Jets quarterback Brett Favre, in his first appearance since 1991 as a member of a team other than the Packers, proclaimed “I’m not a traitor” during a press conference at Cleveland Browns Stadium, conducted prior to the Jets preseason opener against the Browns.
Still, addressing for likely the last time (until he writes a book on the matter) the ugly divorce with his former employer, Favre acknowledged that, regarding the split, “We’re probably both at fault.”
Regarding his current mindset, Favre said that he’d borrow a phrase from the Packers: “We’re moving forward.”
Favre also talked about G.M. Mike Tannenbaum’s dogged recruitment of the veteran quarterback, and Favre mentioned that Bucs coach Jon Gruden was trying to get him to pick Tampa, too. (Jeff Garcia just threw a shoe at the wall.)
A couple of readers have opined to us that Favre’s body language suggests that he might not have completely bought into the move, and that maybe he’s now trying to justify the move in order to avoid looking foolish for doing something he really didn’t want to do.
Said one reader, “He wouldn’t even put the damn Jets jersey on when he left. He hemmed and hawed about being in N.Y. and leaving Green Bay. All this proved is he has a huge ego and a below average I.Q.”
Said another reader, “He has the taste of a spoiled relationship in his mouth. Rather than take as much time as he needed to make the decision of what to do next, he got together with this next girl and decided she was his girlfriend within 36 hours. This guy looks shell-shocked, and ‘convinced’. Like the type of ‘convinced’ one is when they’ve made a major purchase and now they have to defend that purchase to somebody else.”
PFT Planet, have at it.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
2 (long) items:
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Remember that we were not hearing from Cook, we weren’t hearing from McCarthy, that we weren’t hearing from Keith Jackson, or the boobs on ESPNEWS that didn’t even know that the Pats are the Jets home opener for the 3rd year in a row, remember that we weren’t reading rumors here… We were hearing an interview from the man in the spotlight. The guy who no one can argue has always laid it out there. The one who actually knows EXACTLY what is going on in his head. He was open, speaking from the heart, and handling very difficult questions with an amazing clarity. Listen to what he says and just think for one minute that it was honest. If we do, we’ll hear a few things. Green Bay got ugly on both sides, he took responsibility. Tannanbaum is a workhorse for the Jets. He knows that the Jets are loaded. He knows it is going to be tough getting acclimated to the new team. He was also able to plant the seed to keep the ravenous media at bay. Listen to it again, and just think, just think, that it was real. Impressive handling of a difficult situation.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Brett will finish the year…bet on it. But…it will be his last.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Good luck, Brett. It’s been fun.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I give the Jets credit though. They act like they want to win something, don’t they…?
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
As a Packer fan I wish him nothing but the best, but fully expect Jet fans to see the Favre we saw during the Sherman era.
A QB who wants and does his own thing. When Favre tries to win games on his own bad things happen.
If he can buy into his teammates and trust them to make plays then it should be a good fit. I just dont see that happening in a little under a month.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Favre will be sitting on the bench without his helmet, by the fourth game.
The curse of Madden, the curse of the Gods of Football, and his oafism will just be too much.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Give me a break - As a Steeler fan I shouldn’t care, but I have always liked Brett Favre and everything he stood for. What’s lost here is how badly the team screwed up. Yes, Brett changed his mind, but that doesn’t change my mind or my opinion of him as a person or a player. He’s got a little characteristic that some of you seem to be missing… it’s called being HUMAN. I hope the Packers suck in a big way this year and I also hope the Jets do well with Brett at the helm.
Now having said that… I feel terrible about the Chad Pennington situation - nice guy, but it never seemed to work out for him in NY. Maybe this will work out. I used to love watching Green Bay games - ONLY to watch Brett Favre and his ‘big game’ personality. Let’s not lose sight of that while we criticize him. He’s an awesome player and a ton of fun to watch. This year, I’ll be rooting for my team and the Jets - despite the fact that the Jets are in the AFC with my Steelers.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
We could have done without the last two paragraphs…you’re reporting has become questionable, at best, Mike.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
2.
I was watching live on ESPNHD and during the Q&A Farve was getting some really good questions that he was giving some excellent answers to. They cut MIDSENTENCE to SportsCenter. They quickly mentioned I could continue watching on ESPNEWS. I turned, and they were already showing clips from earlier. Then, in seconds, it went to two idiots yapping and showing clips that the entire poplulation has seen on LOOP since midnight. They were telling me what he was thinking. Meanwhile, LIVE in Cleveland, the guy himself was doing a MUCH better job. From the standpoint of a Jets fan, I really wanted to hear what he had to say. From everything I heard, I bought into it all the way. (I also hope that the guys on the team are able to watch the press conference.) I know that these heads are paid to talk, but can they learn when to shut up??? Shows how warped ESPN has become with themselves.
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
florio, you’ll never be the “real media” when you carry agendas much like you do with favre. 50 thousand pics of the day, using emails in your stories? maybe you secretly crush on him more than john madden
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
As a Vikings fan and loving this all I got to say is “this got debacled”!
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
For 12 million dollars, the Jets aren’t that bad of a “rebound” relationship. We’ve all had much worse “rebounds” and we didn’t get paid.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
God bless Brett Favre.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Hey Pick Six, I have a question for you. As a many decade long Packer fan and a Favre fan (who has watched his press conferences for 16 years), I felt that he looked exhausted, uncomfortable and like he would have rather been anywhere else. I hope the Jets get the same Brett - the same passion, excitement and commitment to excellence (mostly!) that we got. I hope your team almost as successful as the Packers…
Any reservations?
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I never knew that favre was that dumb.
I mean, I knew he was an idiot and a jerk, much as his ex teammates do, but I never knew he was that stupid.
The splendor of serendipity…
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Anybody who hates Brett Favre, for whatever reason (oh, let me count the ways), has got to be loving this. Not only does it give us, er I mean, you even more of a reason to hate him, but this situation with New York has failure written all over it. The Jets will be 8-8, 9-7 at best this season. They won’t get out of the first round of the playoffs, if they make it, and they won’t beat the Patriots.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Favre doesn’t want to play with the Jets. Nothing against the Jets when I say that either. He thought he was bigger than the Packers. Thought he was loved so much that they would have to back down. I guess he miscalculated how much the Packers are loved in Wisconsin and elsewhere. He was a great player in the Holmgren era. Rhodes and Sherman were afraid of him, gave him too much power and he got it into his head that he ran the team. Then he got pissed that Thompson didn’t do his bidding, like hiring…..gulp…..Steve Mariucci. Florio has been writing for a couple years now that the rumour was that Favre didn’t like Thompson and was trying to stick it to him by delaying whether he was going to retire after every year.
Now because of his pride and sense of his own importance, he is stuck with a team he really didn’t want to go to. If he fails, the NY media and fans will eat him alive. I wish he had more level headed people advising him. I think Bus Cook is a greedy fool, his family doesn’t have a brain in their heads, and who knows about Deanna. She seems like a sweet lady, but who knows what fame does to people. Even though I have criticized him a lot, I felt sorry for Favre at the press conference. He looked overwhelmed. I think he knows he screwed up, but now he has to follow through, or run the risk of looking like an even bigger fool.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I am really interested to hear someday how TT and Favre got off on the wrong foot. It just seems these two never got along from day one.
My assumption is it started when Rodgers was drafted, but I got believe Favre wouldn’t care. Something tells me thats where it all began.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Geez, it’s natural to mention the Packers after having played for them for sixteen years, but why on earth is he bringing up the Bucs? ”
Diva wanted to make sure he threw Gruden under the bus. It’s a Diva presser requirement to toss someone under.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Hey PickSix,,,
I like your anaylyses on Favre @ Jets parts 1 and 2.
It is interesting to me that while Brett faced the public with a difficult situation and was sincere, took resposibility, and basically laid it on the line…….
….while he was doing that, GM Ted Thompson has been hiding in the dark for a couple of days now. He pushed Mike McCarthy out there to say the tough things that needed to be said. Then he popped up at a news conference after the fact and said little or nothing that Favre and his fans would think is believeable.
I know Mr. Mike Florio likes to break th Jets’ stones (and I respect that biting wit!!!!), but I am picking the Jets for an AFC wild card bid. Enjoy the season opener with the Pats, and the season PickSix while we see how it plays out.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
TRAITOR
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Way to go Brett … tell that idiot New York Jets fandom that Packers fans are the best. We all know that to be true !!!!!!!
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Breet farve is a bum. And I hope that the madden curse comes to bit him is the a$!
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Brett, you say you’re not a traitor. Sorry, you don’t get to decide that about yourself.
Your fans, excuse me former fans, are saying that you are a traitor.
Sorry Brett. Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and tastes like a duck…it is a duck.
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
This will be interesting. The AFC had all the really hot QBs for years. The NFC’s only real consistant stud Farve. The Jets have had a history of getting their QBs hurt. Think about the hits that Jets’ QBs have taken year in, year out. The Jets just beefed up the O-line with Karabell. If that line can protect Farve and the Jets develope a screen pass game, well in the AFC East that could get them a shot at a wild card. You have the Colts, Pats, Chargers and Steelers as solid contenders. The Chiefs are top heavy with rookies and young players. Houston is in the air. Miami is stiving for 2 wins this year. The Raiders are an owner away from success. Denver has a weak offense. The Bills are a good 8 and 8 club. The Jags are solid and Cleveland could give the Steelers a challenge. The Ravens won’t be there. When you think about it, the Jets could really be a serious threat if they keep Farve healthy. I would love to see the Pats get waxed by the Jets. They lose the Superbowl to the Giants and the following year get swept by the Jets. That would be like ‘karma’ or a God thing.
I got to tell you, as just a fan of the NFL, I am really excited about this season. I think it’s going to be great.
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