To recap what we’ve learned the past two days about Fran Tarkenton…
He doesn’t pull punches…ever.
He doesn’t like Brett Favre.
He doesn’t backtrack on things he’s said by stupidly apologizing.
He’s our freaking hero.
Tarkenton, the Hall of Fame quarterback, let loose on an Atlanta radio station about the soap opera that is Brett Favre. He even called the whole circus of media attention surrounding his Favreness “despicable.”
Of course the fallout was expected. A lot of people disagreed with what Tarkenton had said (but we’re not one of them), including a few ex-teammates. Marcellus Wiley, a former player turned analyst and sometime radio personality, even went so far as to call Tarkenton a “grumpy old man.” Meow!
In true hero form, our man Fran was back on the same radio station today, and had this to say about Wiley…
“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 them 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 croquette down at Orlando at the Villages, I’m not playing golf every day, I’m out there as a 69 year old … making money out of sports or with sports — I’m creating and building businesses from the ground up: that’s this grumpy old man.”
Tarkenton then took aim at the sportswriters who make their living eating Favre’s ass with a spoon…
“I had an opinion that was not in agreement with Brett Favre’s opinion. Now, have the sportswriters and sportscasters across the country, have they just sucked up to Brett Favre and glorified Brett Favre on this subject matter — don’t they have an opinion? They certainly haven’t expressed it have they?”
Burn. Then burn some more. We freaking love you Fran Tarkenton. [The Sporting Blog, Sports Radio Interviews]
