Ugh, Brett Favre
Once again, the drama show that is Brett Favre announces his un-retirement.
Brett Favre, who only three weeks ago said he planned to remain retired, changed his mind yet again Tuesday, agreeing to join the Minnesota Vikings after all. It’s the second time in two years that Favre announced he was retired, only to reverse course soon after.
The Vikings, who had courted Favre throughout the off-season only to be left empty-handed on the eve of training camp, planned to address the media later Tuesday. When Favre initially said he would not come back, Coach Brad Childress said the team would move forward with the quarterbacks on its roster and had no interest in Favre.
What is it with these superstar athletes and their mid-life crises? Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Brett Favre… Can these guys not find a new hobby to occupy themselves?
Tags: Brett Favre, Football
Is it possible to play one’s way OUT of the Hall of Fame?
Probably just a rhetorical question, but it’s clear that Favre no longer makes the players around him better, he’s just doing it b/c it’s the only thing he knows how to do. You can bet that it will be a sharply-divided Vikings’ locker room that awaits him, and that he’s the cause of the division.
His behavior can now officially be described as ‘pathetic’.
Why doesn’t he just open car dealerships in Wisconsin?
I hope that team implodes now. He’s coming off as quite the narcissist. Wait…he’s BEEN that way.
I’d take Favre over McNubbins.
Don’t you already have Sick…I mean Vick now? STFU. 😛
Tom Cruise is the poster child, but here is what’s troubling you all about Favre:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/09/magazine/the-year-in-ideas-a-to-z-acquired-situational-narcissism.html
You’d take Dick Cheney over “McNubbins.”
Thanks for the article EK – acquired situational narcissism. I think that describes a lot of crazy behavior of people in the public eye.
Can we all please give the Brett-bashing a rest?! As a Packer fan it will be a little weird seeing him in purple, but it’s not MY choice or MY life. For God’s sake, the man is only forty years old, he’s still a better quarterback than what the Vikings currently have, and he and the Vikings have both apparently agreeable terms. So none of you haters out there have ever had a change of heart or changed your mind? He’s been pretty up front about his feelings all off-season both physically and emotionally, and the Vikings still pursued signing him. If Favre wants to play, he should be allowed to try and live with the results, good or bad. The Vikings seem cool with that, so let’s all just give the bashings a rest and enjoy watching the play of a man who truly LOVES the game! P.S. Nice comparison with Lance Armstrong — he ONLY proved this year that he could STILL won the Tour de France.
Michael Jordan also won championships after his un-retirement. I’m a Packers fan too, but I think all those guys had a mid-life crisis. Favre has been a big drama king – yes, no, yes, no.
So let’s see — a sociopath who tortures animals wis welcome back into the NFL, and we get cheers from this site.
An upstanding citizen whose personal behavior is generally pretty good returning to the NFL is greeted with derision.
Says a lot about the values of some folks around here.
RWR, I hate both Vick and Favre.
UI… Michael Jordan retired WAY before his time in 1993. He did it while grieving for his murdered father, and was not in his right mind. He should not have retired then. So when he came back two years later, he was still in the prime of his career, and was able to go on to win 3 more titles.
Favre has had a remarkable 16 year career, and he will go to the Hall of Fame. But he should have retired three years ago. His continued on again off again antics have alienated many of his fans and admirers, and reveal him to be a rather self centered narcissist.
Brett Favre is a football player. If he still wants to play football and is capable of playing and making a roster, why shouldn’t he.
Should Bill Clinton stop working in the public eye if he has something offer, just because he is past his prime in regards to political power?
How about Jimmy Carter, or Al Gore?
Obviously they are in different fields, and the public work Clinton, Carter, and Gore accomplish is more important than being a quarterback for an NFL team. But the principal is the same, if you have something to offer society you shouldn’t stop doing something you love because you are older and past your prime in your field.
Put another way, if your quarterback politically was Dan Quayle, wouldn’t you do everything you could to get Bill Clinton on your team?
Different way of looking at it, Jeff. I am not sure it is analogous. But it is interesting.
“But he should have retired three years ago.”
Why? He is still better than 1/2 the quarterbacks in the NFL. I’ve read speculation the he just didn’t want to go to training camp 🙂
“and reveal him to be a rather self centered narcissist”
And your point is? Really, he’s a quarterback, not Mother Theresa. I’d certainly agree that he is risking his legacy, but it’s his legacy, not mine.
Phil Simms is on record as regretting retiring when he did, and has always advised Favre to keep playing until he can’t. And based on the first half of last season, Favre still can. IF his injury is healed, he’s better that anyone else the Vikings have. Actually he may be better than anyone the Vikings have with a broken leg… 🙂
hey knock it off brett is a “f in” genius! come back and beat the packers, he’ll accomplish another record,,the ONLY NFL player to have played and beaten EVERY NFL TEAM in his career!!
( and as much as a “PLAYER” that BILL CLINTON was ) BRETT does’nt need him on his team!!!
RwR wrote:
Boy that Republican-selective-memory works in sports as well. RwR thinks that a drug addict is an “upstanding citizen”. LOL.
Hey Jeff and Delaware Dem. This is about football, not BS politics.
Brett Favre has been a quality football player over his career – and even showed promise at the beginning of last year in a tough division. However, football is the most grueling game played today. Favre could win 8 – 10 games this year and may even get the Vikings into the playoffs because the division is weak. However, the playoffs will destroy the Vikings whether Favre is still starting for them or not. Either he won’t be able to go the distance, and will falter like last season or he will get hurt and the back-ups will choke. Go GB.
He should do hunting and fishing shows in Wisconsin.
nemski, if your last posting is about brett torturing animals, you are targeting the wrong guy…VICK ( remember?)
no, favre didn’t torture animals. he was addicted to drugs. I was just sarcastically pointing out that RwR likes drug addicts.
Favre conveniently is un retiring so he will miss training camp. What a joke.
nemski, the key word is “WAS” , he picked himself up just like (I THINK) BILL did from his sex addiction !
once a drug addict always a drug addict.
true statement
Yeah, nemski — those evil people who develop an addiction to prescribed medication for pain! If they were upstanding citizens, they wouldn’t have been injured or suffered from chronic pain in the first place.
Thank God that Chairman ObaMao will take control of our health care so that such folks don’t get those medications and learn the value of suffering!
rwr spills out one lie after another.
Nemski — have you ever had to live with someone who suffers from chronic pain? Who is physically dependent on those medications just to function in something that resembles what the rest of us would define as normal? Have you ever had to sit with such an individual and listen to their doctor tell them that the federal government has defined downwards the acceptable dosage of their medication, and that they will therefore not get that medication because the doctor will lose his license if he prescribes the effective, medically effective dosage in violation of the government standards?
If not, kindly STFU — and understand why I am suspicious of any plan to inject more government bureaucrats into the treatment decisions of such individuals, one of whom is my wife.
rwr, the fact that you are playing favre as completely innocent in his addiction makes u either a fool or a liar. pain killers wasn’t his only problem, alcohol was a bigger issue. his nickname at atlanta was “barfly”.
MEMSKI, I WORK IN A LAB AT A GREAT HOSPITAL AND I KNOW THAT BRETT IS “not” STILL ADDICTED. GOD , CAN’T YOU TELL!!
are u drinking?
just to clear something up, rwr called vick a sociopath and held favre up to be an upstanding citizen. all i pointed out was that his history shows he’s not.
I hope he has enough to pull out a final Super Bowl like John Elway…
So Brett Favre says this yesterday regarding him signing with Green Bay’s rival, the Minnesota Vickings:
Way to stay classy Brett.
just checking out the BRETT FAVRE blogs and came across this NEMSKI,
and this sounds like more political motive on her/his part. BUT what I want to say is I really regret voting for this “CLOWN’
What do you mean by “even the liberals are questioning your intelligence?”
I hope Favre steps it up this season and does well for his team.