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<blockquote data-quote="Hauschild" data-source="post: 250786" data-attributes="member: 1638"><p>I'll stick by my assertions until somebody can convince me otherwise, which isn't happening now.</p><p></p><p>The fact of the matter is that as a 17 year veteran of Favre's stature HAS earned the right to play on "his" terms. Whether it's right or wrong is immaterial to the discussion because it leads people astray from that which is important.</p><p></p><p>Favre is like Bill Gates was. Anybody really believe Bill Gates was treated like "every other employee" at Microsoft??? Of course not. To believe otherwise is naive. In Brett's case, fans' over-loyalty forces them to think irrationally. Everybody realizes football is a team game and many want to believe every player gets along like choir boys and nobody disagrees and the "boss is always right"....yada yada yada. But the fact is, some players ARE treated differently - be it right or wrong. If you fight that obvious truth, you will make life painful for your organization and fans, as we all can vouch for now.</p><p></p><p>What I'd really love to know is how much, exactly, Brett Favre means to the Vikings and the NFL in terms of revenue generation. Minny pays Brett 12.5 million in 2009. A day after he signed with Minny, he sold 5 million-worth of jerseys and season and single-game tickets. I have no idea what the total is at this point. Then, one wonders about the revenue Brett's responsible for generating thru TV contracts, endorsements, etc. How many additional people will tune in Monday nite because of that unbelievable 32 yard TD pass last weekend??? I'd venture to guess he generates over 100 million annually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hauschild, post: 250786, member: 1638"] I'll stick by my assertions until somebody can convince me otherwise, which isn't happening now. The fact of the matter is that as a 17 year veteran of Favre's stature HAS earned the right to play on "his" terms. Whether it's right or wrong is immaterial to the discussion because it leads people astray from that which is important. Favre is like Bill Gates was. Anybody really believe Bill Gates was treated like "every other employee" at Microsoft??? Of course not. To believe otherwise is naive. In Brett's case, fans' over-loyalty forces them to think irrationally. Everybody realizes football is a team game and many want to believe every player gets along like choir boys and nobody disagrees and the "boss is always right"....yada yada yada. But the fact is, some players ARE treated differently - be it right or wrong. If you fight that obvious truth, you will make life painful for your organization and fans, as we all can vouch for now. What I'd really love to know is how much, exactly, Brett Favre means to the Vikings and the NFL in terms of revenue generation. Minny pays Brett 12.5 million in 2009. A day after he signed with Minny, he sold 5 million-worth of jerseys and season and single-game tickets. I have no idea what the total is at this point. Then, one wonders about the revenue Brett's responsible for generating thru TV contracts, endorsements, etc. How many additional people will tune in Monday nite because of that unbelievable 32 yard TD pass last weekend??? I'd venture to guess he generates over 100 million annually. [/QUOTE]
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