In an interview with Sports Illustrated this week, Brett Favre revealed that Ted Thompson sent congratulatory text messages after Favre and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers twice in 2009. One text read, "Great job." The other, "You played outstanding."

If I were in Thompson's shoes, I probably would have also sent Favre a couple of texts. One would have said "F." Another "U."

I don't have nearly the number of classy bones in my body that Thompson has. The part of my brain that controls how I feel about the Packers was operating on maximum overdrive after Favre beat the Packers twice. Put Favre's cell number in my hands and the ability to send him texts, what I would have sent the 'Ol Gunslinger may have resulted in a knock on my door from the federal authorities. 

But let's assume I had my wits about me after those two losses. Then let's pretend I somehow managed to aquire Favre's cell number. What would I have sent him?

After the loss at the Metrodome, I probably would have asked Favre if Dom Capers' defensive calls were really as bad as Charles Woodson said they were in the postgame. After the defeat at Lambeau, I couldn't help but ask if Favre planned to celebrate the big win with a nice dinner in Green Bay, a quiet night back home at his digs in Minneapolis, or a few tokes off of Percy Harvin's victory pipe.

Hats off to Thompson for demonstrating such class and dignity after those two miserable days in 2009. Not that I would have lost any respect for Thompson if his texts to Favre were expletive-filled and slightly deranged (Lord knows that's what I, and most Packers fans, would have done). But it's probably best that Thompson took the high road.

It made the Packers' Super Bowl victory the following season that much sweeter.

Packers, news, notes and links

• C'mon Andrew Quarless. There are thousands of square miles in rural Wisconsin where you can fire off guns without any worry about getting arrested. When you're in South Beach at 5:30 a.m., leave the gun at home.
• Datone Jones will be suspended for the season's first game after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Apparently, Jones was cited for marijuanna posession the day after the NFC Championship game.  I'm surprised the entire team wasn't picked up for posession after that debacle. If I was Mike McCarthy, I would have directed my team to smoke anything they can find to try and forget what just happened out there.
• This is a neat list from old friend of CHTV Brian Carriveau. Over at 24-7 sports, Carriveau ranks the top 10 "traits" of Packers players. No. 3 is Clay Matthews' motor. No word on why Aaron Rodgers' samurai skills were omitted from the list. 
• Do you have your NFL Supplemental mock draft ready? Seven players are eligible for the draft, which is set for Thursday.
• More off-field issues for Letroy Guion. The defensive lineman is facing a civil suit from a 2013 altercation in the same county that his holding Guion's property from an earlier arrest this offseason.
• Too many links about Packers players getting in trouble this week. The season can't start soon enough. 

Non-Packers links and other nonsense

• I only get around to reading one or two fiction books a year. I started "Fourth of July Creek" by Smith Henderson the other day and so it's outstanding.
• If you want to know how Sony got hacked, read this great piece of journalism.
• Who remembers The Bushwhackers from the late 80s/early 90s era WWF? Well, before they would strut to the ring and lick the heads of fans and opponents as The Bushwhackers, they were known as The Sheepherders and they were just as awesome. Here's a 2 hour, 30 minute podcast about the awesomeness of The Bushwhackers/Sheepherders.