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TOPackerFan
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I thought I'd never forgive the guy for playing for the Queens, but I felt the booing when he came off the field was a disgrace, so maybe time will heal the wounds. Even I had to say I respected his performance on Sunday night (almost as much as I respected the D's performance, which was truly one of the gutsiest things I can remember seeing).

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For fucksake, people, why is this so complicated? Is there a single player on the Vikings' squad that diehard Packers fans would cheer as he was walking off the field? Why should a special exception be made for Brett Favre?

No, it wouldn't be "cool" if they did that. It would be stupid. They're Packers fans, not Brett Favre-4-life fans.

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#23

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

I agree that he doesn't deserve to be cheered by Packer fans, but I understand why some people feel he should've been cheered. That's pretty common for an athlete who returns to a place where he played a lot of years and had a lot of success before going to another team. Some people are willing to overlook the circumstances of his leaving (or they just don't have a problem with what he did) and others are not.

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I understand, Greg, but to me the history of this situation irrelevant. It has nothing to do with overlooking the circumstances of his departure. I don't begrudge Brett Favre playing for the Vikings any more than I hold it against Ryan Longwell. By the same token, I couldn't care less that Darren Sharper plays for New Orleans or Aaron Kampman plays for Jacksonville. I wouldn't cheer any of them as they came off the field in Lambeau because they are not Packers. They play for the other team. It has nothing to do with holding a grudge or forgiving past insults. I wouldn't cheer for a rookie on the Vikings, not because he's committed some unforgivable offense but because he's on the opposing team. Neither would I cheer for former Packers now playing for that team.

Now obviously, I am a good sport, so I'll applaud the injured player coming off the field, etc.

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#25

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

Under that theory, the Chicago Bulls fans shouldn't have cheered Michael Jordan when he came back as a Wizard or the Philly fans shouldn't have cheered McNabb when he came back to Philadelphia. Even the Knicks fans cheered Reggie Miller in his last game in MSG even though he was never a Knick and beat them numerous times.

I don't think its as a big deal as you think about cheering a player on another team. You wouldn't be cheering for the Vikings, it just would have been a nice moment. That's all. Your entitled to boo him but I really don't think its a big deal to cheer out of respect for a player on a different team.

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#26

I never said I would boo him. More often than not, I think booing is lame. I just said I wouldn't cheer for him.

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#27

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

But there was a noticeable difference on how people booed Brett vs Longwell vs the remainder of the team.

I am not a fan of booing anyone.. just my stance on it. I certainly didn't cheer for him, and I wanted to see his ass on the ground, don't mind that he will "feel" this game for a while.. but to highlight the reaction towards him singularly... didn't like it.

BTW.. I am not buying your Brett is no different than another former Packer with the history of your posts here. It is different.. there are probably a couple hundred posts to support that. lol.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

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#28

I don't like Brett Favre -- I don't hide that. I didn't like him for the past few years he was in Green Bay (more or less the years I could watch the games instead of listening on the radio). My dislike of him has nothing to do with the fact he left the Packers. I was eager for the Packers to dispose of him and move on with a new era. So I'm not sure where your point comes from.

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#29

Where.. from the fact that you clearly have more of an emotional investment in Favre than any other of the former players mentioned.. and it bleeds through your posts. Point is.. he isn't like the others.. you clearly despise Favre.

And to be clear.. there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.. just doesn't fit for me. Neither did clearly booing Brett vs the rest of the team in purple.

I was tired of the Brett hype machine as well.. just as I grew tired over the Montana, Elway, Young, Marino, Aikman ones before him. None of them were gods.. they all had flaws in their games and none of them were as good as they were hyped to be.

I don't like how he has used the system to fulfill his desire to settle a personal fracas with Thompson via the opposition.. I don't like how he uses the system to his benefit and being treated special like royalty.

But I don't hate him.

I hold Brett accountable for his actions as part of the uncomfortable end of his career in Green Bay.. and I will never feel sorry for him in the least little bit.

But that doesn't warrant treating him like a leper and someone that was bad for Green Bay and the Packers.

He is human.. he has flaws.. he probably directly contributed to losses for the Packers.. but he certainly did more good for the Packers than harm.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

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#30

I don't hate Brett Favre in the least. I don't even have all that much emotional investment in him, my posts to the contrary. (Most of my posts on this board are over-the-top abrasive, you know that.) He annoys me a bit, but mostly it's the sycophants around him who get on my nerves. There are certainly a lot of members on this board who wish all sorts of dire fats on Favre, but I am not one of them. I just wish he'd go away. The only reason I have stronger feelings toward him than the other players I mentioned is that people won't stop talking about him. If people bobbed Aaron Kampman's or Ryan Longwell's knobs the way they do with Favre, I'd be just as outspoken against it. All the gods have feet of clay, and I think it's healthy to keep that in mind.

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#31

I think the Packers were more so booing the Vikings QB, than booing Brett Favre, at least, that's my hope.

It hasn't sat well with me that fans booed him walking off Lambeau Field for the last time. I don't know what I expected, if anything, but the booing just didn't sit well. It's like kicking a guy when he's already down.

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#32

The booing of Favre just shows the collective ignorance of most Puker fans.

The guy just HANDED YOUR TEAM THE FUCKING GAME. Your team won. You cheer the SHIT out of Favre for his performance that night, and the previous games he's done something for you.

Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!

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#33

"Zero2Cool" wrote:

No.. it was definitely a "Favre" response.. just as the booing was a bit louder when Longwell came on the field.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

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#34

I would not have boo'd him. I would not have cheered him either. As i said before, he took great joy in handing the Packers 2 losses last year, and admitted it. I am a PACKER fan.
I was long before Brett Favre played here. Maybe that's why the young guys here can't let go of him. He was all they knew as the Packer QB.
When he retires and they retire his jersey here, i will applaud him. I may even tear up.
But right now, he is NOT a Packer. Remember, he was trying to beat OUR team Sunday. And the way he jumped for joy when he THOUGHT he had done so shows where HIS loyalty is.
He was trying to put a dagger in the heart of MY team.
Should i cheer that fact? You think he wouldn't have been celebrating had he beat the Packers again?
My fan loyalty lies with the Packers, ONLY.
I don't "hate" BF any more then any other NFL QB that tries to beat "us".
He WILL get my cheers when he goes to the HOF. Or when his jersey is retired here. But for now, he's a member of the "enemy".
I don't see why some can't understand that. Except as i said, maybe young guys only know him as our QB.
He won ONE Super Bowl in all his years here. Keep that in mind. ONE championship in all those years.
He is one of the most entertaining QB's of all time. That's FACT. It will be a sad day when he hangs it up for good. That's fact too. I WILL miss him.
It's been a really fun ride with him, for sure.

Formo
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#35

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No, it just shows the young guys appreciate what Favre has done for THEIR favorite team and they appreciate his gutsy performance that ended up as THEIR team's win. No one would have expected you, or any other Packer fan to give him a standing ovation if he won the game.

But, like I said, he's the one that gave up the game to the Packers. All of your fans should have been slapping Favre's ass and show their gratitude for such a performance.

Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!

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#36

No Formo....it wasn't just Favre. It was a TEAM effort! Am i supposed to stand up and cheer the Vikings as they leave the field for being inept?

Favre wasn't the only reason the Vikings lost. His lack of an O-line that could keep the Packers away from him, your D-line that couldn't get to Rodgers, just as big as Favre's antics.
The facemask grabbing of Clay Matthews that cost your guys 15 yards, the sack of Favre that cost more yards, all that was just as big.
Fact is, the Vikings as a team are not even close to where they were last season. They have seemed to lose it on offense and defense at an alarming rate. (Alarming if you are a Vikings fan, that is)

Formo
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#37

No Formo....it wasn't just Favre. It was a TEAM effort! Am i supposed to stand up and cheer the Vikings as they leave the field for being inept?

"Cheesey" wrote:

No one said it would be cool to see the fans stand and cheer for the Vikings. They said it would be cool to see the fans stand and cheer for Favre. Considering it's 99.9999% chance of his last game there, and his team lost (another bonus). Also

I know it is a team game.. But just like I gave the majority of the fault of the NO loss on AP, I'm giving the majority of the fault for this last game on Favre.

That said, my post was mostly tongue-in-cheek. I could care less what your fans do, really... Well, I thought it to be ignorant to boo Favre on his way off the field. Your team just won, go celebrate. Not crush on a dude while limping his way to the locker room after breaking his ankle.

Thanks to TheViking88 for the sig!!

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#38

I boo'd the hell out of him so much that I lost my voice, and today (3 days after) it is almost back to 100%

So fucking hate me

k?

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#39

I boo'd the hell out of him so much that I lost my voice, and today (3 days after) it is almost back to 100%

So fucking hate me

k?

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Hey, rule is, no voice, no typing! We got screwed ya'all! 😛

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I boo'd the hell out of him so much that I lost my voice, and today (3 days after) it is almost back to 100%

So fucking hate me

k?

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Hey, rule is, no voice, no typing! We got screwed ya'all! :P

"longtimefan" wrote:

me love you LONGTIME 🙂

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