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<blockquote data-quote="America" data-source="post: 247505" data-attributes="member: 454"><p>Ted Thompson was HIRED to move the Packers beyond Favre.</p><p></p><p>After Favre's appalling 2005 season, Thompson and McCarthy went to see Favre in Hattiesburg and they told him point blank that they wanted him to come back, but that he couldn't just play like he did the previous year.</p><p></p><p>I know that doesn't jibe with your belief that Thompson was trying to get rid of Favre from day one, but it is true. It is also true that Thompson several times extended the deadline and told Favre to think about it for a while when Favre said "If I have to make the decision now, I'd decide to retire".</p><p></p><p>If TT's agenda at that time had really been to get rid of Favre he'd have set a firm date and kept to it.</p><p></p><p>After the 2007 playoff meltdown...to go along with the meltdowns of 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001, there was considerable sentiment in the organization, from top to bottom to move forward with Rodgers (that can all be read in the McGinn column written when Favre retired).</p><p></p><p>And when Favre retired, that enabled that move. But when he started having second thoughts around the first of April the Packers took him back. In fact, it was reported that TT broke the tie (I'm assuming M3 didn't want him back but Murphy was in favor).</p><p></p><p>Again, if your assumption is true, how does that explain Thompson's behavior?</p><p></p><p>It is true he didn't accede to Favre's personnel requests, but Favre's job is to QB the team and Thompson's job is to look after the long-term interests of the team. Those two things are not necessariliy compatible. And I still don't see how having Randy Moss prevents Favre from throwing the NFCC game away.</p><p></p><p>Here's the true story: The Packers are better off at QB today than they've been in quite a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="America, post: 247505, member: 454"] Ted Thompson was HIRED to move the Packers beyond Favre. After Favre's appalling 2005 season, Thompson and McCarthy went to see Favre in Hattiesburg and they told him point blank that they wanted him to come back, but that he couldn't just play like he did the previous year. I know that doesn't jibe with your belief that Thompson was trying to get rid of Favre from day one, but it is true. It is also true that Thompson several times extended the deadline and told Favre to think about it for a while when Favre said "If I have to make the decision now, I'd decide to retire". If TT's agenda at that time had really been to get rid of Favre he'd have set a firm date and kept to it. After the 2007 playoff meltdown...to go along with the meltdowns of 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001, there was considerable sentiment in the organization, from top to bottom to move forward with Rodgers (that can all be read in the McGinn column written when Favre retired). And when Favre retired, that enabled that move. But when he started having second thoughts around the first of April the Packers took him back. In fact, it was reported that TT broke the tie (I'm assuming M3 didn't want him back but Murphy was in favor). Again, if your assumption is true, how does that explain Thompson's behavior? It is true he didn't accede to Favre's personnel requests, but Favre's job is to QB the team and Thompson's job is to look after the long-term interests of the team. Those two things are not necessariliy compatible. And I still don't see how having Randy Moss prevents Favre from throwing the NFCC game away. Here's the true story: The Packers are better off at QB today than they've been in quite a while. [/QUOTE]
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