Aug 4th 2008 11:21PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Packers, NFC NorthHave you ever been stuck in a meeting at work that just goes on and on? There’s only one thing worse than that: being the guys stuck outside waiting for that meeting to end.

Count the entire Packers roster, minus Brett Favre, and the assembled Packers press corps as the unlucky ones on Monday. The Packers team was waiting to hear the news that everyone wants to know: what exactly will the team do about Brett Favre. Head coach Mike McCarthy was going to tell the team tonight, then address the media and answer the same questions at a 9:15 p.m. (ET) press conference.

But there was one problem. Favre and McCarthy’s discussions took so long that McCarthy finally had to send the rest of the team home, and tell the media he’ll talk to them tomorrow.

As the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel explains:

Packers spokesman Jeff Blumb told reporters gathered for what was supposed to be a 9:15 p.m. eastern press conference that the briefing would be held tomorrow. Blumb explained that McCarthy was still talking to Favre; at that point, the two had been meeting for more than three hours.
McCarthy also sent the rest of the players home for the night. The coach had planned to address the team as a group after he met with Favre, but it got so late that he decided to have the meeting Tuesday. After talking to the players, McCarthy is expected to address reporters’ questions.
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