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Count John Madden among those who can’t understand why Brett Favre won’t be playing for the Green Bay Packers this season.
“Who would you rather have, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre as your quarterback or Aaron Rodgers and two rookies?” Madden said. “That to me would be easy. I mean I would [have] worked something out to keep him there.”
Madden will call tonight’s Giants-Redskins game for NBC, but you get the feeling that he and partner Al Michaels think the Packers trading Favre to the Jets is the only NFL story that matters right now.
Said Michaels, “I hope he winds up doing what he wants to do. I think it’s going to work out that way. He will always be beloved in Green Bay. Obviously some day they will retire his number. He will always be a Green Bay Packer. Right now he’s doing what he wants to do and I’m happy for him.”
The Jets’ 2008 schedule currently doesn’t call for them to have any games on NBC, but unless Favre suffers a season-ending injury before the flexible scheduling portion of the season begins, you can bet Madden and Michaels will get to see Favre in person some time this year.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:42 am
In related news, Pope found to be Catholic, the sun rose in the East this morning and bears reportedly poop in the woods.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Does Madden know he is the subject of numerous jokes about his man crush on Brett Favre? I almost think Madden will retire when Favre does because otherwise football will be too painful for him.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am
A story isn’t over until Al Michaels and John Madden weigh in on it in primetime. Freaking egos.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Madden has reduced himself to a giant, pumpkin-headed blowhard. Nothing he says is relevant. He hasn’t been funny since he was teamed with Summerall. I wish he’d concentrate on protecting the credibility of his video game francise, which is going to continue to plummet each year unless something changes.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Madden doesn’t get a lot of things. But why should he be concerned that the guy had become football’s version of Barry Bonds? Brett Favre is Brett Favre and when you think Brett Favre, you think football.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Lets be honest John, you would have eaten a lot of cheeseburgers. The days of you doing actual work are long gone, and as easy as it sounds to someone with a layer of whaleblubber as thick as yours, working something out isn’t an option when dealing with a guy who takes weeks to decide if he wants swiss or cheddar on his sub.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
of course madden is going to “get behind” his guy. remember he’s the one who gave brett his “mississippi hickey” as Jason Whitlock so aptly referred to their relationship it in his article on 7/29/08.
youre slipping Florio.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Madden is a smart man … I wonder who’s voting for for president?
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
In a related story, John Madden filed a notice of intent to marry Brett Favre, in California this fall.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Thanks Mike, I can breathe again. I was starting to get Brett Favre withdrawal symptoms .
Yes, I wonder if someone would count how many times “Brett” or “Brett Favre” or “Favre” is uttered during tonite’s broadcast.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Michaels is sadly mistaken if he thinks Favre will always be beloved in GB. There is a good portion of Packers fans who are not happy with Favre. The guy is a traitor who wanted to defect to GB’s division rival. The public just got a little peak at what the franchise had been dealing with for the last 5 years with his constant tantrums and bitc*ing.
Time heals all wounds (I know, cliche), and Favre will once again be loved by the GB faithful, but for now, HE IS THE ENEMY!
BTW, anybody given any thought to the fact that the Jets and Favre have a “wink/nod” deal to release him so he can defect to the Viqueens after this season?? Seems awfully reasonable considering he wanted nothing to do with NY and made a sudden change after a few conversations.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
NBC will surely find a way to “FLEX” the Jets on to their TV schedule this season, as long as Farve stays healthly. Bank on it.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Madden definitely has a man crush on Favre
….not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Who cares what Madden thinks? Kudos to the Packers for sticking with A-Rod.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Wow, the manlove crush remains. Of course he doesn’t understand anything, because Madden would let BF play till 50 and beyond. I found this funny because he had to been bothered by reporters during the fiasco and the fact that he waited to share shows he has some forethought to his ideas. Yet he then lets his love of a man overcome his knowledgable thinking as a coach and we have this. I wonder if BF retires will madden ask to have him in the booth or on his lap during games so he can just hold him all the time.
Also, thanks Madden for speaking up for all the GB fans, good thing too because we couldn’t hear them during the trade talks and threats to return WHEN YOUR OPINION MIGHT HAVE MATTERED. Any other insightful thoughts you might have, how about explaining the Manning injury to me now, just in case I lived under a rock and didn’t know it. Clueless old guy that needs to go away.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Let’s help Johnny out, if the pack would have brought back Farve, Rodgers would have left after the season as a free agent. Farve would play his usual “I’m retired, no I’m not” act and the Pack would be left with two 2nd year guys competing for the job. It was time “Lord” Farve left Green Bay.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Favre wanted to run the team, John.
You want a guy with a personal vendetta against your GM, whose sole purpose in life is to do everything he can do to destroy the team as your “leader?”
Biggest cancer in league history.
Ted Thompson is the best GM in sports, btw.
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
*Cue Frank Calliendo’s Madden impression*
“Ya see, Brett Favre is, is Brett Favre….”
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
So Madden is obsessed with Favre…really? You sure?
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Site hits down, florio? Had to bring up a pointless stroy?
“Someone said they didn’t know what was happening”
“Nothing happened, civilian doesn’t know why”
“One time I saw a tree”
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Suprise, suprise. When will this stroy die? For the first time in my life I’m actually starting to feel sorry for Packer fans who have to hear this story over and over and over. Rodgers actually sounded pretty good in his conf call with Vikes media — maybe Madden will develop a new man crush.
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I just hope they talk about the actual game tonight and not verbally blowing Favre all night.
The NFL Season is here folks! About friggin’ time.
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Ted Thompson is the best GM in sports, btw.
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LOL…are you serious?
Win a championship or two first then debate that.
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September 4th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
(que Jon Madden voice)”Now Bret Farve is a guy. A guy who plays quarterback and throws footballs. When he plays he plays to win not lose. Every game he plays quarterback and throws touchdowns. He also tries not to throw interceptions. There is only one thing I love more in this world then food and that one thing is Bret Farve.”
By the way did someone in here really just say Ted Thompson was the best GM in sports? WOW.
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September 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Al Micheals is a blight on humanity
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