Favre's first interview since March is with...

[Norman Stansfield]

...GRETA. Tonight.

Mort and P-King have got to be PISSED :D

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/

 

[pallister]

Why would he want to do this? Nobody watches Fox News.

 

[Oz]

Peter King had this in today's column ...

"Favre has gone underground. My text messages for him and agent Bus Cook went unreturned Friday and Sunday, and he still has not come out publicly and said anything about his desire to return to football."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/07/13/mmqb/index.html

 

[zebracoy]

I just came on to post this myself.

First, the note in the column by King is hilarious. "Brett's found a new man!"

Second, if I'm a beat writer, I'm pissed about this.

 

[pallister]

I hear Brett hates the liberal media.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

She did everything short of swallow in the last interview.

 

[BadgerBeer]

Does anyone know what he means by this statement?

"I am guilty of retiring early and there is a reason for that," Favre said, according to an excerpt provided to The Associated Press. "And the major issue is 'Why did he retire,' and 'He asked for a release because he doesn't want to play in Green Bay.' That's not true. And I hope people are hearing this and saying 'OK, that clears it up.' "

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I guess Al Jones wasn't reaching the audience Brett wanted.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Does anyone know what he means by this statement?

"I am guilty of retiring early and there is a reason for that," Favre said, according to an excerpt provided to The Associated Press. "And the major issue is 'Why did he retire,' and 'He asked for a release because he doesn't want to play in Green Bay.' That's not true. And I hope people are hearing this and saying 'OK, that clears it up.' "

Translation: I am an insincere douchebag who has threatened to retire every season since 2001. I cannot possibly understand how the Packers could get sick of this behavior and I don't understand why they might not want me back. After all, I am Brett Favre.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

I guess Al Jones wasn't reaching the audience Brett wanted.

Al Jonezeera.

 

[Overrated]

I was 99 percent sure the answer to the thread title involved a picture of Fozzy Bear on the phone.

 

[slappy4428]

Peter King had this in today's column ...

"Favre has gone underground. My text messages for him and agent Bus Cook went unreturned Friday and Sunday, and he still has not come out publicly and said anything about his desire to return to football."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/07/13/mmqb/index.html

Maybe if he wasn't out mortar boardin and speechifyin, Brett would have called PK. but now that Dr. King is big time....

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Smart move by Favre.

Here are his choices:

Al Jones: Has zero credibility.

Peter King: Might have to point out how flaky Favre has been regarding his retirement.

Mort: Even as a Favre apologist, Mort would have to ask some hard questions.

Wisconsin media: Please, Favre hates all of them.

Greta: Knows nothing about football other than her love of Favre. Doesn't know enough to ask the hard questions.

 

[Alma]

Doesn't this deserve some kind of rebuke from King and Mortensen, to go outside of sports journalism entirely and seek out an interviewer who spends her days talking about celebirty court cases?

Favre has more than a little Willie Stark in him, I do say.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Doesn't this deserve some kind of rebuke from King and Mortensen, to go outside of sports journalism entirely and seek out an interviewer who spends her days talking about celebirty court cases?

Favre has more than a little Willie Stark in him, I do say.

Greta will be sympathetic to his plight and she will not ask any hard questions. She can plead ignorance since she doesn't cover football.

 

[Toolbox]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. As a Packers shareholder, Packer fan and Wisconsin native, Greta would be COMPLETELY unbiased about the way she would approach that interview.

 

[ifilus]

I just heard Greta on the radio; paraphrasing, she said:

"I can't understand why the Packers won't just give Brett his release after all he's done for the organization. It shouldn't be all about business and contracts and money. This is Green Bay and they should do the right thing. They should let Brett play where he wants to play."

 

[Toolbox]

I just heard Greta on the radio; paraphrasing, she said:

"I can't understand why the Packers won't just give Brett his release after all he's done for the organization. It shouldn't be all about business and contracts and money. This is Green Bay and they should do the right thing. They should let Brett play where he wants to play."

I bet you Ted Thompson is sitting there, saying "Well now that Greta mentioned that, you know what? She's right. Brett here's your release. Go play with the Vikings"

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I just heard Greta on the radio; paraphrasing, she said:

"I can't understand why the Packers won't just give Brett his release after all he's done for the organization. It shouldn't be all about business and contracts and money. This is Green Bay and they should do the right thing. They should let Brett play where he wants to play."

We have our answer about how she got the interview.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

Nice lead on that link:

I just interviewed Brett Favre in Mississippi.