Shooter Now: Without Favre, Vikings might look foolish; with hi...

SEPTEMBER 28: Brett Favre #4 of the New York Jets calls a play from the line against the Arizona Cardinals during the game on September 28, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

[fix the headline]

...should say: 'Even More Foolish Than Usual'

[Gopher Fan]

Get it done already!!!

[Farve is Retired]

Farve said today that he is not coming back. Anyone want to by Viking season tickets? I have 4 to sell. Not wasting it on these clowns we have for a QB now.

[Vikings]

Looking foolish just trying to get him out of his second retirement.

[strib wrong again]

minneapolis paper cites "sources" saying Childress flying to meet Favre Wednesday night. Never happened. Typical. Just like the Dan Monson fiasco. they make s--- up.

[bIG JOHN FROM WI]

stupid queen fans!!!!

[Vikings]

He did fly to meet Favre, it was a wet dream that ended in a cold sweat after Favre threw 28 INT's in purple.

[clam4myclown]

looks like they gots egg on there faces again

[Vikings]

It was not egg, it was poo.

Bunch of wishing "We want Favre" losers.

[Mark]

I disagree that pursuing Brett Farve makes the Vikes look fooliish. They simply pursed another option at QB. Brett Farvre probaly does have one more year left in his body, why not try and get him and see what happens?

[EAE]

Wait. The sports media fall all over themselves agonizing over every little detail after Favre is released from the jets, report anonymous sources which have all proven to be inaccurate, and it is the Vikings that now look foolish? Because of interest they never publicly expressed of a person who never said he was coming back?
The only thing driving this series of bad reporting and breathless editorials is the overactive imaginations of hacks like Charley Walters and the wags the the star-trib.

[Vince Lombardi]

Brett said NO! It's Charley Walters and the majority of the local media that looks foolish.

Walters was even concocting a two year deal with guarantees. Walters even jumped on the rumor that Brett's wife was in town.

Where is media credibility? The National Enquirer would be embarrassed to publish this much rubbish in such a short period of time.

Since when does the newspapers print stories without sources and facts?

...they all want to be the first on a scoop that really doesn't exist, but if it came true, you heard it here first.

[Ficticious media hype]

That's right report on half truth, no truth, rumor, and out right lies, then blame the organization for looking foolish when it turns out to be a total lie....nice reporting!

[purpleguy]

The Vikes looking foolish? How? When Rosenfels was signed, they said they might not be done at QB. Chilly said last weekend they would talk about Farve, and nothing else. We don't even know if anyone from the Vikes actually flew down to meet him -- thus, they've said nothing and done nothing extra ordinary.

Who looks foolish in all this is the media and the fans (both Vike and Pack) that have gone overboard with the whole hyped-up circus. This is like political commentary based on a person's party affiliation -- if you dislike the Vikes or Chilly this makes us look bad, and if you like the Vikes and/or Chilly it's no big deal.

[EAE]

Vince Lombardi wrote:

Walters was even concocting a two year deal with guarantees. Walters even jumped on the rumor that Brett's wife was in town.

Ha! Spot on. I almost forgot. Somebody should document all the asininity and "according to sources" garbage that was floated around in the Minn sports authorities.

[DD Austin]

The Vikings don't ;ook foolish! Just because you look around in a store doesn't mean you're going to purchase anything. You shot yourself in the foot on this one shooter!!:0(

[Well it was a good try]

We are doomed without a half decent QB this year. GO VIKES!!!
Still haven't give up hope that Favre will come out of retirement just to early for him right now...

[Da Crusher_RIP]

If this latest rumor is true, everyone from the Vikings to the those fans that were ready to jump on the Farve bandwagon and to the media all have egg on their collective faces. You knew he had a bad arm, at 39 i/2 years old his mobility is gone plus his desire to go through another training season was nil. It just was not going to happen. Somehow I think his agent was the one to start these rumors and the media particularly Walters bought it lock, stock and barrel.

[40for60]

Brett will stay retired....for now
He still hates the packers, so he can't be half bad.

[you know what]

gee, I wonder how TJack's self-confidence issues are doing....