Here is a sample of what we've been receiving in our mail bag:

"Tony - a valiant effort that is to be commended."
                    - Bret Woodland

"Thank god you have a site where real packer fans can expresss their true feelings about this ... situation ... Tony, thank you for creating this website. I heard about it on the radio and it is great to know there are a lot of other TRUE packer/Favre fans out there."
                    - Willy Lemke

"I just want to thank you for putting this petition and site up.  This site has been the most honest & forthright place I can find any current information about what is going on ... Thanks for all your hard work.  You're the voice of Packer fans all around the world ... You are acting like a true Packer fan & about the only thing us Packers fans can be proud of right now.  Thank you from the bottom of my broken heart."
                    - Terry Beem

"I want to thank you ... for all that you've done to get Brett back ... Thank you again for all of your hard work and effort."
                    - Sandy Witzel

"You all did a great job.  You could not have done anything more.  You brought him back as close as possible to again becoming ours.  My family thanks you for this. Thanks is really not enough, but despite the sad ultimate result we do feel much appreciation towards your effort ... Thanks again so much for all your great efforts."
                    - Kregg Halstead

"Tony..you rock! Thanks for the site ... Alot of us are checking in on your site daily trying to make any sense of this ... Thanks again."
                    - Misty Katzfey

"You have been great!  I understand this didn't end the way we all wanted it to, but you've managed to show everyone that we are the most dedicated fans out there.  I appreciate everything that you have done and I completely support you."
                    - Anonymous

"Hey thanks for your valiant attempt, I wished it had worked."
                    - Doug

"Thanks for all of your hard work ... I think you guys should get on the Board of Directors and change things."
                    - Tammy Lyn

"I want to thank you and everybody AGAIN for all you have done with your savebrett.net ... you guys have done a wonderfull job ..."
                    - Becky Berard 

"Thanks for the website and all you've done to help the cause of bringing Brett back to the Packers."
                    - Tammy Calhoun

"Thank you so much for all your efforts.  You tried so hard to keep Brett in Green Bay ... Thanks again guys."
                    - Christina McClaugherty

"I wanted to say that I love what you are doing for Brett ... I was at family night and saw the banner flying above Lambeau Field, as soon as I got back home I signed your petition #17004."
                    - Roger Powell

"Thanks, just does not seem fitting for standing up for whats right for Brett & the Packers,players, fans. Your the best! I appreacite all your efforts."
                    - Terri Rosenthal

Thank you to everyone who donated their time, energy, financial support, and enthusiasm to the SaveBrett.net Movement.  Packer fans are truly like no other fans in the world!

Add to this the fact that NewYorkJets.com received so many hits that it crashed and sold nearly 4,000 Favre jerseys in the first 24 hours and you can see that the Jets and their fans know a good thing when they see it.  Meanwhile, all was quiet in Green Bay.

The Associated Press (AP) picked up the SaveBrett.net Movement for a second time yesterday.  The following story has appeared across the country from Madison, Wisconsin to Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Arizona, and even as far away as Honolulu, Hawaii:

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Sign the petition in protest of this terrible decision by the Green Bay Packers management.

In an article by Pat Borzi entitled "Taking the Favre Out of the Packers, But Not Out of Green Bay" The New York Times reflected on how deep the support for Brett Favre is in Green Bay despite his recent trade to the New York Jets.  Strangely the story was renamed "Packers Fans Split Over Favre's Departure" somewhere along the line but this headline does not match the content of the article itself.

In part, the article reads: "Many Packers fans remain angry. A web site, SaveBrett.net, collected more than 20,000 names in an online petition demanding the Packers restore Favre to the starter’s role. It featured this message from its founder, Tony Mars: 'We may not have succeeded at bringing Brett back to Green Bay as we had hoped but at least, if he had to leave, he leaves knowing that the Packers management does not represent the vast majority of fan opinion — the true soul of the Green Bay Packers.'”

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Just before news of Brett's trade to the Jets broke he spoke to reporters in Mississippi.  During questioning Brett thanked the fans for being so supportive:  "Fans in Green Bay were awesome … least on my side … Green Bay has been awesome to me and my family ..."

Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to support the SaveBrett.net Movement.  We may not have succeeded at bringing Brett back to Green Bay as we had hoped but at least, if he had to leave, he leaves knowing that the Packers management does not represent the vast majority of fan opinion - the true soul of the Green Bay Packers.

He moves on to play another day instead of being trapped in retirement.  For a champion of Brett's quality - who turned down $25 Million just for the chance to play the game he loves - that is perhaps the biggest gift and greatest thank you we as loyal Packer fans could give to one of our own.

Sign the petition in protest of this terrible decision by the Green Bay Packers management.

Since it was announced we have been hoping that our source was wrong about news that Brett Favre had been traded to Tampa Bay.  It turns out our source was wrong but not in the way we had hoped ... Brett Favre has been traded ... to the New York Jets.

FOX Sports was the first to report the story which has been published by others including ESPN, CBS Sportsline, and The New York Times.  Here is something we never thought we'd live to see.

Petition signatures have quickly surpassed the 20,000 mark as fans sign in protest of Packer management's decision to trade Brett and in support of and respect for a true Packer legend.

Why is Brett Favre no longer a Green Bay Packer?  According to ESPN.com it's "the simple yet mind-boggling fact that Packers management thinks Favre isn't good enough to win."  Meanwhile "Favre-mania" is currently gripping the Jets Nation as their website reportedly experiences over 100,000 visitors per hour.

The Green Bay Packers have announced a press conference for Thursday, August 7th at 12PM, CST.  The press conference will be available to view LIVE online by clicking here.  According to Packers.com a video window will appear on this page five minutes before the start of the press conference.  Brett Favre will hold a press conference tonight at 5PM, CST - as a Jet.

Sign the petition in protest of this terrible decision by the Green Bay Packers management.

Since we broke the news that Brett Favre is likely to be traded to Tampa Bay discussion and comments on our site have surged as angry and sad fans have passionately expressed their opinions.  This is a necessary and important part of advocating for Brett and grieving un-welcomed news.

But while passions have run high respect for fellow fans seems to be running at an all-time low.  Regardless of our opinions about Brett Favre or the current management/board we must all remember that we are Green Bay Packer fans first and foremost.  Despite short term disagreement this bond unites us over the long term.

On multiple occasions we have experimented with moderating comments for short periods of time in an attempt to keep the dialogue respectful.  However, due to the sheer volume of comments this has proven to be impossible.  As a result we have decided to express our concerns publicly about the tone of discussion and ask that fans police the site on our behalf.

Although we will end all attempts to moderate discussion we will keep a close eye on the character of these discussions.  If the tone does not improve we will be forced to close comments and discussion on the site completely.

While we can not control the actions of Packer management or Brett himself we can control how we treat one another.

GO PACK GO!

Tony Mars
Founder
SaveBrett.net

Yesterday, following our breaking of the news that Favre was destined for Tampa our site was overwhelmed with a surge of visitors.  Signatures were added at such a fast rate that our petition website crashed for approximately 20 minutes under the strain of unprecedented demand.

It is clear that Packers managment has seriously underestimated the fan outrage that has greeted this most recent mis-step.  Help us reach 20,000 petition signatures before Brett's trade is officially announced.  

Sign the petition in protest of this terrible decision by the Green Bay Packers management.  Here's to hoping that our source is wrong!