What Brett Favre Beating Packers Meant To Me.

I am ashamed! I really feel ashamed as some one who was born and raised in the Great State of Wisconsin. A Brett Favre fan first, and a Packer fan second I admit but 18 years ago I didn't pay attention to the NFL until one day I visit my mothers house, and the Pack was playing, there sat one sister and my meek little mother cheering like brutes in some roughneck bar..?? what was this about? Who is this Brett Favre dude? So I watch my first game, Brett won my heart and respect immediate. I can remember the fans in those early days dissing him. Then sure when he was winning and the rest of the world realized a great player, then it all change to “yea go Brett”. To day, was the worse day for the packer fans, the darkest day.

I don't have to waste my time writing what Bret and his family gave to the fans here. Do I? I have lived here in WI. But I have also lived in the NW Suburbs of Minneapolis for six years. In those six years, I heard nothing but respect from the People of Minnesota for our QB #4 at the time. I also heard nothing but respect for THE PACKER FANS. In all of my travels any state I have visited, even friends in South Africa and the U.K... Weather you know it or not Pack Fans your spirit, is as well known as your team.

Today, the way that you chose to welcome the greatest thing to happen to your team for what 28 years prior? For anyone to trying to defend this behavior, you just don't have a clue do you? You embarrass yourselves world wide.

 Brett is an artist at what he does, and the truth is “corporate mentality held his potential back for so many years. Do we not own that team? Why were the voices not massed and heard before it led to “the divorce” as the commentators put it?

 I have my own reasons as a Wis. Person, for wanting Brett and the Vikings to win, and I said it above, I despise cooperate mentality! And it is personal, real personal. You see, some years ago, I was trying real hard to get this “great job”. Worked there for months competing with a person they wanted to replace. The night of my Father's wake they gave me two hours … to go and say by goodbyes and be with my family, or It was hinted I wouldn't have the position come morning. That night at work was the hardest thing. Only to be used as a pawn in an internal power struggle with corporate mentality , I was let go three days later any way even though I out performed my rival, and the Supe couldn't understand it either.  I vowed never to work for another man again. So to me, I needed the Vikes to win, maybe the Packer Fans would wake up to the Super Bowls that could have been. I always felt I could relate to and understand Brett. The look on his face told me the real story so many times. You know the man never really wanted to retire, he may have felt like it as to the way the team was being treated or respected.

 He was wasting his greatness, and career with management that refused to get the team what they needed to get the job done. I am sure he was tired of trying to “bring up” the talent they had year after year after year. So much was placed on him to get the job done. That would get old to any one.

 Brett is a leader, and had been faithfully on the front lines every game, he knew what was needed but not only didn't get it, the way the management went about “putting him in his place” to demonstrate “power” and fake “Leadership” to the rest of the team are really useless tactics that most Major corporations understand today that needs to be abandoned. The employees and the customers are what makes a company out perform the competitor and reach the top. Some companies still don't get it, and what do you see, and a lot of you reading this know what I mean as you are living it. Chaos disgruntled workers. Resentful, looking for other jobs or being fired for no real reason only to excel with the competitor. This is nothing different with TT and the pack. Ted Give it up your a meek little man trying to play “tough guy” to gain respect and control of your team.

 A real leaded never needs to do that. You would be naturally followed with vigor if you had what it took. Change your ways or leave that is what is in the best interest of the team. Don't go away mad, really just go away. Some one wrote,” I can never be a packer fan until management is gone”. I could never say it any better or more than I have said it already so many time theses past few years. Hear Hear to who ever wrote that!!

 Don't get me wrong, I love and respect the guys on the team, Al, Donald Driver, all of the team, so familiar, and I hate having to try and remember all the new names of the players that Brett has moved on to play with, But never the less, I admire the talent on the Packer team. It is too bad though, as to what was demonstrated to you all.Look what you have to look forward to.. I mean a hall of fame player has this done to him. I can understand how you wouldn't feel like gibing 150% anymore. I don't blame you a bit.

 Rodgers I feel for ya man. I predict you will move on to another team before this happens to you as well? In some years from now anyway. I don't blame you. Look at what your efforts mean to not only the management, but now to your ”fans”?... again, I am ashamed. McCarthy, how can you say what you did? Commending the fans supporting the team? Get a spine would ya or please move on as well, sorry.

  I can remember after moving to Minnesota, knowing, working in the Burnsville area that day, I pulled off to a biker bar to catch the game, I never missed one no matter what. There I was in “enemy” territory rooting for Brett and the pack. Of course I always confessed I was a Brett Favre fan not just an NFL fan. Surrounded by purple and Horns. I remember it like it was yesterday, I wasn't able to contain the usual “Jump up and yell YESSS!! when Bret and the Pack performed their greatness on the field.

 I remember the place going silent and looking at me. I also realized if I had done that in the town where I was from in Wisconsin there would have been a rumble. That was the game where the little fella that could take a beating on the field was hit hard on a pass from Bret, the ball went up, and the Vikings player was a dancing as the ball came back down, and the little guy puts and arm out gets up ans sneaks into the end zone, priceless. I was happy to see the horns hanging low that day.

 NO, the people there demonstrated real class. I also noticed three Wisconsin Packer fans at a table so mouthy I couldn't believe they wern't drug out into the back ally for a good ol fashion A@# woupin.

 I also recall 4 weeks ago in central Wisconsin running late and having to dodge into a local bar to catch the game. What a strange feeling I wasn't in enemy territory this time, but yet I was. And of course, the first fumble recovery by the Vikings now cause another jump out of the seat and another YESS!!!!. Sorry Pack fans, but Brett winning means more to me than you know. Yet seeing the rest of the guys on the field in green and Gold, I was torn about that yes, I admire them. Not the staff. Only this time, the bar as I stated earlier, in Wis, held true to form. And the place didn't just stop and stare at me for a second then go on enjoying the game. No the whole place wanted to make something of it. Until I stood up and looked every one of them in the Eyes and said Make me leave. Then not another word. Of course, I am a big boy so that helped.

 Paying child support and trying to run a business, I was never able to go to a game. For the last ten years there was nothing I wanted more than to see Bret play in person especially at Lambough field. I went to bed last night thinking about it, and woke up this morning with that as the first thought of the day. I just couldn't swing it though. You know what? I am so glad I wasn't there to see such humiliating behavior, it was bad enough listening to it on TV.

The fans are bitter, sure, easy to say move on. You know that never really happens for a long long time anyway. I would welcome Brett back any day if there was a change of guard in the management, but I would never ask that of the man as it is.

As for Terry Bradshaw, love the respect you have for Bret, but you say in your interview, you just don't understand, I think you do, next time, just in case there is some sort of contractual agreement in place as to not allowing Brett to talk about it, just ask the question about the real reasons "cooperate mentality", in a manor in which it wouldn't be causing Brett to be in conflict with any such agreement if any , and if there is at best, silence, then there ya go, mystery solved.

Brett, Even though he has to much class to stoop to saying hey, I got you back Ted T. I will say this, Brett some how made things right for what happened to me years ago. He made a wonderful statement for the Packer Fans as well even though they may not realize it. That statement is this. The next time that the only team that is owned by the Fans, has a situation... SPEAK UP, blog about it, write the organization, do something to make your voices heard!

The only time I have ever been to Lambough Field, was when Ted was about to sign a Hall of Fame Quarter Back away. I drove from Minnesota to Green Bay Wisconsin and was beside many trying to voice our concerns. Ted T. wouldn't show his face for days.

So Brett, Deanna and family, I can't tell you what you have meant to my family and I over the years, always will. Thank You!! ...Thank You!!!

And I for one am sorry for the way you were treated here.