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July 24, 2008

There’s been a good amount of discussion out there in the electronic ether about the wisdom and motivation behind NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s meddling in the personnel department at 1265 Lombardi Avenue, so I thought it might be instructive to, as they say, walk a mile in his shoes. Put yourself in his position. Role […]

July 23, 2008

A publisher in Minneapolis, who is also a Green Bay Packers shareholder, is offering Brett Favre a six-figure advance for a tell-all book about the quarterback’s falling out with the team.
I guess it is true that blood does attract the sharks.

July 21, 2008

Cheesehead TV has the latest rumor (via Pro Football Talk) that Brett Favre might finally end his bid to come out of retirement (from unnamed sources so who knows?), but there is at least some retirement news today that we can all rally around: Marco Rivera is calling it quits and retiring as a Green […]

July 20, 2008

It’s no secret here that I’m disappointed in the way that Brett Favre has handled himself in attempting to come out of retirement. I think his demand to Mike McCarthy in June that the Packers “give me my helmet or give me my release” was selfish and unfair, and his interview on Greta Van Susteren’s […]

July 19, 2008

If you are, let the world know. Post some pictures from your camera phone. Better yet, how about some video on YouTube?
Obviously it would be a huge honor any year to attend the Packers Hall of Fame diner, but you can bet the 1,300 people going tonight are just a little more excited than they […]

July 17, 2008

With Brett Favre’s unretirement put on ice for the time being, I’m guessing this has put a damper on things at the “Bring Brett Back” headquarters. Will they still be holding their weekly rallies at Lambeau Field? I sure hope they didn’t order too many of those t-shirts from CafePress. It gave me an idea, […]

July 16, 2008

So Brett Favre pulls back from the brink of requesting reinstatement and now the Packers have accused Minnesota of tampering with their retired quarterback. This whole thing is starting to play out like a tense political thriller.
It did seem odd that this morning the Press-Gazette reported Favre and Bus Cook were ready to request reinstatement […]

How’s this for an unexpected twist to the Brett Favre unretirement story: Bus Cook tells ESPN today that they have “no definite plans to ask for reinstatement.” Wha?
But it get’s even stranger. Favre’s agent went on to say, “we have until the sixth week [of the regular season] … We’re going to let Green Bay […]

July 15, 2008

The Green & Gold blogosphere has been alive and buzzing all day in the wake of Brett Favre’s “On The Record” appearance with Greta Van Susteren last night. Here’s a sample of links to some of the opinions floating around out there in the electronic ether:

Cheesehead TV thought the interview was a train wreck, calls […]

I’m not 100% committed to blogging anymore about this Brett Favre situation, but I might wake up tomorrow or the next day and say, “Hey, I think I’ll post something.”
Just letting you know, so you better have a plan ready if I change my mind.