Report: Farve to play one day after death of father

[VermontDem2004]

KILN, Miss. -- Brett Favre will play against the Oakland Raiders on Monday night, a day after his father died, according to various reports.

The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the Packers quarterback told teammates at a meeting Sunday night that he will play. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on its Web site that Favre stayed in California at the team hotel and would play after receiving encouragement from his family.

However, Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey said Sunday that Favre's status was not yet determined.

"Our thoughts are with Brett and his family," Popkey said.

Favre has started 204 consecutive games, including playoffs, an NFL record for quarterbacks. The Packers trail Minnesota by a half-game in the NFC North and need a win for their playoff hopes.

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[dennis4868]

1. I think that is wrong....

How could anyone be in the right frame of mind to play a game of football after your dad passes away? Maybe he was not close to his father. But if he was, I think it is wrong to play in the game instead of being in mourning!

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I Think He's Playing FOR His Dad

And, it seems a bit presumptious of you to decide how Brett Favre should mourn.

The Professor

[denverbill]

4. I disagree.

Favre's dad would have wanted him to play, IMO. He knows the Packers are in a must-win situation and that without his son they would have almost no hope of winning. And he knows that it isn't just about Brett Favre, it's about 60 other teammates who have worked hard all year to get to this point.

There is plenty of time for mourning. Life goes on.

[wysimdnwyg]

5. Brett was VERY close to his father

And I, for one, do not think it is wrong for him to play. As a former football coach, Irvin Favre also had a very strong love of the game. Because of this, I think it is safe to say that he would want Brett to play.

Brett's mindset is a different issue. Will he be able to put his father's passing out of his mind for three hours? Probably not. But Brett is still a vital piece of the Packers offense, and he knows it. With their playoff hopes depending on getting two wins to close the season, they can not afford to give the ball to Doug Pederson.

Favre will play, and I look for the Packers to win convincingly. (I hope it is convincingly enough that they can put Pederson in for the fourth quarter.)

[VermontDem2004]

6. Maybe as a tribute to his dad

As I am aware he was close to his dad but maybe he wasn't. But the Packers need the win to stay alive in the playoff race, plus the streak and everything, and he might just want to play this for his dad. I am not sure but I think MJ played a basketball game within 3 days of his father's death.

[Bertha Venation]

7. Isn't it up to Brett?

Everyone's different. It may be wrong for you, but it seems it's not wrong for Brett.

[VermontDem2004]

8. Plus he credits his dad for his football influence

Brett Favre used to joke that he became a great quarterback in spite of his father, Irvin, who was his high school coach and never let him air it out.

Truth was, the Green Bay Packers quarterback credited his father, who died Sunday in Mississippi at age 58, for everything he accomplished in football.

Irvin Favre, of Kiln, Miss., coached his son at Hancock North Central High School. He said he knew Brett had a great arm, but he also had an abundance of good running backs. So, for the three years Brett was the starting quarterback, Hancock North ran the wishbone.

"I always told my dad the wishbone would never get me to pro football," Favre cracked after winning an unprecedented third straight NFL MVP award in 1997. "Thanks, Dad."

Having a father as his high school coach had its benefits and drawbacks, he said.

"Sure, he was harder on me than he was on other kids, and I probably got mad about it at the time," Favre said back then. "But they all had to wait until the next day to get more coaching. I got it all the time. We talked football on the way home from practice, we talked football at supper time, we talked football before bed. We talked football when we got up in the morning.

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[Rainbowreflect]

9. Everyone greives in a differently.

Some people need to keep busy. A coworker at a past job had her husband pass away very suddenly. She came back to work the next week. All she asked was that we did not ask how she was or tell her how sorry we were. She said she needed to be working, but when people were too nice to her she would break down.

[TopesJunkie]

11. He was very close to his father --

his family encouraged him to play. Why be so judgmental? You don't know the personal situation. It seems a bit bizarre.

[Character Assassin]

3. He's possibly trying to win one for his father?

Playing against the scum in Oakland, a victory would be especially sweet.

[pansypoo53219]

10. and to look at the past

in a inportant game, he barfed on the sideline(during a timeout?)when we were down and came back in to throw a winner. the game is in his blood.

[Rowdyboy]

12. He was very close to his father

thats why he's playing