Favre’s return won’t come this week
June 22nd, 2009 – 6:12 AM by Judd ZulgadThis is no guarantee that there won’t be more Brett Favre-to-the-Vikings news this week. However, it’s a safe bet that Favre won’t be officially joining the Vikings for the next eight days.
That’s because coach Brad Childress is departing on a fishing trip to Alaska this morning and isn’t scheduled to return until next Monday. Childress will be joining his friend and Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid for some rest and relaxation. Childress, of course, served as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator under Reid before becoming the Vikings coach in 2006.
Childress will be a busy guy when he gets back from Alaska and it won’t be all because of football. His daughter, Cara, will be getting married July 11 in the Twin Cities area. I’m guessing she has requested that her father doesn’t help introduce any future Hall of Fame quarterbacks to the media around that time.
Favre, meanwhile, will continue to throw the football in Mississippi in an attempt to see if his arm has made sufficient progress from the arthroscopic surgery he underwent in late May to repair a partially torn right biceps. Best guess on this thing is it happens just before training camp opens.
Here is what Sports Illustrated’s Peter King had to say in his Monday Morning Quarterback column about how Favre has looked in workouts: “Favre is throwing the ball with the old zip, evidently. Bob Papa and I had the coach of the high school where Favre is throwing, Neville Barr, on our Sirius NFL Radio show the other day. Favre’s been throwing at Oak Grove (Miss.) High School, and Barr said: ‘He looks good. He said it was still a little uncomfortable, but I thought he threw the ball well. He had a lot of velocity and zip on it.’ It’s a matter of time, as we all know. Only a setback in his throwing will stop him from being at Vikings camp.”
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[…] [Vikings] Free Agent QB Brett Favre Will Not Sign This Week? It’s a safe bet that free agent quarterback Brett Favre won’t be officially joining the Vikings for the next eight days. That’s because coach Brad Childress is departing on a fishing trip to Alaska this morning and isn’t scheduled to return until next Monday. Childress will be joining his friend and Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid for some rest and relaxation. Source: Star Tribune […]
announcement will be next friday. Stay tuned.
i’m back!
whats funny to me is EVERYBODY has had a problem with OUR QB’s & saying ALL we need is a GOOD QB and we’ll be a SUPERBOWL TEAM. but now we have the chance to get Farve ppl are STILL sayin we don’t have a chance i think that means ppl are gettin scared!! lol@ALL u vikings haterz…LETZ GO VIKES 2009
check this out!…Mike Florio Monday, Jun. 22, 2009 - 11:41 a.m. ET
With the connection between the Minnesota Vikings and quarterback Brett Favre getting clearer by the day, it’s time to begin pondering the things that could occur once the partnership becomes official.
Here are 10 things that Mike Florio predicts could happen once Favre finally gets his way and gets two cracks at the Packers in 2009.
1. Childress’ hot seat gets hotter
Vikings coach Brad Childress is entering the fourth year of a five-year deal, with no sign of an extension and plenty of reason to be worried that he needs a great season to keep his job.
So if Childress gets his way and gets Favre, the pressure is on.
Brett Favre and Brad Childress
To his credit, Childress likely realizes that he’s making an all-in move. And it’s hard to blame him. The bottom line is that Favre is better than any of the quarterbacks currently on the roster; thus, adding him will only improve the Vikings’ chances in 2009.
Whether it’s enough to save Childress’ job remains to be seen.
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2. Vikings carry four quarterbacks
There has been speculation regarding whether Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels will be dumped if/when Favre arrives.
One possibility to keep in mind is this: Neither.
Jackson knows the offense intimately. Rosenfels doesn’t. And his reps with the first team will drop dramatically once Favre is on the field.
So Jackson could be the guy to step in on game day if Favre gets hurt, and Rosenfels could be the guy to take over in 2010.
That leaves John David Booty, whom the Vikings might try to slip through to the practice squad. But they played that game in 2007 with Tyler Thigpen, who was snatched up by the Chiefs.
Bottom line? All four quarterbacks could be on the 53-man roster.
3. Favre can never return to Wisconsin
The problem with superstars is that, eventually, they believe the moniker is permanent.
Favre, for example, believes his fans in Green Bay will realize that his plan to stick it to the Packers isn’t aimed generally at the Packers, but specifically at GM Ted Thompson.
The ultimate damage that Favre does to his legacy in Green Bay likely will depend on the success he has in Minnesota. If he somehow does in one year with the Vikings that which he managed only once in 16 with the Packers, it might be prudent for him to never set foot in Green Bay again.
Like most superstars, Favre will think he can talk his way out of it. If he ends up running around the field in Miami with the trophy named for the greatest coach in Packers history, the greatest quarterback in team history immediately will become the franchise’s biggest villain.
4. Chicago Bears sign Plaxico Burress
The Bears had captured plenty of buzz when they swung a deal for quarterback Jay Cutler.
Favre’s return to the division will steal much of the Chicago thunder, and it could be enough to get the Bears to up the ante in the quest for control of the NFC North.
They’ve undoubtedly contemplated the possibility of beefing up Cutler’s stable of targets by signing Plaxico Burress. Even with Burress facing a suspension to start the season, the Bears possibly will accelerate efforts to see the Vikings’ effort to seize the black-and-blue buzz — and to raise them.
5. Green Bay Packers pay Greg Jennings
Favre’s frustration with Packers management arises in part from Thompson’s unwillingness to spend big money on free agents.
Soon, we’ll all find out whether Thompson will pay big money to the players he drafted who have become stars.
At the top of the list is receiver Greg Jennings. Once Favre formally arrives in Minnesota, Thompson might feel compelled to soothe the natives, who might be upset that the 2008 trade of Favre to the Jets couldn’t keep No. 4 from winding up in Minnesota eventually. The best way to change the subject might be to get Jennings locked up for the long term.
They’ve got the cap space to do it, and they’ll have every reason to ensure that one of their best young players is fully motivated to fend off Favre and the Vikings.
6. N.Y. Jets start Mark Sanchez
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum swung for the fences a year ago in trading for Favre.
And Tannenbaum whiffed.
To make matters worse, the bat flew out of Tannenbaum’s hands and cold-cocked former Jets coach Eric Mangini on the head.
This year, Tannenbaum went in the other direction, moving up in the draft for a quarterback the likes of which this particular franchise hasn’t seen since Joe Namath.
Amid some indications that Kellen Clemens might end up as the starter, the resumption of Favre’s career virtually guarantees Sanchez will be at the top of the depth chart. The last thing Tannenbaum needs is for Favre to thrive on his new team, and for the guy whom Tannenbaum picked to replace him being unable to beat out the guy who wasn’t good enough to keep the Jets from trading for Favre in the first place.
7. Week 1 gets much more interesting
Speaking of Mangini, he’s now the head coach in Cleveland.
Speaking of Cleveland, the Vikings play there in Week 1.
And that’s why so many people are fascinated by the twists and turns of the NFL. After the Jets won back-to-back road games against the Patriots and Titans last November, who could have envisioned that Favre and Mangini would be on the same field in Week 1 of the following season — neither of which wearing green?
8. Jared Allen gets a positive influence
Last year, the Vikings made a big splash, trading for defensive end Jared Allen. Allen’s hard-living lifestyle nearly derailed his career before it could get off the ground.
And Allen reminds us of Favre, another guy who in his younger days played the role of the stereotypical hell-raising football player.
Though Allen has managed to stay out of trouble during his time in Minnesota, having a guy like Favre around could help ensure Allen remains on the right path.
Unless Allen takes out Favre’s knees during practice.
9. Adrian Peterson’s Career Is Extended
During running back Adrian Peterson’s rookie season, he suffered a knee injury against the Packers. Though he narrowly avoided a serious season-ending ligament tear, the PCL sprain required time to heal.
But there was a sense that Childress wanted to rush Peterson back to the field, in an effort to continue the attempt to parlay Peterson’s phenomenal rookie season into a playoff berth.
In 2009, with Childress realizing his job is on the line, he might be tempted to give the ball to Peterson until he shatters into a million pieces.
With Favre around, it won’t be necessary. For the first time in his career, Peterson will have a quarterback who’ll be able to take advantage of the mismatches resulting from so many running backs crowding the line of scrimmage.
So, as a practical matter, Peterson will see fewer touches in 2009 — and this will serve only to make him available to play pro football for more seasons.
10. Matt Birk becomes Tiki Barber
Again, it’s unlikely that Favre will propel the Vikings to the Super Bowl.
But it’s not out of the question, and that would be bad news for center Matt Birk, the Twin Cities native who opted not to give the Vikings a hometown discount.
As a result, Birk could end up being the next Tiki Barber — the guy who left his long-term team a year before it busts through to a championship.
The difference, of course, is that Birk is still playing. And his new team, the Ravens, is no slouch.
In the end, maybe Birk’s new team will face his old team in the Super Bowl.
Again, it’s a long shot. But it’s no crazier than the chain of events that has brought Brett Favre to the brink of becoming a Viking.
Mike Florio writes and edits ProFootballTalk.com and is a regular contributor to Sporting News. Check out PFT for up-to-the minute NFL news.
[…] The Minneapolis Star-Tribune states that the Vikings might have to wait another week before making an official announcement regarding Favre because Minnesota head coach Brad Childress is off on a wild Alaskan adventure with his colleague and friend Andy Reid. Wait…Childress and Reid are on a wild Alaskan adventure right now? Together? That has to be more of a story than Favre, right? […]
I taught Coach Chili some MMA moves before he left, just in case he needs to fight off a grizzly bear in the wilderness, or Andy Reid at the buffet line.
Chilly probably went on this trip so he wouldn’t have to deal with the media if they do announce Favre’s return this week. Hmmmmmmmm…
Stay Tuned…..
Lots of good stuff here. ‘cept ‘blackviking’ is a little suspect about his Packer Fan stats. The REAL fans there know who done the crime and it wasn’t the butler’ Let me ask you big fella:
1- Who lied about ‘chartering’ a jet just to gly to Hattiesburg to beg Favre to come out of ‘retire’ for the Pack in ‘08?
2- Who hurried the maintenace crew to quickly tear out Bretts’ locker as soon as Brett said ‘I quit’ (for now)?
3- Who lied again a said he ‘chartered’ a jet to fly down to see Favre to beg him to come back ( when the plane was already in Florida for the owners,GMs & Coaches off-season meeting)?
4- Who lied again when he said he sat with Brett & talked to him about coming back but made sparse small talk and then finally blurted out..”where do you want us to send your locker!!!?”
5- Whose idea was it to hire Wash.DC “Spin Dr.” Ari Fliescher to huddle with the Packer Exec. Comm in a secret meeting at a MILWAUKEE hotel ro work out a public relations strategy to unload on the public to cover up the criminal disaster the Packer Org had sprung against Brett?
6- What was the strategy that the “Spin Dr” devised and WHO sprang it to the public?
7- Whose idea was it to get NFL Comm. Goodell into an act where he had never gone before with any other team?
8- How was that little bit of seem ming collusion accomplished?
9- Why didn’t Goodell act on Bretts’ application for re-instatement within the 24 hours he was REQUIRED to approve or disapprove by League & NFL Players Union Agrement?
10- Did Goodells’ ‘false start’ manage to encompass enough bypassed days to ensure that any return by Favre to Green Bay would NOT be in time for him to appear for the ‘family night’ event at Lambeau?
11- When the ‘impasse’ was finally resolved and it was publicly announced that Brett would be welcomed back with open arms since he agreed he would compete with Rodgers for the starting job, whose idea was it to lock Favre out of the locker room..deny him a copy of the play book..bar him from attenting the family night practice game sidelines, restrict him & his wif wife, Deanna, to view ‘family night’ from the Executive Boxes above the field & out of sight of the fans?
12- Whose pre-drawn idea was it, even tho’ Favre was officially told he was welcome back, to seclude Brett in a special meeting with McCarthy (& who knows who else) in a secret ‘grilling’ that was supposed to be a one hour routine conference, turned into a 6 hour waterboarding?
13- Was the resulting rejection of Favre by McCarthy the result of a pre-concluded standing order by Ted Thompson that Favre was to be determined, as a result of the ‘waterboarding’, to be not in the frame of mind to play for the Packers?
14- Was the whole scenario pre-designd to waylay Brett from returning to his beloved city & team and sandbag him as well from making a reasonable training camp start with a new club?
Do you people have any idea what kind of heartbreak was dumped on a Hall Of Fame QB who gave 16 years of himself to a little burg in iceland? Was he not entitled to ‘unretire”?
Tell ya what,’blackviking’, you got some digging to do if you want to even be a Viking fan.
Gatoraide, you think you have all the answers? You are wrong on several issues.
The main issue, Favre could have easily been the starter in GB if he was willing to commit to the team and join them for OTA’s, prove he was going to take the time and train and do what is necessary for a 39 year old to compete at a pro level for 16 games, something TT and McCarthy told Brett he needed to do.
Maybe TT went down there and when Brett confirmed he wasn’t working out, that is when the meeting was over?
When late May and June came and went, he kissed that opportunity goodbye. His body failing last year is proof the guy doesn’t train like he needs to in order to stay healthy at his age for 16 games. Same can be said for this year??
Clearly Favre has earned the right to unretire. But it doesn’t give him the right to unretire and just decide a few weeks before the season that he wants back in and assume the club will be there for him.
I have some inside information of my own. On July 2nd last year, the day Favre texted the Baloxi Blues that there was “NO TRUTH” to the rumor he wanted to unretire, his wife Deanna was blabbing with some friends that they could actually wind up playing for the Vikings. That’s funny. Why would Deanna be predicting the future when Brett really wanted to play with the Packers.
Truth is, Brett kissed his opportunity goodbye when he colluded with the Vikings before he was a free agent last summer. Why should the Packers play ball with Brett when he’s talking to the Vikings coaches? Pretty funny way of showing the Packers what a committed, team player you are?
Favre earned the right to unretire, and TT and company certainly didn’t handle the situation right. But if Brett was a team player and committed to the team vs. committing to screwing with the team, he would still be a Packer.
Hey ‘mcgr80″. You got it! You bought the answer to my question #6!! You and the handful of other bi-polar un-fans bought right into the Packer ‘Spin Doctor’ program. Congratulations. If you play your cards right, you can be among the first to buy a copy of the book which has the rest of the crime in detailed truth.
I notice you didn’t try to answer any of the other questions about the Packer Org crime against Brett. Looks like I stuck you where most of the gas was in your balloon. You know,’80′, the REAL intrigue involves the Goodell involvement. How’s come you don’t dig into THAT one, cowboy? Never mind, I know why…it’s because you is one of THEM on the untruth squads at 1265 Lombardi Ave & you don’t like it when people start asking questions.
You obviously really don’t have any FACTS about anything. You are just another smear artist like the ‘Spin Doctor’. In fact, you sound an awful lot like ol’ “Big Eyes”, Ted Thompson ( He is the ‘blinkin’ one of the we-three-trio..’winkin’,blinkin’, & odd. Any guesses who the other two are? It doesn’t really matter ’cause they are all interchangeable. There is even a place for you in there somewhere…it’s called ‘brainwashed’ but that will only fit if you qualify above neuron-deprived.
Have a nice season in Green Bay with a last place finish fo ‘09.
Florio is not credible, however, Peter King certainly is. Let’s pray this story is true and that Favre’s arm is close to being bionic once again.
As for Burress, I wonder if that contract will come with free ammunition and gun holsters??????? LMAO!
mcgr80,
you sound like a Puker fan.
Quit your whining and leave the room.
Funny how you Puker fans think this guy is your sole property and that no one else can have him. It is no wonder #4 yearns to exact revenge on your team.
Let’s hope he signs with Vikes and that in the 2 games he plays the Fudge, he can be heard screaming “vengeance is mine” from the sidelines!!!!
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