An open letter to Mr. Favre
Dear Brett Favre,
Dear Brett Favre,
It’s been a while since I’ve written to you. Last time was several years ago and it was an unabashed fan letter. You see, I have this thing I try to do – when I think something nice about somebody, I try to make it a point to tell them. Because, really, what’s the point of thinking it if you don’t share it with that person? Back then, I often thought: “Gee, that Brett Favre seems like a good guy – honest, hard-working, unselfish – total team player both on and off the field.” So I wrote that. I think it was over a year later, you sent me a cheesy mass-produced postcard with a picture of your family and something printed on it. Gee, thanks. But no big deal – I expected less.
Back then, when I was your biggest fan, I believed every word you said. I didn’t know then about your own personal dressing room and how you never dressed in the team locker room. Gee, what a team player. How very Barry Bonds-like of you.
Anyway, Brett, I take back everything I said in that letter. You and I – we’re done. In my eyes, you’ve tarnished your legacy.
I watched you on HBO’s Joe Buck Live the other night. I saw how the normally pointed Buck turned all mushy and lobbed you softballs and traded quips with you and never really asked anything of any substance. I listened to you refer to yourself and the Vikings as “we” and then rolled my eyes when you said that you were “maybe” coming back to play.
And then, I heard you use the most ridiculous analogy to describe your leaving the Packers – you compared yourself to Vince Lombardi (how dare you) and him leaving to coach the Washington Redskins. Brett, you’re no Vince Lombardi and, last time I checked, the Redskins have never been in the Packers’ division.
I have no problem with you coming back to play. Seriously, you have every right to do so. Go for it – I don’t care.
What bothers me is your insincerity and your inability to be straightforward. If you really “just wanted to play,” then why did you ask for a release from the Jets and specifically seek out the Vikings? Be honest. You had a job. You left that job with the specific goal of executing your own personal vendetta against Ted Thompson. For an almost-40-year old, that sounds pretty immature.
My armchair psychiatric analysis says that you’re addicted to that rush of fame, fortune and attention. How else to explain your constant need to be in the media spotlight every spring and summer, texting ESPN reporters with rumors of your return? Maybe you and Lindsey Lohan should hang out together.
But, like I said, it’s definitely your right to seek employment anywhere you choose. All I know is that I’ll see you on November 1st at Lambeau Field. I’ll be sitting in Section 136 proudly wearing my Aaron Rodgers jersey that my husband bought me to replace the Favre jersey. (I should have listened to hubby years ago – he was never a big fan of yours.) When you run out on the field, I won’t boo – that’s not my style. But when our D-line breaks through and plants you on the tundra, I’ll be cheering more loudly than anyone else. You see, Brett – I’m a Packer fan.
Sincerely,
Karen
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What does it matter if Brett Favre wants to play for the Vikings? When he tried to come back and play for the Packers, Ted Thompson didn’t want him. If the guy wants to play, let him play. Who cares? I still have my wall of autographed pics and shelf of memorabilia that I collected while he was a Packer and it’s staying right where it is. I will not be purchasing anything with him in a Viking uniform as I am still a Packer fan. But I personally would like to see an interview with Ted Thompson after Favre and the Vikings trounce his team. I hope the Packers do well this season, but if they falter like they did last season, I’ll always have Favre to cheer for in our division. Hey, at least he didn’t go to Chicago.
Go Pack Go!
Saints, please turn in your Packer fan card – you are not one of us. Cheer for a Viking??? Are you kiddin’ me. And here’s a tidbit for ya, what happens when Brett gets his rearend handed to him by Kampman or Woodson takes one in for a Pick 6? Will you boo hoo for Bretty or will you slide back on the bangwagon. Do us all a favor and pick a new team to cheer for.
Kudos – Well said!
Saint 82270 that is. Again, well said!
The Packers didn’t want Favre so no can whine that Favre is playing for some other team – including playing for the Vikings. They didn’t want him but they did’nt want the vikings to have him. Boo Hoo! Now he MAY or MAY NOT be playing prospectively for the vikings. If he does, good for him. Your t-shirts are in bad taste!
Im still a brett fan and always will be. Its only football an entertainment sport. People are taking this way to serious. I dont agree on the choice he’s made but he’s only human and not god. Its his life not our’s. Who are we as Packer fans to decide what team he plays for. Will be hard to see him in a purple uniform but would we execept anything else from brett? He’s always kept us guessing til the end.
All well said. I was always a Favre fan, but most of all a Packer fan. That’s pretty tough for me at times since I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and in my younger years was a Bear fan.
When I think of Favre going to play for the Vikings (all my in-laws are Vikings fans)I’m always reminded of Jim McMahon ending his career with the Packers, heck he even got a Super Bowl Ring as backup to Favre. I wonder what the Bear fans thought of that one?
Deb…poor taste? Are you JOKING?!!
Favre retired…they moved on. He was under contract yet he continued to try to push to make the team do what he wanted! Its not the first time…the Packers were/are NOT his team. He is one player on the team. I am sick of people turning on the Packers…do me a favor, when Favre finally retires for good, please find a new team! We don’t want losers who back single players, that isn’t what football is about!
You are a Packer fan or a Brett Favre fan…. not both. You Favre fans are dead to me. I hope Clay Matthews breaks Favre’s leg.
I’m with you Joe!! It’s about the Packers. It’s not all about Favre!! He is not a team player. I was one of the stupid people who cried over all the retirement tapes the first time. I thought that there could never be a better player or person to look up to. Wow, was I ever wrong. I ordered a t-shirt and will wear it proudly. He was so stupid to not retire and stay retired from the Packers, let him get what he deserves.
Can Brett Favre really play for whoever he wants? Absolutely. Can he run onto the hallowed Lambeau Field in a Vikings uniform strictly out of personal spite and hatred of Ted Thompson? Sure he can. But, are there going to be negative consequences to a selfish action? You better believe it, and that’s the fans right to disinherit their once beloved hero if he sides with the enemy. If you love Brett Favre, then root for the Vikings this year… go right ahead. But for me and the rest of the Green and Gold faithful we will be cheering on A-Rodg and the Pack, and when Raji plants him in the turf and he lobs up one of those oh so familiar wounded ducks that ends with a Woodson Lambeau leap, it will feel 100 times sweeter then if Tarvaris Jackson had thrown it. BRING IT BRETT!!!… and to all those Favre fans… do us a favor and stay off the Green Bay bandwagon when this blows up in Favre’s face. He made his choice and so did you.
Right on Shawn; You said a mouthful. All those Brett Heads seem 2 forget the sobbing episode on T.V. the last time he retired. Boo Hoo he knew right then and there what he was going too do if he ever got the chance. But wait before i come back out of retirement I think I’ll scoop up some quick cash with an S.I. special edition. Not only will I make some easy bucks but it will be all about ME!!!!!!!!And that folks is the bottom line. Brett only cares 4 himself not you not the Green Bay Packers never did never will. Don’t feel bad we all took a puff of the smoke he was blowing up our ass. But to defend him only makes it look worse. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. Thanks 4 the memories. I’ll never forget you Brent
I’m glad you are an “armchair”
psychiatrist because you do not
know Brett Favre. Obviously he
knew you were not sincere in your letters (that’s why you received a “manufactured” family photo) because I received
a hand-written response to my
letter and request to him at the most important time of his life…..and that is when the Packers refused to take him back. Brett is “for real”. When you see the smile on his face after a touchdown you know he is not there for the money. What do you really know about him? Where did you get your information? Did you sit down and talk to him? Did you spend an entire day with him like I did. Put your stupid media information aside and learn what Brett is really about. You poor thing. Living off of the media must put you into turmoil…..wear your shirt…cut him off…do you think he cares about you. Guess what….he cares about football and most importantly he cares about me. I am almost embarrased to respond to your ignorance but you pushed my button. While I still like the
Packer team….it will take all of 16 years for them to get where they were without Brett Favre. Shame on you….you really never cared about Brett did you? Sylvia O’Malley
Yawn?
These Favre-fanatics are frightening.
Too bad they can’t see through the smoke screen.
SYLVIA,
My god, get a grip. I am going to say it like no one else is willing to do. The Guy(Favre) is a straight up Dick. If he walked into a bar and sat down next to me I would get up and leave, because I can’t stand people like him. Even when he was this hero that everybody loved he was pulling Diva crap like having his own dressing room and rules. I’ll start practice when I want to start. Sound like any other dicks you know? (Barry Bonds) I am glad you had your day with your hero. There is no way I could spend an entire day with a dick who only cares about himself. How many times during your day with Brett did he tell you how awesome he is. How many times did he cut you off mid-sentence to talk about himself. Screw Favre, I am so happy we have Ted Thompson and aren’t still dealing with this crap. What a mark of a true leader. He did what was right for the team despite the fact that his decision would be terribly unpopular with the fans. Now that takes true guts. Unlike you “hero” mr. I am a total dick Favre.
All I know is that Mr. Favre
did not resort to any foul
words to make a point. A sure sign of ignorance on your part Mr. DB. Brett is a true gentleman and actually never talked about himself or his fame throughout the entire day. As for Mr. Thompson and Mr. McCarthy….they spoke with “forked tongues” when they openly lied to the public throughout the entire retirement fiasco. My feelings are based on the truth….where do your feelings come from?????
Ah yes, the media strikes again my friend.
Sylvia, you just contradicted yourself. Unless you were in the meetings between Brett, Teddy T and McCarthy, you are using what you heard in the media to say that Teddy T and McCarthy spoke with “forked tongues”.
If you know Brett Favre personally…longer than your day together, I suggest you stop reading these posts. Its a sports blog and people are nasty. It happens all the time. It is probably safe to say that none of us, save for Mr. D.B., truly hate Brett Favre as a person. We are just fed up with the circus. Brett has done great things for local charity, the Packers and the State. Currently, however, he is acting like a knob.
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Rumors have simmered for days regarding Brett Favre’s repeated mixed messages in the breakfast nook. Today, speculation turned into confirmation when his wife Deanna boiled over at a 4-H board meeting.
“He is driving me crazy,” the emotional Deanna admitted. “He’s eaten pancakes every day for the past 17 years. Six pancakes. But Sunday, out of the blue, he says he wants another!” Witnesses reported audible gasping from the crowd.
“I told him, ‘Brett, I already put everything away.’ That seemed to sink in, cause he just nodded and said, ‘You’re right, sweetie. I’ve had enough.’ I thought, Whew!” Relieved laughter filled the room.
“But then Monday he does the same thing. So I made him another batch.” At this, a female board member fainted. Deanna paused as medical personnel checked on the woman. She was fine,” The QB’s better halfback continued. “I told him, ‘You better sleep on this, mister, because I need to know what your plans are!’ I mean, I draft my whole shopping list around #4. It’s just not fair for him to keep changing his mind!”
Mrs. Favre cocked her hip. “Today, he wanted another helping. Again. I made it for him. But before I started cleaning up, I asked him ‘Are you sure you’re done?’ He said, ‘I know I can eat, but I don’t think I want to. And that’s what it really comes down to.’ So I put everything away and was wiping down the counters when he says, ‘Hmmm, baby, you got any of that batter left?’”
“I told him, ‘Absolutely not! Brett, I made you seconds after you said you were done. Now you’re asking for thirds? I don’t think so. You made your decision; now be a man and stick to it.’”
The future Hall-of-Famer’s spouse revealed that Favre then rummaged through the freezer, emerging with a box of frozen waffles. Local fans are not pleased. “Brett Favre is pancakes. I just can’t imagine him as a waffler,” said a shell-shocked Bobby Joe Akers.
But Favre remains unrepentant. “I talked to Elway and Marino and Gretzky. They all basically said the same thing: ‘If you think there’s any chance you still have that hunger, then keep going.’ And they’re right. I’ll know when I’m finished and nobody’s gonna tell me different. Sure, I already had seconds, but, dang it, what if in one or two hours, I get that empty feeling again? I’ll regret it the rest of the day, knowing I was still hungry but had denied myself. I don’t wanna look back with any regrets.”
Officials at Betty Crocker, maker of Bisquick Pancake Mix, refused to comment on the QB’s defection. But reports out of Battle Creek, Michigan say Kellogg’s overnighted a case of Eggo Waffles to Favre’s home. “We’d welcome Brett Favre with open arms,” a company executive said on condition of anonymity.
Thank you Stevegoat for your comments. I was not referring to the media….Thompson and
McCarthy both appeared on TV
and personally assured the public that they knew nothing about Brett
Favre and Terrell Owens….the lie came from them not the media. And, you are correct….I am out of these blogs….nice talking with you.
Nice job Stevegoat. You got rid of one of these lunatic Favre lovers. If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I sure hope to God Mr. Favre signs with the Vikings. It will give everyone of us who feels wronged by our boyhood idol a chance to see him eat every ounce of crap he has dished up over the last 2,,,wait no… 3,,, wait no… 4,,, man,,, i don’t even remember how long Favre has been playing the Diva game. How many years has he been pulling this $hit. Anyways, after he gets fed his a$$ and has to play a couple of cold weather games and decides he just can’t do it, maybe he can go hang out with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carrey!
You just don’t want Favre to come here and beat your beloved cheesepackers. If he doesn’t, well then it was a failed experiment. But if he does beat your team, it will be the end of WORLD for you cheesepackers. You treated him like a god for so many years and now you act like you hate him and don’t care he’s going to a rival.
We’ll see you twice this year, crying after losing when AP goes 150 on you and Favre throws a bomb to Berrian.
Good luck!
Dear GoVikes,
As your name implies, I am assuming you are a Vikings fan. If this assumption is correct, it is only logical to think, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that you have hated Brett Favre for the past 17 years because he and the Packers have time and again smacked your poor excuse for a team around the field for 60 minutes two times a season. I seem to remember a game not too long ago where your team scored….wait let me think, 0 points and your beloved running back got hammered by a cornerback. A hit which put him out for 3 weeks. I also remember players of your beloved team running over meter maids, squirting water on refs, losing at home in the playoffs, chartering love boats and using wizinators.
Please refer to the “H” section in the dictionary….there about 1/3 of the way through, your will find the word “hypocrite.” Please memorize these words and think about it the next time you try to post in a Packers or Brett Favre blog.
Sincerely,
JDub
Dear JDub,
I can tell you have some pent up aggression. Yes, all that stuff did happen, can any fan control ANY of that? But what’s funny is, it’s still not as bad as your GOD coming your rival. Thanks for the ‘lesson’ on hypocracy, you really GOT me. And you’re right, I hate Favre and always will. I can’t control what happens to the Vikings, I just have to sit back and watch. So if he comes here, then so be it. The reason it feels so good is, not because I love Favre and want him here, it’s because I love to see and hear Packers fans squirm and try to keep their cool when really inside they are fuming. We’re going to win here and we’re going to win in Lambeau. And it will be under Favre’s arm and AP’s legs. Good one about AP getting a helmet to the knee too. He still ended up with…how many yards? Oh yeah, 1700 and who won the division? Go crack another 12 beers and eat some cheese.
Again, good luck.
The year JDub is talking about the Packers were 13-3 and won the division. And a beer joke/rip coming from a Vikings fan seems to be the pot calling the kettle black.
The outcome of this season’s Pack vs Vikings games is not the point (no one knows how they will turn out), the discussion here and the point of the website/shirts is that Favre is a D-Bag, which you seem to agree with.
As a Vikings fan, I’ve hated Favre for the last 20 years but I’m okay with anything that breaks up the Brett Favre Church of Wisconsin.
The two Vikings-Packers games this year will be insane, I think we can all agree on that one! Good shirts guys!
While I love arguing with Vikings fans….kinda like arguing with a 5 year old over the spilled juice on the floor…I have to admit that not even I could have predicted how ludicris you Vikings fans have become. I have sat in Lambeau with fans from just about every team in the NFL…and one thing comes to mind when fans of purple and gold are in the stands….losers hell bent on showing the world just how pathetic human beings can be.
First off, my GOD died about 2000 years ago; he is not still drumming up attention over a vendeta he has against his former football team. Favre’s arm is dead, and if you think you will win if he is “using it” on Sunday’s you are mistaken. AP is your team. Not Favre.
Now, it is time to go “crack another 12 beers” and eat some fresh cheese curds.
Have fun rooting for a team who will be 2500 miles away in 2011, and provides it’s “fans” with another heartbreaking loss late in the year. Prepare yourself……
Well said Karen, well said.
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