BREAKING: Favre traded to Jets

[Oeditpus Rex]

The Brett Favre era is officially over in Green Bay.

The Green Bay Packers have confirmed they have traded the quarterback to the New York Jets. Favre had started the past 253 consecutive games for the Green Bay Packers.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-08-07-favre-traded_N.htm



:popcorn:

[BrotherBuzz]

1. I don't think about football until the baseball season is over

:shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. I don't think about football at all

But, according to some here, Favre transcends sport.



So I figured this was Big News.

[BrotherBuzz]

10. To be frank, my interest in football has been waning for years...

It started the year I realized I was older that any NFL player. Who was the kicker who up and retired that was older than me? Ray Wersching?

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Ray Wersching, who looked more like a bartender

than a football player.

Not that place kickers are actually "football players."

Dude had a helluva foot on him, though. Not so much for distance, if I recall correctly, but for accuracy.



I can't pinpoint exactly or even vaguely when football and I broke up. I was a big-time Rams fan when they were in LA, so the 1980 Super Bowl left me feeling quite forlorn — especially since they were fucking ahead at the half. :grr:

I dunno — at some point after that, the game just started to seem silly.

[BrotherBuzz]

13. Ray Wersching had a real day job, he was a genuine practicing CPA

Ray's secret to kicking was to NEVER look up. It was really disconcerting because he would never so much as even peek at the goalposts prior to the kick. Weird.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Oh, yeah, I remember that

To get his spot, he'd grab onto the shoulder of his holder. (Who was that? Montana?)

I knew he had a regular job, but I didn't know what it was.

Didn't know this, either: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/23/BAGL1HSOD51.DTL

[BrotherBuzz]

23. OUCH!

That sorta, totally pops my bubble. I always thought of him as one of the good guys. TOTAL BUMMER!

[RedShoes]

45. Johnny Unitas used to work at Bethlehem Steel during football's off season

and there's never been a better quarterback. Ever.

[cherokeeprogressive]

46. I used to watch him and Rich Camarillo at Cerritos College.

I didn't know Wersching was indicted for embezzling 8 million dollars!

[jobycom]

19. They still play baseball?

How quaint. I had a dream the MLB disbanded, but now I believe that was just a Star Trek episode.

[BrotherBuzz]

24. You're just a meanie!

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. No, he's right

None of the Romulans could hit the curve ball, so they kidnapped Bud Selig and chucked him into a black hole.









No, wait — that was a really neat dream I had the other night.

[jobycom]

27. Hehe. Nah, it's a famous Star Trek: TNG scene.

I've forgotten the setting, but Picard talks about his love of baseball, and mentions the last game ever played.

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. Yeah?

I'd like to find that on YouTube. I never got into anything but TOS.



But, man, I can't even imagine Picard being into baseball. :shrug:

[JoDog]

33. I don't think that was TNG

I'm pretty sure that was Deep Space 9. Commander Sisko was a big fan of the "antique" sport of baseball. The topic of the last World Series came up when the plucky crew encountered mind reading/shape shifting aliens, and one of them took the form of Sisko's hero, a player for the "old" London Monarchs team.

Going back to my nerd den now.

[jobycom]

48. Pretty sure it's Picard.

One of the writers for both shows was a baseball fan, and worked it into several shows before Sisko.

Googling around, I can't find the specific speech, but there are references to TNG's third season, an episode called "Evolutions," having a speech about the end of professional baseball. Maybe that's it. I remember Picard sitting down, talking about the three great hitters of baseball--Babe Ruth, Saduharu Oh, and some fictional player. I thought he even said he was at the last game, but I must have misremembered that, since according to all the geek sources, baseball supposedly ended 200 years before Star Trek.

[Connonym]

2. Brett who?

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Sorry

I guess on your part of the planet, it's spelled and pronounced "Jesus Christ."

[Connonym]

17. either that or

"that fucking ingrate" depending on who you're talking to

[PVnRT]

34. Apparently, most people in Green Bay are not happy with him

I saw an article in the online Milwaukee J-S - in everywhere but the Milwaukee suburbs, Packer fans are pissed about what Brett is doing.

However, that doesn't stop the Favre Cult who care more about a player than the team.

[Connonym]

41. I live in that dreaded suburb (although we like to think we're our own city)

Mostly I think the hullabaloo is kind of funny and I can't believe how personal people are taking it. But, that being said, it will be weird after all these years seeing him play for another team.

[Renew Deal]

4. Favre in NY

The media will go wild.

[elshiva]

5. What kind of popcorn is that?

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Dunno the brand

But half the kernels are green and the other half are gold.



:popcorn:

[elshiva]

12. Yum

:popcorn:

[Chovexani]

47. Cheese popcorn obviously

:evilgrin:

[Mutley]

7. OMFG it's a tragedy!!12one!!

It's time to flame away all fucking night over this!

:grr:

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Piss off

[Mutley]

53. Never!

I will bitch and bitch and bitch bitch and bitch and bitch bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch bitch and bitch and bitch bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch about this until this thread gets locked.

This is URGENT!

[mokawanis]

8. what a mess

Hate to see the whole affair play out the way it did. I've loved watching him play for many years but I have to say I think he's made an ass of himself lately. Has he damaged his legacy?

[Critters2]

14. Hope my dad doesn't get sick or anything anytime soon,

because I am NOT going to Wisconsin until this is all over!!!

[crimsonblue]

16. I think USA today is tupid

bc I think he started 275 consecutive. But it's late and I don't care enough to look it up

[Fenris]

20. Wisconsin civil war averted; Wisconsinites declare war on New York/New Jersey

[jobycom]

21. Somewhere, Pete Axthelm is smiling. The "Bay of Pigs" battle is officially reinstated.

Both teams will suck again, and soon. Poor Green Bay. It was a good run.

[SoFlaJet]

22. Anybody want to guess who's ecstatic tonight?

SoFlaJet....this is my 40th year as a Jets fan

[1]

29. i can not wait! until brett chucks that first pass up for grabs! to anyone that can catch it!

brett is an equal opportunity quarterback. hell, he'll throw a pass up into any gathering of football players, regardless of what uniform they are wearing.


i love brett. half the time (maybe more) when he tosses a pass (who knows who will catch it) the possession changes. it makes for a lively game. lots of turnovers. and isn't that what football is all about? a lively game?

i love brett.

he crazy!

[PaddyBlueEyes]

30. He is better

than Pennington or Clemens though.

[1]

31. hell yeah! brett just chucks that ball out there... someone might catch it...

maybe even someone on his own team!

booya!

[PVnRT]

35. The stats disagree with you about Pennington

He is one of the most accurate passers in NFL history, in fact, THE most accurate at 65.51%

[Hayabusa]

40. Me too!

But it's only my third year as a Jet's fan...

[PaddyBlueEyes]

26. HOT DIGGITY DAMN

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!!

[RetroLounge]

32. Good!

Now the OMG-football-is-over-cry-baby-dumbfucks can shut the hell up at work about it...

I smile with glee that half of Wisconsin is now pissing on their version of Christ...

The smoke from burning #4 jerseys fills the air.

MVP = More Vicodin Please...

RL

[DS1]

36. Smart move. He's still playing for a team that wears green jerseys

:eyes:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

43. what the hell is your problem with that

[old mark]

37. I hope he shuts up now...

I love football, can't stand Farve.
Spoiled, arrogant bastard.

mark

[Iggo]

38. Good.

He's gonna look funny all dressed in white.

So much for "calling their bluff", eh?


:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

39. If Brett can learn the new offense quicly enough, this could make the Jets

a team to watch. They spent a fortune in the off season to try and upgrade their team. If all the pieces come together, they could give the Pats a run for their money. On the other hand, they could end up being the AFC version of the free spending Washington Redskins.

[TZ]

42. PFFT!

At least its gotten us to the playoffs a couple of times...:P

[NJmaverick]

51. lol, hey I have nothing but sympathy for you

Must be tough to be a fan of a team owned by Dan Synder.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

44. We had him in his prime

how many good years does he have left? Maybe he'll tear both rotator cuffs this season. :eyes:

[Deja Q]

49. I don't give a green shit. Though if he went to Minnesota I might've given a purple shit. After all

Given the Vikings' penchant for hosting sex parties on boats, it'd be fun to find out if Mr. F. would have fit in or not...

:yoiks:

[KamaAina]

50. Yes!

1) We know he looks good in green -- even better without that garish yellow!

2) No Tampa Bay!! I'd have hated to see his Yucs deny the 'Aints a second NFC South title in three years. :puke:

[bigwillq]

52. Oh, jeez Favre in New York

What fun. :eyes: