Colin Cowherd of ESPN is dead WRONG. And I want a retraction.

Colin Cowherd of ESPN Radio hosts "The Herd", which I get on KSPN-710 in Los Angeles weekday mornings. He's hated or loved - nothing in between. OK, I like him. He does come across pompous-ish. But he made one comment this morning that I vehemently disagree with - and he's wrong.

And I want a public retraction.

He called New York QB Brett Favre of the New York Jets a "coach killer". That was it. Nothing to back up the statement. And he made it sound as if a precedent had been set with past Favre coaches. All this on the heels of the Jets firing of Head Coach Eric Mangini today and - well, Cowherd spouted his mouth off and if he had done his research (he always states how he does his homework) he would have never made the comment in the first place. He went on to say - without actually saying it - that Favre is responsible for the Jets starting out 8-3, then dropping to 9-7; thus, a "coach killer".

Favre played under 4 coaches at Green Bay:

1. Mike Holmgren, who left GB because he wanted to become a coach/GM at Seattle. No coach killing there. He nurtured Favre from the beginning and they won a SB together. Shoulda been at least 2 more.

2. Ray Rhodes came on aboard and lasted one season. Rhodes killed his own career.

3. Mike Sherman coached from 2000-05. He had an overall winning record but in the end, couldn't finish the job. Believe me as a Packer fan all my life (until I boycotted them this year in favor of Favre and the Jets), you poll GB fans and 99% will tell you Sherman killed his own career.

4. Mike McCarthy - 2006-present; one of the three, now famous, 3 Wise Monkeys of the GB management team who thought it best for the team to "ride the train outta town" without Brett Favre this past season. The Packers, who were 13-3 the previous year and one win from the SB, fell to a 6-10 record this past season under the leadership of their new QB, Aaron Rodgers...and the 3 Wise Monkeys.

So you see, Mr. Herd, Brett Favre is NOT a "coach killer" as you alluded to on your show this morning. If anything, he's been an asset to coaches throughout his career, as well as their own careers. How can you make such an irresponsible, blanket statement like that without checking your facts? Notwithstanding Mangini's firing this morning (and, as I've said, even when the Jets were 8-3 I constantly questioned much of Mangini's coaching moves/strategies), I want a retraction and I want it done on your show for the nation to hear.

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Todd Zimmermann's Santa. Chicago, IL.

Todd's another close friend from college. He's originally from Sheboygan, WI - home of Sheboygan Brats. He and I had a run-in with a couple evergreens once in school. Maybe that's why he sent me this instead of his Christmas tree. Every time we get together we get into some sort of trouble. He hates the 3 Wise Monkeys that make up Green Bay Packers' management, too. This is his Christmas card. POON?!?!

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Favre. Rodgers, A "stat" for your pipe. Now SMOKE THIS!

This debate will rage until the end of mankind. So let me make it simple for all of us - Favre fans, Rodgers' fans. Packer fans. Old and young. The rational (like me) and the idiots (you know who you are). Got these already-prepared stats from someone online. The game of football is about wins and losses, correct? Fine. Now put down the kool-aid the Packer GM "the Reverend" Ted Thompson gave you and let's talk "wins" and "losses", dear hearts...

16 years before Brett Favre: Packers were 97-143-2; 3 winning seasons, 0 Playoffs

16 years with Brett Favre: Packers were 161-95; 13 winning seasons, 11 Playoffs

1 Year after Brett Favre: Packers are 5-9; 0 winning seasons, 0 Playoffs

I realize it's too early in his career to judge current Packer QB Aaron Rodgers - and I should be fair. My beef was never with Rodgers but with Green Bay management who just threw away a 13-3 regular season last year for spite, control and ego. Statistically, Rodgers had a good year. But we all know stats can be skewed, and a good year for Rodgers did not translate into a good year for the Packers.

And after all, no one person is bigger than the team, right Packer fans?

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Nice to see I'm not the only one questioning the "3 Wise Monkeys" of the Green Bay Packers.

BeerKid From Packerpalace.com - Monday, November 3, 2008 writes:

Brett Favre Come Back!!!

Here I am admonished, on bended knee, pleading for Brett Favre to come back to the Packers... as Offensive Coordinator. What do you say Brett, didn't you say during the summer that you wanted to be a coach? Here's an excellent opportunity.

It used to be a crazy-assed wild conspiracy rumor that head coach Mike McCarthy got rid of #4 because he kept changing the play-call from a standard 2 yard off-tackle run to a exciting pass to any of the league's best group of YAC WR's. But now I'm not so sure, especially after watching a completely half-assed attempt at trying to win the game with a strategy that rivals Minnesota's Brad Childress in it's ineptness... I'm reduced to pleading for the Packers offensive coordinator from last year to come back and save the Packers season. Apparently that was ex-QB Brett Favre.

Who want's their team to try to be a power-running team (something where the Packers can never be again ever, in the red-zone, on 1st down, never, ever, with underweight o-lineman and the ZBS installed) and lose games... not me... and one last thing, hey coach, thanks for breaking in a rookie TE at the expense of completed passes and first downs.

BeerKid's one of the two owners/proprietors of the site, Packerpalace.com - a site I used to go all the time. The 3 Wise Monkeys are Packers' Coach Mike McCarthy, GM Ted Thompson and President Mike Murphy. The Packers are currently 4-4...one more loss than they had all last season. I have boycotted them after decades of fanaticism and am supporting Brett Favre and the New York Jets, currently 5-3 (4-12 last season).

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ESPN readers say Jets got better end of Favre trade.

ESPN is debating on number of "hot" topics - current MVP, best running back, best team, worst team and, who got the better end of the Brett Favre trade: Jets or Packers?

As of 11:06 a.m this morning PST, 30,101 voters chimed in and 75% say the Jets got the best of the deal, while 25% say the Pack got the best of the deal.

Heeehawww!! So sorry, 3 Wise Monkeys (Pres. Mike Murphy, Coach Mike McCarthy and GM Ted Thompson). You know where I stand, regardless of how either team's season ends up. The Packers can lick my lingum. I remain a loyal boycotter of Green Bay and will NOT cross the scab picket line. GO JETS IN 2008! GO FAVRE IN 2008!

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Jets, Favre = 1st Win of Season; Send Dolphins to the Fishes / Jets 1-0. Packers 1-0.

6 minutes into the 1st quarter, Brett Favre pulls off a fantastic fake handoff and unleashes hell on the Dolphin defense - a 56 yard TD pass to Jerricho Cotchery.

Brett's first regular season start as a Jet. Missed the game live as I was in Chicago for the weekend but I'll watch the tape later. Saw highlights - and received text messages from my brother on the Brett's progress. Gotta tell you - I had butterflies. But we won. 254 consecutive starts for Favre. Every stat he accumulated today added to every major QB record he owns - consecutive starts, games won, passing yards, TDs, etc. Except the INT record - 'cause he didn't have any. Nice game, Brett. And nice game JETS! (As you'll notice, I'm keeping a running score of the Packers' season next to the Jets' season...to hopefully stick it to Packer GM Thompson and the rest of the 3 Wise Monkeys (Pres. Murphy and Coach McCarthy).

Next Week: Patriots (1-0) at Jets (1-0)

Favre in the clutches of a Miami defender, yet he gets a 22-yard TD off to - someone...I don't know all the players yet on the team. Hey - I've only been following the Packers for 43 years and Brett with the Packers for 16. It's not easy switching your allegiances for a team, even when they are run by 3 Wise Monkeys.

The consumate celebrator.

And the consumate TD "#1" in the air.

For shits and giggles, here are Favre's stats for his first game as a Packer back in 1992, compared to his first game as a Jet in 2008.

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"The new Jet Brett hats are in! The new Jet Brett hats are in!"

Just like a little boy at Christmas, I raced home from work because I knew this package was waiting for me - the new Brett Favre "4" New York Jets hat. One for me and one for my brother, Jas.

I betcha the 3 Wise Monkeys who head up the Green Bay Packers' management team (Thompson, McCarthy and Murphy) don't have one of these. Look at it and weep, you three lousy, lame-ass monkeys.

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Mister Rogers meets the Green Bay Packers and the Three Wise Monkeys.

I was perusing Packernews.com for Favre-related stories and found this response under an article on some recent harassment QB Aaron Rogers has been receiving while on the practice field. I laughed out loud.

COOLYOURJETS wrote:
"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood....Hi boys and girls. My name is Mister Rogers. Let me take off my sweater and put on my Packers jersey. It has the number 12 on it. Can you say "TWELVE" boys and girls? Now let's go to the land of make believe and visit with Choo Choo McCarthy. He wants everyone to get on board his choo choo if they have the right mind set. Now boys and girls... do you have the right mind set? After that boys and girls... we can all go visit Mr. Barn Owl. He has fluffy white hair and scary dark eyes that never blink. Please won't you be my neighbor?"

8/9/2008 12:04:40 AM

"Mr. Barn Owl" is Packer GM Ted Thompson (middle), flanked by the two other monkeys, Coach Mike "I'm Always Right" McCarthy on the left and President Mark "Howdy Doody" Murphy on the right. I'm sort of torn on the issue of at what point the various Packer websites/media - including Packernews.com - should give the the latest Brett Favre news updates a rest...now that he's not a Packer anymore. I mean, Brett will always be a Green Bay Packer - he'll retire (when he actually does) a Packer. But part of me feels, 'hey...Brett's gone - thanks to the "Three Wise Monkeys" - and the Packer media rightfully should lose him as their darling media boy he's been for 16 years'.

We're all casualites of the "masterful" way (Murphy's words) in which Ted Thompson handled this situation. Why not the media? After all, it's the media that first brought up the question of retirement five years ago or so in Packers' new conferences. "Brett, are you coming back next year?" "Brett, have you thought about retiring?" How 'bout one more year, Brett?" The local media has to suffer as well. Can't have your cake and eat it too - fucking bastards. The Three Wise Monkeys AND the media. Am I wrong?

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Presenting....in the center ring...The Green Bay Packers' 3 Wise Monkeys!!!!!

Coach Mike "Kika" McCarthy, GM Ted "Iwa" Thompson Iwazaru and President Mark "Howdy Doody/Miz" Murphy at today's press conference addressing Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets.


Here's the Japanese version.

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