The Brett Favre concert: And the beat goes on
I'm going through stages on the Brett Favre story.
First, like most other folks (I'm assuming), Favre's unretirement had me saying "Wow" and rolling my eyes. We had all seen that movie before and right from the very beginning in March, you had a sneaking suspicion this might happen.
Then the Packers' reaction about sticking with Aaron Rodgers had me thinking, "Gee, this could get interesting." And then it started getting semi-ugly with Favre implying the Packers weren't being truthful about who said what and the list of teams began to emerge of who Favre might be traded to and I thought, ""All right, enough, get it over with."
And now we have a situation where the Packers' team president is taking private jets to Mississippi for a summit with Favre and his agent, news reports that Green Bay offered him $20 million to stay retired, that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is delaying approving Favre's reinstatement to allow for more time for an amicable resolution and that the Packers may be thinking the unthinkable, trading Favre to Minnesota or Chicago. Hey, I'm interested again.
As we mentioned yesterday, we're going to keep passing along the incremental news and our semi-novel contribution to the Favre coverage is going to be a concert of Favre-related music videos. This one is a country-western original by Dustin Bogue, It Was All About the Game.
Comments
What a bunch of (scum)! Coming down there with their big bag of filthy money trying to bribe a guy to give up his lifelong passion, one that's benefited them immensly. Favre pulled that team out of the ditch it had been lying in for decades, and THIS IS NOW THEY REPAY HIM?!?
Next we'll be hearing that they tried to hire Tonya Harding to club his arm so they can add injury to insult.
Posted by: Teri B. | July 31, 2008 10:55 AM
Are the packers out of their mind? What are they thinking? While they are saving face they are stinking up the place. Favre belongs on the packers period no question. Packers country looks like fools.
Posted by: denap | July 31, 2008 11:15 AM
Beautiful video, great song...
21yr old Favre fan, and have been one since I was 5. Favre is my hero and ALWAYS has been. I used to want to BE him when I grew up. I used to pretend I WAS him, playing football with my friends. I'm grown up now, and it is SO HARD, dealing with all of this. The passion I have, and the heartache I feel CAN NOT be explained, with any words. It feels as though a loved one has left me, never to come back. The memories will live on forever. I love and miss you, Brett. Thank you for so much.
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Jacob,
Childhood heroes do live on forever. You picked a good one.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Jacob Zimmerly | July 31, 2008 4:59 PM