Brett Favre saga far from over - Peter King - SI.com

• chowell18

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  Despite most league experts opinion that Favre just stay gone, these stupid rumors keep persisting, so there has to be some truth to them.

  If Brett is so interested in playing again, why did he retire in the first place?

  Career advice (your legacy)... Stay retired Brett.  Let the Packers move on. 

  Posted 7/8/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Peter King: Nightmare in Green Bay
Published 7/7/2008 by Aaron Schatz at N/A
Peter King: Nightmare in Green Bay Peter King (who else?) has a good summary of why Brett Favre’s decision to un-retire causes so many problems for the Packers, but I’m actually not sure it causes as many problems as people think. Yes, like everyone else, I’m completely frustrated with Favre’s Hamlet performance every single offseason. Yes, the Packers have two years left on Aaron Rodgers’s rookie contract, and if they don’t give him the starting job now he’s going to be miserable and probably gone in 2010. Yes, that means they sort of wasted a first-round pick. However, it ...

Peter King: Brett Favre Wants to Play Football Again, Green Bay Packers Don't Want Him
Published 7/7/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: PackersPeter King of Sports Illustrated has had a long, close relationship with Brett Favre, so when King writes that Favre wants to play in the NFL again, that's an indication that Favre is telling the people close to him that he wants to play in the NFL again. And this is what King writes today: what I can tell you for sure is this: No. 4 wants to play football again, and the Green Bay Packers desperately do not want him to. Will he play? I don't know. I don't think he knows. He has, however, told coach ...

Favre won't go away
Published 7/7/2008 at Packers Pundit
... Looks like the Brett Favre "will-he-or-won't-he saga" is really starting to heat up. Cnnsi's front page is full of Favre links. Peter King, Perloff, a blog post about the spot Rogers is in, and a photo essay on past QB replacements. I understand part of this is cnn/espn/js hyping this story up because there is not much football news right now, and Favre sells issues, but seriously, if I wanted drama I would watch soaps with my girlfriend. I want to watch football, and I'm sure the current Packers want to get ready for football, not play a game ...

Favre to the Jets?
Published 7/7/2008 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... have a quarterback, they just don’t know who it is yet, or how effective that quarterback will be this season.  One would have to assume though that a better line and running game will improve whoever lines up behind Mangold, be it Favre or whoever takes snaps.  I think though what Lombardi meant though is evident, they don’t have a franchise solidifying QB.  But is Favre that person at this point in his career?  Apparently all these shenanigans aren’t doing the Packers any favors, writes Peter King … ...

What to do with an indecisive legend
Published 7/7/2008 by MJD at Shutdown Corner
... brouhaha. But that something returned today with a vengeance, and better than anyone else has, Peter King laid out the dilemmas facing both the Packers and Brett Favre at the moment. ...

DIE DIE DIE
Published 7/7/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for people who are all, like, "Whatever."
... I did my best to avoid this when it surfaced last week, but the Brett Favre Neverending Indecision Train to Unretirement keeps chugging along, and I'm powerless to ignore its whistle.  Today, Chief Favre Fellater Emeritus Peter King took off his lipstick and weighed in on the future the 38-year-old former/non-former Packers QB: ...

Brett Favre Tells Peter King That He Wants To Return To The NFL
Published 7/7/2008 at FanIQ Blog
For what has been way too long a time, we've been wondering if Brett Favre really wants to play football again. After all, numerous people have said he's coming back, while Favre has said he's retired. Well, we can end all that speculation now. Favre definitively wants to play again. How do I know? Because Peter King wrote about it today at SI. And he didn't mince his words. what I can tell you for sure is this: No. 4 wants to play football again, and the Green Bay Packers desperately do not want ...

PM Roundup: Shame on Bill Plaschke
Published 7/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... weds news anchor, but it’s the first time we’ve seen anyone get hitched with their arm in a sling. (Kickette) Some of you guys defend FOX News to no end, but this is pretty terrible. (NYT) Women crashes her car into a ditch in Calgary … Brian Bosworth to the rescue! (Fanhouse) NY Giants fans will appreciate this. (Bluenatic) Peter King: Brett Favre wants to play again, but the Packers don’t want him to. (SI) Yes, it is difficult to believe that nobody wants Shaun Alexander. ...

Nightmare in Green Bay
Published 7/7/2008 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
If Favre wants to return, then I welcome him back. I would wonder if he really means it, but the Packers are better with him. It could also lead to QB Aaron Rodgers likely departure in free agency after 2009, but risks in free agency are always part of football anyway. What is the worst case scenario if Favre returns to the NFL? Peter King spells it out: Overwhelmingly the team that makes the most sense to sign Favre for a couple of years is Minnesota. The Vikings are training Tarvaris Jackson to be their quarterback of the future, but he's ...

Oh %$^&! -- Peter King Thinks Brett Favre Is Coming Back
Published 7/7/2008 by Skeller at FakeTeams: Front Page Posts
... Peter King has a big article in Sports Illustrated -- happily titled Nightmare in Green Bay -- saying that he believes Brett Favre is in fact coming back. ...

Stop worrying about Rodgers
Published 7/7/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... Stop worrying about Rodgers Posted by Brad Gagnon on July 07, 2008 The speculation continues, and we’re all left in the dark. We’re waiting to hear what Brett Favre wants to do, what the Packers want to do, what Ted Thompson wants to do (those last two are not necessarily aligned). And as Sports Illustrated’s Peter King says he thinks Favre will be back on the field (and that whichever field that will be is still to be determined), and as ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert reminds us that ...

Brett Favre Retirement Saga Progressing
Published 7/8/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB NFL Blogcast
Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL According to an SI.com report today, Brett Favre does indeed want to play football in 2008. And within the next ten days, Brett’s agent, Bus Cook, is expected to send a letter to the Green Bay Packers stating that Brett wants off the National Football League’s reserve/retired list. At that point, the Packers will have no choice but to re-admit Brett. The only problem is, the team doesn’t want to do this because they ...

Tuesday edition: Would you buy a Purple Favre jersey?
Published 7/8/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
favre.jpg The recent ( and intensifying ) speculation that Brett Favre has the “itch” to come out of retirement — while Green Bay doesn’t share his sentiment — has led to a question from Rocket: if by some chance Favre wound up in Minnesota, would you buy his Vikings jersey? Three quick notes: 1) Vikings fans seem somewhat torn over the very remote possibility that Favre could be in Purple. We had a swear-filled e-mail exchange with Big Daddy Drew about this yesterday, and he might have swayed us over to the “[redacted] no!” camp. 2) Other Vikings players to have ...

The Favre Files: July 7, 2008
Published 7/8/2008 by DJ at LombardiAve.com | A Blog For Green Bay Packers Fans
Due to the immense volume of Brett Favre news bullshit, I’ve decided to make it easier by just listing the news bullshit in here and letting you all read it because, quite frankly, we all already know where I stand on all this stuff bullshit. Nightmare in Green Bay: The saga of Brett Favre is far from over by Peter King, SI.com This is the best piece on Favre I have read in a while. Why? Because it’s not written by someone from ESPN. The 10 Spot: Why Brett Favre wants ...

We Need A Pitcher...
Published 7/8/2008 by Sturminator (noreply@blogger.com) at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... other throws last season that were pretty solid. I seem to recall another GM who couldn’t wait to tell Jordan and Pippen to take a hike because he wanted to prove he was the smartest GM in the world and build another winner for the Bulls around Tim Floyd, Ron Artest, Marcus Fizer, and Jay Williams. Whatever happened to Jerry “Crumbs” Krause anyway? Anyway, there are two NFL experts who know what they are talking about, and both wrote about the topic yesterday: Peter King .., I believe as Favre looks back on his decision to ...

Tuesday Reading
Published 7/8/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... Welcome to a hot, muggy Tuesday - it doesn't get much better than that. This Brett Favre player won't seem to go away, here are Peter King's two cents, get prepared for another month of this nonsense. Newsday looks at what ...

NFC East Hashlines: Cowboys looking at Simms?
Published 7/8/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Peter King is one of Brett Favre's biggest defenders, but he removed his No. 4 jersey to file this report. ...

Favre: Past and Future
Published 7/8/2008 by ukid007@aol.com (Ben Jones) at This Blog is Waiting for its Major League Callup
... Sports Illustrated NFL writer Peter King, the world’s foremost authority on all things Favreian, recently wrote that #4 clearly wants to return to the Packers, and has told them so. The Packers, in turn, have done everything but tell him that they don’t want back. A Packers representative has even been sent to Mississippi to talk to Favre while the GM, Ted Thompson, is on vacation. Green Bay’s front office has obviously moved on, and so have many of the cheesehead faithful. Make no mistake; Aaron Rodgers will be the starting quarterback for the Packers this season. Despite all ...

Favre Coming Back According to Reports
Published 7/8/2008 by lloydvance at Taking it to the House
... Well it maybe humble pie for yours truly, as acccording to a report by fellow PFWA member and famous coffee swiller Peter King of  SI.com , Favre does indeed want to play football in 2008 and is already getting in shape. King’s piece says that within the next ten days, Favre’s agent Bus Cook, is expected to send a letter to the Green Bay Packers stating that this year’s Madden cover boy wants off the National Football League’s reserve/retired list. At that point, it will be decision time for the Packers, either reinstate the quarterback thus adding a ...

QB Favre 4 Ever? What Now, Green Bay?
Published 7/8/2008 by Footballguys and hosts Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom at Footballguys Blog
... WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee reported on Monday, July 7th that Favre sent a text message to general manager Ted Thompson on the previous Saturday attempting to rejoin the team. The station reported that Thompson’s reply to Favre was that he was on vacation, and the two would have to talk later. Peter King’s Monday article on SI.com, aptly entitled “Nightmare in Green Bay” discusses the unfolding situation in detail, and concludes the following: ...

Get your links here
Published 7/10/2008 by Brian Carriveau (noreply@blogger.com) at Green Bay Railbird Central
... Peter King of Sports Illustrated has been a central figure in the Favre story. As of Monday, he thought Brett Favre would ask the Packers for re-instatement. ...

Brett Favre As A Viking And The Importance Of Your One True Hate [Balls Deep]
Published 7/10/2008 by Drew Magary at Deadspin
... While Favre “ponders” coming back and lets the threat of his return loom over the team like a giant fart cloud for a few months, he has put the Packers in a position where they get utterly buttfucked no matter what choice they decide to make once Favre makes up his mind seven years from now. They can take Favre back, in which case Aaron Rodgers angrily bolts in 2009 and leaves the team bereft at the position. They can cut Favre, fire Favre, in which case they get nothing in return, along with having to live with the fact that they cut poor Brett. Oh, the ...

The Bucs Stories That Won't Mercifully Die
Published 7/11/2008 by Scott at Bucstats.com weblog
... The first one is the whole Brett Favre unretirement talk that started the same day he held his press conference where he cried and reminisced and, you know... retired. He never quite said "I'm Done!" like Warren Sapp did, but he did say he didn't want to play anymore. Peter King and his ever-loyal erection for Favre kept the ball rolling with his report a few days ago that Favre would notify the Packers that he wanted to be removed from the retired list within ten days. And now guys like ...

This Is On Brett, Not Ted
Published 7/12/2008 by Brad (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
... floated down the street. Consider the following: - 2006, Thompson convinced Brett to come back : "One story that's never been fully told is why Favre returned in 2006, after he was convinced he'd thrown his last pass. A good part of the reason was a visit Thompson made to Hattiesburg, urging Favre to play one more year and to give then-rookie coach McCarthy a chance. The Packers, Thompson told Favre, really needed him. And on that spring day in 2006, Favre decided he'd return. " Link - Favre's "Retirement" press conference: "I know there's been comments and issues in the ...

Peter King Knows The Motivations Of His Bretty Boy [Dept. Of Make It Stop]
Published 7/12/2008 by Christmas Ape at Deadspin
... shit like this can dominate the headlines for weeks on end. Somewhere, off the distance, did hove into view a great assemblage of bullshit about Brett Favre. FUCK! It's coming right for us! Take evasive action! As we're all too painfully aware, Brett Favre asked for his release from the Pack yesterday and, as happens anytime Favre so much as flosses his butthole, PK has an update on the situation up within minutes, even though it's basically recapitulating al that he assumed would happen before. Favre's first choice is the Vikes, because his former ...

The Favre Decision: 15 Takes
Published 7/13/2008 by Tom V. at The NFL Minute
... owner Zygi Wilf: ‘You want a stadium, put Favre in a Vikings uniform.’” - Sid Hartman (Star-Tribune) Why Favre Should Not Play for the Vikings (Or Bears) “Playing for any old NFL team would be crime enough to many of his faithful, but playing for a rival like Minnesota or Chicago would be like Johnny Damon spurning the Red Sox for the Yankees. Times five.” - Peter King (SI) Why the Eagles Should Acquire Favre “His ...