First, you have to watch the video below:
I applaud John Clayton in his courageous battle with comprehension. When you watch Clayton, you know you’re watching a guy who’s never played the game outside of Madden. In fact, in high school you know he was probably taped to the locker room showers, if for no other reason than the spit he lets fly when he’s talking. But you cut him a break because the guy looks so damn nerdy that you figure he has to be really good at his job, otherwise they wouldn’t have hired him. Yes you do. Why else would they give a guy with no shoulders, a 13″ neck and a nearly falsetto voice a job interviewing and reporting on some of the hardest guys on the planet?
So it was as much a surprise to me as I’m sure it was to you when John seemed to not grasp the moves available and likely for each side of this drama. Favre reportedly texted Ted Thompson telling him he wanted to come back (again, is Favre a 12 yr old girl or a dude? Place a call!), and Thompson’s reply was “I’m On Vacay, Bro.” Does that sound like a move by someone who thinks that Favre is bigger than the Packers and must crumble to Favre’s will and whimsy? And then Favre would just be sitting outside Lambeau with nowhere to go if the Packers didn’t take him back? Dude, you should read your coworker’s articles, specifically Chris Mortenson. He’ll lay it all out for you in a way you’ll understand. If Favre requests to be reinstated in writing, either the Packers take him back or they lose all rights to him. And then game on for the Brett Favre Lottery.
Of course the Packers will take him back. And it’s being reported that Favre will be given the backup QB role (better than I predicted, but at least I was closer to the mark than the guy who got paid for his insights on the matter), but that’s just for show, as Favre would certainly decline that offer unless it included a promise to get him the eff out of Green Bay. Then it’s the Packers choice where Favre will end up. Again, game on in the Brett Favre Lottery. Except this time, the Packers are holding every ticket.
So I wish you a speedy trip back to lucidity, John Clayton. There’s this great website where I get a lot of quality sports info you really oughta try. It might help you with the healing. It’s called espn.com.
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July 18th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Why is it entirely up to the Packer administration?
Certainly they are the ones trusted to make a final decision. But this team is billed as the only community-owned organization in the NFL. With the administration already taking a side, those that want Brett back in the starting spot despite all the high school drama on both sides are a bit under-represented. In reality it’s difficult to gauge how many fans that favor Brett are out there in the world.
The administration needs to make an effort to gauge the attitude of this fan-base if they want to continue to be the people’s team.
Since the administration is on the Favre-stays-on-the-bench side of the field, we need to know how many members of the green and gold community are on the opposite.
In an attempt to gauge this opposing audience I set up LetFavrePlay.com (http://letfavreplay.com), a petition site advocating the reinstatement of Brett Favre as our starting QB.
If signatures amass, meaning when this petition is presented to the organization through public news channels it will carry some clout, will the organization respect this notion that they are community-owned and offer fresh consideration to designating Brett as the starter? Will the matter become less black and white?
July 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Oh, and I forgot to mention I find the opening sentence to your post absolutely hilarious. I almost shot a coffee rocket out of my nose when I read it. I only hope some day John is stumbling around the web and discovers this article, so he can better understand the great depth of his rampant shortcomings.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Neat idea, Sean. I have to chuckle a little, because at the moment I viewed the site, it tallied 130 signatures; the exact sum of people that attended the Lambeau and Milwaukee “Bring Favre Back” rallies. Good luck with the petition.