only 2 games behind the Vikings.
104Slizz
      ID: 487271622
      Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 12:30
TRS - you're preaching to the choir here.

Chicago is going to win the division by at least 2 games. They added Rod Marinelli to their staff - this time, doing what he does best: coaching up the defensive line (The Bears' defensive line pass rush was the among the worst in the NFL, so it can only get better). Despite that, their defense, as a whole, was solid. The yards per rush, 3.4, was 3rd in the league, Turnovers forced, 32, was 2nd in the league, and yards per pass play, 6.20, was 8th in the league. Not to mention, Urlacher is finally healthy and not going into a season with a nagging injury.

As Peter King said, if Cutler can navigate the Bears to 400 points on the year, a 1.5ppg increase over a season ago, I don't see why they won't get to 11+ wins.

As for Green Bay, (I won't go into too much detail) their transition to the 3-4, 2 AGiNG defensive backs, Harrell's possible career ending injury, Hawk's overratedness, the worst starting RB in the entire NFL (Grant), loss of Mark Tauscher, and a extremely tough schedule to finish the season (Baltimore, at Chicago, at Pittsburgh, Seattle, at Arizona) have all the makings of a .500-ish season.

If the 'Williams Wall' gets suspended, Bears run away with the division. I don't care who they have throwing the ball.

105rockafellerskank
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      Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 22:23
prediction(s): -- play along....

Minn goes 2-0 in spite of Favre and then goes 0-6 to end 2-6 at the bye week. Favre gets benched forever with a 76 QB rating.
106Seattle Zen
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      Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 22:54
LMAO... Bears. Slizz, that's too much!
107Slizz
      ID: 487271622
      Thu, Aug 27, 2009, 01:30
Child Please! I'm telling you...watch out for them!
108Seattle Zen
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      Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 00:02
Wow, this thread is hilarious.

The only one who was right was RFS in 105. I saw it today, Favre was benched ;)

Slizz looking like genius warning us to "watch out" for the Bears. Yes, you need to keep your eyes open, you never know when an errant Jay Cutler throw may hit you in the head, in the stands.

Chicago is going to win the division by at least 2 games.

Well, they DO have a two game lead on the Lions.

Hey, I was wrong in post 68, though I certainly wasn't alone in thinking that Favre was washed up. Well, when you play half a season with a torn bicep, you ain't going to succeed.

I also have a new perspective on the "media circus" that surrounds Brett. I think it has helped the Vikings in two ways. First, it has made the whole team buy into the hype, it's good for morale. Secondly, it takes the spotlight OFF Adrian Peterson. He can come to work, make his highlight reel material on the field, take a shower and chill. Far fewer press hassles for the young guy.

sarge - The move they should have pursued,was the deal CHI cut and got Cutler. Long term building with clear prospect at immediate results also.

So what team are you rooting for these days, sarge? Vikings fans are doing fine without ya!
109sarge33rd
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      Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 08:49
Thanks SZ. :(

Was just coming in to post that it was apparently, high time i admitted that I was just about as wrong, as one can possibly be, re Favre and this season. (And no, I'm not about to jump on the bandwagon now.)

Rooting for my old AFC team; the Dolphins. *shrug* Always was a fan of them in the AFC and the Vikes in the NFC. Gonna chalk this year up to too many recreational drugs in my teens and claim a latent/residual affect. This season, doesn't exist in my ind and I can therefore happily ignore it in the future. You know, sorta like that whole dream thing from Dallas umpty-ump years ago.
110Slizz
      ID: 341022514
      Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 21:48
lol. I deserve that much. but I would hold off on the S--- talk until your beloved Vikings beat my Bears.

Freakin Cutler. Cost us 4 games so far:

1) Green Bay (15-21) - SNF and those awful 4 INT's

2) Atlanta (14-21) - 2 redzone INT's combined with Matt Forte's goalline fumble.

3) San Francisco (6-10) - 5 INT's, need I say more.

4) Philadelphia (24-20) - the 3 overthrows that should've been TD's. This season, by far, has been the most patience-trying for me as a fan.

That and their offensive line stinks. We will rise again!

111sarge33rd
      ID: 1510552414
      Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 15:55
since SZ is so gleefully pointing out posts from the past, check out this winner. #68 above:

I have never been as FUC*ING fed up with any sports story as the Favre "saga". Just F'ing retire, you washed up bum! Don't you realize how AMAZINGLY lucky your last year was? You are going to fall flat on your face this year and should end up embarrassed, but you seem to be without much sense, so I don't think that's an emotion you are capable of recognizing.

authored by who else? :) Our very own Seattle Zen.

;)
112Seattle Zen
      ID: 1410391215
      Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 17:21
Yeah, sarge, I mentioned that post in post 108:

Hey, I was wrong in post 68, though I certainly wasn't alone in thinking that Favre was washed up.
113sarge33rd
      ID: 3210352416
      Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 17:35
true enough; but I felt "the need" if you know what I mean. :D
114Electroman
      ID: 565182111
      Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 17:32
Saw this in SI, in the sign of the apocalypse box

"Iraqi detainees at a prison camp in Baghdad have been taunting U.S. soldiers from Wisconsin about Brett Favre's signing with the Vikings."

Thought that was hilarious.
115sarge33rd
      ID: 3710442717
      Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 18:44
lmao gotta agree with ya on that one
116Perm Dude
      ID: 5510572522
      Mon, Jan 17, 2011, 14:27
Finally the end?
117Frick
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      Mon, Jan 17, 2011, 15:48
Deadspin had an article where they were showing Favre memorabilia for sale on Favre's website. I'm sure Peter King will camp out in Mississippi for a couple of weeks and help stroke Favre's ego.
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