Seriously, could he have been any worse in that interview with Greta Van Susteren? Not once did he give a clear, concise answer to any substantive question. (He did directly answer whether he was physically ready to play football.) The entire interview was a rambling train wreck, without any coherent reasons offered by Favre as to why he retired other than he “felt pressured” Really Brett? After 17 years, untold pressures both on and off the field (I mean, for God’s sake, you took the field 24 hours after your father passed away…) you couldn’t find the mettle to say “Look, I’m Brett Favre and I’ve got two years left on my contract. I’ll take as much damn time as I need and you’ll like it” - THAT’S the kind of man Packer fans thought you were Brett.
And I have to say - I am SHOCKED at how he threw McCarthy under the bus. I mean, we’ve known for a while that Favre and Thompson were at odds, but his characterizations of McCarthy and their talks this past off season were shockingly unflattering towards McCarthy.
The one thing that sticks in my mind is Favre saying (and I’m paraphrasing until I can go back and watch the DVR) “People keep saying the Packers didn’t make me feel wanted, and that is just not true.” Um, Brett? It’s not ‘people’ saying that. It’s your agent, your brother and your mother. If it really is “just not true” you need to tell them to shut the hell up. But you can’t can you? Because it is true, and once again, given the opportunity to come clean with the fans you claim to care so much about, you’ve chosen to keep playing games.
lostinutah said in July 15th, 2008 at 3:00 am
raylay said in July 15th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
