Brett Favre Interview, Part Two

by Brandon on Jul 16, 2008 1:03 AM CDT in News

FOX news aired more of Favre's interview, but there still is a bunch more that will be released via transcript tomorrow.

Some of the big points he said in part two:

This has nothing to do with Aaron Rodgers.
He's 100% committed to playing in 2008, but might still retire if the Packers won't let him start and no other appealing starting jobs are available around the NFL.
He can watch out for his own legacy, and doesn't need the team to do it for him.
He won't accept a backup role, and won't compete for the starting job, in Green Bay.
He won't collect his $12 million as a backup just to spite GM Ted Thompson.
He asked for his release because he doesn't trust Thompson will make a serious effort to trade him before the start of training camp.
He would have to agree to any trade.
Since the Packers don't want him back as the starter, his next choice is to be released.

Since the Packers would like him to retire, they will probably stall as long as they can and hope Favre decides he would rather retire than be a backup in Green Bay or a starter on another team (possibly losing) team. He said he would have to agree to any trade, which is probably not true, but any team that would inquire would probably want to make sure he's willing to commit to them and not retire. If he's truly committed to playing in 2008, he should get himself ready to report by the end of the month and see how training camp unfolds.

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Seems like a pretty arrogant attitude if you ask me, on his part. He says it has nothing to do with Aaron Rodgers, yet it has everything to do with Aaron Rodgers. In fact, Favre may have just ruined the Packers entire season, because no matter how this turns out, this is all that will ever be talked about. Rodgers won’t even be able to make once mistake without the public being all over this.

The words out of Favre’s own mouth were that he was retiring. What did he expect to happen after he said that. Then people go around making Thompson out to be the bad guy. Never once in his retirement speech did he mention he was forced into retiring.

I lost total respect for Favre back when he was trying to get Moss, then threw his fit then because they didn’t get him. And threatened wanting to be traded then.

Favre is the one who lacks the loyalty. Many Packer fans did not want Moss due to his directly disrespecting/insulting the Packer fans.

Apparently Favre thinks the world revolves around him.

by TC93 on Jul 16, 2008 6:21 AM CDT 0 recs

Never once in his retirement speech did he mention he was forced into retiring.

In fact, he said the exact opposite. And I believe it was “from the heart.” He either lied then or is lying now.

Apparently Favre thinks the world revolves around him.

It has for so long that he can’t handle the fact that it isn’t now.

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Jul 17, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

DISRESPECTING FANS

Please don’t leave Rodgers out of the “disrespecting/insulting the Packer fans. Rodgers out of his own mouth said, “I don’t feel I need to sell myself to the fans,” Rodgers responded. “They need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut.”

So when you ladle the gravey on Favre don’t forget the words of an unproven untested and if he were the main guy the Packers wouldn’t have gotten Brohm quarterback, whose last game at U Cal was the biggest loss in Cal history, don’t forget Rodgers. First and goal on the USC 9 with 1:42 to and he goes 3 incompletes and a fumble to end the game. If Cal wins they go Rosebowl. BIGGEST LOSS IN CAL HISTORY.

Living in So Cal at the time, I know first hand many U Cal fans who didn’t want him to ever play another game in Memorial Stadium…Guess what? He didn’t…

Talk about choking…Are you ready? The future is about to begin. But if you’re “not on board, shut your mouth”.

by harleyrod on Jul 16, 2008 12:50 PM CDT 0 recs

Wow....Really?....just, wow.

That’s what you are going to use to put down Aaron Rodgers? Get some perspective…..

In 2003 #7Cal lost ON THE ROAD to #1 USC, a team that went on to win the National Championship. You pointed out Rodgers’ “choking” in that game. Well for the game, including that 1 terrible series, he went 29/34 for 267 Yds. 1 TD & 0 INT’s. In the NFL that’s a QB rating of over 109…....Before those 3 incompletions he had thrown 2 incompletions in over 30 pass attempts that day. Yeah, what a choke artist.

Christ, Cal & Rodgers UPSET USC the year before in 2003. How many times in his career was he supposed to beat USC? I heard a rumor they were pretty good…....C’mon.

I’m not defending Rodgers over Favre. If you want to say he’s unproven then fine. But please don’t point to his NCAA career making him a choker. The guy was drafted in the top 25 of all collegiate players taken that year because of how good he was in college.

It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.

by Adam P on Jul 17, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bring Favre back as the starter. Don't be stupid!

Thompson is an idiot. He should just do the right thing and bring back Favre, trade Rodgers and prep Brohm to take over in a few years…
Rodgers doesn’t have the fortitude to make it through a season. So what if he has a strong arm? If he gets hurt and can’t finish a game to win it doesn’t matter does it?
Strong arms and athletic ability only take you so far. It is heart and competitive nature that make you a winner. Favre has already proven that he has both over the years, especially the last. Why would you not take one of the best QB’s in the league back and let him go to another team? Talk about arrogance!
Thompson thinks he is the smarter one and that is going to prove to be wrong.
He is arrogant to think that he should let the best QB the team has ever had go in his best years to another team. That is moronic!

by enzos mom on Jul 17, 2008 1:28 AM CDT 0 recs

the only thing moronic here is your blind adoration of favre and refusal to accept that aaron rodgers is going to be a good player, that thompson is a stellar GM, and that favre is being selfish

-- "I do know that I plead the fizzif."

by Mitchell_M on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

that was the weakest 100% committment EVER

Greta asked if he was 100% committed to playing this year and his response was “Yeah…Sure” followed by “but I might not even play, Greta”

Not too convincing to me. Glad he went with such a tough interviewer. He may as well have been interviewed by Deanna with all of the softballs she was lobbing up there.

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Jul 17, 2008 4:20 PM CDT 0 recs

plus Deanna is hotter.

-- "I do know that I plead the fizzif."

by Mitchell_M on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT up 0 recs