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A rally outside Lambeau Field today attracted about 200 fans urging the Packers to welcome Brett Favre back as the team’s starting quarterback.
The rally was organized by a pair of brothers, Adam and Erick Rolfson, who started a Web site, BringBackBrettFavre.com, designed to put pressure on the team to allow Favre to un-retire. They say they will rally every Sunday until the team reinstates Favre.
“We want all Packer fans’ voices heard,” Adam Rolfson said. “The best decision for this organization is to start Brett Favre. He’s our best chance to the go the Super Bowl.”
An unscientific poll at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel web site shows Packers fans about evenly split between those who want Favre to return to the Packers and those who want him to retire.
July 13th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
and Favre Watch 2008 continues….
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July 13th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
You will find that almost every packer fan is united in the fact that they do not want bret to play for anyone else. They want him to play or go home. But not to play for anyone else.
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July 13th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Why do the Packers, the players and even the fans keep setting their aim so low.
It’s always to GO to the Superbowl. It’s never to WIN the Superbowl. Last year, McCarthy’s goal was constantly “We have to get to Arizona”. It was never “We have to win the Superbowl”. They seem content with just ‘getting’ to the Superbowl.
And again, like the 50th reference I’ve heard this year, Packer fans think Favre gives them the best chance to GO to the Superbowl. Can we please set our aim a little higher?
Tom brady is sitting around saying “We plan on winning the world championship this year, that’s our goal” while all the other suckers are scratching and clawing just to get the game and be happy with it.
Come on guys, it’s self full-filling!
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July 13th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Whew! I was getting scared that we weren’t getting more Brett Favre news.
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
The “Bring Back Brett” web page has four polls, one question is “Do you think the Packers gave Brett Favre enough time to decide whether or not to retire?”
LOL, a couple of years are not enough to cut the decision. Grant him another decade!
Real life comedy. Can’t wait for Giants vs. Redskins …
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I have been reading the morons that think its time for Aaron Rodgers to take over as QB as opposed to having Favre come back to GB,can you say 7-9?? Green Bay fans without Favre youre DONE!!!! But I guess with all Aaron Rodgers experience & stats hes a better choice in Ted Thompson we trust after all look at all the Super Bowl teams he has built!
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Two hundred people showed up.
That is all I need to hear to know that the city of Green Bay is alot smarter than some knotheads rally.
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Yup. That rally may have barely beat out the “Save the Oilers” rally before they moved to Tennessee.
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Dear protesters I cannot give 100% to your protest so I won’t be coming I am just going to relax for a year and not even do the charities I promised to do. Wait on 50th thought I will be there so get ready to pay me 12 million to make this the championship of all protests. No I won’t be there I’m like a small child I’ll lie then change my mind no matter who it affects.NO DAMMIT I WANT TO PROTEST SO LET ME GO I’LL GO TO THE METRODOME AND HELP GET FRAN TARKENTON BACK!!!!! DON’T CONTACT ME DIRECTLY THOUGH I WILL ONLY LET MY MOMMY AND BIG BROTHER TALK FOR ME BECAUSE THEN THE MEAN PEOPLE CAN’T CALL ME A LIAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALL RUMOR.I WAS IN ATLANTA ONCE I’LL PROTEST FOR MICHAEL VICK’S RETURN
SINCERELY MAYBE
BRETTY FAVRE
PLEASE GREEN AND GOLD KOOLAIDE DRINKERS BUY MY NEW BOOK “LEGACY LOST”
SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS ARE MORONS
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
holy cheese curds! good turnout considering there are only 205 living in GB in the summer.
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
ALSO AMPATS TT BUILT THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS SUPERBOWL TEAM IT CERTAINLY WASN’T THE WALRUS KOO KOO KATCHOO
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I went to the Rolfson brother’s website to take the poll. I could not find the one asking how many days till TT & MM are dead men.
Go Pats!
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Favre just wants to jerk Tt around. It’s a personal vendetta. The offense has already been reworked to fit Rodgers. Favre is what PREVENTED us from getting to the Superbowl last year. If you’ll recall. He can’t hack it in the cold, and he’s done.
Aren’t these brothers the same dumbasses in that Justin Harrel draft pick video on youtube?
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
13-3, Conference Championship game, and perhaps one bad decision away from the Super Bowl. My favorite player of all time is Dan Marino- to say I’m not crazy about Brett Favre((x17 in melodic John Madden tone ala Frank Caliendo) is to say your not crazy about your upcoming colonoscopy. For a fan to prefer Rodgers over Favre makes the nickname Cheesehead redundant.
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July 13th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
These people Calling to take Favre back are the same dumbasses who complained when TT hired MM instead of Jim Bates. TT knows what he’s doing.
Aaron Rodgers will be very good. Mark that down.
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July 13th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Ampats:
I will preface this by saying i am NOT a green bay fan, and I never like Brett Favre. I respect Brett Favre, but I am not a fan. I don’t think he’s as good as he, or even Green Bay fans think he is. He’s never carried the time, and has always been extremely inconsistent. The only time Brett’s been a GREAT QB is when he has a GREAT team around him. He never put up good numbers unless he had a great cast around him. There are other QBs that still put up good numbers and played well despite being on bad teams, Favre never did that.
You have to look at two sides. One is, what if Favre comes back and sucks it up hardcore. If the TT caves, Favre is the starter and the Packers go 7-9 then what? If Rodgers starts, his first full year and they go 7-9 you can lok at Rodgers play and determine if he was the reason or not and move on to Brian Brohm if necessary. If Favre lights it up, then good for him. If Rodgers lights it up, then good for him. Either way you have to know what you have in your QBs and letting them sit on the bench for 5 years isn’t the way to do that.
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July 13th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Exactly PackOne. Call me when 5000 show up. The mainstream media, and I include PFT in that group at this point, IMO are really overestimating Packers fans love for Farve, vs. their love for the Green Bay Packers. There was a Green Bay Packers football team before Favre, and there will be one after.
I can also tell you this, real Packers fans will judge TT fairly for turning around a 4-12 football team and building a young roster full of talent, vs. being rode out of town for not cow-towing to a single player, legend or not.
It’s really funny, how the mainstream media think they are so in-tune with Packer nation…I don’t think they realize how tired a large majority of Packers fans are with this yearly waffling display by Favre. We love him, and love what he’s done for us, but we’re not f-ing stupid either. We’ve ’bout had enough.
Of course, the media will never realize this, because they don’t want their story to die.
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July 13th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
200 people on a Sunday, what a joke. Jesus, Opie and Anthony had 100 people at a rally in the middle of the week when they got fired back in 02, and they’re just a “dopey radio show”.
The people of Green Bay’s silence is speaking loudest. Hear that, Brett? It’s people finally getting sick and tired of your bullshit.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Ask Cowboys(Troy Aikman), Broncos(John Elway) and Dolphins(Dan Marino)just how easy it is to replace a HOF QB. If Brett can still play, which he did by throwing for over 4,000 yards and leading his team to the NFC Championship game, they should let him. Aaron Rodgers can wait or just get mad on the bench.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
There are easily 50-100 people on a regular day at Lambeau just eating (decent restaurant) and stopping in at the packer pro shop…these guys are idiots.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
You folks at PFT do realize that this wonderful website for bringing back Favre has polls that do not register a NO vote for bringing Favre back? What are they afraid of? Finding out that a majority of Packer fans are sick of this crap? Thank you very much for the memories Brett. Its time to retire and go fishing.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
It all seems so simplle, but …
Okay, I agree that no one will ever mistake Ted Thompson for a Rhodes Scholar. It’s questionable whether he can find Rhode Island on a map. Fortunately for all involved, however, the Packers didn’t hire Ted because of his alleged great intellect.
But this is really, really simple, Ted.
The idea of pro football is to win games.
Brett Favre as starting quarterback gives the Packers the best chance to win football games.
Brett Favre is and should continue to be the Packers starting quarterback.
Am I going too fast for you, Ted? Is this too complicated? Do you need pictures? Okay, let me try again to make it more clear….
Brett Favre = winningest quarterback in NFL history.
Aaron Rodgers = unproven college player who has never started and never won an NFL football game.
Summation: Brett Favre shouldd be welcomed back eagerly as the starting quarterback for the Packers. The Green Bay Packers then will win many football games in 2008.
Got it? Any questions? Good. Class dismissed.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
A whole TWO HUNDRED people? So, a little bigger than the Million Man March? What a joke.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I think it is pretty obvious that Favre doesn’t want to play in GB. Why is that such a hard concept for the fans and writers. It is COLD in GB.
Everything was working like he wanted. Screw the Packers until mgmt says, “no more”. Retire so the team can start preparing for life after that guy from Something About Mary and then start spreading rumors of your return. Ask for the release and … oh no. What do you mean they didn’t grant it?
Good for GB. I used to love his heart and love for the game, now I can’t stand the sound of his name.
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July 13th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
WolfgangK- my sentiments exactly
Ampats- The only time Brett’s been a GREAT QB is when he has a GREAT team around him. He never put up good numbers unless he had a great cast around him. WHA? He must have had a great team around him for 15 years to acheive these milestones…Career Passing Yards Total To Surpass Year To Date
1) Brett Favre 61,655 — 4,155
2) Dan Marino 61,361 — –
Career Passing Attempts
1) Brett Favre 8,758 — 535
2) Dan Marino 8,358 — –
Career Completions
1) Brett Favre 5,377 — 356
2) Dan Marino 4,967 — –
Career Touchdown Passes
1) Brett Favre 442 — 28
2) Dan Marino 420 — –
Career Wins as a Starting QB
1) Brett Favre 160 — 13
2) John Elway 148 — –
Consecutive Games Started
1) Jim Marshall 270 18 —
2) Brett Favre 253 — 16
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