Jennings on Favre: Let him go
July 11th, 2009 – 10:06 AM by Judd ZulgadGreen Bay’s Greg Jennings was on the receiving end of one of Brett Favre’s most memorable passes. It was Jennings who hauled in a 16-yard pass from Favre two years ago at the Metrodome, giving the quarterback 421 TD tosses. That moved Favre past Dan Marino for the all-time record in that category.
Now, Jennings is faced with the prospect of seeing Favre on the opposite sideline twice this season as a member of the Vikings. But Jennings doesn’t seem all that concerned about the possibility.
“I don’t care,” he said Wednesday after working out with a group of NFL players at the Bierman complex on the University of Minnesota campus. “I’m like, ‘Let him go.’ To each his own. We’re focused on what we’re doing in Green Bay and if he shows up in that purple jersey then he’s the enemy now.”
Packers players have chosen their words carefully in discussing their former teammate this offseason. But it’s clear that they are glad they won’t have to deal with the Favre distraction again this summer. The Favre saga dragged on in Green Bay during training camp last year after he decided that he wanted to return from retirement the first time. Eventually, the Packers traded Favre to the New York Jets. Green Bay finished 6-10 in Aaron Rodgers’ first season as the starter.
“It’s the beauty of the game,” Jennings said of the fact the Favre distraction won’t bother his team. “Last year we had a lot of ‘What ifs?’ That “if” was kind of floating around above everybody’s head. But this year there is no doubt about who’s the guy. We’re coming in solid, everybody knows what to expect from everyone else and there’s no excuse. I’ve said that all of minicamps, the OTAs and everything. There is no excuse this year. We know what we have as a team. We can’t keep using the fact that we’re a young ballclub. We’re going to always be a young ballclub until we grow up someday and so we’re growing up. It’s all on us.”
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Who’s Greg Jennings ??..Does he play football ??…Aaron Rodgers doesn’t ring a bell either ??…
I guess they must not be very good…Or else I might have heard of them before..
GO VIKES !!!
[…] The man who caught Brett Favre’s record setting touchdown pass number 421 has a healthy attitude regarding the potential return of his former quarterback to the NFC North. "I don’t care," Greg Jennings said after a workout earlier this week. While that may be a tough outlook for the rest of Wisconsin to adopt, it’s worth questioning whether Jennings even truly feels that way. He sounds rather happy the annual Favre drama is behind him. "Last year we had a lot of ‘What ifs?’ That if was kind of floating around above everybody’s head. But this year there is no doubt about who’s the guy. "We’re coming in solid, everybody knows what to expect from everyone else and there’s no excuse. I’ve said that all of minicamps, the OTAs and everything. There is no excuse this year. . . . It’s all on us." Jennings appears to realize that Favre’s likely decision to play for the Vikings will not determine Green Bay’s fate. The Packers have enough young talent hitting their prime to win the division. And no matter annoying Favre’s summer waffling has become, how can football fans not be intrigued by the compelling storylines his return would create? "I’m like, ‘Let him go.’ To each his own," Jennings said to Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "We’re focused on what we’re doing in Green Bay and if he shows up in that purple jersey then he’s the enemy now." Love the part about :IT’S ALL ON US" __________________ http://packerhq.net/home/ […]
vegas has us at 19 to 1 to win it all……might be worth a 500 bet….bound to change after BF signs!
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He sure had a lot of comments for a guy who says, “I don’t care”… lol
Right Ed, he’s talking and he can’t shut up. But he sounds like a nice guy and I wish the best for him and his team,haha,NOT!
If you really read what he said and don’t skim over it fast, (like SOME people I know), you have to feel a little sorry. “I don’t care. Let him go. To each his own.” He says they have to “grow up someday and so we’re growing up. It’s all on us.”
Aw, like sands through the hourglass, such are they Days Of Our Farve.
[…] Packers WR Greg Jennings is the latest current player to speak out about the return-to-be for quarterback Brett Favre. Jennings told the Star Tribune that he’s more than happy that the drama about Favre coming back to the Packers is done, and that he feels fine if the QB does end up in purple playing in Minnesota. […]
[…] Packers WR Greg Jennings is the latest current player to speak out about the return-to-be for quarterback Brett Favre. Jennings told the Star Tribune that he’s more than happy that the drama about Favre coming back to the Packers is done, and that he feels fine if the QB does end up in purple playing in Minnesota. […]
[…] He feels the same way about Favre to the Vikings as a lot of Packer fans: […]
shut up jennings, 6-10 you got one more 6-10 then your coach and gm are gone, so go spend some of tat dough of urs on sum women
[…] He feels the same way about Favre to the Vikings as a lot of Packer fans: […]
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I don’t care….
Ray Edwards does not approve of this blog topic.
I dont care either. Not what Ray Edwards thinks, nor what Greg Jennings thinks. And I dont care what VikingJ says. But… you know, does anyone?
gr8scot on Chili: Let him go
Hey Brad Childress is a great something or other.
Watch your back CC
[…] Packers WR Greg Jennings is the latest current player to speak out about the return-to-be for quarterback Brett Favre. Jennings told the Star Tribune that he’s more than happy that the drama about Favre coming back to the Packers is done, and that he feels fine if the QB does end up in purple playing in Minnesota. […]
Apparently Favre is STILL not throwing pain free… according to Ed @ ESPN….. may wait on his decision at the last minute right up to training camp. Brother….
Reminds me of a song… “On and on, on and on, on and onnnnnnnn….. ”
[…] Packers WR Greg Jennings is the latest current player to speak out about the return-to-be for quarterback Brett Favre. Jennings told the Star Tribune that he’s more than happy that the drama about Favre coming back to the Packers is done, and that he feels fine if the QB does end up in purple playing in Minnesota. […]
[…] Packers WR Greg Jennings is the latest current player to speak out about the return-to-be for quarterback Brett Favre. Jennings told the Star Tribune that he’s more than happy that the drama about Favre coming back to the Packers is done, and that he feels fine if the QB does end up in purple playing in Minnesota. […]
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