http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/39660382.html
Green Bay -- After beating around the bush for a year about the circumstances surrounding his unretirement, Brett Favre finally told Peter King of Sports Illustrated what we all knew was the truth:
"Part of me coming back last year, I have to admit now, was sticking it to Ted (Thompson),'' he said in a rather startling admission.
That wasn't so hard now, was it?
Make no mistake, Thompson has now been branded forever as the guy that drove Favre away from the Packers -- by Favre himself, which will only throw gasoline on this forever raging inferno.
But even the most ardent Favre fans should realize that just because Favre felt that way doesn't mean it's the end all and be all of the situation -- although Favre is more than entitled to feel however he wants to and that deserves to be head and respected.
The truth is, and will continue to be, that no matter how much people want one side to be right over the other on this issue, the answer will never be cut and dried. Both sides were at fault. Sometimes that just happens.
"cheeseheads123" wrote:
Anyone with brains knew that already. It just shows how small Favre has really become. At least thats my feelings. To want to play mostly just to TRY to stick it to your old boss.........and of course then your old team, and "old" fans........seems pretty damn trivial if you ask me.
Plus, what did he end up proving? 22 td's to 22 int's, 14 million dollars and no playoffs. So what did he prove? That Ted Thompson made the right move at the right time, and at least we got a draft pick out of it.
I realize Favre is ONLY human.......just like the rest of us. But it definitly knocked him right off the old pedastal for me.
I THOUGHT he was better then that. From his treatment of players that shunned the Packers before, I never thought he'd stoop to that.
To let his hatred of ONE man damage his legacy here is trivial. It damages his interaction with the fans.....you know,.....US who stood behind him and cheered him on and made him a multi millionaire over 16 years. I STILL think if his Dad was around, all this crap never would have happened. He would have knocked Brett upside the head, said "YOU retired, don't put the blame on anyone else."
At least with what I've seen/heard of big Irv, thats what i think he would have done. He would have never let it get to this childish B.S. we have seen from who WAS my football "hero".
We put players on a pedastal, when they show attitude and play that deserves recognition. All it takes is one MAJOR screw up like this, and it just ruins alot of it for me.
The "aw shucks" country boy ends up looking like a spoiled brat.
And in the end, who suffers? Us fans......who would LOVE to see him around Lambeau Field. One of my dreams was to someday get my picture taken with him. I'd STILL like that someday. But with all this, I wonder if i will ever live long enough for him to let go of the childish crap and come back here, where he was given his chance to become the best of all time. Had the Packers not done that, he may have ended up a nobody.
It's funny how fast they forget who/what got them there.
He could be the bigger man, let go of childish pride, and be the "face" of the Packers for 40 years. And he would be treated as the prodigal son, returning. We would STILL love him and want to see him just as much.
Imagine what a draw he would be to fans coming to GB in the summer? If they knew they might get to meet him, get an autograph or picture with him? He would be treated like a king.
I hope i live long enough to see that happen.