Oct 21st 2008 4:50PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Lions, Packers, NFL Media Watch
Normally, when the football watching community wants ESPN to shut up about Brett Favre, or at the very least, tone back its coverage, it continues to beat us over the head with all Favre, all the time. It’s like a never-ending jackhammer assault that just keeps banging at your ears until you eventually give in and cry for mercy.

That’s why it’s a little odd that the network — the worldwide leader — has yet to really offer comment on Sunday’s report from Jay Glazer. You know, the one where Favre, allegedly, spilled the beans on Green Bay’s secrets to Detroit head coach Rod Marinelli.

This seems like the perfect topic for the screaming panels of or to attack with the passion of a thousand Woody Paiges. And yet they haven’t. It remains a giant elephant sitting on ESPN’s couch, eating all of its peanuts — making a huge mess under the table — while everyone continues to ignore it.

As Mike Florio of explains, there’s a very good reason for that. Well, maybe it’s not a “very good” reason, but it is a reason. I guess.Continue Reading