Did Brett Favre Talk to Lions Coaches About Packers' Offense?

by Sean Yuille on Oct 20, 2008 3:18 AM EDT in News Comment 10 comments

I've heard of some bizarre stories in sports before, but if true, this one would rank pretty high up there.

According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Favre called the Detroit Lions' coaching staff earlier this season to share what he knew about the Packers' offense. Glazer went on to say on the Fox pregame show that Favre spent more than an hour on the phone. (For the record, the Packers beat the Lions, 48-25, on Sept. 14.)

Favre denied Glazer's report, as did Lions COO Tom Lewand. Rod Marinelli, on the other hand, had "no comment" on the alleged phone conversation.

All I can say is that if these allegations are true, both Brett Favre and the Lions ought to be ashamed of themselves. I say that because Favre's actions would be just plain wrong and because the Lions didn't even beat Green Bay. Obviously what they did would be wrong as well if these allegations are true, but it would be more embarrassing to have inside knowledge of Green Bay's offense and still allow Aaron Rodgers to have a career day.

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Lions Inside Intelligence

Anyone could give the Lions the other teams entire play book and it wouldn’t matter.

Spotting teams to 21 points before you start to show any effort isn’t going to get it done.

by t2ed on Oct 20, 2008 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

what did he say.....

“When your cornerback falls down, thats when they’re gonna throw the ball” or “the running game is going to rely on your linebackers missing tackles”…

as a lions fan living in the DC area, this week is going to be absolutely miserable. redskins fans are already buying superbowl tkts. i grew up in jersey, where jets and giants fans get a bad rap, but the skins fans are by far the worst.

how bout them cowboys?

by cridg1zt on Oct 20, 2008 11:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Two things

1) I don’t trust Favre, so it wouldn’t really surprise me if he did indeed call you guys. I’m definitely not saying that your club is unethical if it is true. He called you, you didn’t call him.

2) How would your COO know if Favre called Marinelli? Little strange that Marinelli had no comment while Lewand said it wasn’t true.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Oct 20, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Does it matter?

The Lions would lose if you let them watch your entire practice all week, gave them your gameplans, and traded your secondary for theirs.
It’s not a good thing to come up against Favre though. This whole comeback tour has been a complete mess for him, besides, you know, the six TD passes in a game and the actually winning in NY thing.

by The Prodigy on Oct 20, 2008 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sorry t2ed

You beat me to the joke.
I just glanced over your comment, I guess. I should probably read closer.

by The Prodigy on Oct 20, 2008 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good grief. As if Favre knew the playbook. He just throws to whoever is open.

Seriously, no proof of any kind has been offered and Glazer has failed to cite a single source. Glazer should be ashamed of himself.

by Bella on Oct 20, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not really

Others have confirmed the story, and Marinelli didn’t even deny it.

Check out Pride of Detroit, SB Nation's Lions Blog

by Sean Yuille on Oct 20, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why is this Wrong????

I dont see how Farve did anything wrong here. I mean if he was still playing for GB and he called and told them, then thats another matter, or if he called and gave them tips on how to beat the Jets. Is it a moral and ethical issue, of course.

by joshkennard on Oct 21, 2008 9:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Um

Consider if any other quarterback did this. Lets say someone younger like Vince Young for instance. Why would ANY team want to take a chance on him any more, the second he’s gone he’s calling other teams giving away your secrets? It’s Brett Favre and he’s been a complete dick since he’s come back. What the hell is he going to do after he retires? Go to Jets conventions and wear the NY Green and White in his Hall of Fame induction ceremony? Brett’s still got a future in GB after he retires and maybe he should consider not being a complete shit heel after the fact.

by rmatheny on Oct 21, 2008 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs