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GoPackGo25
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| pollino14 wrote: | | GoPackGo25 wrote: | | Just when we thought the whole Favre/Packers situation was starting to heal and get better..... |
Favre's such a pig, I hope he never gets inducted in the Packer HOF. |
I personally wouldn't go that far. The guy was my idol growing up and I always had to watch him play. The family even made a trip there in 07 so I could see him play in person.
His personality is questionable, but he was the best QB we've ever had as far as I'm concerned. Rodgers could get there, but Favre was so great for so long. It just sucks, I was really believing that things were starting to get better. I guess not.
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Polaris
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| pollino14 wrote: | | GoPackGo25 wrote: | | Just when we thought the whole Favre/Packers situation was starting to heal and get better..... |
Favre's such a pig, I hope he never gets inducted in the Packer HOF. |
His on-the-field achievements warrant induction into the Packer HOF.
But retiring his number is the highest honor a franchise can bestow on a player. It's more than the Packer HOF, more than the HOF. It's the organization's way of saying your contributions to the franchise are so great that you deserve this.
I have no doubt that somewhere in Favre's twisted mind-chamber he thinks that if other Packers jump to the Vikings it validates what he did. If Favre had served out his contract and gone to the Vikings, that would have been one thing but he actively conspired to get out of his deal with the Packers so he could play against them.
Now, 5 years after he left the team, he's still encouraging Packer players to play against them. He's not making money for doing this, so he's doing it for another reason.
Jennings' comment about how "Favre will be straight with me" is laughable. Once Upon A Time, people attributed a lot of qualities to Favre like honesty, integrity, loyalty, etc. just because he was a good football player. Now, anybody with a shred of objectivity realizes this is a guy who is not a straight shooter, and who will certainly be dishonest and dishonorable if he feels the urge.
If Jennings is stupid enough to believe Favre is a straight shooter, that's fine. I'm not. And I hope that a few more people wake up to the fact that Favre is not worthy of having his number retired.
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but he was the best QB we've ever had as far as I'm concerned |
As long as Bart Starr has 2 Super Bowl MVPs and 5 titles, and Favre has 0 and 1, that statement is not true. Perhaps you never saw Starr lead the team....I did, and Bart Starr was a great QB. A leader. A guy who kept his cool in the clutch. A guy who played his best on the biggest stage. |
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pollino14
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| GoPackGo25 wrote: | | pollino14 wrote: | | GoPackGo25 wrote: | | Just when we thought the whole Favre/Packers situation was starting to heal and get better..... |
Favre's such a pig, I hope he never gets inducted in the Packer HOF. |
I personally wouldn't go that far. The guy was my idol growing up and I always had to watch him play. The family even made a trip there in 07 so I could see him play in person.
His personality is questionable, but he was the best QB we've ever had as far as I'm concerned. Rodgers could get there, but Favre was so great for so long. It just sucks, I was really believing that things were starting to get better. I guess not. |
Sorry I disagree. Starr over Favre for sure and after another year or two Rodgers.
If he's going to continue to disrespect our franchise like this, forget about him.
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JBURGE25
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| Polaris wrote: | | pollino14 wrote: | | GoPackGo25 wrote: | | Just when we thought the whole Favre/Packers situation was starting to heal and get better..... |
Favre's such a pig, I hope he never gets inducted in the Packer HOF. |
His on-the-field achievements warrant induction into the Packer HOF.
But retiring his number is the highest honor a franchise can bestow on a player. It's more than the Packer HOF, more than the HOF. It's the organization's way of saying your contributions to the franchise are so great that you deserve this.
I have no doubt that somewhere in Favre's twisted mind-chamber he thinks that if other Packers jump to the Vikings it validates what he did. If Favre had served out his contract and gone to the Vikings, that would have been one thing but he actively conspired to get out of his deal with the Packers so he could play against them.
Now, 5 years after he left the team, he's still encouraging Packer players to play against them. He's not making money for doing this, so he's doing it for another reason.
Jennings' comment about how "Favre will be straight with me" is laughable. Once Upon A Time, people attributed a lot of qualities to Favre like honesty, integrity, loyalty, etc. just because he was a good football player. Now, anybody with a shred of objectivity realizes this is a guy who is not a straight shooter, and who will certainly be dishonest and dishonorable if he feels the urge.
If Jennings is stupid enough to believe Favre is a straight shooter, that's fine. I'm not. And I hope that a few more people wake up to the fact that Favre is not worthy of having his number retired.
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but he was the best QB we've ever had as far as I'm concerned |
As long as Bart Starr has 2 Super Bowl MVPs and 5 titles, and Favre has 0 and 1, that statement is not true. Perhaps you never saw Starr lead the team....I did, and Bart Starr was a great QB. A leader. A guy who kept his cool in the clutch. A guy who played his best on the biggest stage. |
Ugh. This hit home
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[quote="GoPackGo25"][quote="pollino14"] | GoPackGo25 wrote: |
His personality is questionable, but he was the best QB we've ever had as far as I'm concerned. |
As far as I'm concerned Rodgers surpassed Favre his second year With his TD to INT ratio and I watched Favre also I was upset when he left just like everyone else. He and Driver were the reasons I became a Packers fan. So to watch him in Purple sucked but as mad as I was I cannot deny how good he was for us but still Rodgers surpassed him in year two. So with Jennings leaving I'm upset but I will live with this mostly because I know we have a deep receiving core to work with we aren't the Rams who just lost their best WR to FA. Plus now we get to see him twice a year lose to us with his below avg QB |
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| GBPackers79 wrote: | http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/gregmatzek/199146891.html
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This whole "Saving Face" act won't work on me. |
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| MNPackfan32 wrote: | | GBPackers79 wrote: | http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/gregmatzek/199146891.html
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This whole "Saving Face" act won't work on me. |
Then I guess continue to be irrational.
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| MNPackfan32 wrote: | | GBPackers79 wrote: | http://www.620wtmj.com/blogs/gregmatzek/199146891.html
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This whole "Saving Face" act won't work on me. |
So he should just take less money because he likes us?
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| Nice gesture by GJ, but he's still a Viking. Thanks for the memories and all, but I hope he falls on his face in Minny. |
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PackFan4Life
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| {Family Ghost} wrote: | | Nice gesture by GJ, but he's still a Viking. Thanks for the memories and all, but I hope he falls on his face in Minny. |
This sums it up best. Hope he fails mightily in purple, along with the rest of that embarrassment over there. |
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GBPackers79
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| GreenGold12 wrote: | | So he should just take less money because he likes us? |
No, but it was always about the money for GJ and he talked like other things mattered.
I'll be rooting against the guy, but I don't have any hatred for him. That being said, it's totally understandable to not be too fond of the guy considering how he went about things. He turned down offers from New England and Green Bay, yet stressed the importance of QB play.
At least I think that's where MNPack is coming from. Honestly, it probably turned out better for us that he left and we didn't have to pay him.
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I mean, if you wanna root against him because he's on the Vikings, that makes perfect sense, but don't hate him even more simply because he went to the Vikings (team that offered the most $). It's kind of silly.
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bigKev2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| PackFan4Life wrote: | | {Family Ghost} wrote: | | Nice gesture by GJ, but he's still a Viking. Thanks for the memories and all, but I hope he falls on his face in Minny. |
This sums it up best. Hope he fails mightily in purple, along with the rest of that embarrassment over there. |
This is all in good spirit of course |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| GBPackers79 wrote: | | GreenGold12 wrote: | | So he should just take less money because he likes us? |
No, but it was always about the money for GJ and he talked like other things mattered.
I'll be rooting against the guy, but I don't have any hatred for him. That being said, it's totally understandable to not be too fond of the guy considering how he went about things. He turned down offers from New England and Green Bay, yet stressed the importance of QB play.
At least I think that's where MNPack is coming from. Honestly, it probably turned out better for us that he left and we didn't have to pay him. |
Of course it was about the money even his goodbye is on the Wednesday paper instead of the Sunday one to save cash.
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