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Vikings Tell Favre They’re No Longer Interested?
If someone is feeding Ed Werder bad information on Brett Favre, you at least have to give whoever it is credit for creativity:
The Minnesota Vikings have at least temporarily suspended their pursuit of Brett Favre after the retired quarterback failed to report to organized team activities that began Tuesday as head coach Brad Childress had mandated, according to team and league sources.
The Vikings conveyed their decision in a phone call from vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski to Bus Cook, the agent who represents Favre. An eventual agreement returning Favre to the NFL for a 19th season, this in a Vikings purple uniform, remains possible. The quarterback was encouraged to continue rehabilitation following arthroscopic surgery performed two weeks ago to repair a partially torn biceps tendon. According to sources, no timeframe has been discussed for the Vikings and Favre to reconsider their positions.
If this story is true, then it demonstrates, even more so than the earlier deadline story, that the Vikings aren’t about to take any crap from Favre. If he is to join the team and pursue his idiot revenge, it will happen on their terms, not his. This hardline approach is necessary if Chilly and the front office are to keep the respect of the players, but it could be hazardous in terms of fan relations. Most fans, it’s safe to say, have already convinced themselves that Favre is coming…and if he doesn’t, then blame will be placed squarely on Childress, who is already in many fans’ doghouses. And if the Vikings then go and have a bad season without Favre? Childress will be crucified for failing to bring in Favre. The Vikings might have been better off vehemently denying any interest in Favre, on the off-chance that the deal couldn’t be reached. Now they’ve put themselves in a position to really get blasted.
Or Chilly is trying to save face after he saw how ridiculous he was being by putting a deadline on someone who just had surgery. I just don’t see how they can be talking a deal when he hasn’t even recovered from surgery.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:32 pmIf this is all true, I don’t see how this could save face for Chilly. This makes Chilly look horrible in my opinion.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:37 pmAnd since when is a player that isn’t even on the roster required to show up at OTA’s? This just makes no sense.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:38 pmnah,nah,nah hay,hey good buy.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:39 pmgood buy? lol.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:41 pmChilly looked terrible as soon as he put a deadline on Favre while he was recovering from surgery. But this is now the best way out. After Favre would not meet his deadline, Chilly saves some face by temporarily suspending pursuit. If he would have waited until the end of the week and then said he would not accept Favre later, he would have looked worse by either pressuring an injured player or taking him later after he said he wouldn’t.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:47 pmI must add that I find Danzinski’s choice of the title to this article both unrepresentive and irritating.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:59 pmI’m not totally convinced Chilly put the deadline. ESPN’s source could have been wrong . Imagine that…..
I don’t know what to believe any more, but the deadline doesn’t make sense so I’m skeptical.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:00 pmInterestingly enough, Bus Cook is now saying “no comment’ instead of denying. Hmmmm…
http://blogs.twincities.com/Vikings/2009/06/bus-cook-no-comment-on-latest.html
June 9th, 2009 at 10:30 pmI’m new here and haven’t publish anything here yet but thought you guys would like to know that Peter King just posted this on his Twitter Account:
June 10th, 2009 at 2:49 amSI_PeterKingVikes aren’t done with Favre. They just want the story to cool off. This gives Favre time to heal–they hope–without the daily microscope.about 3 hours ago from web
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June 10th, 2009 at 2:53 amYes Dale, I think what Peter King said is right.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:49 am