Report: Pack offer Favre $20 million to stay home

Post #21 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:52 am

Breaking news: Goodle is hoping to meet with Favre tomorrow. My hope is that he urges Brett to submit a list of teams he would accept a trade for, and for Favre to engage said teams. The only way a trade gets done is if the Jets, Bucs, whoever speaks to Brett and gets his assurance that he's 100% committed to 2009. So far Brett's held firm and appears to only want to play for Minnesota. He has to come off that.

LUKE23 · Post #22 » by **LUKE23** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:55 am

Where did you get that from DB?

Post #23 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:02 am

LUKE23 wrote:Where did you get that from DB?

ESPN news bottom line.

Captain Erv · Post #24 » by **Captain Erv** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:10 am

I'm pretty sure this is the only option left:

LUKE23 · Post #25 » by **LUKE23** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:13 am

Nah, there is one other option:

xTitan · Post #26 » by **xTitan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:15 am

DrugBust wrote:Breaking news: Goodle is hoping to meet with Favre tomorrow. My hope is that he urges Brett to submit a list of teams he would accept a trade for, and for Favre to engage said teams. The only way a trade gets done is if the Jets, Bucs, whoever speaks to Brett and gets his assurance that he's 100% committed to 2009. So far Brett's held firm and appears to only want to play for Minnesota. He has to come off that.

I agree 100%....Mark Murphy is making me wish John Jones would never have left............ :sigh:

MetroDrugUnit · Post #27 » by **MetroDrugUnit** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:17 am

Judge Judy would have knocked this out in 30 minutes plus commercials. I like to see her mediate this but I'd love to see her scold TT with her "listen here sweatheart" line

TheGhostDog · Post #28 » by **TheGhostDog** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:20 am

xTitan wrote:I agree 100%....Mark Murphy is making me wish John Jones would never have left............

You raise an interesting point. Some people say Harlan, a genuinely nice guy, needed an enforcer type like Jones to bring the hammer down from time to time when needed. Murphy clearly needs a very bad cop to counter his Opie Taylor act, or at least someone to change his diapers.

Post #29 » by **paulpressey25** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:20 am

Since Goodell wants to step in this, maybe he can also force the Pats to trade us Tom Brady for Favre as punishment for cheating. Doesn't that solve everyone's problems?

On a serious note, I'm ready to make the deal with the Vikings: Send Favre to Minny for Pat Williams (assuming he's healthy) and two conditional draft picks. The Vikes 2009 first rounder if Favre starts at least 12 games. If not, we get their second rounder. Then if Favre starts those games and we get the first, we also get their second if they make the playoffs. Otherwise the second pick is a 4th rounder.

TheMachine · Post #30 » by **TheMachine** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:22 am

If this report is true...and I mean if it is true, this tells me that obviously Favre has turned down the backup role and the Packers are willing to eat his salary and keep him from playing for at least one year. I believe they are telling Favre we will let you rot before we release you, so here is an easy way to make an extra $8 million, keep your streak intact, and keep from doing further damage to your legacy.

As I said earlier, I don't see Favre following through on his threat to show up to camp. But if he did, I am certain he retires before the opening game, if Rodgers doesn't get hurt and is ready to start the opener. Favre will not be the backup and have the streak end this way. So it may even be a moot point.

Post #31 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:34 am

paulpressey25 wrote:Since Goodell wants to step in this, maybe he can also force the Pats to trade us Tom Brady for Favre as punishment for cheating. Doesn't that solve everyone's problems?

On a serious note, I'm ready to make the deal with the Vikings: Send Favre to Minny for Pat Williams (assuming he's healthy) and two conditional draft picks. The Vikes 2009 first rounder if Favre starts at least 12 games. If not, we get their second rounder. Then if Favre starts those games and we get the first, we also get their second if they make the playoffs. Otherwise the second pick is a 4th rounder.

What kind of leverage do the Packers have? The whole world knows that the list of teams Brett will play for is made up of one: the Minnesota Vikings.

I'm sure they're absolutely giddy over the joke that's being played out in Green Bay, Wisconsin. At this point I'd be surprised if they offer a 3rd. What happens if they don't? Either:

1 - Brett is allowed to come back to Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers tells the team to **** when it comes time to re-sign
2 - Brett stays retired
3 - Brett is released and can sign with Minnesota

Am I missing anything? As of right now, Brett won't approve a trade anywhere else, and those first two options look just fine if you're a Vikings fan

Captain Erv · Post #32 » by **Captain Erv** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:52 am

GrandAdmiralDan · Post #33 » by **GrandAdmiralDan** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:02 am

Not only is this an idiotic move on Murphy's part, but if you're going to try and bribe Favre to stay retired, try and do a better job of that. Considering Favre could easily earn $20 mil by playing football the next two years, and he at least has made it clear by now that he wants to play for at least one more year, you need to make a better offer than $20 mil.

And we wouldn't even give him the $20 mil all at once, it would be spread out over 10 years? That's laughable. We need to get adamcz in touch with Murphy and explain the present value of money concept.

As much as I want the Packers to bring back Brett Favre, it appears that the guy the Packers REALLY need to bring back is Bob Harlan. Let's just give Harlan that $20 mil over 10 years as a retainer so that he can step in when needed and fix **** that Murphy can't handle.

Mags FTW · Post #34 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:33 am

This saga has reached an unprecedented level of ridiculousness. Just end it.

Trade him to the Vikings and may the best team win.

Post #35 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:52 am

GrandAdmiralDan wrote:Not only is this an idiotic move on Murphy's part, but if you're going to try and bribe Favre to stay retired, try and do a better job of that. Considering Favre could easily earn $20 mil by playing football the next two years, and he at least has made it clear by now that he wants to play for at least one more year, you need to make a better offer than $20 mil.

And we wouldn't even give him the $20 mil all at once, it would be spread out over 10 years? That's laughable. We need to get adamcz in touch with Murphy and explain the present value of money concept.

As much as I want the Packers to bring back Brett Favre, it appears that the guy the Packers REALLY need to bring back is Bob Harlan. Let's just give Harlan that $20 mil over 10 years as a retainer so that he can step in when needed and fix **** that Murphy can't handle.

As dumb as Murphy has apparently been, what's Harlan going to accomplish?

Post #36 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:55 am

Mags FTW wrote:This saga has reached an unprecedented level of ridiculousness. Just end it.

Trade him to the Vikings and may the best team win.

At this point, I actually agree. I'd really love to see Green Bay hang one on their asses.

Post #37 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:00 am

But having no prospects of trading Favre anywhere else and under increasing pressure from Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Packers are considering doing almost the unthinkable: not only trading Favre, but also to the Vikings, a team that will be their opponent Sept. 8 on opening night at Lambeau Field.

I actually grinned when I read that in the JS.

Honestly, I can't think of anything I want to see more than the Packers beating a Favre-lead Vikings team in the home opener at Lambeau. **** him. Let the guy go.

El Duderino · Post #38 » by **El Duderino** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:08 am

GrandAdmiralDan wrote:
As much as I want the Packers to bring back Brett Favre, it appears that the guy the Packers REALLY need to bring back is Bob Harlan. Let's just give Harlan that $20 mil over 10 years as a retainer so that he can step in when needed and fix **** that Murphy can't handle.

No kidding

Like Cliff Christal said even before this came out, Murphy looked in over his head. After hearing his solution to the Favre mess is to bribe Brett like he's a politician, his column was spot on.

You would think someone would have said to Murphy, hey, your idea is moronic.

Post #39 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:49 am

**** it. Release him, let him play for the Vikings. I don't care anymore. He doesn't make the Vikings a Super Bowl team. He may cost us a win.

El Duderino · Post #40 » by **El Duderino** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:52 am

DrugBust wrote:
GrandAdmiralDan wrote:Not only is this an idiotic move on Murphy's part, but if you're going to try and bribe Favre to stay retired, try and do a better job of that. Considering Favre could easily earn $20 mil by playing football the next two years, and he at least has made it clear by now that he wants to play for at least one more year, you need to make a better offer than $20 mil.

And we wouldn't even give him the $20 mil all at once, it would be spread out over 10 years? That's laughable. We need to get adamcz in touch with Murphy and explain the present value of money concept.

As much as I want the Packers to bring back Brett Favre, it appears that the guy the Packers REALLY need to bring back is Bob Harlan. Let's just give Harlan that $20 mil over 10 years as a retainer so that he can step in when needed and fix **** that Murphy can't handle.

As dumb as Murphy has apparently been, what's Harlan going to accomplish?

I have no way to be sure Harlan would have helped resolve this, but Favre sure seems to dislike TT and wants to stick it to him. Brett though by everything i've read over the years, he very much likes and respects Harlan, he doesn't barely know Murphy.

Maybe, just maybe if Harlan had sat down with Brett, he could have got Favre to not dig his heels in so deep or get a sitdown between Harlan/TT/Brett and broker something before it got this far.

Obviously i'm just speculating, but at least there is a chance Harlan could have helped given Brett has a lot of respect for Harlan. We do know one thing is certain, Murphy has done nothing to help matters. Bad timing for a new guy to take over.