Tamper Tamper??? Or "Can You Hear Me Now?"

This really should come as no surprise to anyone to follows life inside "The Shield" or the Brett Favre saga over the last few days. But it seems that the Green Bay Packers are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore...

Our friends at foxsports.com report that the Packers are bent at the Minnesota Vikings ((big shock there)) because of conversations Favre has had with Vikes Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell. Apparently, Favre and Bevell talked to one another in the off-season.

The hook- Bevell was Favre's QB Coach from 2003-2005, and the offense currently run in Minnesota is the closest thing to the "West Coast" Offense that Brett is comfortable running from behind center.

Hmmmmm....

Mike Sherman retools his offense to fit Aaron Rodgers.

Brett Favre goes to an old boss to talk shop...allegedly...The Vikings deny this, of course...

Hmmmmm....

((Insert black helicopter noise here))

If it's proven that conversations took place, the Vikes could lose a draft pick or draft picks-plural... and, maybe, some caish for good measure...

And, apparently, "Bus" Cook, Favre's agent is telling folks that Brett is laying low on the whole idea of filing for reinstatement.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette article by Pete Dougherty is hyah

Jay Glazer's scoop, if you missed it the first time, is hyah

UPDATE: 17 July

According to Mike Florio at Profootballtalk.com, the Packers may have this whole phone conversation-thing traced to one place.

Ahem... quote

"...it has been reported that the Packers believe that phone records will reveal that Favre has had multiple conversations with Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. But we’re hearing that the Packers might already have the phone records. Since the Packers wouldn’t have had access to the phone records of Bevell or any other Vikings employee, the logical conclusion is that Favre was using a cell phone that has been bought and paid for by the Packers — and that the Packers have full access to the documents reflecting all calls made and received."

Another name on the phone records, according to PFT, could be that of a phone allegedly linked to Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress.

If that's the case... well, then... um... Oops!