Brett Farve "asks" to be released

[jeromechickenbone]

I'd love to see him in Minnesota.  They would be fucking sick.

and lol @ unnecessary quotation marks

["THE" MoSav]

LOL@ Jamarcus Russel>Favre in 09
YOU GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!
Not to mention the fact his best wr got his face smashed the fuck up 

[elmizzy]

Not to "mention" Green Bay just anounced they do not plan on releasing Favre, and if he "returns" he would be back up. Looks like Farve won't "see" the field this year. "Hahaha"

["THE" MoSav]

Not to "mention" Green Bay just anounced they do not plan on releasing Favre, and if he "returns" he would be back up. Looks like Farve won't "see" the field this year. "Hahaha"

 
we'll see about that..First time Rodgers struggles here comes BRETT guaranteed. This leagues all about winning and winning NOW. First sign of trouble from Aaron and we see Brett if not before that. I still think he ends up somewhere else

[jeromechickenbone]

My guess is the Packers are going to activate him, say he's the backup but actually try to work a trade for him.  They're gonna try to get something for him.

[Fuck Your Existence]

 bitch shit by GB

[OchoCinco]

 idont want to see him in minnesota...all those teams gotta start developing there young qbs not bringin in some old fuck that doesnt know wat he wants in life....most interceptions by a qb ever > most tds by a qb lol

["THE" MoSav]

Favre>>Youre fav NFL Qb

[Fuck Your Existence]

Rally held to pressure Packers to reinstate Favre

ESPN.com news services

Updated: July 13, 2008, 8:06 PM ET

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Brett Favre's fans came to his defense Sunday, rallying outside Lambeau Field to pressure the Green Bay Packers to reinstate him as the starting quarterback.

The crowd of more than 100 chanted "We want Brett," and carried signs reading, "Favre for President" or "Favre Forever." Many in the parking lot wore No. 4 jerseys, tossed footballs and grilled.

"We've always appreciated the passion of our fans," the Packers said in a statement. Team spokesman Jeff Blumb said there would be no other comment.

The rally in Green Bay, Wis., was the brainchild of brothers Adam and Erick Rolfson, who on Friday tried to think of a way to keep Favre in Green Bay. Another rally is planned for Monday night in suburban Milwaukee and every Sunday thereafter at Lambeau Field until Favre is back.

The brothers also are demanding an emergency meeting of stockholders "to help control the fate of our quarterback," Erick Rolfson said.

A message left for Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook, wasn't immediately returned Sunday.

Favre retired March 6 after 16 seasons with the team. He changed his mind and asked for his release because it appeared the Packers were not receptive to having him play again.

On Saturday, general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy said they didn't plan to grant Favre's request. And while Thompson said Favre could rejoin the team in a "different role," the Packers were committed to going with Aaron Rodgers as their starter.

Speaking later to ESPN.com's John Clayton, Thompson said he is prepared to accept Favre's return and not necessarily as a backup.

"It's not accurate," Thompson said of the AP report that Favre would come back as a backup. "We don't know what role that would be. He can come back as an active member of the Green Bay Packers."

Thompson reaffirmed to ESPN that the Packers won't release Favre. He would not discuss trading the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Thompson said he had not received any inquiries from other teams as of Saturday morning.

"I don't want to deal in hypotheticals," Thompson said. "Brett is still retired. I know that there has been a lot of publicity about him being released, but if he applies for reinstatement, he will go back on the Green Bay Packers active roster and we will deal with it then."

Rodgers, who is playing in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe, Calif., is trying to block out the Favre talk.

"It's always difficult when your name is in the media all the time and there's a lot of speculation about different things," Rodgers said.

"I'm just trying to enjoy the weekend...I'm just focused on that, on working out and going back to Green Bay next week for training camp."

"We wanted to create a forum for fans' voices to be heard," Adam Rolfson, 36, told The Associated Press by phone. "I don't understand how you deny somebody that threw for 4,000 yards [last season] a starting position. I can think of at least 25 teams in the NFL that would jump at the opportunity to have Brett Favre be their starting quarterback."

They had hoped Sunday's rally, only a day in the making, would have attracted more people.

Packers fans are divided on the 38-year-old quarterback. While Favre clearly has his supporters, others seem weary of another offseason of retirement-related drama.

In an unscientific poll on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Web site, 47.2 percent of fans said they wanted Favre to play for the Packers next season and 46.5 percent said he should "retire already." Only 6.3 percent of the 17,000-plus fans who voted in the poll as of Sunday afternoon wanted to see Favre play for another team.

The Packers said if Favre wanted to play for them, he had the chance when he told them a few weeks after his tearful goodbye news conference that he was having second thoughts. With Thompson and McCarthy preparing to fly to Mississippi and seal the deal on a comeback, all Favre had to do was say yes. He didn't.

"Ted always wanted Brett back," McCarthy said. "We always wanted Brett back."

In an interview with the AP on Saturday, Thompson called the situation "gut-wrenching."

"We understand where the fans are coming from," he said. "This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through."

The brothers, from the Milwaukee suburb of Pewaukee, started making random phone calls Saturday from the Green Bay white pages urging people to attend Sunday's rally and visit their Web site www.bringbackbrettfavre.com.

At the rally, they asked fans to vote on whether they wanted the team to make Favre the starter, whether Favre or Rodgers gives the Packers the best chance at the Super Bowl and whether Thompson should be fired if he trades or releases Favre.

The Web site is selling "Favre 08" shirts, bumper stickers and yard signs. Erick Rolfson, 32, plans to turn his Wauwatosa mortgage company into "Favre '08 Headquarters."

"Last time we checked," he said, "Green Bay is a publicly owned franchise and is owned by the people in the community and by the stockholders, not Ted Thompson."

LOL so much for the fans "gettin on board" huh rodgers?

[Don Jacob]

Favre>>Youre fav NFL Qb

hmmmm no

romo, peyton, brady, palmer, and MAYBE brees are all on the same if not a higher level than favre right now.

[S P I C E]

^^Yeah I have to agree with Jake here MoSav,  Favre is no longer a top 5 QB in this league IMO.  I am so sick of him,  the way he has conducted all of this the last couple of years has been pathetic,  it hasn't been fair to the Packers or their fans, just retire already.

["THE" MoSav]

LOL@not top 5, cmon Spice...Brady and Peyton I will give you, BUT THATS IT. Romo, maybe. But who would u deep down rather have for one game? Romo or Favre, spice? All hate aside..Be Honest..And Favre>>Palmer, Roth, And Brees.
2008 he had 28 tds 95.6 rating, 66% percent Completions, and 4200 yds and remember he had 8 weeks of no run game and they were still scoring 30 a game and he looked amazing all year. Hes still top 3 imo, if not you can at least argue it and he is DEF top 5...
Look at all the talent Palmer and Bress play with, and they still led there teams to avg seasons...

[Don Jacob]

2008 was a very great year for him , you can't take that away from him, but that's after a few years of rapid decline from his mvp years....he had to respond that way if he wanted to retire on top like Elway, instead of on his ass like Aikman and Young. i think he still has what it takes to be a starting QB in the NFL, don't get me wrong but it's like Jordan when he came back the second time. he's good but he's no longer the top d-o-double-g.


Peyton, Brady, Romo, Palmer, Brees and Big Ben...Definately going to be better than Favre if he comes back.



I really don't care if he comes back or not, he's a great player don't get me wrong, one of the greatest of all time. But i think it's time to hang em up....Rogers has been patiently waiting.....if he were drafted by San Fran he probably would be talking about playoffs right now, but he's takling about his first starting job almost half a decade into his career. throw the kid a friggin' bone. look how long it took the cowboys to find their next Roger ....then... Aikman.....look how long it took the colts to find their next Unitas, look how long it took the steelers to find their next Bradshaw, hell the 49ers, bears, and dolphins are still looking for their next guy! isn't it about time to pass the torch to somebody else at Lambeau?

[Fuck Your Existence]

Romo, Palmer,  Big Ben...Definately going to be better than Favre if he comes back.

LOL

also favre has earned the right to play as long as he wants. if gb wants to go with rodgers than let brett play somewhere else,simple.

[Don Jacob]

^ why is that funny

favre is past his prime  and isn't going to be playing in the same system and stadium he's been playing in for nearly 2 decades. he's past his prime.


Romo is still peaking. Palmer is still peaking, Brees will probably have another excellent season. Big Ben will come up ....well BIG.  i just don't see Favre coming back and doing what he did last year that was a special year...and the more days that go by, the more hours that pass, the more games brett endures, the more the other qb's in the league will surpass him.


brett is one of the greatest, and he's earned the right to do whatever he wants. but i think it's time for a new era already.