Favre Frustration

On Tuesday night, it seemed like a resolution to the Brett Favre fiasco was near.

It's not, at least not near enough for me.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The Green Bay Packers, driven to the brink of desperation in their ongoing spat with Brett Favre, have discussed internally the possibility of trading the quarterback within the NFC North Division.

A source close to the situation told the Journal Sentinel on Wednesday that the Packers were considering seeking a deal with one of their division rivals, most probably the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears, if backed into a corner by the National Football League and public sentiment.

Public sentiment?

Who wants Favre traded to the Vikings or Bears? Masochists?

Public sentiment must not refer to the Packer public.

An NFL source said he understood from the Packers that trading within the NFC North would be a last resort. They still hope to persuade Favre to be amenable to what the team regards as realistic trade possibilities with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets.

Although it has appeared to be quiet on the trading front in the last week, a deal with either team is far from dead. The Packers have had ongoing talks with both teams as recently as this week.

However, Favre has frustrated the Packers by refusing to speak with officials from the Buccaneers or Jets. That makes it almost impossible for the deal to materialize.

The Packers remain adamant about not releasing Favre. With Goodell expected to act on Favre’s request for reinstatement as soon as today, the Packers clearly don’t want him in Green Bay and are running out of options.

On Wednesday, Packers President Mark Murphy met with James “Bus” Cook, Favre’s agent, at Cook’s law office in Hattiesburg, Miss., for about eight hours. The source said a central reason why Murphy went to Hattiesburg in the first place was that Goodell put heavy pressure on him to make the trip.

WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in Milwaukee reported that during the meeting, Murphy presented Favre and Cook with an offer in which the Packers would compensate Favre in the area of $20 million over the next 10 years in order to remain retired.

...If the offer was made, in some people’s opinion it might reflect poorly on the organization and general manager Ted Thompson, who is in charge of football decisions. Some might interpret it as the Packers trying to buy off their Hall of Fame player.

$20 million to stay retired?

Good grief! That's verging on sinful.

Favre, who worked out Wednesday morning at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, participated in the meeting with Murphy for several hours before leaving without comment.

When Murphy left several hours later, he had a frustrated expression on his face and also declined to comment.

I am so sick of this crap.

I don't want to write about it. I don't want to think about it.

Forget football and the Packers.

I'm going to focus on the racing pigs and cream puffs. They never disappoint.

I can always count on the racing pigs and cream puffs.

Mmmm... cream puffs.