Favre calls injured Romo, offers encouragement

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10/14 News Roundup
Published 10/14/2008 by Mitchell_M at Acme Packing Company
... signs with Redskins.  Never has a former MVP sucked so badly.  D.C. fans better pray that Clinton Portis doesn't get hurt/taken over by one of his aliases. Jon Kitna put on Injured Reserve.  Another non-surprise.  Kitna's not a bad quarterback, dare I say an efficient one.  Plus he's historically been pretty good for fantasy teams.  But I don't think anyone's gonna be picking up Dan Orlovsky anytime soon.  Guess why? Favre consoles Tony Romo.  I guess Favre didn't like my post ...

What Did I Do To Deserve This?
Published 10/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Cousins of Ron Mexico) at Cousins of Ron Mexico
When I saw this rumor floated on Deadspin this afternoon, I almost fainted. The rush of blood to my head was unsettling to say the least. By the time I came to, it was 5pm and it was time to go home. I had forgotten all about it. Of course, I sat down tonight and clicked over to ESPN. Why? It's every sports writer's wet dream. Why whatever did Brett say!? Predictably, Favre advised Romo to do everything possible to avoid the sideline, explaining how he played though the agonizing pain of a fractured thumb to maintain his streak with ...

This is not news, ESPN. Get off the cock.
Published 10/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Roscoe Galt) at Mile High Ramblings
Stupid ESPN.com headline #46,729: Favre calls injured Romo, offers encouragement. Who gives a shit? Who gives a flying fuck of a shit? Jesus, I mean Ed Werder sounds like the president of the Favre/Romo Saturday Night Circle Jerk. Although there seems to be some unjustified question about Romo's toughness, Favre has no such doubts, lavishing praise on a player whose reckless style and fun-loving nature on the field have been compared to the future Hall of Famer who holds virtually every significant NFL record for quarterbacks. Talk about editorializing. "Unjustified question?" ...

Lance Armstrong Does A Pretty Good Brett Favre
Published 10/15/2008 by HokieTT at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... whether he will compete in next summer’s Tour de France. According to GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT:“There are still doubts for the Tour. Everyone knows its importance, but the problems that I have with the organizers, journalists and fans could distract me from my mission — focusing the world’s attention on the battle against cancer,” Armstrong said. This almost certainly is a parry to the thrust of Brett Favre’s latest PR move, calling Tony Romo about his broken finger, and then telling the world about the phone call , reminding us what an iron man he has been over the years.  ...

Brett Favre Tells Tony Romo To Suck It Up (But Stay Positive)
Published 10/15/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Cowboys, Jets, AFC East, NFC EastAs you may have heard, ESPN reported that ironman Brett Favre, called the injured (and not nearly as tough) Tony Romo yesterday to offer his condolences for his injured pinkie. From the report, it seems like an extremely bizarre conversation, with most of the talk surrounding the toughness of the Dallas star. Favre offered up some of the things he told Romo, and to me at least, it comes off fairly condescending, but you be the judge: "The only thing I said ...

I’m a Media Whore, Therefore I Am
Published 10/15/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre, who has started an NFL record 258 consecutive regular-season games, told ESPN he called Tony Romo to offer encouragement as the young quarterback copes with a fractured finger on his passing hand that apparently will end his streak of consecutive starts after 30 often spectacular performances. “Hey Ed, it’s Brett. Yeah, hey, listen, just wanted to tell you I called Tony Romo today. Yeah. I uh, I saw that Tony Gonzalez was wanting to be traded and heard about Pacman ...

Favre Calls Romo, Offers Pain Pills
Published 10/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Pacman) at Detroit4lyfe™
... The phone call from Brett Favre came first. Around noon yesterday, ESPN reported that Brett Favre called injured Romo and offered his encouragement. ...

What The Hell’s Going On Out There?
Published 10/16/2008 by Hickey at Rumors and Rants
... - What the hell is Brett Favre doing calling Tony Romo and telling him to try playing with a broken pinkie when the doc says he’ll miss four weeks? Is this considered tampering? And how many times do you think he’s called Aaron Rodgers this year? ...

Good Grief
Published 10/16/2008 by Brad (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
... then asked Rodgers if Brett called him? After answering "No," they asked Rodgers if he was upset about it? Again, "No." Let me get this straight: ESPN reports Favre told them that he called Romo after the injury. The local hacks asked Rodgers if Brett called him and if he was put off that he didn't. Wow, this is front page stuff here. Brett also said "I think he's (Romo) also one of the top five players in the entire league." Rounding out Brett Favre's top 5 players in the NFL are: 1) Brett Favre 2) Brett Favre 3) Brett Favre 4) Jesus Christ 5) Tony Romo 1,109) Aaron Rodgers ...

News flash: Brett Favre is an attention-seeking douche after all
Published 10/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Roscoe Galt) at Mile High Ramblings
We know Brett Favre famously, graciously, called fellow tough-guy, gunslinger, hot white stud quarterback Tony Romo to offer his encouragement over Romo's broken pinky, because Favre told ESPN he did so. Have you ever known anyone who does something nice, like makes a donation to an organization or cleans up baby birds after an oil spill, mostly so they can tell everyone they made a donation or cleaned up an oil-soaked seagull? Remember that scene where "Sack" is describing saving an otter in "Wedding Crashers?" Anyway, I found a link at ...

Cowboy Tony Succumbs to Peer Pressure
Published 10/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Hugging Harold Reynolds) at Hugging Harold Reynolds
... First he loses to the Cards. Then he gets injured. Then Iron Man Brett Favre tells him to man the hell up. Then D-II Trevor Wikre shows him up by telling doctors to " ...

Tony Romo Playing Injured?
Published 10/16/2008 by Erika at RightFielders Women in Sports
... say he was able to throw the ball well, despite a splint on his pinky, and appeared confident and comfortable doing so. The Cowboys main concern is Romo further injuring his pinky should he play this Sunday. There is also no way to know how his finger will hold up during game conditions, and it is unknown if he can protect the ball, take a snap, or throw accurately under pressure. After his injury, Jets quarterback Brett Favre called Romo and offered encouragement.“The only thing I said was, it’s worth trying [to play] if you can deal with the pain and can function good ...

Is Favre Green Bay's Judas?
Published 29 days ago by Mitchell_M at Acme Packing Company
... Favre thinks that this sort of behavior is OK.  Just because the organization didn't bend over backwards for him like they had for 16 years, he throws his legacy to the wayside and tries to undermine the team.  This is way worse than T.O. in San Fran or Philly.  This is on a whole other level. Brett Favre is an arrogant-selfish-stuck-up-diva and should never set foot in Wisconsin ever again.  He treats Aaron Rodgers like a leper while treating Tony Romo like a son.  He bitches about even mentioning the thought of ...