Fox News hotty Greta Van Susteren got the Favre interview, despite our vote for Deadspin’s Daulerio. Here are the other disappointments Favre has in the Packer Brass.
First, Favre told Van Susteren:
“I worked my butt off two years ago to try to get them to sign Randy Moss,” adding that he was willing to give up salary to land the talented receiver.
In a second instance, Favre said he once tried to convince Thompson to re-sign Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle, two key linemen, but the two got away and signed elsewhere.
In a third case, Favre told Van Susteren he tried to convince Thompson to interview Steve Mariucci, an old friend, for the head coaching job vacated by Mike Sherman. Favre said Thompson ended up hiring Mike McCarthy instead.
“And none of those had anything to do with me retiring once again but, you know, it’s hard for me to trust, you know, this guy when I — either I’m told one thing and everyone else is told another, or he’s telling the public one thing and telling me another. And so — and that’s part of the reason for the release,” Favre said of his request to be released by the Packers to pursue other opportunities. “Not only was I told that playing here was not an option, we’re moving on — it’s kind of in their company line, moving on. That’s OK.” [Full Story Here]
We know. We vowed a Favre silence today. Sorry. But when Greta called us this morning and told us to push the story, what were we supposed to say. You welcome, G-girl. PS- Is Greta on the pooper in this pic?
July 15th, 2008
she does look like she’s taking a steamer
July 15th, 2008
Sometimes she looks good. Is that bad that I said that?
July 15th, 2008
lmao- 3 disapointments? What about the Packer Brass disappointment in his autism.