Packers will allow Farve to compete for starting QB

oldirtyku · Aug 3, 2008

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3517219

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Packers' active roster Monday. And at that point, it looks like the fun will start.

Team president Mark Murphy said in a statement Sunday that the team has a specific plan with Favre in camp that it won't reveal until Monday, but sources told ESPN's Wendi Nix that coach Mike McCarthy will announce he's holding an open competition for the starting quarterback position.

flacapper · Aug 3, 2008

hmmm wonder who will win the job lets see
Top 3 quarterbacks of all time or Aaron rodgers
Everyone loves Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers hmmmm

oldirtyku · Aug 3, 2008

I am just wondering why they went through all that crap then change there mind now...

Should have just let him compete for the job and skipped all the crap...

Rambo · Aug 3, 2008

why dont they just trade him and end this all. this reminds me of little kids fighting.

OTK · Aug 3, 2008

Aaron Rodgers will start at the QB position for Green Bay.

Whatever happens here will decide one of my week 1 bets. Rodgers starts I go with GB -2.5. Favre starts give me Minny +4.5/5.

royboy_3831 · Aug 3, 2008

oldirtyku said:
I am just wondering why they went through all that crap then change there mind now...

Should have just let him compete for the job and skipped all the crap...

agree... i guess they could just be putting on a front to try and get some value out of a trade?

NewMoney · Aug 3, 2008

royboy_3831 said:
agree... i guess they could just be putting on a front to try and get some value out of a trade?

lol, nope, brett favre is the starting qb for the packers.

OnePocket · Aug 3, 2008

Now there saying the coach never said he Favre would be the back-up if he came back that Aaron was the starter now i have read several articles of him saying that.

So I would be willing to bet come game time Favre will be starting when the season starts.

Brett Favre is still healthy and got a arm to compete or out throw any QB alive.

But I think he should have left Green Bay yrs ago. He had and still has to much talent. JMHO

Fishhead · Aug 3, 2008

OnePocket said:
Now there saying the coach never said he Favre would be the back-up if he came back that Aaron was the starter now i have read several articles of him saying that.

So I would be willing to bet come game time Favre will be starting when the season starts.

Brett Favre is still healthy and got a arm to compete or out throw any QB alive.

But I think he should have left Green Bay yrs ago. He had and still has to much talent. JMHO

Are you competing for the sharpest poster on this fourm???

If so, your doing a damn good job.

VIEJODINOSAUR · Aug 3, 2008

Coaches and General Managers don't like to be shown up...although Favre is talented and maybe has another season in him, I think he gets traded to another team, and real soon....

REDEYE · Aug 3, 2008

VIEJO DINOSAUR said:
Coaches and General Managers don't like to be shown up...although Favre is talented and maybe has another season in him, I think he gets traded to another team, and real soon....

With that logic, your assuming Favre will agree to the trade then , because thats the only way it happens

VIEJODINOSAUR · Aug 3, 2008

How bad does Favre want to play?

REDEYE · Aug 4, 2008

VIEJO DINOSAUR said:
How bad does Favre want to play?

Judging by his passion he usally shows I would say pretty bad !!

NewMoney · Aug 4, 2008

Brett still has a chance to go down as the greatest qb of all-time, he needs another super bowl win though in order to achieve that.

If he plays another 2 years he can break all joe montanta's play-off records, get over 500 touchdown passes, and if he tops that with a 2nd super bowl, i think he vaults to #1.

So he would basically retire with every regular season and post season record and 2 titles. Long shot but not impossible.

OTK · Aug 4, 2008

New Money said:
Brett still has a chance to go down as the greatest qb of all-time, he needs another super bowl win though in order to achieve that.

If he plays another 2 years he can break all joe montanta's play-off records, get over 500 touchdown passes, and if he tops that with a 2nd super bowl, i think he vaults to #1.

So he would basically retire with every regular season and post season record and 2 titles. Long shot but not impossible.

No way. The guy has had a great career, but he's not even top 5 of all time, possibly not even top 10. I like him (although this shit is starting to annoy me), but you can not call him the greatest ever when he's blown the season for his team twice in the playoffs with INT's and has thrown more picks in his career than any other QB in history. He's too careless with the football and he costs his team some games because of it. A QB like that can never be considered the best of all time IMO.

DrunkenHorseplayer · Aug 4, 2008

The competition for the starting job is a charade; they'll judge Rogers to be the better QB (rightly or wrongly) and then cut or trade Favre.

Harvey Dent · Aug 4, 2008

Citing an NFL executive with "close ties to clubs in the NFC North," the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the Packers called the Vikings about Brett Favre on Friday to let them know Favre is available in a trade.

You knew this wasn't the end. The Journal-Sentinel believes Favre's arrival at camp is the first step towards a trade. "They’ve kind of said through one of their guys that if Favre did report they would potentially trade him within the division," the unnamed executive says. Talks between the Vikings and Packers aren't substantive yet, however, and the executive doesn't think Minnesota would give up more than a fourth- or fifth-round pick. Still, reports like this aren't going away until Favre is in another uniform. Aug. 4 - 12:16 am et
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

nwfloridadude · Aug 4, 2008

Harvey Dent said:
Citing an NFL executive with "close ties to clubs in the NFC North," the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the Packers called the Vikings about Brett Favre on Friday to let them know Favre is available in a trade.

You knew this wasn't the end. The Journal-Sentinel believes Favre's arrival at camp is the first step towards a trade. "They’ve kind of said through one of their guys that if Favre did report they would potentially trade him within the division," the unnamed executive says. Talks between the Vikings and Packers aren't substantive yet, however, and the executive doesn't think Minnesota would give up more than a fourth- or fifth-round pick. Still, reports like this aren't going away until Favre is in another uniform. Aug. 4 - 12:16 am et
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

I believe the same. I don't care what kind of smoke the Gm and the rest are blowing.He will be traded within 10 days. I'd put money on it

NewMoney · Aug 4, 2008

nwfloridadude said:
I believe the same. I don't care what kind of smoke the Gm and the rest are blowing.He will be traded within 10 days. I'd put money on it

okay, i will bet 2k against it. We got a deal?

nwfloridadude · Aug 4, 2008

New Money said:
okay, i will bet 2k against it. We got a deal?

If you are willing to do it at Matchbook i'm in. 10 days (even money) from the time when the funds are in the exchange screen (I will ask them to put it up under their "X-Bet" feature). I have funds in there right now and can do it as soon as you are ready..Deal?