PFT: Report: Favre tells Vikings he's not returning

[Joe Realist]

i think he will play. he needs to build up the drama.

 

[Hoofbite]

I'll wait and see.

 

[Cowboysfan570]

I'll believe it when the regular season starts and hes not there. In the meantime, can you please not post up any more stories about the entitled punk?

I got tired of the speculation and the guy in general about two years back.

 

[UnoDallas]

Drama queen

I won't believe it until the start of the season

and Rosenfels or Jackson is taking the first snap

 

[PJTRAPI]

The Green Bay Packers. What a joke of a division the NFC North becomes without Favre. Cutler and the Bears = 6-10 at best. Stafford and the Lions = 5-11 at best and Jackson and the Vikings = 7-9 at best. Now we are all going to have to hear about how great Aaron Rodgers is because he's able to destroy what just went from the 24th ranked schedule to probably the worst schedule in football.

On a positive note, at least the Cowboys now get to play the Tavaris Jackson led Vikings.

 

[zrinkill]

I will not believe it till he does not play an entire season.

I think he wants to be the hero.

 

[Longboysfan]

We'll see him in October.

 

[PullMyFinger]

if its true.....good riddance.

 

[burmafrd]

I kind of think he means it this time; there has been rumors that his ankle was worse then originally thought and lets face it- 41 year old ankles do tend to not heal well.

 

[mldardy]

The Green Bay Packers. What a joke of a division the NFC North becomes without Favre. Cutler and the Bears = 6-10 at best. Stafford and the Lions = 5-11 at best and Jackson and the Vikings = 7-9 at best. Now we are all going to have to hear about how great Aaron Rodgers is because he's able to destroy what just went from the 24th ranked schedule to probably the worst schedule in football.

On a positive note, at least the Cowboys now get to play the Tavaris Jackson led Vikings.

I guess people missed that the Vikings won the NFC North and made the playoffs without Favre 2 years ago and Jackson at qb most of the time. They probably won't win the division but there is still a lot of talent on that team.

 

[noshame]

Hey Brad, I'm retiring till TC is over okay?

Cool.

I really want him back, I can't think of a better person to destroy in his final game. NFC Championship.

 

[Duane]

Real classy Brett.

 

[Chuck 54]

I believed all along that he would retire. He's an old man, yet he miraculously had the best season and best stats of his career last season. Coming back would have been a downer in every single way unless he won the SB.

There's no way in hell he could have kept his TD/INT ratio as high as it was last season.

Plus, the Saints just provided the blueprint on how to beat him...beat the hell out of him, and it's not like they had the top defense in the NFL. I'm sure Bret is still aching with his ankle and realized at high school camp that he just wasn't ready to go do it again and that he wasn't likely to be as fortunate as he was last season, both in production and in health.

He didn't win a super bowl, but he's going out on a high note.

He certainly owes no apology to the Vikings; they are the ones who begged him to play last season and let him come and go as he pleased. He gave them what they paid for, and it was certainly their job to prepare for football without him, either this season or next. They chose to sit pat with the QBs they have instead of going after someone else...even if Bret came back, their depth would have been better this season, and they'd have been prepared for next season.

The hell with the Vikings, and the hell with Bret Favre.

 

[Apluz]

I wont believe it until he's not there on the final gun of the last game of the year. ha

October may roll around and his ankle has responded.

I could see him deciding to come back for a stretch run but only if the Vikes are still in playoff contention. But then there is always the week before the season starts when he is a home thinking about his record for consecutive games starting coming to and end and decides to play.

 

[Phoenix]

Great. Now I get to get inundated with this by all the sports shows on at my local watering hole a little later.

He just wants attention. I'm not buying this retirement one bit.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

For craps sake hes came outta retirement more times then cowboy bill watts. It just the drama queen pulling our strings again

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I won't believe it until the Vikings play their first regular season game.

 

[Seven]

Plus, the Saints just provided the blueprint on how to beat him...beat the hell out of him.

That's been the blueprint for years.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

That's been the blueprint for years.

Yeah, and it's pretty much the 'blueprint' for any QB.

 

[monkey]

He just wants attention. I'm not buying this retirement one bit.

Did I miss where he is making calls or press conferences announcing his retirement? This is entirely a creation of the media and a few sources at this point.