God Bless SI

[Walter_Sobchak]

I didn't even notice it when it came in the mail today, but kudos to the fine folks at Sports Illustrated for their addition to the top left corner of the cover.

 

[TigerVols]

Colin Cowherd had a good take on this early this week...he noted that it's a PR stunt that you would expect from, say, ESPN Mag, not from a journalistic enterprise like SI.

I agree with him.

 

[Den1983]

Freakin' awesome. I'm not sure his return even warrants a mention on the cover because of his old tired act, but if it does, that's probably the right amount of play.

 

[Shaggy]

They actually have a story in the mag about the Vikings' No. 2 and 3 QB job and how either Sage or Tavaris is probably going to get cut since Booty is a cheap third string.

It doesn't have a single mention of Brett Favre. Hilarious.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Favre coming back is great fun.

Stop being such pansies.

 

[YGBFKM]

Favre coming back is great fun -- for defensive backs.

Stop being such pansies.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Agree with TigerVols. Unprofessional.

Soon enough, Peter King will get another cover story with Favre. And if recent SI trends continue, it will probably include plenty of first-person references by the writer.

 

[mustangj17]

Favre coming back is great fun -- unless you are the Detroit Lions.

Stop being such pansies.

 

[The Big Ragu]

I thought it was really well played. Fun.

 

[playthrough]

Everyone at SI knows Favre will be in every subsequent issue, so may as well have fun with the one he isn't in. It's not a stunt that's going to sell any copies.

 

[21]

A funny idea that should have been kaboshed after everyone cracked up at the first cover meeting. Be a news magazine or be Mad magazine, spare us from wobbly attempts to be both.

And btw: this issue is thinner than the local pizza delivery menu.

 

[playthrough]

That's true too.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

A funny idea that should have been kaboshed after everyone cracked up at the first cover meeting. Be a news magazine or be Mad magazine, spare us from wobbly attempts to be both.

And btw: this issue is thinner than the local pizza delivery menu.

They probably had an article about Brett Favre but had to take it out b/c no ads.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Favre coming back is great fun.

Stop being such pansies.

100 percent correct. I hate Brett Favre, but the season will be 1,000X more interesting than if he had stayed retired.

 

[BTExpress]

100 percent correct. I hate Brett Favre, but the season will be 1,000X more interesting than if he had stayed retired.

I don't think the season could be 1,000x more interesting even if they played it on Jupiter.

But those 750-pound offensive linemen would be fun to watch.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Brett Favre playing against Cleveland in the opener has me waffling on my Personal Browns Blackout. I refuse to watch them until the score an offensive touchdown in the regular season. But could I watch Brett Favre??

 

[poindexter]

Really? "God Bless" them?

For faux-ignoring this jackass, when they (Peter King) have been part of the problem all along?

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

Colin Cowherd had a good take on this early this week...he noted that it's a PR stunt that you would expect from, say, ESPN Mag, not from a journalistic enterprise like SI.

I agree with him.

You're right, the old SI would have never done something so egregious. Signed, Sidd Finch.

 

[TigerVols]

You're really comparing this lame stunt to that amazing fete, pulled off by one of the greatest sportswriters of all time?

Wow.

 

[UPChip]

As a Packers fan with a Favre jersey collecting dust in his closet, who has been dealing with this crap for three years, I have to say I laughed aloud for a good long while.