Barack Obama, Brett Favre, an old hippie, and an even older priest were all on a plane that was going down & doomed to crash. (the pilot had already bailed out)

There were only 3 parachutes which meant only 3 of the four would survive the crash. Which 3 would survive & how could they even choose who would live?? It was a difficult dilemma.

They decided that each would give reasons why they should get one of the parachutes & thus live to tell the tale.

Barack Obama spoke first. “ I’m the president of the free world. I am the most powerful person on the planet. Plus, I still need to fix the economy, stop Iran, fix the healthcare system, stop global warming, etc. etc. etc. ” – The old hippie, the older priest & even Brett Favre agreed with Barack Obama. -Obama then approached the door & jumped out of the plane.

Brett Favre spoke next. “ I am the greatest player in the NFL. All the football fans across the world love me. I’m rich, talented & a good ole boy. I still need to gain revenge against TT, MM & all those gullible PackFans across this country. – But most of all, I am the smartest QB in the history of the NFL. “ The old hippie & older priest agreed with Brett Favre. – Favre then approached the door & jumped out of the plane.

At this time, the old hippie turned to the even older priest and said: “Father, I have lived a long life & have done many bad things during my life. You take the last parachute & save yourself. “

The priest then turned to the old hippie & said: “ Don’t worry my son, the smartest QB in the history of the NFL just grabbed your backpack & jumped out of the plane. ”

Me too………. They should have told Wilkens just to play the run every down and leave the pass rush to REGGIE and the others. Maybe he’d stood a chance then?? Then again, probably not.
That joke looks craigslist familiar tonight, except you replaced the smartest man on earth w/BF. That’s a fair swap. Favre: “Why shucks, I thinks I’ll git me gun to shoot varments whilst I mow that there lawn” “Then I’llst go have a couple beerz by the cement pond with Bus and git to figuring out how to keep things stirred up real good like!!” Well, maybe not quite a fair swap…………

Funny story about taking a game off. If I remember right, Lynn Dickey was supposed to play a rematch against the ’85 Bears(a great defensive team that sacked him 5 times 13 days earlier) but developed really bad headaches that week and couldn’t play. His replacement got his leg broken on his first pass and Jim Zorn(who still had some mobility) had to finish up. Now that’s what I call using your head.

Rocky, I thought that Lynn Dickey story was a lot funnier than your sad attempt at humor. The only thing #4 brought on himself was getting older and still wanting to play. I’ve seen a lot of athletes try to hang on and it isn’t very funny, well maybe just a little bit.

BTW, three other QB’s lost to the Giants in the ’07 playoffs. No one talked about getting rid of Brady or Romo. Just #4 and Garcia and only because of their age. Warner was the butt of jokes going from team to team trying to earn a starting job and didn’t even get a contract to play next year till after the SB. Montana, Layne, Unitas, Namath you could make a long list and I’m sure getting old and wanting to play wasn’t funny to those guys.

Another subject. It appears that one of the reasons that the Pack has been so patient with Harrell is that he really doesn’t cost us that much. I still think he has the potential to be great (read: extreme hope to prove my case that he might not be a total bust). Something about this whole senario just intrigues me.

Mark,

Rigid? Old school? Intractable, even?

We can’t be talking about the same the Forest Gregg; I remember him being renowned for his flexibility and out of the box thinking, a truly innovative football mind with a common touch that endeared him to his players and fans alike.

HA! Of course I’m joking. I didn’t follow football back then like I do now but your description rings true. If I am remembering a story from “Mudbaths and Bloodbaths” correctly, he and Ditka despised each other to the point that they eliminated Packer/Bear pre-season games because both squads almost came to blows as the coaches were making it like all out war—in a PRE-SEASON GAME!

Roy, I think you’re right about Wilkens getting hurt in that game although I seem to remember players questioning just how hurt he was as opposed to having hurt pride from getting his ass kicked. I’ve never gone back and watched that game–back then I used to videotape all the Packer games and would often “break down” the tape afterwards, but I think that one got re-recorded over pretty quickly, so I wouldn’t bet much on my remembrances of that game.

I just know I was sick for a week afterward. I haven’t felt that bad about any game since although the wild card game against Frisco the following year and 4th and 26 against the Eagles were close. The years we lost to Atlanta and the Vikings at home in the playoffs I felt like I saw coming. Even losing to the Giants in the title game wasn’t as bad for me simply because we had so much of a better season than anyone could have hoped for.

I remember thinking that Davis could have run for 200 yards in the first half of that Super Bowl if he hadn’t had to leave with the migraines. Brutal, indeed! Our offense kept us in it though, so it was a great Super Bowl with the exception of the outcome of course.

Anyone interested in a discussion closer to the year 2009 ??
Even the 21st century would be closeer.
Read this. It’ll jolt you back to present day.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/45873682.html

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IMO, MM is going to have to use the four pre-season games much different this year than in the past. If he attempts again to prevent injuries by not playing the proposed starters, then the D could start slowly. If he goes gangbusters in the pre-season, the D could fall into place sooner rather than later. It’s a chance he’ll have to take. Capers is known for demanding precision through repetition. Hopefully, he’ll want to see the progress before the ‘real’ games start. Capers has much more influence on MM & TT than Sanders could ever dream of. Drafting Raji & Matthews prove this out.

I agree that they may as well use the pre-season games to get in all the work they can but 1.) I don’t believe McCarthy will do anything different than he usually does because it doesn’t seem to be in his nature and 2.) Even if he does go “gangbusters” the notion that you get that much out of pre-season is dubious to me, especially after the first half when almost all teams have pulled their starters.

Again, I agree–use the pre-season to get as many reps in with as many starters/potential starters as possible. If it accelerates the learning curve 1% it’s probably worth doing. I just don’t know how much of a meaningful leap forward it will provide once the season starts. I expect alot of growing pains no matter what, especially early to mid-season.

I think Chillar will replace Barnett inside, and Bishop will make a strong push for Hawk’s position. Chillar can cover the tight end and he is bigger. Plus, he proved he could rush the passer in St. Louis.
Bishop seems more aggressive against the run and better at shedding blocks. In the 4-3, he couldn’t cover, but he won’t be asked to do that much in the 3-4.

What are your thoughts?

In a 3-4 ILBs have to take on OGs and Cs. I like Barnett but I dont see that happening. Bishop Seems like a Natural there. We will know how effective the 3-4 is game one if we can cover the Bears TE position it will be good year for the Defense

Sometimes I get an itch I gotta scratch and this time I am asking for the guys on this blog to help. Ever since I read the book, “When Pride Still Mattered”, I got a deep respect for Jack Vainisi who was the personnel guy at the time for Green Bay. He probably had as much to do with Vince Lombardi coming to Wisconsin as anyone. After reading about him, I get the feeling his ability to judge talent, like Paul Hornung among many many others, was unprecedented for that time. But I am deeply puzzled why the Packers have not done something to recognize his accomplishments? Does anyone know?
There’s another article I’m leaving for those who make not know about this great man.
http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/packers/448144

How can Collins QB the D if he is not here to learn it?

How can Collins QB the D if he is not here to learn it?

I’d say the best way would be for Collins to get the newest Madden NFL dvd and exercise finger controls. Pretty soon they’re going to get so realistic with those damn games they’ll play a better game than the real guys and no one will know the difference. Except maybe the officiating is better on video.

Hear hear. Finally somebody with the balls to say what so many other people are thinking.

Any Apologies or Condolences for NICK COLLINS FAMILY? He is tending to his dying father and all the local media take turns kicking him in the shorts. No Wonder Sterling wouldnt talk to these clowns.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, guys. Who was kicking him in the shorts? He had a responsibility to be in GB for the OTAs, but Pack staff gave him a pass because they undoubtedly knew (again) something we did not. Good enough for me, tho I wonder why he was selective in that he went on the tailgate tour. Sobeit, all I saw in the media was that they felt, as I did, that he should have been there. Obviously, he had a damned good excuse so its water under the bridge – unless, of course some on this blog want to start name calling again just to stir things up and create grudges.

Gotcha! Reid, lets not take ourselves too seriously……………!

Fran’s got nothing else to do these days but change his Depends.

Regardless of what you may think about ‘Fran the Man’ or how you may attempt to tarnish his SB record, it still does not diminish his comments about BF.

Who cares who the messenger is as long as the message is truth? In this case, Tark is ‘spot on’ with his comments. You Favre apologists immediately attack the messenger & say nothing about the message.

Why? Because the message is accurate & is indefensible by you or anyone else. Simply put, BF has been exposed & most can see it.

Any approach you want to create to defend BF can easily be reputed using other numbers to paint a different picture. That’s the unfortunate crutch that Favre apologists have ultimately had to lean on. Their initial arguments from last year have largely been dismissed so they have had to resort to insignicant & meaningless trivial obscure numbers to support their unwavering adoration for BF.

Case in point:
You talk about Brady, the Giants, Romo & finally the Bucs in explaining your case. If you focused more on the pertinent issues involving the Favre Fiasco you would discover that BF’s transgressions have to do with Favre & the Packers & the PackFans. You have run out of relevant points as all apologists have.

If you would ‘prefer to drop the whole thing’ then why do you even comment on it?? If Tark is irrelevant, then why do you respond to his tirade on BF?? Simple: your ‘fluffy feel-good’ illusions about BF have been shattered. BF has exposed his true nature & it’s quite disturbing. It’s not your fault or mine.

I could care less about Tarkington’s comments regarding BF, so what? Say what you will about his records over all, but he drove us nuts. That little SOB ran our DL all over the place until we never had anything left in the 4th. Oh, man, it hurts just to remember him scampering all over behind the line. Regardless of the record he sure made us look foolish at times.

I take it by these comments Tarkenton must have took a shot at Favre?

Wow, that tears it! All this time I was waiting for a venerable old totem to enlighten me with “the truth.”

Wait a minute, one did—his name was Paul Hornung, and he said Favre should play as long as he wants. Guess I’ll take his word for it.