GREEN BAY - Three-time MVP and undisputed future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, disappointed with the Packers' refusal to aggressively pursue receiver Randy Moss and frustrated with his team's apparent indifference to making immediate improvements on offense, is demanding a trade to the team he feels will give him the best shot at winning a last Super Bowl ring before his retirement: the 1996 Green Bay Packers.
"I just don't think this Packer team, and GM Ted Thompson especially, is thinking in terms of winning with me," said Favre, speaking to reporters at his charity golf tournament in Mississippi Sunday. "On the other hand, 1996 Packers GM Ron Wolf is committed to building the team completely around me. I don't think it's out of the question to say that with me behind center, the 1996 Packers are looking at going all the way to the Super Bowl."
"Nothing against Donald [Driver] and Greg [Jennings], but if I can't throw it to Randy Moss, then I want to throw it to Antonio Freeman, Robert Brooks, and Don Beebe," Favre said. "I bet with them, I'd have more of a chance of throwing for, say, 3,899 yards and 39 touchdowns, with maybe as few as 13 interceptions. Who knows? That kind of production could even get me another MVP award, although of course that's much less important than leading the '96 Pack to another Super Bowl victory."
~The Onion
My view:
Dude, last year, it took you 9 months to decide if you were going to retire or not. This year, you whine about not getting a washed up Randy Moss, whose greatest asset (speed), is no longer there. What's the use of having a down field threat when he can't get down field? At this point in his career, do you really expect Moss to grow a pair and start going over the middle? And when he starts to realize he's a former shell of himself, he'll take it out on your clubhouse and locker room. Here's betting Oakland gets the best end of that deal, albeit obtaining a measly 4th rounder for the has-been Moss.
It annoys me when players like Favre think they've become bigger than the game. Throw another interception you bean bag.
BTW...If the Ass Hat had a chin strap, you could also bet yer ass that Favre would unbutton it between every play. What the hell is with that anyway?? Reminds me of the ole Jeff George syndrome, when a "player" isn't comfortable wearing a helmet.
Great article outta Boston showing how one of Randy's former coaches felt about him last year. These are pretty much the same sentiments that John Clayton had at last year's ESPN Fantasy Camp in Bridgeville:
The Boston Globe - Divided They Stand
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