SB Nation User Blog: verno329

Leroy Butler's suggestions for Favre's return

verno329 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:45 -0000

Be sure to check out the point of view of another former Packer about the return of Favre to Lambeau (h/t to Packergeeks). His 5 Questions is one of my favorite things to check out from JS.com. Always wondered why he's never ended up coaching somewhere. He seems to have a wealth of knowledge and I'd love to see him brought into the fold with the Packers some time. Highlight after the jump.

Q. What do you think the fan reaction to Brett Favre should be at Lambeau Field this Sunday and what do you think it actually will be?

A. The reaction should be 100% about Aaron Rodgers. When Aaron Rodgers comes out there you should give Aaron Rodgers a standing ovation because he’s our guy for the next 10 years. When Brett comes out you do like any other opposing quarterback, you boo him. If you don’t want to boo him, don’t say anything. But if you’re going to stand up wearing Packer clothing or a Packer uniform and cheer when Brett Favre comes out, you should bring a bag and put it over your head. You don’t cheer for somebody to beat your team, I don’t care who it is. You don’t cheer for another quarterback. If you want to cheer Brett, just bring a bag, put it over your head and you can cheer, and no one will hear you and that’s fine. This is Aaron Rodgers’ show. Don’t let somebody come into your back yard and cheer against you. You don’t cheer for another guy to beat your team. I hope I’m crystal clear with these fans who say they love to see Brett Favre. Well, Brett Favre is gone. It’s Aaron Rodgers’ show. He’s the No. 1-rated quarterback in the NFC, including Brett Favre. I’m happy we’ll be good for the next 10 years. I hope they’ll cheer Aaron and boo Brett. If they don’t want to boo him, that’s their right. But any other quarterback they’d boo, what makes him so special? I mean, wait until he has his number retired, you can cheer him then. You can applaud him all you want. You can’t do that the day of the game, and want your team to win. That’s standing on the fence. You’re either a Packer fan or a Brett fan. If you’re a Brett fan, go buy some purple and wear purple. I have a strong feeling on this, this is my team. I played 12 years for this team. Anybody who comes into that stadium, I want them to lose. If it were me coming back, I wouldn’t expect anyone to cheer for me when I’m going to destroy your team. Of course not.

World according to Favre

verno329 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:14 -0000

World according to Favre

Let's let the man's words do all the speaking for a change.

Can he ever make a decision?

verno329 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:20 -0000

Can he ever make a decision?

This is beyond ridiculous now. Make a decision already!

Onion link on Packers O-line

verno329 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:17:44 -0000

Onion link on Packers O-line

Pretty funny particularly the Jason Spitz "quote"

Jay Glazer article

verno329 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:38:36 -0000

This is some of the best writing I have seen about this subject.

Glazer is right on the money when he points out how Favre has publicly called TT a liar, leaked supposedly private conversations between the two, and completely ignored the fact that TT has asked Brett twice for a list of teams he would accept a trade to. Brett has not responded to either request. Is that because the only team he wants to play for is the Vikings, and he knows the only way that is going to happen is if he gets released and that is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. As Peter King points out, Brett doesn't want to give a list of teams because he knows that a trade would happen and he would be forced to show that he really doesn't want to go anywhere else. How can he expect to be welcomed back to the Packers after he has called his GM a liar and said he can't trust him, put Mike McCarthy in a terrible spot by putting the focus of the team on one guy who isn't even a member of the team, thrown his buddy James Campen under the bus, and when he hasn't participated in even ONE off-season activity of any kind. How would that make the players on the team who HAVE worked their butts off this off-season feel if one guy (even if he is Brett Favre) just waltzes in and takes the job from the guy they have been supporting and working with all off-season? Not even Mike Sherman would let Brett take Febuary to July off completely and Sherman was scared to death of Favre.

Every person involved in this situation has handled it poorly, but Favre has now seemingly decided that the best way to get his way is to act in such a way that the team has no other choice but to release him, simply for insubordination. Behaving the way that he has is surely not the best way to make yourself look appealing to any potential suitor. If I was a team thinking about picking him up I would have to think long and hard about what he would do to my team if he didn't like something we did. Especially if this is how he treats a team that he supposedly loves.

All of this Favre stuff might be moot now

verno329 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:49:11 -0000

ProFootballTalk is reporting that Favre is done after the Packers presented him 3 teams that they could trade him to and he rejected all 3 teams and is now gonna stay retired. All of this is unconfirmed, of course, and I don't always believe Florio but he has been right on a more than a few of these Favre stories as well as some other stuff too. I'm sure the Thompson haters will accuse him of suggesting teams like the Raiders, Chiefs, and Falcons that Favre would understandably reject but we shall see. Unfortunately, until the 6th week of the season passes I think that this comeback story will always have legs, at least whenever ESPN is having a slow news day. Regardless of how this ends its just sad that one of the greatest and most storied careers in NFL history is (potenially) ending in this type of fashion.

Jason Wilde piece

verno329 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:13:31 -0000

Jason Wilde piece

Found this link on Cheesehead TV and thought it was a great article. Funny how Brett never did mention the team really at all. I think he goes a bit far when he suggests that Brett should offer to be the ball boy if thats what it takes but the premise otherwise is sound.