Trying not to become a football blog but that's what's on my mind again today. With most teams reporting to training camp this week, I'm not alone. The first paragraph of an ESPN article:
The Green Bay Packers got busy making phone calls Tuesday to several teams after being encouraged by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to resolve the controversy surrounding quarterback Brett Favre before they begin training camp Sunday, according to league and players union sources.
Why does Roger Goodell feel the need to get into this pissing contest and what form did his "encouragement" take? Favre belongs to the Packers. Cut and dried. If Favre plays this season, the Packers will decide where. Goodell has no say in the matter.
However, this, to me, was the most interesting part of the article:
Meanwhile, a source told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Tuesday that Favre has continued to use a cell phone issued by the Packers, and when the team checked the phone records, they showed "repeated calls to coach Brad Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell."
The Packers filed a tampering charge against the Vikings last week, and while talking to Bevell, his former quarterbacks coach in Green Bay, might not show much, discussions with Minnesota's head coach may raise red flags.
Two things struck me about that, if true. 1) Are you really that stupid, Brett? Using a Packers phone? 2) The Vikings and Favre have some splainin to do. I honestly don't think anything will come of this but I like two NFC rivals having to deal with the distraction even though that distraction will be long past when the Saints hook up with those teams on two Monday nights in the SuperDome. Dave has a humorous take on it.
43 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
This is how my dog, Mingus Rude, enjoys New Orleans: she somehow maneuvers her way onto the cushiony areas of our house while convincing unsuspecting humans to sleep on the hard floor.
Jezebel, Jezebelsriot
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "With 10 years of camp experiences, I can easily tell you that no camp compares to ours in Jackson, Mississippi. For some unknown reason, the temperature goes up at least 20 degrees when the Saints arrive. The air grows thicker so you have to gasp for breath."
The Favre saga gets curiouser and curiouser. There's a school of thought up here that the Vikes are a decent QB away from a Super Bowl run this year. Favre fits right in as far as they are concerned. I don't know about that.
The calls with Bevell are explainable, the ones with Childress...not so much. I sense disaster looming.
I'd bet the Packers would drop the tampering charges if Favre would agree to not seek reinstatement. I know this situation is a distraction that they don't want.