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Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009, About: Forsberg gathering interest
Actually, yes, if it weren't for "Borderlands", I'd probably be locked up.

After the Tampa Bay game AND the Minnesota game! I've been crabby as hell for the last 10 days.
Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
The Packers were tied or had the lead in the 4th quarter of every game last year except the games against Dallas and New Orleans. The defense couldn't close the deal.
Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
Favre lead his team to the playoffs almost every year he was in Green Bay. That's indisputable.

What is disputable is that Rodgers doesn't have the leadership to do the same. Last year Rodgers showed the ability to pull the offense together for late game scores. They ended up 6-10 not because of Rodgers, but because the defense couldn't stop the other team from scoring at the end of the game and because Crosby missed some game-winning kicks.

Side note: The majestic Brett Favre only went to the playoffs 1 of 2 years under Mike McCarthy.
Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
That is 100% personal speculation with 0 facts.

Here are the facts:
- Direct quote from Brett Favre about the post-2007 pre-retirement situation: "Crickets," he said of the postseason silence coming from Green Bay. "They didn't tell me anything."
- Direct quote from Brett Favre during his retirement press conference: "It's time, it really is."
- The Packers went 13-3 in the 2007 regular season.
- Favre was not the only person on the 2007 Packers roster.
- Brett Favre officially announced his retirement March 4th 2008.
- The Packers drafted Brian Brohm in the 2nd round and Matt Flynn in the 7th round of the 2008 Draft in April 08.
- July 2nd 2008 Brett Favre contacts the Packers about a possible return to the team.
- July 11th 2008 Brett Favre asks Packers for unconditional release.
- If the Packers would have kept Favre and traded Aaron Rodgers, it would've been after they had already drafted Brohm and Flynn.

Here's some counter-speculation:
- Favre's "Crickets" quote sounds a lot more to me like a complete absence of pressure. His ego was crying because he was used to hearing "Please, Brett! Come back to us! Please! I'll suck your..." [in my best "Menace II Society" crackhead impression]
- 2008 Superbowl? There's a reason why the Packers fired Bob Sanders last year.
Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009, About: Forsberg gathering interest
Your comment brings up an interesting situation.

Packers hero Brett Favre betrayed Packer fans by signing with the hated enemy Vikings.
Avalanche hero Peter Forsberg crossed Detroit off his list because signing with the enemy would betray his Avalanche fans.

The two sports teams I'm most passionate about are the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Red Wings. If you would've told me three years ago that in 2009 I would despise Brett Favre and admire Peter Forsberg I would've committed you to a mental hospital.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
Admittedly, their O-line could use some work, but every other position group is filled with Superbowl-level talent. They need the coaching to glue the talent together.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
Actually, I disagree with costing the organization millions in lost revenue from Favre items. Fans already had #4 jerseys. It brought a new wave of purchasing #12s.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
Thompson & McCarthy could've caved to Favre and brought him back on and pushed Rodgers back to the sidelines and the Packers might've won more games last year. But if they had done that, they would have shafted Rodgers in the process. Rodgers undoubtedly would've felt some serious sting by that and likely wouldn't have signed a contract extension with the Packers, leaving the organization with no legit QB of the future.

Make no mistakes, the decision to keep Rodgers was done in the best interests of the long-term success of the organization.

Frankly, I think this team's mediocre inconsistent performance is much more a product of mediocre inconsistent coaching than whether Favre or Rodgers is the QB.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
I'm sure Cowher likes Carolina, but...

...he has direct ties to several current Packers coaches including Dom Capers and Kevin Greene.
...the Packers team is loaded with talent on both sides of the ball and just needs a good head coach with some disciplinarian in his veins.
...there are only a handful of NFL organizations with as much respect and history as the organization he walked away from and the Packers is one of them.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
That's exactly what I was saying in my throwdown yesterday.

I'm still trying to figure out how I've only got two total votes and my opponent got 4 votes immediately after his first argument was posted.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
The Packers didn't dump Favre.

Remember that teary-eyed press conference Favre held at Lambeau field before the 2008 season? Favre retired. The Packers took him at his word and moved on. Favre changed his mind. Packers responded by telling Favre if he wants back in he's gonna have to compete for the job. Favre said F-that.

Packers traded Favre because he had no intention of doing what was best for the team. He was used to getting his crack licked by the Packers. When Rodgers developed into a starting NFL QB and the Packers organization no longer felt the need to ****, Favre threw a tantrum.
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009, About: Packers president won't interfere
Take notice, Bill Cowher. A phone call from Mark Murphy is imminent.
Posted Friday November 06, 2009, About: Columbus may not bail out Jackets
RE: CBJ should be in the Eastern Conference.

There are 17 NHL teams in the Eastern time zone, 13 NHL teams in the Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones combined. Obviously, there had to be conference balance, so two teams from the East had to be grouped with the West. Detroit & Columbus were to two most-West towns in the East. Case closed.

If the NHL expands or relocates teams, Columbus & Detroit could and probably would get moved to the East.
Posted Thursday November 05, 2009, About: Twins-Brewers trade scenario
Hardy has been an All-Star; that's some leverage. The Crew doesn't have to deal him for the first pitcher on the table.

Why not think bigger? Perhaps package him in a deal for someone like Roy Halladay.
Posted Wednesday November 04, 2009, About: Why LeBron may join Kobe in LA
What bulls.com didn't tell you is that the Lakers are also going to sign Chris Paul, Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard to round out their starting lineup.
Posted Monday November 02, 2009, About: Packers question defensive scheme
Okay, Vince. Time to get back to practice.
Posted Monday November 02, 2009, About: Packers question defensive scheme
Think Bill Cowher is ready to replace Mike McCarthy yet?
Posted Wednesday October 28, 2009, About: Ex-Packers mad at Favre
"Vastly overrated" doesn't take you a play or two away from a Superbowl Championship. That '97 most definitely deserved to be in the Superbowl.
Posted Wednesday October 28, 2009, About: Ex-Packers mad at Favre
The graybeard is officially senile.
Posted Monday October 26, 2009, About: Mulder to Milwaukee?
Recent former Cardinals starting pitchers currently wearing Brewers uniforms:

Suppan = strike 1
Looper = strike 2
Posted Wednesday October 21, 2009, About: Will Green reunite with Packers?
Why not Dorsey Levens, Edgar Bennett, Vince Workman?
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