Ending weeks of speculation and sometimes contradictory reports, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is set to answer questions live on national television Monday night about his plans to play for the Minnesota Vikings.

Favre will be interviewed one-on-one by Joe Buck, the lead NFL game announcer for Fox Sports.

Buck is scheduled to interview Favre on the debut of Buck's show on HBO, "Joe Buck Live." The show will take place before a live audience in New York. According to a spokesman for the show, the plan is for Favre to be interviewed live on stage, but if that cannot be worked out, then Buck will interview Favre via satellite.

"Joe Buck Live," a one-hour show, airs at 8 p.m. Central on Monday on HBO.

This should be interesting

Someone with HBO (i.e, not me) keep us posted

I have HBO

Problem is you can't really believe what he says.

What would be even better is a 0.0 rating.

Does anyone really care what he says anymore? Seriously, I will go out of my way to not listen to him anymore.

Im cancelling my HBO.

Wasn't the 14th sunday?

yeah, airing tonight.

Favre will just look as stupid as he did last year, when he did that interview with Greta what's her name...

My prediction is he will do/say one of two things:


1.) That he's playing for the Vikings, but it's NOT because he wants revenge for the Pack doing him wrong. He'll play the typical, "I just want to play, I'm not happy with the way last year ended" yada yada.

or,


2.) That he's not playing (presumably because his rehab isn't progressing quickly enough) and that he's unsure why any of this media hype got started in the first place.

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I'm watching tonight.

So true. And there will be fans nodding their heads like a bobblehead with every word he says. Oh well. I'm still curious to see it (wish I had HBO). At least he's going with an actual sports journalist this time. I don't know too much about Buck, though. I hope he's the type to ask some tough questions.

From what some say, Buck does ask the "tough" questions.

Charter and Time Warner are both having a free preview so if you have either of them you can watch it.

I think I have to wash my hair tonight.

I expect very little out of the interview, hope I'm wrong. Probably more of the same I'm retired, recovering from surgery haven't had any contact with anyone about playing again.

I think he says that he has signed with the Vikes and is playing because he feels they have a great running game and defense and a realistic shot at the Super Bowl. Of course, he'll be lying.

He says that there is nothing to this and this is just a evil plot to destory his character by TT and the Packers FO.

What I said, or this.

I don't expect much out of the interview. I mean its pretty obvious. If Favre's arm is OK he is going to play for the Vikes. It pretty much all depends on the arm. Like we've known for the last several weeks.

Did not say much as expected.

I don't know anything that I didn't know before.

Pretty much didn't say much.

What was said? For us HBOless folks.

I did laugh at the Vince Lombardi left for the Redskins so why should I be any different comment.

What about Brett saying "we" when referring to the Vikings. Does anyone really think he's NOT going to play for them?

I think it was clear what he was going to do when he smirked and said maybe. Also he pretty much said if his arm is good in a couple weeks he will play.

He said "We should be pretty good" while referring to the Vikings. To me, this is settled, he will play for Minnesota. It's obvious.

He also said, "It makes perfect sense."

Pretty much talked as though he's already made his decision, and his arm should be healed within a month and he'll be there for camp. That's just my take.

I don't honestly see him back tracking at this point, regarless of how his arm is. He'll be a Viking.

I laughed as well. I actually was angry when Lombardi left so his analogy falls apart.

I'm not angry about Favre though. The packers made a good decision to go with Rodgers. I agree with Favre's comment tonight, "It's football, its not life or death". If Favre wants to play, and we wanted Rodgers, then let him play. If the Vikings are his best option, so be it.

I guess I fall into the third category of fans that Favre described.

I have no comment.

<Patiently cleans pistol>

Me too

"I don't know what to tell them. Vince Lombardi went to the Washington Redskins. ... Time heals a lot of things. I have nothing but the highest regards for Green Bay, and I mean that sincerely." Some things happened to ruffle feathers. "The 16 years I spent htere you can't take away. ... They chose to go in a different direction, and that's OK. I chose to play again and that's OK. ... It's football. It's not life or death."

sums it up pretty well

And you summed it very well. I agree.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8...mp;confirm=true

I agree, it's just football, but a person I idolized since I was middle school is going to play for a team I have hated since I understood the game. It makes me pissy. It's like your ex-girlfriend trying to rationalize with you as she's kissing the class a-hole.

Its nice to hear what he is doing straight from him instead of all this bs from other ppl. Then Bus Cook acting like Brett is not even thinking about it.

Different year, same ol story. I hope he does sign with the Vikings. I really do. I also hope the Packers teach him a lesson or two when they play.

Here is the thing I don't understand. GB traded him to the Jets, Favre no longer a Packer. I do not want to see Favre as a queen any more than anyone else. The facts of the situation are, TT, M3 and Murphy moved on, the train whistle blew and the Packers felt Rogers held GBs best chance to win. I mean good god, if I the self proclaimed leader of Farve Nation, Huge Packer Fan, and distingished Bear and Queen hater (Lions too if they ever get good) can live with this so can everyone else. I mean it's not like Favre became a free agent and went running to the queens like that kicker what's his name did. So I will just pretend this is Brett's evil twin Bert playing for the queens if Bert's arm ever heals. Any way all Packer Fans will root for GB and not for Bert. Life goes on.

I have a couple points on last night's interview.

1) About the Jets' collapse last year, he acknowledged that his arm was badly hurting down the stretch and said the ball wasn't going where he intended to throw it. I wonder if he was honest to his coaches and teammates about this. Seems like knowing that, he should have sat and let a healthy Kellen Clemens take the reigns. Was it his streak that he didn't want to break? Did he think that, even hurt, he gave the Jets a better chance to win than Clemens? Whatever the case, if I was a Jet, that statement would have pissed me off big time.

2) He said (I'll paraphrase--not exact quote)....."Even now, every morning when I get out of bed, I ask myself what the heck I'm doing (trying to comeback)." If I'm the Vikings, that statement doesn't sit too well with me.

3) He said there were 3 groups of Favre fans. Those who will stand by him no matter what, those who will always hate him, and those who don't care. Isn't there a 4th group?? How about the die-hard Favre fans (like myself and thousands of others) who have grown tired of his circus.

4) Joe Buck is annoying.

I thought he mentioned that he knew or felt that people/fans were getting tired of all of this?

I believe Brett is way off base on how he thinks Packer fan’s feel about him right now.
There is a group that will always love him no matter what, however that used to be the overwhelming majority of Packer fans 2 short years ago. That is what Brett keeps failing to comprehend.

Today the majority of Packer fans have grown tired of him. Many just want him to just go away. If that is not affecting his legacy as a former Packer great than Brett is in complete denial and is even more of an egotistical buffoon than I thought.

I would say there are two groups now
1) I love Brett and he can do what he wants
2) I used to love Brett but he is a jerk looking out for himself.

Yea you can make an argument that there is a 3rd group of “I don’t care” people but I feel that is less than 5%.

Sadly I think Group 2 has become the overwhelming majority.

At this point I do not beleive anything that comes from his mouth anymore..Sorry, but Fool me once shame on you ...Fool me twice shame on me... As in last year many different stories and such , and regardles Bus Cooke is an extension of Favre..He stated that Brett was retired and no sugery... but guess what...Not True... Suprise Suprise suprise....Now Bayless is stating that Favre being Honest....sorry.... Those two words no longer belong in the same statement anymore....

Now the other point that has been brought up in this thread is the Fans...Well I have been a fan since the late Sixties and the GB fans are ONE in A MILLION... They are like no other they take football maybe at times too serious... In that being said After Playing there 16-17 years... he knows what the GB fans are ... and the Bottom line is a Moajority of the GB fans will take this as a stab in the back by one of there own... If and this is the IF, he comes out of that tunnel as a Viking.

What I believe is that if this was a team outside of the NFC north...There would be no Brett discussions...Conjour up whatever... But ask the Questions...Does this conversation Exist if this is not a team in the NFC North ?..Is Brett even contemplating coming back ?... Then when you answer that honestly that should tell you the motive.....Maybe it will be your opinion but who are we to argue with our own Opinion...So My opinion is clear ...There is no discussion on this if it is not an NFC north Team and Brett does not even contemplate coming back...

JMO

Artie Lange destroying Joe Buck was the highlight of the show. The Favre interview took a back seat to that.

I'll try to explain it from my perspective.

I guess I see the facts a little different than you do. Bret Favre would have been the starting QB of the Packers in 2008 if he had not retired, that single act is really what started this whole chain of events. After that, the Packers were still willing to take him back but he waffled again until the Packers eventually moved on. Yes, you're right, they did move on and they did decide to go with Rogers instead of welcoming Favre back but that was after Favre's retirement and later indecision about returning. Just saying the Packers "moved on" absolves Bret of his responsibility in creating this situation.

As far as him being a Viking. IMO it is kind of classless but he isn't the first and he won't be the last to manipulate the system to get what he wants. I do get tired of people who think that Nick Collins, Javon Walker & Mike McKensie were jerks for using leverage to get out of a situation they didn't like but are OK with Bret doing it. That's really what he did - instead of using a hold out as leverage, he used retirement.

I still appreciate what he accomplished as a Packer and I think he was one of the greatest players of all time. I don't hate him or even think he is a huge jerk but I used to consider him in the same light as Bart Starr - I don't anymore. To me Bart Starr was a great player and is a truely great man - Bret Favre was/is a great player.

I agree 100%. Last year with the Jets he had very little impact on the outcome of the Packers season. The Jets did not play the Packers or any NFC North teams for that matter. If he joins the queens he will have a huge impact on that this year whether he plays good or bad.

His comparison to Lombardi is pathetic. First, how dare he! That by itself is a slap in the face to Green Bay Packers organization. Lombardi never retired and Lombardi never coached for a team in the NFC North. Mr. Favre, you do not have enough class to clean Coach Lombardi's toilet.

Sorry for the rant. I have tried to hold my tongue and stay away from these topics but now the gloves are off. After his comments last night, it is very obvious that if BF can play he will do so for the Minnesota Vikings. That was the straw that broke the camels back for me. Mr. Favre, keep what little pride you have left and go back to Hattiesburg, for should you play one down for our rival you will be banished from the Green Bay Packers forever.

I completely agree. You can count me among the second group. Last year I was frustrated and confused by his actions...now, I've developed a passionate dislike for the guy. It's really sad that it's come down to this. And I really think his position is inexcusable...Minn. isn't the only team out there that needs a QB, nor are they the only team that's possibly one QB away from an extended post-season run. If he was exploring other options besides them, that might alleviate some of my disdain. But since he isn't, I can only conclude revenge is a primary (if not the sole) motivating factor.

And to be honest, as much as I'd like to see our DBs feast off of him in a rout, that in itself would be a sad circus of events...as would all the hype leading up to it. The alternative, of course, the thought of him leading a surging Vikings team over us and gloating in victory...well, that image fills me with an almost indescribable anger I can't really put into words. I don't think there'd be enough whiskey in the world to drown my sorrows if that were to happen.

Ugh. Sad. Very, very sad.

Here, let me add a group for Favre. I'm in the "Used to love him and everything he stood for. Now he's just a clown without a circus that nobody cares for."

This is Brett Favre in a nutshell. 16 YEARS he's lived among us and he really can't see the difference. How can that be? How can he be THAT out of touch that he thinks that situation is comparable? Explains a lot actually.

If Lombardi retired and then said oh crap I want to come back and coach so fire Phil Bengtson. The Packers would have said no sorry we moved on and we have a new coach...THEN Lombardi coaches the Redskins a NON divional rival for a year.. and Then comes back and insists on coaching the Bears the following year ( a hated rival ) to get back at the Packers.. Then Mr. Favre you can make the comparison to Lombardi.. otherwise just keep quite.

What is interesting to me is that Brett says he just wants to play football.

Why are the Vikings the ONLY team that are talking to him?

You would think a lot of teams would be knocking on his door.