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Packers treating Brett Favre like Don Meredith
3:48 PM Tue, Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon
We've pretty much steered clear of Brett Favre talk on this here blog lately, because ... well, the Cowboys give us plenty to write about, and he's a Packer, sort of.
But old pal Matt Mosley managed to tie in an interesting Cowboys story in his Favre column. (Why is an NFC East guy writing a Favre column? Because everybody at ESPN.com apparently has to pitch into the Favre/Packer breakup coverage.)
3:48 PM Tue, Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon
We've pretty much steered clear of Brett Favre talk on this here blog lately, because ... well, the Cowboys give us plenty to write about, and he's a Packer, sort of.
But old pal Matt Mosley managed to tie in an interesting Cowboys story in his Favre column. (Why is an NFC East guy writing a Favre column? Because everybody at ESPN.com apparently has to pitch into the Favre/Packer breakup coverage.)
It reminds me of a story I once heard about former Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith. He walked into Tom Landry's office in 1969 and said, "Coach, I'm thinking about retiring." Not missing a beat, Landry answered, "Don, I think that's a good idea."
Years later, Bud Shrake, the newspaper man turned famous author, told me Meredith was crushed that Landry didn't try to talk him out of retiring.
In Meredith's case, though, he walked away from the game for good. Favre retired briefly and then began a comeback campaign in which he leaked information through selected family members and farm workers. In this three-ring circus, Favre tried to play ringmaster from the comfort of his home in Mississippi, but he eventually had to come out of hiding. The Packers had taken the unfair step of taking Favre at his word, and general manager Ted Thompson would play the role of the villain.
Doesn't make the way Jerry Jones ended Landry's legendary tenure seem so heartless, huh?Years later, Bud Shrake, the newspaper man turned famous author, told me Meredith was crushed that Landry didn't try to talk him out of retiring.
In Meredith's case, though, he walked away from the game for good. Favre retired briefly and then began a comeback campaign in which he leaked information through selected family members and farm workers. In this three-ring circus, Favre tried to play ringmaster from the comfort of his home in Mississippi, but he eventually had to come out of hiding. The Packers had taken the unfair step of taking Favre at his word, and general manager Ted Thompson would play the role of the villain.
