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If this doesn’t get you excited, nothing will.

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Found this online. Priceless.

Son, we live in a world that has defensive backs and those defensive backs need to be attacked by men with passes. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, Ted Thompson? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Rodgers and curse me; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Rodgers’ frustration, while tragic, probably added wins and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, helps the team win. You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties you want me with that ball, you NEED me with that ball. I use phrases like ‘team player’, ‘unselfish’, ‘decisive’. I use them as the backbone of a career trying to set records. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the shadow of the very Lombardi trophy that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you,” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a ball and stand in the pocket. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.

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Yes, I’ve been pretty critical of Favre. He deserves it in my opinion. He’s acting like a spoiled brat when he should be acting like a man.

However.

One thing I’ve started thinking about this morning while reading untold amounts of Favre/Packer coverage is something that I wrote about last season, and I’d be surprised if Favre didn’t point it out either publicly or the next time he speaks to Thompson and McCarthy (if he ever does).

Both Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy now have a great deal of security in their respective roles within the Packers’ organization. And Favre is probably more responsible for that job security than any other person with the team, either in the front office or on the field. The story has been told how both McCarthy and even Thompson lobbied Favre two years ago to come back. He really had no reason to at that point. But he did, and gave McCarthy better than a fighting chance to put a respectable offense on the field. Imagine who would have been the opening day starter had he not returned. Rodgers, with one year under his belt, with a rookie head coach and no offensive line. Undoubtedly, it would have been a disaster, and Thomson would have been three years into a five year deal with very little to show for his time in charge. Instead, Favre did come back, bought into McCarthy and his system, and helped turn around what had become a pretty horrible team under Sherman. As the team got better, the wins started to pile up and both Thompson and McCarthy were rewarded with big contact extensions.

It no doubt seems to Favre that now, having secured their jobs for the foreseeable future in Green Bay, both Thompson and McCarthy are trying to usher him out the door without so much as a ‘thank you’. And I can’t say I’m not sympathetic to that viewpoint…

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So I’m reading this Tom Silverstein article and it inspired me to photoshop some Favre mock-ups. How frickin ugly are these jerseys?

From the article:

A client of Cook’s recently told a friend that Miami and Carolina were the teams that were Favre’s most likely landing place, and probably the only way he would know that is if discussions had already taken place with those teams.

Two things are clear to me. 1. This is a huge mess. 2. I probably will buy whatever team jersey he ends up with unless its the Vikings, Bears, Lions or Cowboys.

Just think - not too long ago. Last week in fact, we were contemplating about getting on board the bus and learning how to keep our mouths shout. Now we are looking to the future with draft picks in 09 & possibly 2010 as a result of a possible Favre trade. Why does that sort of excite me and sort of make me feel ill?

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Leave it to Favre to try and ruin the first date my wife and I have had in years. A few words on the latest developments…

First of all, Tom Silverstein’s post over at the JS Online Blog is required reading. In it, he gives an account of a petulant Favre over the past few months, one that was tolerated by Packer management up to the point where they were ready to bring Favre back - they even charted a plane to Mississippi to seal the deal on Favre’s return.

Secondly, Al Jones, Favre’s buddy at the Biloxi Sun Herald, is now the official owner of the “Worst Column Masquerading As Anything Resembling Coherent Thought Ever Award”

Lastly, (for now) I understand the Packers’ reticence to release Favre outright. The thought of him playing in Purple makes me want to vomit. However, I will admit I love the idea of the Packers’ playing him in the season opener and Aaron Kampman sacking his sorry old ass.

Obviously, I’ll have much more to say in the coming days/weeks, when it is not 2:30 in the morning and I am beyond upset. For now, I am pissed at Favre. I am pissed at Thompson. I love the Green Bay Packers.

Go Pack Go.

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