Brett Favre is angry with the Green Bay Packers and wants to play for the Minnesota Vikings, according to an interview on KFAN-AM in Minneapolis.
A member of the classified advertising staff for the Biloxi Sun Herald in Mississippi, who apparently is related to a member of the KFAN staff and also has a relationship with the Favre family, told KFAN that Favre doesn’t think much of the Packers’ wide receiver corp and also feels as though the team hasn’t wanted him for at least a couple years.
We here at Zoneblitz are skeptical at this point of the accuracy of the interview. A quick scan of the Biloxi Sun Herald Web site does not show a classified advertising staffer by the name of the person who was interviewed. And at times it almost seemed like a radio bit – as a caller following the interview said. “You almost pulled it off,” the caller said. “He is probably one of the higher performing people in his trailer park.”
But if it is true, it’s an interesting advancement of the story. Favre wants to play and he feels that with a running game headed by Adrian Peterson he could pick apart the nine-man fronts the team often saw last season, even with an unproven receiving corp. Favre’s anger was apparently fueled by the team’s failure to acquire Randy Moss last season.
“He’s done more for the Packers than the Packers have done for him,” the contact told KFAN.
If it is true it creates an even stickier situation for the Packers and GM Ted Thompson, who risks alienating the team’s fan base regardless of whatever decision he makes. If it is true that Favre wants to play, however, the team is going to have to make a decision. They’ll have to cut him, trade him or bring him back.
For the Vikings, it’s also an interesting dilemma. The team has improved immensely throughout the offseason, adding Bernard Berrian on offense and Jared Allen on defense. The quarterback situation is still a question mark, however, and while Tarvaris Jackson improved marginally throughout the 2007 season, he doesn’t hold a candle to Favre.
And do Vikings fans want Favre, who has broken their hearts time and time again, on the roster anyway. It would be very, very strange to see him wearing purple rather than being chased by it.
Again, I’m skeptical of the report. The classified rep suggested that a story regarding Favre’s feelings would be posted on the site later today. We’ll keep an eye on it.
Was thinking about the reports that Favre is angry with the Packers–in addition to drafting Brohm in a move to let Brett know that they were closing the door, I wonder if that’s why they rushed the number retirement party?
It’s amazing