I think their IQs are about equivalent. Seems like a good fit.

I understand him being pissed off at TT, but what about his fans? Does he really not give a shiat about his fans? It's fine he went to the Jets, but a division rival??

I've always stood up for Brett, and he was my favorite athlete, but NO MO'!

It does make me sick, but the closer this comes to fruition, I am starting to look at it in another light. Favre's presence in Minnesota could transform the Vikings-Packers rivalry into the BEST one in the league. Cowboys-Reskins would be a joke in comparison. That benefits the Packers because it keeps them relevant even though they've been such a faceless entity without Brett. And it ultimately benefits the NFC North because it keeps the Vikings relevant, marketable and IN Minnesota. Think about it --- how awful would it be to have the Los Angeles Vikings of the NFC North? They're goofball pricks, sure, but they're OUR goofball pricks, not California's. Brett keeps Minnesota state interest alive and spearheads a new stadium movement, which is clearly what the Vikes need to remain in the Midwest.

Honestly, this has just become comical: "Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress and quarterback Brett Favre plan to meet at <b>an undisclosed location</b> later this week."

This is just getting to be sad. I was finally starting to not be pissed at him for the un-retirement saga and he goes and does this. He needs to get that he's screwing up his entire legacy - not just with the Packer fans but really for football in general.

Although apparently they would make him participate in mini-camps and such. That might be a deal breaker.

tool.

I wanted to believe this was all a function of the media but all signs point the other way.

Ted just keeps looking better and better. Good drafts, good quarterback, lots of competition everywhere. Top notch coaches running the defense. Well, "you have to break eggs to make an omelet", Thompson has been breaking the eggs and whipping up the omelet for 5 years now. If Brett signs you can bet we will have a "surprise" veteran signed on the d-line that is a pass rush expert.

I think the free agent punter they just signed would look great in a #4 jersey.

I detect a bit of double standard here. TT is good because he isn't bound by loyalty and breaks eggs to make his so-so omelette? At the same time, Favre is bad because he's not loyal? Favre is not good enough for Favre-bashers, yet it's a bad thing if he plays for another team? If he's washed up, what's to fear?
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From a 3rd party perspective, i think it makes a great story line. Can the aging QB wreak revenge on his old team? Can the ruthless TT show who is boss? The networks and the NFL must love it.

The difference is Ted Thompson hasn't had a vendetta against Favre since the decision to move on. Favre is doing this to get back at him...that's the only reason he's going to the Vikings.

"TT is good because he isn’t bound by loyalty and breaks eggs to make his so-so omelette? At the same time, Favre is bad because he’s not loyal? Favre is not good enough for Favre-bashers, yet it’s a bad thing if he plays for another team? If he’s washed up, what’s to fear?"

TT is good because he consistently puts the team above any individual. Favre is being a jerk because he appears to be more concerned with getting even than playing.

Last year he decided to retire. Then he decided to un-retire. He didn't start out asking to play for the Packers - he started out asking for his outright release. And now the only team he's talking to is the Vikings. He's not doing this because he wants to play - he's doing this because he has his nose out of joint. TT did what he thought was best for the team - not because he didn't like Favre.

...i have nothing to say.

go pack go.

I've wondered for years why PackFans were so smitten with a single player such as BF. I've wondered for years how 'so many' could fall prey to the BF PR machine. Now you all are spewing fire because you've finally realized how naive &amp; gullible you've been for an entire era of GB football.

I was chastised by my gullible friends when I questioned BF's attitude &amp; approach going way back to the '90s &amp; especially during the Sherman years. Most athletes retire before they are fully exposed. All you're seeing is the real BF. It doesn't surprise me. I feel vindicated.

Bring on the games !!!

Last year he was able to keep his rubber arm in check for 10 games. This year, maybe 6. I am hoping his streak ends in GB.

Then, he might start acting like an adult again.

Well, I guess we're going to have to play this out to the gruesome end...seems no way out. It's a trade off for Favre--If he beats the Pack twice, he'll feel good but he can forget any further recognition from GB. He won't even retire as a Packer...TT can carry a grudge, too. If he loses both games, he goes out with half the NFL fans laughing at him. And still no more recognition from GB. Sure seems like a lose-lose scenerio to me. But we've never believed he belonged in Mensa.

Brett seems like he can't give up football like an alcoholic can't give up alcohol. For this, I pity him; but a consequence is further erosion of Packer fan support of his legacy. Starr did it right.

NOBODY should have to retire unless they want to, OR nobody wants them.
CASE CLOSED. GO BRETT GO.

Man some of you people are harsh. Also, I think it would be a good idea to put away your "Jump to Conclusions Mats." No one except Brett knows why he is coming back.
Anyway, anyone who does the same thing for 17 straight years like Favre has done always has to try and find new ways to motivate themselves. I would wish him well, except he'll be a Viking, so I hope he throws a ton of picks.
Lastly, wishing injury on another person is poor form.

Any comments on the flight activity today? Flight arrived from Green Bay at 1:45 in Hattiesburg and left for Green Bay at 5:44.

Reading too much into it?

"I understand him being pissed off at TT, but what about his fans? Does he really not give a shiat about his fans? It’s fine he went to the Jets, but a division rival??"

An excellent point. Apparently he doesn't.

It's just a freaking ginormous shame that a guy as popular around the football world as Favre was has become an unfunny punchline, where everyone groans just seeing his name in an article. Though Bears fans never liked Favre, even most of them really did respect him. It's just a shame.

now more than ever it's Aaron Rodger's team. I look forward to watching youth overtake old age twice against Mn. we'll forget all about favre and his ego soon enough

After he gets his revenge against the Packers what abought the Jets?they don't want him either.I hope he beats the Packers in first game so he can lose interest the rest of the season like he does at times.Now I can really understand why he threw so many picks in his career what a head case.

"Think about it — how awful would it be to have the Los Angeles Vikings of the NFC North? They’re goofball pricks, sure, but they’re OUR goofball pricks, not California’s."

Let California have 'em.

Maybe he cares more about playing football then any so called legacy.

I've never seen a quote from Favre stating that he wanted to go to the vikings just to get back at TT. I've seen lot's of speculation about that but never from him, and if he did it would seem only natural for a competative person to feel that way if he did.
As for motive, the vikings really is the best fit for him. He knows the offense, he's friends with the QB coach, and some would say the are only a competant QB away from being a Superbowl contender.
People were calling for him to be cut are no angry because he betrayed them by still wanting to play? I am far more concerned about our lack of agressiveness in the free agency market than who the old QB is having lunch with.

@rainman, you need to read more, BF stated in an interview only a few months ago that his whole decision to play last year was to spite the Packers. This is what he needs to get the motivation to play the game? Some motiviation! Great players dont play for revenge, they have a need to excel and prove themselves. You know what else you have not heard is that he wants to win football games and championships.

All Favre Apologists have that tendency to only remember what they want to remember. There's ample evidence &amp; quotes available to paint the true picture of BF as vindictive, ego-driven &amp; deceptive.

Favre apologists are blind (even now) to the real BF. These apologists don't realize that BF is taking a huge dump right in their faces. Do you honestly believe BF gives a rat's ass about his faithful &amp; naive fanbase in GB???

However, I look forward to the merciless booing when BF's name is announced as starter for the Vikes at Lambeau Field. Oh happy day.

According to ESPN reports (for whatever good they are) the Queens will insist that Fahv Ree report for all mini-camps and all training programs. If so, his arm is likely to go bad even sooner.

The Jets, released him because they knew his condition and weren't going to pay that salary for a guy that couldn't be relied on for the full season. Pretty much the same decision TT made.

Guys, guys, don't worry. Favre isn't coming back to play. He's made that abundantly clear over the last week or two. He's just meeting Chilly for fun! I mean, do you really think "Our Favre" would lie to us?
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All humor aside, if he goes to any other team, I'll be fine. If he plays for the Vikings, I want to see the Packers rush 11 every single play. League record for roughing the passer penalties? Fine by me. We don't even need to send our offense onto the field, just send the punting unit on so we can have more chances at him.

This news gave my inner child swine flu and killed him.

The Vikings: Desperately Seeking Relevance
Favre: Desperately Seeking Attention

"This news gave my inner child swine flu and killed him."
LOL!

2007: favre works his ass off, comes to camp in fantastic shape, plays within the offense and his aging body, takes fewer risks. result: 28td 15int, 96qb rating, sacked 15 times with a mediocre o-line, gets to nfc championship game only to throw last second fu@k-all rainbow int.

2008: favre becomes spiteful ex-girlfriend, signs with jets, reports late and relatively out-of-shape, plays more and more recklessly as season progresses despite obvious physical breakdown. result: 22td 22int, 81qb rating, sacked 30 times with elite offensive line, team misses playoffs as nyc watches another poorly run sports team crumble under the weight of a heavy payroll and a bass-ackwards power structure (brett does what he wants). peeves off teammates, new yorkers left with sour taste in mouth.

2009: ??? brett joins vikings but skips overrated 'practice' part of season, runs around in tight purple in a dome to 'stick it' to his old team, vikings very talented but undisciplined and run by major dad, plays through arthritis, shoulder problems, broken arms, dimentia. result: favre's metrodome record remains piss-poor, 8-8 record, no playoffs, 24td 375int, favre retires for a 3rd time, major dad fired, favre tarnishes packers legacy for good, rides mower in circles until june 2010 - receives call from jerry angelo after jay cutler is arrested for the brutal slaying of his agent, bus cook.

is there any reason not to expect this exact scenario? favre can't undo the recent positive history of the packers - so what do we care? there's no santa claus, god is a myth created to control populations, and brett favre isn't as reasonable as he was fun to have as our qb -- big deal.

but i understand it is kind of a big deal. i just won't let it ruin a single minute of any day.

my sentiments exactly:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ak3mrZIIhDzjV3QHEynGxGxDubYF?slug=...

@bomdad: how many great athletes do you know personally? Might be a good idea to refrain from definitive statements regarding the way great athletes motivate themselves.

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I've said this before, and I'll say it again. I only care about what the guys on my team do on the field. That's it. I really don't care whether they're nice and cuddly off the field or whatever.

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Finally, the Packers didn't want Favre. You can talk semantics about how Favre retired and how he was the one who walked away... but let's be honest, MM and TT wanted to get the Rodgers era started. And there was nothing wrong with that (despite me being against it at the time, I will admit that they were right.) So if Brett wants to keep playing, that's his prerogative and I'm not going to be pissed at him for not sitting down, no matter who he plays for or what his motivations are.

WoodyG strikes a note, when it comes to (what I call) hardcore packerfans "questioning" the impetus of the Gunslinger. And, WoodyG also specifies "going all the way back to the Sherman Era. A bright light should be coming on for those that had not bothered because 1)it was either too much work, and they're lazy, or 2)they simply did not want to hear any criticism at all about Favre.
It has been stated that in 1999, when Holmgren was no longer there, that Ron Wolf then invited Brett to become an integral part of the Team Operations Meetings, WITH the power to affect decisions; not simply to sit there and here what the Staff were focusing on and how they planned to deal with all issues.
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Now, I wuold really like to have someone point out where any other Team has ever given their Star QB the power to affect Team Operations decisions - ANYONE? Down here in INDY, Peyton Manning "may" have some input that's allowed; but I've never heard Bill Polian admit to the Press that Peyton had authorization to control any final decisions affecting Team Operations. Right now, I can think of no other QB in the League who might be close to gaining such power.... And, it has been pointed that Favre was given such power by Ron Wolf, himself. Is this something Teams will broadcast? Probably not. Still, it isn't like you're going to find one HC after another who will fall on someone else's sword when it comes to failed decisions, correct? In the end, Sherman's inability to control his QB had everything to do with him coming up with one heckuva a losing season (4-12) WITH the Gunslinger behind Center. He started out well enough. It only took two seasons to see the cracks.
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How many Team Ops decisions were, in reality, actually Brett being who had last say? No one knows, it may be practically nil. Still, he had to have had some affect on Free Agents that were brought in, ...no? What about all this INT's, where he was never chewed out or disciplined.... OR.... benched? We did have a series of pretty good backup QB's through Favre's 1st ten seasons. WE ALL know what almost happened, back in the first few years of Brett's career. I've always said it was a shame they got rid of Majik Man at the end of 1992. Majkowski was sent to the Colts in 1993. I sometimes wonder how that might have affected Brett-him being benched after taking Majik's job as he did. In this decision, I think Mike Holmgren erred greatly. A slap of the hand almost never works.
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It'd be nice to see some Insider, who's been there all along, suddenly come out with a tell-all book.
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Speaking of books, I've just picked up the latest Favre book. It was on sale, here where I work, and I got it for a little over $13.00. It even comes with a CD. I feel it necessary to remind everyone, that about half of my Packer Shrine is all Brett Favre and if I'm missing any of his books, then I don't know which it would be. I have three. Are there any more?
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Bottom Line? Favre is not Bart Starr.
Somehow, I don't think he ever could have been.

Steve Hanson on NFL.com reported that Childress was not on the only plane comming in tonight and a meeting never happened.. at least not tonight.... this is getting stupid, it would be nice if all parties involved would just be honest and tell the truth.. are you playing or not?? if he suits up in the Purple.. we will deal with it.. the Packers will play he Vikings just as hard as they would on any given Sunday..

if Favre signs... will Vikings QB John Bootie be willing to give up his #4 jersey? my guess is that he is sent packing.