President Mark Murphy thinks Favre is coming back

[packer4ever]

I just heard on ESPN radio that Brett just announced he'll be back 2008 yeehaw bra

 

[Ryan]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome if it's true. Not seeing anything on ESPN.com or Packers.com yet though...

 

[Pack93z]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like I get to collect.

 

[packer4ever]

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Well I just caught the tail end of it on the radio, and my buddy called to tell me too, so either we're both wrong or my local radio station is playing a very cruel joke

 

[DoddPower]

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Well I just caught the tail end of it on the radio, and my buddy called to tell me too, so either we're both wrong or my local radio station is playing a very cruel joke

I just saw something on nfl network saying that Brandt (sp?) expects favre to return next season as well. I'm pretty sure it's legit.


Yeaaaah! One more time baby!

 

[tromadz]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awww, I just wore my #4 jersey to work last night, I cant wear it again...

or can I?

 

[billv]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CEO said at a luncheon that he expects Favre to come back. He expects the decision will be announced this week.

so I think it's all a little premature.

 

[eap33]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3267834

 

[pack_in_black]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's another related link:


usatoday

MILWAUKEE (AP) — New Packers president Mark Murphy believes Brett Favre will return for his 18th season after Green Bay's run to the Super Bowl ended one game short.
"My guess is that he's going to come back," Murphy said Wednesday at a Milwaukee Press Club luncheon. "The team has gotten better around him and is in a position to really do great things next year."

A message left with Favre's agent, Bus Cook, was not immediately returned.

Favre had a renaissance season in 2007, setting numerous league records leading the NFL's youngest team to an NFC North division title and the NFC championship game at Lambeau Field.

Everything seemed aligned for the Packers and Favre to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1998, but Favre threw a costly overtime interception against the Giants, who won 23-20 and went on to become Super Bowl champs.

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Murphy, who played eight years in the NFL with the Redskins from 1977-84, said that Favre continues his annual rite of winter in Wisconsin because it's hard to prepare for the rigors of another season.

"When we watch the games on Sunday, you see the joy and how much fun he has with the game and obviously he's still playing at a high level," Murphy said. "What you don't see is all the work that he has to do all through the offseason. The training and the grind of it."

Murphy, the former Northwestern athletic director who formally replaced Bob Harlan as the Packers' top executive on Jan. 28, said he anticipates a decision in the coming days.

"I think he still enjoys it, particularly the games, and he has a passion for it, but it's not as easy of a decision as some people might think," Murphy said.

Most of Murphy's major franchise decisions were made before he formally took over, with Harlan locking up general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy to five-year deals in the wake of the successful season.

"Bob was really smart, and I supported it, locking both of them up with long-term contracts right as we made the transition," Murphy said. "I really feel good about the future of the Packers. I think that has really given me the luxury of time. I don't feel the organization is broken in any way."

Instead, Murphy said the early part of his tenure as team president will center on league issues, including the collective bargaining agreement and revenue sharing.

"There's a level, a sense that the agreement is costing the clubs a lot more than they would like, more than the previous agreements have cost them, but I think it's all part of negotiation," he said.

Murphy has a unique prospective with any labor disputes on the horizon.

He was the assistant executive director of the NFL Players Association for four years after his playing career ended, including during the 1987 strike.

"If you look back over the history, one of the biggest changes in the relationship between the owners and the Players Association was the '87 strike," said Murphy, who credits former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue and union boss Gene Upshaw for mending fences to establish a good working relationship that resonates today.

Of course, big labor issues mean much less than championships in Titletown, the league's smallest outpost.

And Murphy, a former defensive back, said the Packers have their best shot to win again with Favre, who threw for 4,155 yards last season with 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions to earn his ninth Pro Bowl nod.

"If Brett Favre comes back, as I said before, I do think it gives us our best chance to win a Super Bowl next year, just with his experience, his knowledge of the game and his leadership ability," Murphy said. "Nothing that a defense does to him fazes him or surprises him. He really can take advantage of defenses when they leave themselves vulnerable."

 

[tromadz]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this is just Murphy's guess?

 

[PackOne]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do it .... do it.

 

[DGB454]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has to come back for 1 more. He has too. Maybe 2 or 3.

 

[Zombieslayer]

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So this is just Murphy's guess?

So far, yes.

 

[longtimefan]

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So this is just Murphy's guess?

So far, yes.

yes it is just a guess..no official announcement is pending

 

[tromadz]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This only adds more pressure on Favre. I'm sure he's pleased. Why does Murphy hate Brett?

 

[longtimefan]

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This only adds more pressure on Favre. I'm sure he's pleased. Why does Murphy hate Brett?

Nahhh he really wont hate him after tomorrow

 

[Heatherthepackgirl]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

 

[longtimefan]

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I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

Well hold onto your ******* tomorrow

 

[rabidgopher04]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This isn't news, it's just speculation by another person in the organization.

 

[PackOne]

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I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

Well hold onto your ******* tomorrow

Spill it longtime.

 

[longtimefan]

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I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

Well hold onto your ******* tomorrow

Spill it longtime.

Word is announcement comes tomorrow

But what does that little birdie know :wink:

 

[walz1]

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Where did ya here this???

 

[tromadz]

FAVRE IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we might want to have the title of this thread changed.

 

[Heatherthepackgirl]

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I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

Well hold onto your ******* tomorrow

LOL....holding

 

[longtimefan]

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I hope this is true....I will be so excited..

Well hold onto your ******* tomorrow

LOL....holding

I said TOMORROW..Unless you just like holding onto them anyways