chinasky wrote:
Ma tutto 'sto parlare di Favre... non crea un po' di casino? perché non fa un'altra conferenza e dice "signori, ho detto basta ed è basta". In che modo si lavora oggi a Green Bay? per altro gli eventuali scenari che si aprirebbero se decidesse di rientrare sono assurdi e, oltre a una mezza buffonata, una scelta di questo tipo incasinerebbe non poco la situazione di GB. Mah...
quoto in pieno...allego un articolo in inglese sulla situazione...scusate ma non ho il tempo di tradurlo: il senso è quello del post del mod
Would it be so wrong if the Packers told Favre to stick it?
By MJD
Brett Favre is a gridiron legend, he's like a kid who just loves playing the game, he's a cowboy, he's a gunslinger, he's fearless, he's wonderful, he's just a regular joe like you and me, and he's totally spectacular in every way that a human being can be spectacular. I won't disagree with any of that.
But would it really be so wrong if the Packers asked him to kindly shut his yapper?
I've never been one to tell a guy when he should retire. It's his body, it's his life, and he's got to do what's best for him. I've not walked in his cleats.
But when Brett Favre steadfastly refuses to say, "No, I'm not coming back," and we have incidents like we had yesterday, when Chris Mortensen set the whole world abuzz with his "Brett Favre feels itchy!" report, it doesn't just affect Brett Favre. It affects the entire Packers organization.
Again, I don't begrudge Brett Favre the right to change his mind, but he's not doing this in a vacuum. The Packers have an offense that they need to tailor to a new quarterback. They've got receivers who have to develop timing and a rapport with that new quarterback. And that quarterback is having a hard enough time as it is, without having the fans constantly ride the "Oh joyous day, Brett's coming back and I can be happy again, oh no, wait, we're still stuck with other dope" roller coaster.
These are real issues for the Packers, ones they probably started working on after Favre's overly sniffly press conference. These are things they have to deal with, and it doesn't get easier when Favre plays these games.
Now, I know, Favre said that everything that came out yesterday was "rumor," and that "there was no reason" for all the hubbub, but at the same time, he did absolutely nothing to squash what he labeled as rumor. All it would take is a simple, "No, I'm not coming back," but he can't make his mouth say the words. And not saying anything isn't much different than saying "maybe."
The Packers have to know about their future. Either it includes Brett Favre or it doesn't, and if it doesn't, they've got to move ahead with the new guy. They can't afford to be constantly jerked around by a guy -- even if he's a legend -- who can't make a decision.
They won't do it because it would alienate the Favreophiles in Green Bay, but the Packers would be perfectly justified in telling Favre that they've put him in the rearview. Tell him he won't be traded, he won't be released, and if he insists on coming back, he can't do anything but hold the clipboard for Aaron Rodgers.
They've got to know which way they're heading as an organization, and right now, Favre's indecisiveness is keeping them in limbo. If he can't make up his mind, they should make it up for him.