Favre is on his way here!

[Antero]

He did say that this will be his last year. You can't make this stuff up!

[LMITOUT]

He addressed the bucket at the press conference today..It was protein kool-aid powder.

I knew it!

[SledNeck]

He addressed the bucket at the press conference today..It was protein powder.

It was Vince Lombardi's ashes....hes gonna dump em in the urinal

[Steve Foss]

It was Vince Lombardi's ashes....hes gonna dump em in the urinal

Watch it! NOBODY pi$$es on the ashes of the Sacred Lombardi.

[TR21HP]

That was the same Lombardi that left the Packers to coach the Redskins right?

[zamboni]

Oh you poor, delusional mudducks, getting yourselves all worked up again. Why do you do it to yourselves, you all know deep down there will be no ring this year, or the next, or the one after that, or....had your chance last year and botched it.

You know why the Queens don't eat breakfast?

Even if they don't win the Super Bowl, going 2-0 against the Packers AGAIN this season makes it all worth it. Rodgers has already woken up in the dead of the night with thoughts of #69 making him run for his life

[Antero]

Zamboni, not sure but after those two maybe victories you hope for, will not the trophy case still be empty?

[Cooter]

Not that it has to, but does the protein bucket make any sense? You need a bucket of it for your trip? First thing you grab out of the vehicle? They have a protein shortage in MN lately?

[Born2Fish]

I wonder how Kyle Orton is gonna do this year?

[Jim Uran]

Question for the Delusional Purple Passion People???

Does anybody really believe Burts body can survive a whole season? If you say yes.... take another drink... bring on another failed phase of the Junkson Project...

At least he isn't out groping young woman at night clubs!!! Who do you have? Leftwich and Dixon.....it's going to be a looooong season in Pitt.

[flipper]

If anybody wonders why the Queens just can't quite do it just look at the difference between how those yo-yos conduct themselves compared to the Minnesota Twins. Nuff Said.

[FISHINGURU]

Vikes rule!!

[Dark Cloud]

Oh Mr. Leechbait.... you didnt answer the question. Do you think Burt can finish a season without injury or a game/season ending INT?

Leftwich or Junk as a back up? Not even a valid question... I'll take a D3 two year starter with a solid IQ over the Junk...

[thatoneguy]

If Dark Cloud had a better memory, he would know that Favre didn't throw a game- or season-ending INT last year.

[Born2Fish]

Here he is....

[Dark Cloud]

That pict had been around a good few years. Alot of photoshop going on there. Only thing original is the smokin hot hottie and bearded Ben. He was in his early 20's and so is she. Good for him...

Heck, someone good with photoshop could put Baracks mug on Mt Rushmore as if it belonged...

Whats the count total for picts of Bert crying at a retirement press conference? Rising with more to come...

[Dark Cloud]

If Dark Cloud had a better memory, he would know that Favre didn't throw a game- or season-ending INT last year.

I wasnt referencing a particular season, too manny to remember... but didnt he throw a pick in the last game of 09 when he could have just ran a few yards for a solid game winning field goal try?????? I'd consider it game/season ending...

[Steve Foss]

A little more detail in the Favre saga:

Vikings coach loses cred in locker room

By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports

Aug 18, 8:48 pm EDT

A bad ankle wasn't the only thing that kept Brett Favre wavering on returning this year. One Viking says Favre has issues with coach Brad Childress. "Brett just doesn't trust him," the player said.

Even as Minnesota coach Brad Childress was getting what he desperately wanted, he couldn’t help but further undermine himself in the eyes of his players.

On Tuesday, as Vikings guard Steve Hutchinson(notes), defensive end Jared Allen(notes) and kicker Ryan Longwell(notes) were flying back and forth between Minnesota and Mississippi to bring quarterback Brett Favre(notes) back for another season, Childress tried to cover up a fact that was widely reported. Childress, who wasn’t scheduled to talk to media Tuesday, had special teams coach Brian Murphy and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell tell reporters that the three players were actually at the team facility rather than aboard a private jet.

Murphy went so far as to say that Longwell was kicking inside the team’s indoor facility. “We were kicking inside,” Murphy said. When asked directly if Longwell was at practice, Murphy said: “He was here, he was around.”

Bevell couldn’t quite go along with the charade, pushing the explanation on Childress.

“I came out here and [Childress] told me he had the other guys inside,” Bevell said, referring to the three players. “They were in the building. I came out to practice, Coach said they were inside.”

That little bit of misdirection didn’t get much attention, but it raised a lot of eyebrows inside the Vikings’ locker room.

“Chilly can’t even tell the truth about that,” the player said. “I mean, how ridiculous is that? What’s the big deal that he has to lie? Worse, he has to tell other guys to lie for him?”

In short, even as Minnesota’s best hope to win a Super Bowl this season was rejoining the team, Childress was losing more ground with his team in the battle for respect. One of the biggest issues playing out behind the scenes in Minnesota is that many players, particularly on offense, have no respect for Childress. Among those players is Favre, who officially returned to the team Wednesday. According to multiple team sources, Favre’s disdain for Childress is deep.

“Brett thinks Childress has no clue about offense,” a Vikings player said.

Childress’ presence, not Favre’s ankle injury, was one of the biggest reasons Favre was hesitating about playing again, sources said. In early July, Favre had indicated to one player that he was likely to play. However, after Childress visited Favre on July 19, Favre’s desire to return declined.

“Brett just doesn’t trust him,” a player said.

Both Childress and Favre declined to address the issue Wednesday, but the problems run deeper than events from last season. It goes beyond the incident in the Dec. 20 game against Carolina when Favre refused to come out of an eventual loss when Childress wanted to pull him. It’s beyond the Nov. 15 win against Detroit when Childress got angry with a play Favre changed in the second half.

One of the biggest problems in this situation is that Childress is allowed to run free within the organization. Because owner Zygi Wilf and team president Mark Wilf both live in New York, Childress doesn’t have to answer to anyone on a day-to-day basis. In the power structure between Childress, vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman and vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski, Childress has the final say. He has taken that final say to mean that he can basically act as he pleases.

The heart of the conflict is Childress’ perceived lack of football savvy. Some players believe that most of the offensive coaching staff is made up of yes-men like Bevell. Furthermore, Childress is the type who doesn’t take outside ideas very well.

“He has his way of doing things and that’s it,” a player said.

This season, Childress almost didn’t get Favre as a result.

[DTro]

It shows too. You can tell that Brett doesn't like him.

[LMITOUT]

Furthermore, Childress is the type who doesn’t take outside ideas very well.

“He has his way of doing things and that’s it,” a player said.

This season, Childress almost didn’t get Favre as a result.

It's obvious the players were upset because they were dangerously close to having T-Jack as their QB this season and they're tired of Chilly's inability to cut the cord with that failure.

[Steve Foss]

It looks like Brett's not alone, either, among the team.

[Scott K]

Chilly has grown on me as a media spokesman for the team. Although, the stupid calls at times, and allowing players to miss practice, has me question his coaching abilities. If we get a couple losses in a row this year, I could see Chilly relieved of his offensive play calling early on. I do believe Favre, and Chilly should be sitting down for several hours and going over the play books, crossing out the dumb plays, and drafting a mutual game plan every week.

[Steve Foss]

Anybody have a read on how much the discord between Chilly and Favre affected the team's performance last year and potentially this year? It's gotta have some impact, as does several team members' lack of respect for the coach.

[LMITOUT]

Remember the Chicago game at the end of last year? May very well have cost the Vikings homefield throughout the playoffs and possibily a Super Bowl game.

[FISHINGURU]

Do you guys believe everything you read? Just curious.