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<blockquote data-quote="Greg C." data-source="post: 45043" data-attributes="member: 195"><p>digs is exactly right. Favre could've squelched the retirement speculation right away if he had issued some sort of blanket statement or just said "no comment" or something to that effect anytime he was asked about it. Sure, some journalists still would've written articles about it, but not nearly as many, and they wouldn't have been nearly as interesting. Instead, Favre gave them many different answers, which kept things interesting. He was just being honest, but had to know that he was leaving himself open for more and more questions. </p><p></p><p>And I agree with LambeauLeaper that at some point Favre DOES need to commit 100% to the team. That's what all players need to do, otherwise they're not worth a darn. I'm fine with Favre waiting another month to decide. But last year he damaged his value to the team by waiting until well after the start of free agency, and if he does the same thing again he will damage his value even more. It's not smart for management to assume that a player will be back if the player himself is unsure. Thompson will have to hedge his bets. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I think some of those comments Favre made in that interview, especially the one about not being sure if he wants the ball in crunch time, are almost equivalent to burning his bridges. If Favre does come back and play this year, and it gets down to crunch time, his opponents will be remembering what Favre said, and so will his teammates and coaches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg C., post: 45043, member: 195"] digs is exactly right. Favre could've squelched the retirement speculation right away if he had issued some sort of blanket statement or just said "no comment" or something to that effect anytime he was asked about it. Sure, some journalists still would've written articles about it, but not nearly as many, and they wouldn't have been nearly as interesting. Instead, Favre gave them many different answers, which kept things interesting. He was just being honest, but had to know that he was leaving himself open for more and more questions. And I agree with LambeauLeaper that at some point Favre DOES need to commit 100% to the team. That's what all players need to do, otherwise they're not worth a darn. I'm fine with Favre waiting another month to decide. But last year he damaged his value to the team by waiting until well after the start of free agency, and if he does the same thing again he will damage his value even more. It's not smart for management to assume that a player will be back if the player himself is unsure. Thompson will have to hedge his bets. Personally, I think some of those comments Favre made in that interview, especially the one about not being sure if he wants the ball in crunch time, are almost equivalent to burning his bridges. If Favre does come back and play this year, and it gets down to crunch time, his opponents will be remembering what Favre said, and so will his teammates and coaches. [/QUOTE]
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