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Mark Murphy’s Actions Need to Speak Louder Than Words Regarding Brett Favre
To borrow one of Mike McCarthy’s quotes from the Summer of 08, Packers President is in a tough spot.
He currently holds the distinction of being in charge of the team during the most tumultuous off season in Packers’ history. The divorce between Brett Favre, arguably the most popular player in team history, and the Packers divided fans then, and continues to do so.
The decision to part ways with Favre was in hindsight the correct move for the team. Aaron Rodgers has proven to be equal if not better as a signal caller. A Lombardi Trophy and an MVP trophy are among the hardware Rodgers has already acquired, with many years still to come to add to his already impressive resume.
Regardless of the success the team has on the field, Murphy is still haunted by the spectre of Favre, and his absence from the Packers family. Which is why number 4 is a fairly consistent topic of conversation from Murphy.
Murphy has said for several years the Packers intend to retire Favre’s jersey at some point, even if Favre has said he doesn’t need to have his jersey retired.
He has mentioned the possibility of Favre joining the Packers Tailgate Tour someday.
Murphy has even flat out said “We want to have Favre back in the family.”
Comments like this from the Packers President may seem like sacrelige to some of the faithful, but it makes total sense. Because it is the right thing for the franchise.
It is time: for Favre’s Return
Five years ago, the unthinkable happened. The Green Bay Packers traded the face of their franchise. Unceremoniously, Brett Favre moved on to play for the New York Jets, and eventually the Minnesota Vikings. His move to the Vikings caused a divide among the fan base. He went from the most beloved, to the most reviled. It was one of the most controversial moves in NFL history, and still resonates with fans today.
Many have called him a traitor. There was animosity between Favre, and the front office, signs at Lambeau once read “Judas betrayed only one, you betrayed us all”. Favre often talked about playing against Green Bay hoping to “stick it” to General Manager Ted Thompson. Packer fans called defeating the Vikings twice in 2010 revenge because of how everything changed. It has never been directly quoted, but there had to be some extra satisfaction for Thompson as well.
Time has passed, wounds have healed and it is time to move on, and make things right again.
Recent history would suggest to you that the Packers always had some sort of conflict with Favre, that he was a player who caused trouble. In recent history it is easy to come to that conclusion. Favre was consistently in the news for all the wrong reasons. Flip-flopping on retirement, negotiating for players in the media and the previously documented desire for revenge against the franchise for which he was best known.
Ranking the Packers matchups
The NFL Schedule was released with a lot of fanfare last Thursday night. Before the NFL Draft this week, let’s take a look at some of the Packers match ups and rank them from most interesting, to least.
16.) Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers, October 20, 2013.
The home schedule does not have many unappealing match ups, but this is one of them. A complete mismatch for the Browns who possess little talent on offense to keep up with the Packers high flying attack. This game, barring a major injury to quarterback Aaron Rodgers should end in a blowout in favor of the home team.
15.) Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, October 6, 2013.
Two seasons ago the Packers and Lions had an unforgettable battle in the final game of the season at Lambaeu Field. Points and yards piled up, leading to a final score that was 45-41 when backup quarterback Matt Flynn hit Jermichael Finley for the game winning touchdown extending the Lions losing streak at Lambeau Field. The Lions have not won at Lambeau Field since before Brett Favre was the quarterback of the Packers. The Lions possess some star power with Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush, but with their putrid record at Lambeau the last 23 seasons this match up is not as interesting as fans thought it could have been two years ago.
14.) Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers, November 10, 2013
Top 10 Packers games in the last 20 years
Every fan has a list of games that they will never forget. This piece will be ranking the top ten Packers games from 1993-2013.
10.) Favre wins it on the first play. November 22, 2008 Packers 19 Broncos 13
The Packers were off to a 5-1 start early in the season, but many were left pondering if the team who was 8-8 the previous season was simply just a flash in the pan or a serious contender. A true test was a Monday Night Showdown in Denver against Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos. Favre hit James Jones for a 79 yard score early in the game, answering when Cutler ran for a Touchdown. The teams traded field goals for the rest of the regulation leaving it at 13-13 going into Overtime. The Packers won the toss and elected to receive and I recall as a fan saying to myself to come out with something conservative as it had been a struggle all night offensively, and in the back of my head I knew Favre was prone to the big turnover. Head Coach Mike McCarthy, however proved to be much smarter than I was running a play action post route to Greg Jennings, and well, I’ll let the video take it from here. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=T7QGaNwBELw) the call from Tirico still sends chills down my spine at the legend of Brett Favre.
9.) Rodgers reclaims his belt. January 15, 2011 Packers 48 Falcons 21
20 years later Reggie White’s impact is still felt in Green Bay
20 years ago on Monday an announcement was made that sent shock waves throughout the National Football League. The highest prized free-agent, The Minister of Defense, Reggie White was signing with the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers, once a very proud franchise had been floundering. In the 1960s the Packers were the team of the decade, winning five championships including the first two Super Bowls. After Super Bowl II, the great Vince Lombardi retired and sent the Packers into oblivion. They were unable to return to their championship form that Lombardi had established under a mixture of coaches attempting to live up to that standard. In 1992 the Packers hired a coach that was a disciple of Bill Walsh that went by the name of Mike Holmgren. Holmgren’s hiring paired with Ron Wolf gave the Packers stable leadership going forward. When Wolf was brought to Green Bay he made a bold move before White when he traded a first-round pick for a little known quarterback from Southern Mississippi with character issues that went by the name of Brett Favre. These men are three of the pillars that helped return Green Bay to prominence, but there was something missing.
Mark Murphy Spoke Today About Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre
Packers President Mark Murphy spoke with Tom Silverstein from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today and got us up to speed on the goings on of two quarterbacks.
Speaking about the upcoming contract extension for Aaron Rodgers:
“A priority as an organization…We all want to see it get done”
Murphy also said he was unaware of the status of the negotiations between Rodgers and Packers’ representative Russ Ball.
And on the inevitable retirement of Brett Favre’s number:
“I don’t want to put a deadline on it, but it’s going to happen…It’s got to be sitting down, the organization, whether it’s myself or others, sitting down with him and working on the timing on it.”
Murphy also commented on the appearance of Rodgers and Favre at the NFL Honors Ceremony last month:
“I thought that was great…It was kind of a good first step. And our intent all along is we want to bring him back into the family and retire his number. He deserves it.”
Quick commentary on Rodgers’ extension: The sooner it gets done the better-one less thing to worry about.
Quick commentary on retiring Favre’s number: The sooner it gets done the better-one less thing to worry about, because like it or not, it’s going to happen.
John Rehor is a staff writer at PackersTalk.com and co-host of Cheesehead Radio. To contact John follow him on Twitter @jrehor or email johnrehor@yahoo.com
Revisiting the NFL Network’s Top 10 Green Bay Packers
It is difficult to try and select the top 10 players in the history of the Packers.
A team which has been in existence for nearly 100 years, rich in tradition and history, has certainly had more than its share of top tier players.
Last year, the NFL Network explored this very topic, coming out with their list of the top 10 players in Packers history. The list, which caused much debate, went as follows:
10: Jim Taylor
9: Jerry Kramer
8: James Lofton
6: Paul Hornung
5: Ray Nitschke
4: Reggie White
3: Bart Starr
2: Brett Favre
1: Don Hutson
That is a very impressive list of players, all of whom have made a significant impact on the history of the Packers.
One year after this list first came out, it is time to re-examine the list to see if the right players are on the list, and in the correct order.
The first thing that needs to be done is review some of the newsworthy items that have taken place over the past few months, as they might have an impact on the players and the order.
The omission of Aaron Rodgers was seen by some as a glaring oversight by some last year. After another season of statistical excellence, should Rodgers be added to the list of Top 10 Packers?
How about Donald Driver, who retired after a 14 year career as the Packers all time leader in receptions and receiving yards? Does Quickie deserve a place on the list?
