> > On Jul 23, 2:57 pm, mianderson <clay...@excite.com> wrote:

> > > On Jul 23, 3:55 pm, "J.C. Watts Enslin" <jonens...@charter.net> wrote:

> > > > On Jul 23, 2:47 pm, Pauli G <rior...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > > > >http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Brett-Favre-mig...

> > > > I think the tide here has pretty much turned against him.  Everyone
> > > > says the Packers are in a tough spot here, but I don't think they
> > > > really are.  My guess is that they will trade him if he decides to
> > > > come back, with some sort of heinous provision that would prevent a
> > > > trade to another NFC North team.

> > > > My guess now is that he remains retired actually.  That he really
> > > > wanted to go to the Vikings, which the Packers will never allow, and
> > > > that he really doesn't want to play for a team like Tampa.

> > > eh.....tampa has much better weather(especially during football
> > > season), had a better record last year, doesn't play in a wretched
> > > dome, etc......it's not like tampa is the one of the crappier
> > > destinations in the league and it's not like minnesota is on
> > > everyone's "hot" list.

> > If he wanted to play for Tampa, this deal would have been done already
> > - and it still might be done.  Tampa has the cap room and needs an
> > upgrade at QB.  He clearly wanted to go to Minnesota.

> perhaps....I was just wondering what you were getting at with "a team
> like tampa"......

>   That's very

> > obvious.  If the Packers gave him an outright release, he'd be there
> > within 48 hours.

> > I don't think he gives two shits about the weather during football
> > season.

> one wonders why he doesn't give a crap about minnesota's godawful pass
> defense though.  There is this myth in football(college and pro) that
> if you can "stop the run and run the ball" you'll be good.  Minnesota
> the last two years has been good to fabulous at both, and they haven't
> been very good, so hopefully that will get some people to realize how
> wrong that cliche is.

> If I were favre, I'd much rather go to tampa than minnesota.  I think
> they have a better chance to win their division than the vikings do.

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