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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #10 on: Jul 11th, 2008, 9:26pm » |
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Well.... Joe Montana was a Chief at the end of his career. That was weird at first but still cool to watch. I guess this is hardly a surprise.
As a Redskins' fan, even though I like Jason Campbell, I can't help to think how exciting it would be to play for my team or even the Jets, who I root for locally. It seems like the Packers have moved on so it will be interesting to see where Farve ends up. I could also see him in K.C., Buff, or San Fran but cannot picture him in a Dolphin uniform (I don't know why) and certainly not as a Bear or Viking for obvious reasons.
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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #20 on: Jul 14th, 2008, 6:13am » |
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on Jul 13th, 2008, 10:22pm, Philly wrote:| ... so the Pack go out and name Rodgers the starter (and likely start building an offense around his particular skill set) |
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I think that (mainly the part in bold) is being overblown. How many times does an injury claim a starter and the back-up plays lights out? Going back to Farve cannot be that rough of a transition.
Quote:| ... they also use two draft picks (including #56 overall) to add depth to the position because Favre is gone. |
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I do agree that, with Favre coming back, the drafting of Brohm does create a glut at the position for the team. But, hey, getting Brohm some Favrian tutelage can't be a bad thing.
on Jul 13th, 2008, 10:09pm, MordecaiCourage wrote:4100+ YDS...28 TD'S...1 GAME FROM THE SUPERBOWL  SEEMS TO ME THE PACKERS ARE NOT CONSIDERING THAT LITTLE TIDBIT!! STAY RETIRED WHEN YOU HAVE THIS POTENTIAL...NO...FAVRE BACKING UP RODGERS IS ABSURD! START HIM OR TRADE HIM. |
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THIS, I do think is being played down, and that, not to indicate a raising of his voice, is why I think MC put it all in caps, PhilMaster.
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At the end of the day, he's human,... and through all this we are learning about his personality. He LOVES football, and he's an indecisive guy when it comes to ending his career (DULY NOTE FROM HERE ON OUT). I'm not saying he's gone about this the best way possible. It is what it is; it is who he is, and it is becoming a (negative) part of the person he is authoring himself to be. But, worse crimes have been committed (by active NFL players). He should have waited until he was absolutely certain, it can be said. But, again, he's human. Maybe, at that time, he was "absolutely certain". And, then his mind changed. That was then. This is now. That's the human factor. People's minds change. The problem isn't so much that Brett changed his mind as it is that the Pack can't handle it. In fact, Brett's changing his mind isn't the problem (by definition). If you think it through, it's a problem (quite literally) for the Pack, not Brett.
I can't help thinking that one dude could put this all to rest by taking the high road. How cool would it be if Aaron Rodgers came out and said, "I welcome my brother, mentor and father figure, Brett, back with arms wide-open and fully welcome the opportunity to receive another season of tutelage from him and further observe first-hand (what) greatness (is like) so I can better emulate it???" I also can't help thinking that this is much ado about nothing. Plugging "Brett Favre" back in "Green Bay" after the season he and the team had last year just doesn't seem like it should be a difficult proposition at all.
All rhetoric aside, I think the Pack will have cut off their nose to spite their face if they let Brett go and proceed with Aaron... 
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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #21 on: Jul 14th, 2008, 6:01pm » |
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on Jul 14th, 2008, 12:31am, MordecaiCourage wrote:| With the aforementioned stats, I doubt his trade value is anywhere close to nil, regardless of the situation!! To me a situation that would keep a player from having any trade value would be that he's a cancer of some sort...Brett is no where near that, unless you call his desire to play a cancer. Maybe if his name was Brett "Pacman" Favre or something like that I could see a team not wanting to mess with him, but c'mon. If they have indeed moved on as suggested, then trade him. I believe that is what he wants if he can't have the reigns back. Besides, the Packers can get more out of a trade then to have him in a back-up role couldn't they. |
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I'm not saying that Favre is a cancer or a bad guy or anything... far from it. But the fact remains that teams will be hesitant to trade for a player who his own team isn't all that interested in having back. Why trade for him when it's possible that he'll eventually be granted his release. (And that's not to mention his current contract. I don't know what kind of cap hit the Pack takes if they trade him, but I thought I saw his current deal still had 3 years and $39 million on it.) And even if the Pack manage to find a trade partner, are we sure that Brett will just pack his bags and go play for some team that has no shot to make a playoff run, with or without Favre?
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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #22 on: Jul 14th, 2008, 6:05pm » |
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on Jul 14th, 2008, 6:13am, StegRock wrote:
I can't help thinking that one dude could put this all to rest by taking the high road. How cool would it be if Aaron Rodgers came out and said, "I welcome my brother, mentor and father figure, Brett, back with arms wide-open and fully welcome the opportunity to receive another season of tutelage from him and further observe first-hand (what) greatness (is like) so I can better emulate it???" |
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Huh? Aaron Rodgers comes out and gives Favre an invite to step back into the starting role and the Packers front office and coaching staff will then see that it happens? Honestly, I don't think the brass really care what Rodgers wants to happen here.
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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #23 on: Jul 14th, 2008, 11:23pm » |
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on Jul 14th, 2008, 6:05pm, Philly wrote:| Huh? Aaron Rodgers comes out and gives Favre an invite to step back into the starting role and the Packers front office and coaching staff will then see that it happens? Honestly, I don't think the brass really care what Rodgers wants to happen here. |
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Well, if that's the case, that's just messed up. But, anyway, I don't mean that Rodger's should say this to the media. I mean behind closed doors with the team. Regardless of what the team wants to do, I think that would be the totally stand-up thing to do, and I don't see how the team could see it otherwise.
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Re: Packers Offseason Report
« Reply #24 on: Jul 15th, 2008, 6:33am » |
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on Jul 14th, 2008, 11:23pm, StegRock wrote:
Well, if that's the case, that's just messed up. But, anyway, I don't mean that Rodger's should say this to the media. I mean behind closed doors with the team. Regardless of what the team wants to do, I think that would be the totally stand-up thing to do, and I don't see how the team could see it otherwise. |
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I just wonder why Aaron Rodgers has to be the stand-up guy here. I would think the stand-up thing would be for Favre to just stay retired and stop screwing around with Aaron Rodgers--a guy who has very patiently taken the high road for a few years now while waiting for his shot to run the team.
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