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<blockquote data-quote="PackersRS" data-source="post: 250796" data-attributes="member: 1429"><p>But I'm saying that, human nature or not, when you act like this you're putting yourself above the team.</p><p></p><p>I can't say precisely how I would act, because I haven't been told that I was a god for 16 years, and I haven't been given permission to act however I pleased (Sherman years).</p><p></p><p>However, being as I am now, the Green Bay Packers is my team, and Pro Football is not my way of living, I would absolutely question their decisions if I thought they were wrong, and would try my best to present the situation to them, but I would NEVER do anything that I thought could hurt the team. I would work my *** off, I would attend every OTA and Minicamp and try, as a veterna, to teach the young guys so they could help as soon as possible this team to win, because I love the Packers.</p><p></p><p>So, I've said it before, but to me there are 2 points. </p><p></p><p>1) Favre acted exactly like you said, and is not a traitor by any means, because it is his job, and nothing more. But the expectations some of us had of him, that he would ultimately put the team's needs above his were shattered, because he was never a real fan of the packers. He just had a liking for the team he played all this years, but no real sense of loyalty towards the franchise.</p><p></p><p>2) He ended up being a fan at heart, but when he thought the people that were running the organization weren't doing what he thought was the best for the team, he turned his back on the team, instead of trying to help it, thus betraying his team.</p><p></p><p>It comes down to a clash of generations and personalitis. Bedard made a very nice piece, interviewing past players to question how they thought about this whole deal. Most of the older guys (Lombardi era) said Favre was wrong, and that they would never join the Vikings. Most of the recent guys (Holmgren era) said it was a business, and that if that was his opportunity, Favre should play for them. <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/63010312.html" target="_blank">It can't be worse - JSOnline</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackersRS, post: 250796, member: 1429"] But I'm saying that, human nature or not, when you act like this you're putting yourself above the team. I can't say precisely how I would act, because I haven't been told that I was a god for 16 years, and I haven't been given permission to act however I pleased (Sherman years). However, being as I am now, the Green Bay Packers is my team, and Pro Football is not my way of living, I would absolutely question their decisions if I thought they were wrong, and would try my best to present the situation to them, but I would NEVER do anything that I thought could hurt the team. I would work my *** off, I would attend every OTA and Minicamp and try, as a veterna, to teach the young guys so they could help as soon as possible this team to win, because I love the Packers. So, I've said it before, but to me there are 2 points. 1) Favre acted exactly like you said, and is not a traitor by any means, because it is his job, and nothing more. But the expectations some of us had of him, that he would ultimately put the team's needs above his were shattered, because he was never a real fan of the packers. He just had a liking for the team he played all this years, but no real sense of loyalty towards the franchise. 2) He ended up being a fan at heart, but when he thought the people that were running the organization weren't doing what he thought was the best for the team, he turned his back on the team, instead of trying to help it, thus betraying his team. It comes down to a clash of generations and personalitis. Bedard made a very nice piece, interviewing past players to question how they thought about this whole deal. Most of the older guys (Lombardi era) said Favre was wrong, and that they would never join the Vikings. Most of the recent guys (Holmgren era) said it was a business, and that if that was his opportunity, Favre should play for them. [url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/63010312.html]It can't be worse - JSOnline[/url] [/QUOTE]
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