Tatonka
05-03-2005, 11:23 PM
he tells it like it is.. that is why i love this guy and from what i have seen, attitude wise, from JP.. i hope he will end up the same type of leader for this team.
check this out.
1. Green Bay's Favre: We Can Win Without WR Walker
Full Article: http://www.packersnews.com/archives/news/pack_20876863.shtml
Clipped from: PackersNews.com article by Chris Havel, 5/3/05
"If Javon wants to know what his quarterback thinks, and I would think
he might, I'd tell him he's going about this the wrong way," Favre
said. "When his agent tells him not to worry about what his teammates
think and all that stuff, I'd tell him I've been around a long time
and that stuff will come back to haunt you.".
."Javon has tremendous potential. We got to see some of that last
year. The sky's the limit for that guy, and I'd be the first to defend
him, but he's going about it the wrong way. What happened to honoring
your contract and saying, 'Let's work as a team to see if we can get
this done?' Why not go about it that way?
"Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.
Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser
player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that
person."
Favre left no doubt as to how he thinks the Packers should handle the
situation.
"I sure hope the Packers don't give in to him," he said. "I don't sit
up in the front office, and I don't talk to them - regardless of what
people might think - and tell them who to draft and who not to draft.
They don't ask me, and it's not my job. My job is to throw passes and
be a leader.
"That's why I decided to speak up. I need to be a leader and even
though I may not like having to do it, I think some things needed to
be said."
Favre was excused from the team's post-NFL draft minicamp. He heard of
Walker's decision to hold out on Thursday evening. He said Walker
might be wise to go to General Manager Ted Thompson directly and try
to work out a new deal.
"Whatever happened to buying into the team concept?" he said. "If
Javon does what he's supposed to do, and what he is paid a lot of
money to do, he's paid to go to the Pro Bowl. He wasn't complaining
two years ago, and until you do go (to the Pro Bowl), you don't even
think twice about what they're paying you."
If Walker's stance doesn't change, Favre said, "I'd just as soon go
without him. He's a great player. I think he can help us. He's
likeable and easy to get along with, but I'm guessing he's getting the
wrong advice, and he's buying into that.
"I just don't see much good that can come from it. If it gets time for
the start of training camp and he's not in, I think it'll start
bothering him, and he'll be here. But once again, nothing should
surprise you.
"We've got guys who'll give great effort. Stars are made that way.
Look what happened when Sterling left. Robert Brooks stepped up. We
can win without him."
[[[[[[[[[[ OUR VIEW ]]]]]]]]]]
Favre left no doubt about what he thinks of Javon Walker's holdout.
It's got to be a blow to Walker's ego to hear Favre say "We can win
without him". Favre's point about Walker getting bad advice from his
agent is an interesting angle. Drew Rosenhaus has six of his over 90
clients holding out or threatening to hold out in order to renegotiate
contracts this year. For you guys that like to know everything, here's
an interesting piece on Rosenhaus
http://cfserv.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?1083
check this out.
1. Green Bay's Favre: We Can Win Without WR Walker
Full Article: http://www.packersnews.com/archives/news/pack_20876863.shtml
Clipped from: PackersNews.com article by Chris Havel, 5/3/05
"If Javon wants to know what his quarterback thinks, and I would think
he might, I'd tell him he's going about this the wrong way," Favre
said. "When his agent tells him not to worry about what his teammates
think and all that stuff, I'd tell him I've been around a long time
and that stuff will come back to haunt you.".
."Javon has tremendous potential. We got to see some of that last
year. The sky's the limit for that guy, and I'd be the first to defend
him, but he's going about it the wrong way. What happened to honoring
your contract and saying, 'Let's work as a team to see if we can get
this done?' Why not go about it that way?
"Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.
Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser
player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that
person."
Favre left no doubt as to how he thinks the Packers should handle the
situation.
"I sure hope the Packers don't give in to him," he said. "I don't sit
up in the front office, and I don't talk to them - regardless of what
people might think - and tell them who to draft and who not to draft.
They don't ask me, and it's not my job. My job is to throw passes and
be a leader.
"That's why I decided to speak up. I need to be a leader and even
though I may not like having to do it, I think some things needed to
be said."
Favre was excused from the team's post-NFL draft minicamp. He heard of
Walker's decision to hold out on Thursday evening. He said Walker
might be wise to go to General Manager Ted Thompson directly and try
to work out a new deal.
"Whatever happened to buying into the team concept?" he said. "If
Javon does what he's supposed to do, and what he is paid a lot of
money to do, he's paid to go to the Pro Bowl. He wasn't complaining
two years ago, and until you do go (to the Pro Bowl), you don't even
think twice about what they're paying you."
If Walker's stance doesn't change, Favre said, "I'd just as soon go
without him. He's a great player. I think he can help us. He's
likeable and easy to get along with, but I'm guessing he's getting the
wrong advice, and he's buying into that.
"I just don't see much good that can come from it. If it gets time for
the start of training camp and he's not in, I think it'll start
bothering him, and he'll be here. But once again, nothing should
surprise you.
"We've got guys who'll give great effort. Stars are made that way.
Look what happened when Sterling left. Robert Brooks stepped up. We
can win without him."
[[[[[[[[[[ OUR VIEW ]]]]]]]]]]
Favre left no doubt about what he thinks of Javon Walker's holdout.
It's got to be a blow to Walker's ego to hear Favre say "We can win
without him". Favre's point about Walker getting bad advice from his
agent is an interesting angle. Drew Rosenhaus has six of his over 90
clients holding out or threatening to hold out in order to renegotiate
contracts this year. For you guys that like to know everything, here's
an interesting piece on Rosenhaus
http://cfserv.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?1083