Report: Favre to stay retired
May 7th, 2009 – 2:35 PM by Judd ZulgadQuarterback Brett Favre will not sign with the Vikings and will remain retired, according to Yahoo! Sports. A source told the website that Favre informed Vikings coach Brad Childress that he wanted to remain retired in a phone call that took place sometime in the last day.
That is why Childress abandoned his plans to travel to Mississippi on Wednesday to meet with Favre about playing for the Vikings in 2009. Yahoo’s report says that Favre is expected to publicly explain his decision soon.
Favre’s decision comes as a surprise to many in the Vikings organization who felt he would take the opportunity to end a second consecutive retirement and play at least a season for the team.
Update: Childress declined comment through a team spokesman on Thursday evening.
180 Responses to "Report: Favre to stay retired"
“stay retired” for how long? untill the start of training camp?
Talk about depressing.
I am canceling my “season” ticket.
which means he wants to stay retired until after the mandatory minicamps and wait until training camp starts.
Thank God! Now we can once again get back to being excited for the Sage Rosenfels era.
I wonder if this had anything with Childress faxing Brett a copy of the Vikings Playpage….
Tomb
thanks…looks like Sage’s time has come and Favre’s has come and gone…
Brett’s press conf: 1. family 2. physical pounding 3. oh, did I mention the $20M to market for the Pack?
Go Vikes!!!!!
Favre is damaged goods, as far as I’m concerned. Just watch, as the weeks unfold, and training camp nears, he’ll want to come back. Do we really need that drama? Stay retired Favre. Please. Wear them Wranglers, and stay retired.
THANK YOU!!!
FAVRE = FLIP FLOPS
yesssssssssssss!
Yes! This is the best possible news Vikings fans could possibly receive. Brett Favre is not only too old and broken down physically, but his style of play is polar opposite to the run-oriented system the Vikings will employ. Despite what some say, there was never a symbiotic fit between the two parties. I’m not suggesting Sage Rosenfels or Tarvaris Jackson are necessarily the long term answer for the Vikings at qb, but at least 2009 will allow the team to make that determination. Signing Favre would have just delayed that qb competition yet another year.
I am with dre on this one
I have to agree with dre on this one.
BTW, Klink made his bed by drafting T-Joke and trading for Sage. If these guys do not work out, he should not be given a new contract or get fired. Simple.
PLEASE be true. Finally the world is a happy place again.
How about calling the Cards and inquire about Leinart. I believe he would be an updgrade over Sage and T-Joke.
If it’s true, that’s the best thing for the Vikes.
I was going to buy season seats for my family. But since farve isnt going to play for the vikings I will have to pass now.
Get on the phone with the Cards and ask about Leinart.
I hope he sticks to his word this time.
I would say the Vikes need to have some patience, and perhaps a new option will come available after rookie contracts are negotiated, cap casualties hit the market, and training camp cuts happen.
If not, Rosenfels is a servicable QB.
Well this is a real kick in the wranglers. No more As The Favre turns, no more Access Favre, no chance at the
“Brettrodome”.
But he doesn’t have anything left in the tank anyway.
Be thankful you viking fans only had to go through a couple of weeks of this soap opera. Although I don’t believe it’s really over. He needed a new twist when Manny knocked him off as the lead story on Sportscenter
Yahoo is joining the circus !!
Trying to get Brett or Chili to make some kind of statement…
I’m waiting to hear from one of them…
This is terrible. If you think it’s a good thing, and that Sage/Jackson will be any kind of an answer…no way.
All this does is allow guys like Winfield to get another year older and AP to face relentless 8-man fronts.
And if T-Jack ends up being the starter, I riot.
Psych! What else did you expect from Favre? He gives you a little maybe, then says no. Next week it might be maybe again. The week after it will be definitely not.
They should go after michael vick now
Gee, if they wanted a veteran to lead this high-powered offense, it would’ve been good to have a back-up plan about now. Too bad that with no Favre available, we couldn’t turn to Jeff Garcia, who would have done the trick; isn’t it just like Childress to get outmaneuvered by the Oakland Raiders, the worst organization in the NFL?
Maybe Childress just wanted to ask Brett how good Kellen Clemens actually is??
Is Yahoo! Sports really a reliable source of information?
This prima donna not coming to the Vikings is a VERY good thing.
Great job of “inside” reporting, Judd and Chip….NOT! Childress played you guys for stooges; if you haven’t figured that out, you’re dumber than I thought.
Great we are screwed now, we are stuck with a career backup and I can only hit my TE for QB’s. Hope all you guys that are so happy he is not coming will be that happy with the play of these two QB’s.
rubes can now rejoice - the 48th year of no SB wins will not be challenged.
Ahhh the familar yet comforting sound of - 8 and 8, 9 and 7, one and out are all around the corner.
Playpage, that was funny MattJones! Post of the day 
I can’t believe that you all thought Brett freaking Favre at age 40 is actually the key to a Super Bowl. I don’t get the attraction there… at this point he’s nothing but name recognition in what would’ve been a publicity stunt.
YES!!! Best news we could get. Don’t know what’s with all these Vikings ‘fans’ who have been falling all over themselves hoping we get this disease on our squad. Only thing he cares about is getting back at Ted Thompson. If he went 0-2 against the Pack were you morons thinking he’d really care about the rest of the games!?
Even at 40 freaking years old he is still lights years better than Sage or TJ.
The media is ticked off from being left out in the cold for to long…So what do you do then ??
Let a bunch of rumors fly to upset the fan base !!…
Why are the “sources” names being withheld ??…Close to the situation
my @#&….
Anybody know who the rocket scientist sports reporter was that reported Chilly left on a commercial flight to Hattiesburg on Wednesday night?
YESSS!!! Best news any true Vikes fans could ask for. Don’t understand all you loons who apparently don’t appreciate a quality rivalry and would be happy to have the most iconic symbol of it on our own squad. Not to mention you folks were probably also the same cats that were talking about how lousy he was the last few seasons before this nonsense started! You wanted a guy on our team that would only actually care about 2 games out of a 16 game season, unbelievable. I’m sure his heart would’ve really been in it if he were to go 0-2 against the Pack.
WOOT!!! Such great news. Let’s hope he doesn’t flip flop.
Jimbo - your are a bigger stooge for not only reading, but posting that garbage as well.
No way, Favre would be a slight upgrade for the first half of the season. In the second half of the season, when Brett’s body starts to break down again and out compeition gets tougher, then I’d take Sage over Brett any day.
Too many “Ifs” flying around about Favre.
Well without Farve we will have trouble being a 10 win team this year. Favre makes the vikings 3 times better then they are now. I hope Childress has a contingency plan………..
Then when your Sage starts throwing INTs and losing games, then you make sure you get on here and defend him then!
3 times better!?! That’s insane, you people give Adrian, allen, Winfield, WilliamsWall, E.J., etc, etc no credit. This is a team built to win, and the QB situation is not nearly as bad as everyone over-exaggerates about. Craziness… craziness.
petey, I’ve never had any problem getting on here and eating crow if need be. Don’t think that’s a threat at all… I’ll be here.
…And i don’t think Rosenfels will throw any more picks than that washed up gunslinger with no tools to be a gunslinger anymore would’ve.
Lets go T-Jack…….
Lets play some ball….
Go Vikes
Well I hope you like crow because with Sage as our QB you will be eating alot of it.
he would’nt have made it thru camp…..unless chilly has a don’t hit the qb rule.
What garbage, Faribo? I think Chilly knew all along he wasn’t going to get Favre. He did it to humor all the dreamers who thought this narcissist was goint to bring us to the Super Bowl. Don’t get me wrong; the quarterback situation on this team is tragic. But getting Favre is NOT the solution. I don’t think the Vikings locker room is big enough for his ego.
petey, in football terms instead of dickhead terms, can you explain why Brett Favre is THAT much better than Sage Rosenfels in 2009? It was a publicity move to increase sales… not a football move to increase wins.
durr durr because he’s a gunslinger, akvikesfan, he likes to throw it out there and doesn’t take well to being coached!
Ah man this is such great news. I never thought that I would be on a boat.
I think if Brett had gotten the arm fixed he would be better than any qb the Vikings currently have. He still was not the long term answer. Since it is being reported that he is staying retired Childress could now have locker room issues. While it is not the same scale as in Denver and so far Sage has said all the right things to the press what kind of message did Childress send to the QB’s ? Either way hopefully it is over with Farve.
I think we have seen enough of Jackson and should give Sage a chance. I have not seen Sage play alot but he has not had the supporting cast around him like he will have with the Vikings.
farve: I want to play.
childress: You’ll be competing for a job against 2 other guys and you’ll have to attend all of training camp.
farve: I’ll stay retired.
farve: I want to play.
childress: You’ll be competing for a job against 2 other guys and you’ll have to attend all of training camp.
farve: I’ll stay retired.
If Sage is such a good QB how come he has been a backup his whole career and with Favre you are looking at a first round ballot hall of famer when he does retire. There’s your two QB’s side by side!
Hey everyone. I am a packers fan. Hate me, whatever. Just wanted to give you a heads up on last year’s timeline. Although you should wish it was.
I love the Pack and Favre. I am a season-ticket holder. The queens are gonna be solid this year and favre will make you worse. He is a wily vet and you don’t need that. I think i’m preaching to the choir though in this blog.
“in football terms instead of dickhead terms”
That made me laugh.
Souhan should be happy, according to him the team is a shoe in for the SB with Jackson or rosenfels at QB LOL!!!!!!
YAHOO Sports????? ROFL!!!! NFL.com has nothing posted online and No major NFL insider has had it confirmed.
This is ****ing hilarious listening to all the idiot wannabe-football fans out here. Favre’s a flip-flopper, you idiots are the biggest hypocrites known to professional sports. I’ve read every moron’s post on these blogs for the past 48 hours, and every single one has been nothing short of sh*tting on themselves, gushing about how someone they hated for 16 years was coming to commandeer they’re rotten franchise. Now that he’s ’staying retired’… everyone’s jumping ship. Typical Minnesotan response. You clowns deserve nothing but the d-bags who write for this crummy paper, and the hopeless professional and collegiate teams residing here.
Ha ha. Both of your horrible quarterbacks will keep your team for ever doing anything but choking…cough cough.
exactly, Favre’s a name, a HOF name, but at this point he’s a name.
If his arm is healthy…
If he’s not a distraction…
If he’s not a diva…
If he can stand handing the ball to A.D. that much…
If he still has gas in the tank…
If his heart is still in it…
If he can get back to 2007 form…
If the price is right…
If the surgery only requires quick rehab…
DEFINETLY a popular name.
To me, that’s all there is, one sure thing and that’s the name that’ll be on the back of the jersey. Everything else is one giant “IF.”
Meat, you didn’t see me saying we should go get him. Oh, and by the way, what exactly are you referring to when you say “Meat Grinder.” That sounds not good, pal…
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And petey, i understand what you are saying, I really do… I just disagree. Rosnefels is not a superstar… he had issues taking care of the ball last year, and there is a reason why he’s never been a starter. But I also truly believe, that Favre has degraded enough at this point, that Favre would not be an upgrade. If you watch the film, he was immobile, making some really errant throws accompanied by terrible reads, and generally inaffective all together. He’s washed up and isn’t THAT big of an upgrade to Sage… that’s what I mean. I think he’d perform great for the firs tthree games (Lions, Browns, Niners) and then it’d be all down hill from there when he gets banged around a bit (hopefully not by MeatGrinder) and we start playing teams like the Ravens and Steelers.
I was so relieved to here this news. No matter what would of happened Brett Favre will always be a Green Bay Packer regardless.I’m hoping part of his decision was based on the legacy he built in Green Bay and the millions of fans that supported him through the years. Brett is an icon to us Packers fans much like AP is to you Viking’s fans. The thought of him wearing purple made me sick..I’m so elated that he made the decision he did. The Vikings will have there hall of famer some day (AP) Let the Packers fans have theirs. Him wearing purple just wouldn’t be right.Good luck to all you viking fans in what should be a great season…
Yo, MeatGrinder. You got a bad case of crotch rash or something? Are you not smart enough to realize a post like that just makes you look like a complete idiot and erases any and all credibility? Go back to the locker plant break room and… whatever.
you don’t sound like a Packers fan…
akvikesfan -
Do you suck your Dad’s cawk with that mouth?
wow.
Let’s see, Farve threw 22 interceptions last year. Which by the way, was the most in the NFL. So how was he going to be an upgrade?
I think meatgrinder has some issues:):)
Now that this dalliance is over (not that I think it ever will be until Game 1 starts), can we get serious and sign a real QB? Anybody? Anyone? How about a real coach?
hey packersfan…I don’t think AP has quite reached ICON status yet, and they haven’t yet started designing his wing at that building in Canton. He’s got a ways to go…..
Hey MeatGrinder,go fu_ck yourself a sshole
Meatgrinder sure types good with that plug up his a##.
Hey Gator 1… I know AP isn’t quite there yet but he will be someday trust me on that. He is going to be a future Hall Of Famer like Favre. AP is a superstar like Favre. You could see early in Favre’s career he would do great things much like you can see the same in AP’s early career. Vikings just need an above average quarter back to help him out a little.
Wow…I had dueling banjoes playing in my head after I read MeatGrinder’s posts.
That dude is definitely trolling for man-love.
MeatSucker, wrong blog site for that kind of thing.
I’d like to hear Favre say he’s considering signing with the Bears, just to see Cutler get worked up and to mess with Cutler’s head a little.
Brett Favre just wiped his arse with every gullable retard over at Winter Park along with all loser employees of KFAN, ecpecially that moron Paul Allen.
Paul Allen as usual let his love affair with this loser franchise get in the way of fact-based reporting and now he looks like a tool after saying that Favre was a Viking “90% chance.”
We look like such losers for having talked this whole thing up and the media has failed miserably in factually reporting this story.
Hey Chip and Judd…….you guys are weak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea Packersfan I really wanted Brett to play for us to help us win the big one but you know it would have not felt right to have him in purple and I am kinda relieved too that he is not going to play for us and end up tarnishing his reputation. You guys have a good season too.
Anyone beside me think the bears made a lousy decision taking Cutler? Cutler can change Jersey’s but can’t change the “its all about me” attitude he brings with him. If he cant handle Denver he won’t make it in Chicago. What a head case. The Bears screwed themselves. lol
Just another black eye on this loser franchise, I wonder why I root for this silly little weak team year after year.
DDS = PMS…
Looks like some Puker fans are trying out thr site ??
They always like some “whine with there cheese”…
Yahoo! Yahoo!
The sun just came out.
The Gods are greatly relieved!
I hate you Favre
Hey “I bleed Purple” cute phrase..and original:):) By the way it’s “whine with their cheese”
Hey “I bleed Purple” cute phrase..and original:):) By the way it’s “whine with their cheese”
Another year of missing the playoffs
rfortmann ~ I wasn’t sure if I should make it personal…..: )
Go Vikes and blogging buds !!
This is the BEST news all week! I predicted that this would happen this morning. It was Favre’s plan all along. He wanted to get some respect back by making the right decision but acting like he really wanted to come back. Just watch, he’ll use the “I just physically can’t do it, and Childress confirmed that for me”. Don’t believe me? Check out www.givechildresstheboot.com and see what I’m talking about. Moving on!
Wow, an entire website dedicated to getting rid of Brad?
That’s a whole lotta hate, right there.
I BLAME CHILDRESS!!!!!!!
Brett Favre doesn’t NEED to go to trining camp! He didn’t do it in NY, and often times, he didn’t do it in Green Bay! So BUTHEAD CHILDRESS insisting that he attends training camp & OTA’s, or not be a Vikings is why Brett isn’t coming. CHILDRESS: I HOPE YOU JUST SEALED YOUR FATE!!! GET THE HELL OUT OF MINNESOTA AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is just a way for Favre to say that he doesn’t want to participate in OTA’s with the Vikings. When June 15th rolls around, you’ll find that Favre suddenly wants to play again. He wants to ride in on his white horse and act like he’s the savior of the franchise. Until he or the Vikings come’s out and PUBLICLY announces that they have no interest in returning, your gonna have to continue to read all this crap. Trust me, until every franchise in this league says no to Favre’s behind the scene’s phone calls, you’ll be reading about Favre’s possible comeback. Favre will not retire until the limelight is taken away from him. He loves it too much to quit on his own. Just ask Cris Carter.
…and die?
Yeah, that’s an appropriate response.
LOL
I stand corrected. THAT is a whole lotta hate.
DOES ANYONE ELSE FIND IT WEIRD THAT NFL.COM HAS NOT POSTED THE STORY? AFTER THE LAST 2 DAYS OF FALSE STORIES WHY CANT THIS BE TOO? NOT 1 SINGLE NFL INSIDER HAS COMMENTED ON THIS.
I can live with it if Sage is the starting QB. I believe he can competently read a defense.
But I wish Jackson were cut. Here is a short list of people I would rather have on the Vikings roster than T-Jack…
The One-Armed-Drummer from Def Leppard
Gilbert Gottfried
Tom Green
Stephen Hawking
Wee Man
Sammy Baugh’s corpse
PR Nightmare for Childress. Why didn’t Braindead Childress just call Favre, ask him if he is interested, accept his answer, and then go on with business. Now he probably has 2 upset backup qb’s and still needs a starting qb. Childress could muck up a one man parade.
toledorio, they announced the story on “NFL Total Access” on NFL Network and it is now on NFL.com
ALL YOU SUPPOSED FANS WHO SAY YOUR NOT BUYING TICKETS AND NOT SUPPORTING THE TEAM JUST BECAUSE FAVREY ISN`T COMING TO MINNY ARE ALL A BUNCH OF LOSSERS. WHAT KIND OF TEAM SUPPORT IS THAT, BANDWAGON AT BEST. PULL YOUR HEADS OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAM THICK OR THIN OR GO AND BECOME A PACK FAN CAUSE THATS WHAT YOU ALL SOUND LIKE TO ME. LAY OF THE QB`S THAT WE HAVE, I`LL BET THEY DO BETTER THAN YOU LOSSERS THINK!!!!!!!!
siamese, nobody has confirmed it thought, that part is true. Everyone else is just like “according to Yahoo!”… which means nobody else has been able to draw that conclusion thru their “sourcces.”
I think this is just a typical Bus Cook Power Play to try and milk more money out of the Vikes for a QB that should have 25% off sticker on him becuase his expiration date has passed.
HEY PITBOSS LAST I CHECKED WE WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR AND WITH A QB NOT AS GOOD AS SAGE
I am soooo Happy Bret is NOT coming here!
LESLIE FRAZIER FOR HEAD COACH!!!!!!!
I agree with Williams Wall… in a less capitalized sort of way.
The vikings should bring in Levi Jones to counter Brett’s bluff… make him think that $17 million in cap space will go to another player… and then see what he thinks about staying retired… if they want Favre that is… which i hope they don’t.
super toe: while i once was a fan of jacksons’….your statement is a bit harsh. jackson was thrown into the fire way too early in his career. after brad johnson left…they should’ve gotten a replacement for him to start…and left tarvaris on the sideline holding a clip board. i blame childress for t-jax regression. for some strange reason or another he was desperate to get him on the field.
t-jax has a lot of upside….but right now we don’t need a lot of upside. we need somebody that can come in here take the keys to the car and bring it home in one piece. i think sage can do that. with tarvaris and gus we had average qb play and went 10-6. with sage i believe we will have above average qb play to compliment our stout run game and stout defense and we might get one or two more wins as a result.
let this favre isht die and lets move onto bigger things….like getting winfield inked and lets hear about how sage is taking to the offense and lets hear how ap is doing after gaining a few pounds. these are real points of discussion.
FIRE CHILDRESS!! FIRE CHILDRESS!! I hope those words haunt Brad’s nightmares!!
Hey Mike I agree with that. Anyone would be better than Chillie Dip Wad. Well maybe not Steckle.
Good lord, I mean I shake my head enough that there are people who always spell lose/losing with two o’s, but two 2 s’s? Well that’s something new.
I agree with Williams Wall, the QBs that we have will probably do better than the lossers think.
Sd, J.P. Lossman would beg to differ.
CHILDRESS IS NOTHING BUT A YUPPIE SCUM IDIOT!!
I HATE TO TELL YOU GUYS BUT THIS IS FAR FROM OVER. FARVE NEVER HAD THE PHONE CONVERSATION WITH CHILDRESS AND BUS COOK JUST SAID FARVE HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT RETIREMENT. THIS IS FAR FROM OVER.
I WISH ALL VIKES FANS WOULD JUST QUIT WHINNING AND SUPPORT THE TEAM. THIS IS WHY THE VIKES ARE GOING TO LEAVE MINNY. IF YOU WERE TRUE FANS YOU WOULD CALL YOUR REPS AND SENETORS AND DEMAND THAT A NEW STADIUM BE BUILT FOR THIS TEAM. THAT IS HOW YOU SHOW SUPPORT, NOT BY SAYING THAT YOUR NOT GOING TO BUY TICKETS ANYMORE JUST BECAUSE OF 1 PLAYER IS NOT GOING TO PLAY FOR OUR TEAM. YES IT IS OUR TEAM SO YOU BETTER START ACTING LIKE IT OR THEY WILL BE GONE, THEN YOU CAN REALLY WHINE CAUSE ALL YOU WILL HAVE IS NOTHING.
toledorio is right… Favre is just trying to stay on top of Manny on the ESPN ticker… this’ll drag on for awhile. Like I said, this is just a bluff to try and squeeze more money becuase the Vikes gave Favre ALL the leverage right off the bat in this deal. They’re in too deep…
williams, there are some people that don’t believe that we should be building a stadium for millionaires.
williams wall, typing in all caps is like screaming in someone’s eyeball…
hmmm… how long has Judd’s update been up there? I just noticed it. Chili’s a dork.
Hey williams wall:
I’ll buy a ticket all right! A ONE-WAY ticket for Brad Childress to Antartica!! Way I figure it, the temperature there should fit his non-exsistant lack of enthusiasm and fire to win games!
Only lossers whinn.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81034808/Favre-staying-retired watch the video. Farve will comeback.
Still trying to figure out how a QB that throws a league high 22 picks is an upgrade for the Vikes.
I think Brett Favre should go paly with the Detroit Lions FOR FREE….and then beat ALL the NFC NORTH TEAMS!!!!
THERE! That awtta cause some controversial comments!!!
Long time, no post. But this is ridiculous.
If you are a true Viking fan, how could you ever, ever, hope to see Favre in a Viking uniform?
Or think about this:
As a Viking fan, if you were to lose to the Packers, would you rather have:
A. Favre as your quarterback
B. Jackson/Rosenfels as your quarterback.
GO LIONS!!
norseman, couldn’t agree more.
Stafford ans Sanchez will fall victim to the same reasons why T-Jack hasn’t fully produced yet. They will be rushed out on the field and be expected to win way before they are ready. Although Stafford has 41.7 million reasons not to care.
norseman, the Vikings already know what they have in T-Jack. Rosenfels has been nothing but a career backup and I doubt Booty will ever be a starter in the NFL.
I have to admit I was sort of intrigued by the idea of Favre playing for us this year. But if he’s not sure or he’s not totally committed it’s better we found out now.
sorry about the caps but i just can`t take this stuff anymore. please excuse me but didn`t we build the twins one and aren`t there million dollar players on there roster
The income tax alone fromt he Player salaries and Vikings employees and stadium employees should enough reason to build a new stadium, IMHO
Hey Williams Wall: I’ll buy tickets alright….a ONE-WAY ticket for Brad Childress to leave Minnesota!
siamese,
There is one difference and ironically for the same reason. Rosenfels has never had the opportunity to compete for a starting job. When Schaub rolled into the Texans, he was named the starter immediately without question or competrition. In a similar twist, Jackson was annoited the starter and nobody was brought in to compete with him.
sorry about my bad spelling today, traveling, and typing on an iTOUCH is not as easy as it looks, haha.
Maybe we’ll get lucky!
and ALL of the Vikings players and personel will leave Winter Park, and leave Childress there by himself and the roof will cave in on him like it did in Dallas. One can only hope.
This has been so bizarre though. Favre had a meeting set with Chili and he didn’t even tell his own agent?? I really want to find out what happened.
So, according to Bus Cook, he knows nothing. And according to Scott Hansen of NFL.com, no one on the Vikings coaching staff was brought into the loop.
Only Childress, Spielman, and Wilf were aware of the details of the situation.
So, who is leaking these stories? Who are these “anonymous sources”. Seems like every credible lead we have heard about has turned out to be anything but credible.
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Which is exactly the way Bus Cook wants it….
Thats the best news i’ve heard all week!!!!!! I can’t believe most vikings fans actually wanted favre. Well I guess if you wanted Brett Favre as a vikings then you aren’t really a true vikings fan! Thats like peyton manning getting hurt and the colts fans wanting tom brady, ( well except for the fact brady is good!) Now lets quit complaining about our lack of a top quarterback and be happy we have the best running back in the league, one of the best rush offenses, and a top 5 defense. Oh and can we please stop pleading for childress to get fired. Coaches are hired and fired on performance and we just won the nfc north! and thats with what most fans constantly say is a quarterback that can win games!?!?
Where is Adam Schefter when you need him??
I think Judd has said “F@$% This!” after a long night of staying awake waiting for word from Favre and Chili’s meeting.
When this morning came and Judd found out that Chili had actually spent the night in Minnie sleeping like a bald baby, Judd got angry and went home to drink three bottles of scotch and catch up on sleep.
Apparently Access Vikings no longer works with Firefox. I thought I had been banned!
Once again, Brad Childress is left with egg on his face. Now he gets to try and mend fences with T-Joke and Rosenfels.
And to all you fans that were against Favre because he once played for our biggest rival I offer this advice: get over it. We missed out on a chance to upgrade what is arguably the weakest position on the team. And the fact that management was so aggressive in their pursuit of Favre should tell you that they don’t have a ton of confidence in what we currently have at the quarterback position.
You’re fooling yourselves if you honestly believe that Rosenfels or T-Joke are better options than a future Hall of Famer. Favre is one season removed from throwing over 4000 yards and almost 30 scores. That’s 10 more than T-Joke has for his CAREER. And for those who love to remind us all of #4’s interception issues, Sage has 29 career picks to go with his 30 career TDs.
It says a lot when fans are willing to accept mediocrity because they can’t swallow their pride…
… we may not even see him for three days. He’s had enough of all this BS and is going to wait until the dust settles. I don’t blame him, this situation is FUBARed.
scotch and sleep sound good to me. put some in my bottle, pop on the nipple and i`m napping for hours.
Hey Beavis, Scotch is cool. Uh huh huh, uh huh huh… Shut up Butthead!
yeh yeh hee hee
Uh huh huh huh he said nipple uh huh huh huh..
Blogging is cool.
HEy Butthead! Who said nipple?! Nipple NIPPLE NNNNIPPPPLE!!!!!!!
LOL
Wow! What a bunch of crap. Just wait and see….. I would be surprised if they story continues…..
Michale Vick??? Fits the team caliber….
SETTLE DOWN BEAVIS!!! you’ll blow our chance to score!!
Hey, thanks guys for making me laugh! I was so worked up over Favre not comming here, and blamming it on Childress, that I just didn’t know what I was gonna do! I almost felt dangerous! Well, not really….but I probably woulda punched Brad in the mouth if he woulda been standing here. But all this Beavis & Butthead talk made me actually Laugh Out Load….and brought back fond memories of afternoons matching MTV and laughing at stupid humour….Stupid humour is cool. LOL
LONG LIVE KING FAVRE!!!!!!
This story is FAR from over. The only people with any REAL information aren’t talking.
Don’t you find it funny that Brett Favre allegedly turned down the Vikings, yet Brad Childress and the rest of the organization still has “no comment”.
This isn’t over. Not by a LONG SHOT.
VM,
Relax dude, Vikes just had another good draft, AP should be able to run for 2,000+ yards behind the biggest OL in the NFL. It’ll be alright!! Really, can you imagine the holes Loadholt is going to open up for AP on the right side this year! AP for MVP!!
Yeah, that Loadholt is a FEEKING MONSTER! But…I still will be crushed if Favre doesn’t come. I have always been a Vikings fan, but I have to admit, I always loved watching Favre play! I admire the heart of gold, the love for the game and the gunslinging that he brought to the NFL. I even considered myself a Viking/Packer fan for many years…..but ONLY because Favre was there! When he left, I no longer cared about the butt-Packers.
LONG LIVE KING FAVRE!!
IMHO, I really don’t think he would be a great fit. If they were to pass 30-35 times a game then I would say sure, but when you have the “07″ OROY, last years rushing leader and I just think you need to keep giving the rock to AP. I also think Sage will beat out TJ and will be a pleasant surprise to a lot of people. There were a lot of people down here in Houston who thought the Texans should have gotten rid of Schaub instead of Rosenfels.
Good post, V-Mike. You may like this. Long live the King……….
The vikings suck with or without Favre, they will NEVER make the playoffs. Then listen to you fair weather pussy viking fans whine.
Yeah, whatever.
Hey, norseman, it’s encouraging to hear Sage’s college head coach say good things about him. He was also a coach of Percy Harvin’s, so that’s gotta be good.
Kennyrogers…
Yeah that YouTube thing was OK….I don’t know if I like the ending…his wife has always encouraged him to play if that’s what makes him happy.
LONG LIVE KING FAVRE!
MTB61,
That’s really mature.
Lets go T-Jack…..
Come on Homies, lets go.
Doesn’t matter who is QB.
We are defending NFC North Champs.
Go Vikes
Say it ain’t so
Klink went after Favre
to come to Minnesota
and save his freakin’ job
Even with the bait
that is Berrian, Harvin, and “All-Day”
Klink could not convince
the Mighty Favre to play
All that is left
is the nasty egg on Klink’s face
and still no QB
to run his KAO
So it is time to focus on
the 2009 season with Sage and T-Jax
but due to Klink’s decisions
there will be no SuperBowl
vikingsuperfan,
You must have a lot of time on your hands, or maybe it just took you several weeks to come up with that. You’ve been posting that stupid poem everywhere on the Internet.
What do you want, a pat on the back.
Good job buddy!
OK, things are calming down and back to normal. Everything is Chili’s fault again. (Good grief…)
Good night, Brad.
Good night, Brett.
Good night, Sage.
Good night, Chip.
Good night, Judd.
JDUBBS1280,
Did that offend you somehow? OMG, you are Klink!
OMG some people are just offended by remarkably stupid things I guess. Good job on the poem!
There are many teams with the name Lion. To clarify and until further notice may I suggest…
Detroit Lions = the 0-16 Lion
GOOD MORNING viking world it just became a bright new day all the way without brett yeah. super bowl here we come, watch out fudgepackers your on the run. chicagos done stick a fork in and watch detroit go 0-16 again. (sorry it`s just such a nice morning waking up without any talk of favrey…
Right, Will-Wall. The lead story today states:
FAVRE UNNEEDED WITH ROSENFELS IN VIKINGS’ FOLD
Not sure what to think of that, but it’s what we’ll have to go with.
yeah kenny…i think they’ll be fine w/out old underhand illegal forward pass guy anyway
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What the Hey, here? Is everyone pouting from being burned by the rumors? Judd? Chip? It’s OK, you were just chasing a lead and doing what you could. No harm done - we all had a little entertainment - sun comes up - rivers still run.
Get over it people. It’s not like it was a consensus good idea anyway. C’mon, guys, let’s talk about the draft picks and new free agents. SNAP OUT OF IT EVERYONE!!
this thing seems to be favre from over.
now childress is declining to address the media?? this is going to turn into a much unneeded circus and may become a distraction. i just hope sage remains a professional about all of this and stays the course to take the job from tarvaris. once a tarvaris supporter and now i support him to stand on the sidelines holding a clipboard. he clearly is not ready.
brett is not a instant remedy to our qb situation….this would totally be a fly by night decision that will come back and kick us in the ass.
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