Brett Favre: The Packer Nativist View

DJ NAKED: Straight outta Wisconsin

Stop the press......

All of the negative Favre news stems from the hick media in WI, which took the Ted
Thompson side of the story. I don't view this as Favre vs Packers, I view this as Favre vs
Ted Thompson. You have to look deeper into the problem to find out the truth. Hating Favre
because of how he's portrayed in the news is the same exact thing as loving Katy Perry or
Justin Timberlake because MTV and the radio tells us to.

At the surface, Favre looks like a wishy washy lil' bitch. I have to admit, I think it's pathetic
how he's handled the situation. Would I be a Vikings fan???---we'll get to that in a bit.

First, let's talk about the real problem, Ted Thompson. His ego gets in the way of his
judgment. Favre is not the first player to clash with him. Mike McKenzie, Javon Walker,
and a few others couldn't get along with him. So what happened??? They were on the next
flight out of town. Thompson puts personal feelings ahead of common sense when making
business decisions. His strategy for building a team is idiotic.

Look at any playoff team that suddenly wins the championship the following year.... Lakers
last season, Bulls the year after Jordan's comeback, Patriots, Packers 1996, Yankees, Miami
Heat with Shaq, and so on and so forth.....

How do they do it??? They built the best team possible for their situation at that time, they
did not build for the future. Building for the future only makes you a really good playoff
team, it won't make you a championship team. Ted Thompson doesn't get that. He doesn't
actively search out the best players for the team.... he plays it safe, too safe.

Let's think back three and a half years. Packers came off a bad season. They needed some-
thing. Randy Moss was in the market for a trade from the Raiders. Packers could have got
him for a 3rd round pick, true story. What happens????? Thompson passed on the
opportunity. The result??? Favre has one of the best seasons of his career, and single-
handedly gets the team to the NFC championship where they lose in overtime. Randy Moss
goes to the Patriots, and all kinds of records were broken up until their loss in the
SuperBowl. If Thompson would have followed though on the Moss deal, the Packers would
have been unstoppable that season. They would have beat the Giants in the NFC
championship, and the Patriots wouldn't have even made it to the SuperBowl.

Within a couple weeks of the loss, Thompson was pressuring Favre for a decision about
retirement. Favre didn't know, and made the wrong decision. When he wanted to come back,
they said he could, but he'd be a back up. Favre said he was willing to compete for the job.
They wouldn't let him. Favre said release or trade me. They said only to an AFC team,
"to protect your legacy." Come ON!!! They were protecting themselves, not his legacy.... He
is still better than Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers is good, but he's not the same. Thompson told
the only 3 time NFL MVP in history and most likely the greatest quarterback ever to f... off.
What an idiot!!!

I hate how Favre has handled this situation though. Basically he isn't 100% sure if he wants
to play, he is trying to get back at Thompson. He also doesn't like training camp much, so if
he does come back still, then that's why he's doing it like this. I'm not saying I agree with that
or like him doing that, but whatever. You should hate Thompson, not Favre.

Now let's talk about being a Vikings fan. I kind of started liking the Vikings 2 years back how
I kind of like the Chargers. Why? They have an exciting game changing player in Peterson, like
the Chargers have LT. How can you not like Peterson??? If you add the fact that I hate
Thompson and how the Packers never make any moves to better themselves outside of the
draft, I find it hard to support the Pack. Why support a team that won't support itself!? It
would be easy to be a Vikings fan if Favre was there, not out of spite, but because they would
be exciting to watch and they'd have two of my favorite players on the team.

SO......Please don't write about how Favre is some kind of giant d-bag.... even if he handled the
situation that way, there is more to it than that. Everyone has already covered that. You'll be
just like the radio saying how Britney Spears is good .....when the rest of us know better. I
challenge you to write an anti-Thompson story, but not a pro-Favre story or anti-Packer
story.

As for your friend who wants a Favre jersey.... who wears jerseys if they aren't in a rap video???

FYI: most people here DO believe everything they hear in the news..... so most Pack fans hate
Favre. On the other hand, I think most people in WI are f...ing wierdos.
~DJ NAKED