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Brett Favre changed his mind about playing so many times that when ESPN filmed a "This is 'SportsCenter'" commercial about people in the newsroom passing along the "definitive" word on his latest decision, it had to film two versions -- one in which he came back and one in which he didn't come back -- in case he changed his mind again, and of course, the day the commercial was filmed, news broke that Favre was coming back. Favre signed with the Vikings, a heated NFC North rival of the Packers, trashing his relationship with the state of Wisconsin in the process. I can't think of a single parallel in sports history. We've seen players willingly tarnish their careers to hold on for a couple of extra paychecks, but never at the expense of demigod status in a specific region. [sinatra's note: emphasis added because I liked that part] Weird. All of it.
Unable to accept Favre's waffling anymore, SI's Peter King finally lambasted him in print for "waffling." More stunning than weird. This was like watching the Olsen twins turn on cigarettes.
Unable to accept Favre's waffling anymore, SI's Peter King finally lambasted him in print for "waffling." More stunning than weird. This was like watching the Olsen twins turn on cigarettes.
With that out of the way, our first real Packer mentions:
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Prediction V: Comeback years for [...], Dom Capers, Ryan Grant, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and kids Karl Malone had out of wedlock. Fall-off years for the Dolphins and Falcons, Brian Westbrook, DirecTV ads, Emmitt Smith quote pages, the Wildcat offense, NFL players getting into trouble, dogfighting rings, Donovan McNabb and Steve Smith inexplicably punching out teammates. Breakout years for Aaron Rodgers jerseys, [...] tight ends named "Jermichael," Mike Lombardi, Rex Ryan, the Redskins' defense, giant video screens that look like UFOs and interfere with games, Detroit's Kevin Smith and "Drew Brees is a superduperstar" conversations.
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Prediction X: The six best teams this season will be New England, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Green Bay, the Giants ... and New Orleans. (That's right, New Orleans. You heard me.) The other six playoff teams will be Indianapolis, Seattle, Chicago, Baltimore, Denver and Washington. In the Super Bowl, Green Bay will defeat Pittsburgh to cap off the first Eff You season devoted to a specific player. That player would be you, Brett Favre.
Oops, looks like another Favre mention snuck in there! Well, since we're back on that topic, why not jump back to an earlier part of the article for some good ol' Vikings bashing. We all love that.
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Prediction III: A promising Minnesota start (3-0) will unhinge thanks to a fatal Molotov cocktail: an aging/reckless/washed-up QB who fades in November/December (Favre), a shaky coach (Brad Childress) and the pressure of unrealistic expectations. I see Favre retiring (again), and Childress getting fired and realizing his true destiny -- playing the villain in various "Dateline NBC" and NatGeo crime shows in which they use re-enactments to break down seedy Middle America crimes that haven't been solved yet. Brad, we're going to need you on the set tomorrow at 8 a.m., and we need you to be wearing a wife-beater and a beard. Thanks.
Link to the article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/090910
Go Packers! Boo Favre & Vikings!
(PS. This might belong merged into another thread or moved to another forum section. I don't know.)
