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The official (unauthorized) Favre true or false test
You think you know what's happening with Brett Favre? Take the quiz.
By Dave Begel RSS Feed
Special to OnMilwaukee.com

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Published July 8, 2008 at 5:15 a.m.
Tags: favre, begel, green bay packers, retirement, aaron rodgers

This is a Brett Favre "True or False" test. Use a No. 2 pencil to circle the correct answer and keep your eyes on your own paper.

Ready?

Begin.

1. Brett Favre is a better quarterback than Aaron Rodgers is. True or false?

2. Brett Favre obviously has the itch to return to the playing field. True or false?

3. The Green Bay Packers have a much better chance of getting to the Super Bowl next season with Brett Favre than with Aaron Rodgers. True or false?

4. We wish Brett would just tell us what he really thinks instead of having to play all these games with some reporter in Mississippi and various family members and friends. True or false?

5. Contrary to what some "experts" say, Brett Favre, his brother Scott and his agent Bus Cook do not love the media spotlight. True or false?

6. As Ron Wolf and Steve "The Homer" True say, it is better to get rid of a guy a year too early than a year too late. But those aren't the only alternatives. You could also get rid of a guy right on time, after he gives you his best and before he starts his decline. Understanding that is the difference between general managers and talk show hosts. True or false?

7. If Brett Favre came back and played for the Vikings or Bears we all may find that famous James Jones Kool-Aid recipe and take a big swig. True or false?

8. If Ted Thompson is to blame for kicking Favre to the curb before his time, he should get on his knees and apologize to Brett, Bonita, Deanna, Brittany, Breleigh, Scott, Bus Cook, the mayors of Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Green Bay and everyone in the world who has at least three degrees of separation from Brett. True or false?

9. Some people say that we might hurt Aaron Rodgers' feelings if Favre came back. But this is a big boy's game, the NFL, and who gives a damn about Aaron Rodgers' feelings. True or false?

10. Brett Favre could make $12 million next year by playing football. He won't make nearly that much doing something else. True or false?

11. Sports talk radio hosts who think Favre should just shut up and go away are showing their ignorance. True or false?

12. We know a couple of things for sure about Aaron Rogers. One is that he gets seriously hurt a lot. The other is that his jumpy footwork makes him a serious candidate to be the next NFL player on "Dancing With The Stars." True or false?

13. Deep down in their souls, people who want the Packers to go to the Super Bowl next year want Favre to come back. This includes Mike McCarthy, Donald Driver, all other receivers, the entire offensive line, all of the defensive and special teams players, two kickers, the practice squad, two coordinators and all assistant coaches, running backs and fullbacks, The Packerderms (cheerleaders), ushers and concession workers, the crazy people who show up to shovel snow off the seats after a storm, everybody who writes or talks into a microphone or camera for a living, people who run convenience stores on I-43 between Milwaukee and Green Bay and Commissioner Roger Goodell. True or false?

14. If the Packers' brain trust remains stubborn and decides that they want the Aaron Rodgers era to begin now and they force Favre to stay retired or trade him or release him, they are stupid. True or false?

Answers:
1--True; 2--True; 3--True; 4--True; 5--True; 6--True; 7--True; 8--True; 9--True; 10--True; 11--True; 12--True; 13--True; 14--True.



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Posted by Dusty_Bottoms on July 8, 2008 at 2:47 p.m. (report)

It's like getting dumped by a girlfriend. It was a long relationship, and it was great while it lasted, but it was kind of fizzling out. You knew it was almost over, but you'd been together for a long time. It was really all you knew for a while, it was comfortable, and you weren't quite ready for it to end. You just went through a really good phase, too, where some of the spark was reignited. Maybe you even had a few wild nights in the ol' boudoir, if you know what I mean. But then out of nowhere, she dumps you! It's a bit shocking, but you've been preparing for this moment for a while. So you're sad for a spell, maybe shed a tear or two, but you get over it and move on. You realize it's a fresh start. A new beginning. The possibilities are exciting. And then you get yourself a hot new younger girlfriend. Oh, maybe she's not as good in the sack as the old one -- she might even sustain the occasional injury from all that crazy stuff you used to do with your ex -- but she'll do just fine. She's really cool and laid back, and has fetching long brunette hair. And then suddenly, the old one wants you back! And you realize that the whole time you were together, she was just a little bit crazy. You just never noticed because the sex was so good.

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Posted by mkegirl on July 8, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. (report)

i wish favre would just shut up and stay retired! i'm so sick of him! he's never going to win another superbowl, and i'm tired of listening to him whine about it!

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Posted by captain on July 8, 2008 at 2:17 p.m. (report)

I love Favre but if he wants to play for the Vikings, let him. We'll crush him. Time to move on.

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Posted by sandstorm on July 8, 2008 at 1:49 p.m. (report)

Favre quit. T or F? Favre cried and admited publicly he didn't want to play any more. T or F? Begel does not know whether Favre quit "right on time" this year or that next year wouldn't be a "year too late". T or F? Favre, who did play brilliantly against the Seahawks the previous week, was outplayed in his final game, on his homefield by a Manning not named Peyton. T or F? It is amazing that after all Favre has been through, he has yet to grow up and behave like an adult. T or F?

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Posted by lisa_marie on July 8, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. (report)

I failed this test miserably, because I'm probably the only person in the state of Wisconsin who thinks Brett Favre is a big media whore and should just shut up and go away. This is one "F" I'm glad to take!

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