Er, scratch that, it seems that nobody really cares anymore. After it was announced that Brett "might" announce his decision over the weekend, he called a press conference on Saturday to announce.... wait for it... that he hadn't made a decision.
"The fact that we're sitting here today at this press conference, to me, is a joke because I don't have anything to tell you," Favre said. "Somebody assumed that I would."
Favre says he does not want to come back and be 4-12 again, and only wants to play if they have a chance to compete for the Super Bowl, which must be building a lot of confidence in the players they have right now.
At this point, does anyone care about the will he/won't he story anymore? I respect what Favre has done throughout his career, even (or maybe especially) as a Vikings fan. He's had a great, first ballot Hall-of-Fame career, and he's the most durable player ever, but let's be honest, he was not good last year.
No, he didn't have a lot of help, but that doesn't excuse the rookie mistakes, throwing into triple coverage, etc. There's no other way to put it than that the Packers offense was decimated by injuries last year, including to Brett's top WR (Javon Walker) and top RBs (Ahman Green, Najeh Davenport) but 29 interceptions is still 29 interceptions. He's still got a strong arm, but he tries to make throws he can't anymore and forces the ball into places that they shouldn't go.
Can Favre still be a really good player? Probably. Will he have the chance to? The answer to that looks like it will come later rather than sooner.
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It bothers me like Favre and Roger Clemens can sit around for forever and never make a decision on whether they're playing or not. Sure, they're earned that right, but so many previous athletes that earned that right made quicker decisions. The same thing happened when Coach K released daily media statements saying that he was still considering the Lakers job in 2004.
Retirement is hard, but is it really this hard? Decide already!
I care. I desperately don't want Favre to come back and break the all-time TD pass record. Alas, I think that record will be one of the reasons he comes back.
Its sad that its come to this but here are the facts. Brett still wants to play but feels the Packers have gutted the team and they won't be competitive. Two years ago they had the best offensive line in football. They wouldn't resign Wahle, Rivera, and now Flannagan. Would you rather save 20 million in cap space and be bad or be tight on the cap and competitive? I'll bet I know Brett's answer
If he hasn't decided by now, I'm going to guess he's leaning to retiring.
I wonder if he'll wait till after the coin toss on opening day to decide. Play or hit the showers early.
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