Getting close to Favre

1 comment March 4th, 2008

I was in Canton, Ohio, in November to speak to sister sites about Web-first publishing. I had the opportunity to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I had the picture below taken. (That’s the ball Favre threw to break Dan Marino’s touchdown.) It’s the closest to Favre I’ll likely ever get. And I may just have to book plane tickets five years out because I am sure Favre will be inducted when he’s first eligible.

Favre — Is he really retired?

Add comment March 4th, 2008

Official reports say Brett Favre has retired. Maybe he has; maybe he hasn’t.

His agent says “I don’t know” as to whether Favre will change his mind. Favre apparently has been leaning toward coming back, but now feels the Packers don’t want him back.

If that’s true, then there are a lot more questions to be asked.

Sounds like Favre was unhappy Green Bay didn’t pursue Randy Moss, again. Favre announcing his retirement just after Moss re-signed with New England might reveal his current mindset.

Favre might just be stubborn enough to stay retired, even if he knows he could play at least one more season. If he was going to retire all along, he should have, and probably would have, informed the Packers sooner so they could pursue some of the top free agents.

They’re all gone now. So, too, is Favre.

Maybe.

Favre retiring?

1 comment March 4th, 2008

I hoped I wouldn’t have to post to this blog until next season. But news reports of Brett Favre’s retirement force me to post some comments here. If the reports are true (and they just might be … here’s Ted Thompson’s statement), it’s a sad day for Packers fans like me. I was 15 when Favre first took Lambeau Field in relief of an injured Don Majkowski. Say what you will about Favre (and some of you will), he is one of the best QBs in the game. And I will be sad if the last game I watched him play was the loss to the Giants.

No Super Bowl, but …

1 comment January 23rd, 2008

… I guess you can call this a consolation.

The Broke Spoke

Add comment January 21st, 2008

Want to learn about Brett Favre’s hometown of Kiln, Miss.?

Let’s just say this was more information than I expected to get when I saw this ESPN.com headline: “Moonshine, tears flow at Lambeau South.”

Cheese bras?

Well, don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

Eddie Murphy called it … 20 years ago

Add comment January 21st, 2008

He predicted last night’s outcome during “Coming to America”. Don’t believe me? Check it out here

Will he or won’t he?

3 comments January 21st, 2008

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre at a news conference after his team’s 23-20 overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis.

Somehow I managed to get out of bed this morning and show my face in the office. Thomas isn’t here yet, but I expect to hear from him once he gets here. He’ll get his cheese, I promise.

This morning, the talk on talk radio is whether Brett Favre will retire. I’ve said it every year since the first talk of retirement surfaced, and I’ll say it again. It’s not time for Brett to hang it up. And I don’t think he will. (By the looks of the picture above, he shed some tears after last night’s loss. I can say I didn’t cry. Just felt sick.)

Here’s what others are saying about the topic today …

Appleton Post-Crescent
Deadspin
Hattiesburg American
Houston Chronicle
New York Daily News
Orlando Sentinel
Philadelphia Inquirer
San Diego Union-Tribune
Washington Post

look who’s talking

Add comment January 21st, 2008

the milwaukee journal sentinel’s packer blog has nice roundup of post-game analysis (it includes reed’s report card).

there’s always next year

3 comments January 20th, 2008

as the fox announcers said in post-game coverage, the packers have a young team.

still, it’s going to be a sad day in wisconsin tomorrow.

What a year

1 comment January 20th, 2008

A disappointing outcome for a team that surprised everyone this year. It’s too bad, but I have to give props to the New York Giants. The team, as Tom Coughlin said after accepting the George Halas trophy, had heart. I’ll be rooting for New York in the Super Bowl. Have to cheer for my conference and hope New York can hand New England its first loss of the season. Hey, it could happen. The unlikely happened today at Lambeau Field.

And, Thomas, I’ll be getting you some Wisconsin cheese. You’ll have to let me know what kinds you like best, and I’ll get some (yeah, it’ll be the good stuff) the next time I am in Cedarburg.