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Cheesehead
Before I start my comments I want to lay down a couple of ground rules.
1)Please separate your personal feelings about Brett Favre from the SITUATION Brett Favre is in. We all know and like Brett Favre, some more than others. This is not an emotional assessment, but rather a theory I've put together based on some facts, mostly conjecture on my part. This is not any insider information. Yes, that means it's blow chunks on my part, but it is something I want people to consider as Favre nears his 'decision'.
2)I use a rule that Ted Thompson's public comments are not the factual truth unless proven otherwise. I'm not here to argue about Ted Thompson. I'm here to argue about what Ted Thompson is UP TO.
Here goes....
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I found it odd that during the Senior Bowl week TT makes a visit to Brett Favre's home, followed shortly by Mike McCarthy.
Thompson proclaims to the media that Favre's retirement "wasn't talked about"...OH REALLY! You are going to make a special visit to his home and then not talk face-to-face about the most important question facing the new regime?
Charlie, er, Mike McCarthy returns to tell the media that he wants Brett Favre back '120 %'.
On another board comes a report that one of the reasons Bates and the Packers parted was that Bates actually wanted Brett to return. The Packers gave him his salary in return to not discuss the situation. This same report(by a friend of an eyewitness inside the organization) said Thompson wants to make the Packers 'his team'.
Fast forward to Miami...
Recently reports surfaced of Miami's need for a QB. They don't want Ferrotte running the show another year. Observers see a much improved offense under Saban, except at QB. They also see a defense with a 1-2 year window before it needs to be rebuilt. In short, time is short. Miami has talked about trading up to get Jay Culver.
Rewind to the days before the Super Bowl. Mysteriously, Brett Favre breaks his silence(even friends like Chris Havel said Favre wasn't saying anything to them) and talks to Chris Mortenson with a very foggy view of whether he was retiring or not, his future etc. Keep in mind his during season comments about the Packers 'wanting him'.
Net theory...
Ted Thompson went to Brett to tell him if he chose to play another year, the Packers might well trade him. I think TT was trying, in fact, to talk him OUT of retiring so he could swing a trade with Miami to ship Favre and the #5 pick to Miami in exchange for a booty of players and draft picks. The Dolphins win big this year and in the future, picking Culver#5, the Packers get the Dolphins mid-first-round pick plus pick up a boatload of draft picks. It wouldn't surprise me to see Ferrotte involved in the trade, thus giving the Packers a veteran to push Rodgers. It all hinges on whether Favre wants to play. If he retires, the whole deal goes south, so yes, technically, the Packers want Brett to play 'one more year' but not for them.
I think Thompson was gauging whether Favre would buy into playing for someone else. Favre doesn't necessarily want to play for anyone else.
Thompson is also looking at the pro-rated cap space which he could gain in this type of trade. He won't gain as much as if Favre just retires, but he will gain some.
Initially it would be a public relations nightmare as the fans would go beserk, but would quiet down, depending on what Green Bay receives in return.
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That's it. Please don't make it personal. I have said some negatives about Favre in the past, and this isn't necessarily what I WANT, but rather one scenerio which I SPECULATE could happen. It doesn't mean it WILL happen, but it is something to think about. Quite frankly, if TT has decided to move away from Favre(as I think he has) then lets get it done.
If Brett does decide he won't go anywhere but back to Green Bay then he should retire.
1)Please separate your personal feelings about Brett Favre from the SITUATION Brett Favre is in. We all know and like Brett Favre, some more than others. This is not an emotional assessment, but rather a theory I've put together based on some facts, mostly conjecture on my part. This is not any insider information. Yes, that means it's blow chunks on my part, but it is something I want people to consider as Favre nears his 'decision'.
2)I use a rule that Ted Thompson's public comments are not the factual truth unless proven otherwise. I'm not here to argue about Ted Thompson. I'm here to argue about what Ted Thompson is UP TO.
Here goes....
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I found it odd that during the Senior Bowl week TT makes a visit to Brett Favre's home, followed shortly by Mike McCarthy.
Thompson proclaims to the media that Favre's retirement "wasn't talked about"...OH REALLY! You are going to make a special visit to his home and then not talk face-to-face about the most important question facing the new regime?
Charlie, er, Mike McCarthy returns to tell the media that he wants Brett Favre back '120 %'.
On another board comes a report that one of the reasons Bates and the Packers parted was that Bates actually wanted Brett to return. The Packers gave him his salary in return to not discuss the situation. This same report(by a friend of an eyewitness inside the organization) said Thompson wants to make the Packers 'his team'.
Fast forward to Miami...
Recently reports surfaced of Miami's need for a QB. They don't want Ferrotte running the show another year. Observers see a much improved offense under Saban, except at QB. They also see a defense with a 1-2 year window before it needs to be rebuilt. In short, time is short. Miami has talked about trading up to get Jay Culver.
Rewind to the days before the Super Bowl. Mysteriously, Brett Favre breaks his silence(even friends like Chris Havel said Favre wasn't saying anything to them) and talks to Chris Mortenson with a very foggy view of whether he was retiring or not, his future etc. Keep in mind his during season comments about the Packers 'wanting him'.
Net theory...
Ted Thompson went to Brett to tell him if he chose to play another year, the Packers might well trade him. I think TT was trying, in fact, to talk him OUT of retiring so he could swing a trade with Miami to ship Favre and the #5 pick to Miami in exchange for a booty of players and draft picks. The Dolphins win big this year and in the future, picking Culver#5, the Packers get the Dolphins mid-first-round pick plus pick up a boatload of draft picks. It wouldn't surprise me to see Ferrotte involved in the trade, thus giving the Packers a veteran to push Rodgers. It all hinges on whether Favre wants to play. If he retires, the whole deal goes south, so yes, technically, the Packers want Brett to play 'one more year' but not for them.
I think Thompson was gauging whether Favre would buy into playing for someone else. Favre doesn't necessarily want to play for anyone else.
Thompson is also looking at the pro-rated cap space which he could gain in this type of trade. He won't gain as much as if Favre just retires, but he will gain some.
Initially it would be a public relations nightmare as the fans would go beserk, but would quiet down, depending on what Green Bay receives in return.
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That's it. Please don't make it personal. I have said some negatives about Favre in the past, and this isn't necessarily what I WANT, but rather one scenerio which I SPECULATE could happen. It doesn't mean it WILL happen, but it is something to think about. Quite frankly, if TT has decided to move away from Favre(as I think he has) then lets get it done.
If Brett does decide he won't go anywhere but back to Green Bay then he should retire.
