Fran Tarkantan is not a fan of old Brett Favre

“I think it’s despicable. What he put the Packers through last year was not good. Here’s an organization that was loyal to him for 17, 18 years, provided stability of organization, provided players. It just wasn’t about Brett Favre. In this day and time, we have glorified the Brett Favre’s of the world so much, they think it’s about them. He goes to New York and bombs. He’s 39 years old. How would you like Ray Nitschke in his last year (playing for) the Vikings, or I retire, and go play for the Packers. I kind of hope it happens, so he can fail.”

“Marcellus Wiley, who is trying to parlay a minimal football career into still making more money. This grumpy old man is 69 years old, I own six businesses, I’ve built 16 over the years. . . . I’m paying my taxes, I’ve started two new businesses, we’re hiring more people, we’re not laying people off, we’re not cutting their salaries — we’re increasing their salaries, and [in] this society we are productive when so many people are not productive. I’m not playing croquet down at Orlando at the Villages, I’m not playing golf every day, I’m out there working and productive and a 69-year-old . . . I’m creating and building businesses from the ground up. That’s this grumpy old man.”