Considering the multiple reports published last month suggesting Brett Favre not only wanted the Packers to acquire Randy Moss in a pre-draft trade with the Raiders, but also fully expected such a deal to come to pass, that Favre is unhappy about the team's failure to land Moss is understandable.

That he publicly proclaimed his unhappiness in no uncertain terms yesterday -- and with new reports this morning indicating he asked the Packers to trade him after the fact -- do come as a bit of a surprise, however.

Favre first publicly voiced his displeasure that Green Bay didn't trade for Moss on Saturday.

"It is disappointing," Favre told Al Jones of the Biloxi Sun Herald during his annual celebrity golf tournament in Tunica, Miss. "It was a done deal and the stories of how we lost him because he didn't want to restructure his contract were not true.

"He was going to wipe his contract clean and sign for $3 million guaranteed, plus a fourth-round draft pick. That would have been a steal. But we were not willing to guarantee part of that $3 million. I even had (agent) Bus [Cook] call up there and tell them I would give up part of my salary to guarantee that part of the money.

"Apparently that wasn't enough, either."

It should be noted -- as Profootballtalk.com editor Mike Florio did this morning -- that Moss is getting no guaranteed money in New England. So if the Packers were willing to pay $3 million with no guaranteed money and give up a fourth-round draft pick, Moss chose the same deal in New England over Green Bay.

Florio also reminded readers that agent Tim DiPiero said on the official Randy Moss web site that the Pats were the first team that they called once Moss got permission to shop himself.

So if what Favre is saying is accurate, Moss wanted a better deal from the Packers than the Patriots were willing to give him.

That angle is apparently lost on Favre, who fully realized his comments would raise eyebrows.

"This is a first-class organization that wants to win. I want to win now," he told Jones.

"I just want to win; maybe I see things the wrong way. I don't want to ruffle any feathers and I want people to respect me. Sometimes I think it's hard for them to let Brett go. They might think that we pay him a lot of money, but he still gives us the best chance to win. I've never been told that, but there are times when I wonder if I'm the odd man out here and they just don't know how to tell me."

If those comments weren't enough to raise eyebrows, a report by FOXSports.com insider Jay Glazer, published this morning, certainly will.

According to Glazer, several Packers and league sources have told him that Cook phoned Green Bay's general manager Ted Thompson within two to three days of the draft and asked for a trade. The sources said that Cook railed off how his client was fed up with the organization and wanted out.

It's no coincidence the request came after Moss landed in New England instead of Green Bay.

Glazer went on to report the news was relayed to head coach Mike McCarthy, who immediately phoned the Super Bowl winning quarterback to squash his anger. Favre, however, ignored all his calls for a week, perhaps showing the team how upset he was this time.

Finally, in the middle of this past week the two finally connected.

According to Glazer, sources close to the situation said Favre asked McCarthy if he was aware that Cook asked for a trade but McCarthy immediately insisted that would not happen.

McCarthy told others inside the organization it appeared the team's head coach had cooled Favre's anger and by the end of the conversation the QB admitted he didn't want to go elsewhere.

His latest comments, however, leave McCarthy's interpretation open to. ... Well, further interpretation.

One thing is certain: Favre, 37, knows time in running out on his NFL career.

"Our offense struggled last season. If it were not for our defense, we would not have won eight games. Right now, it's hard to be optimistic," he told Jones.

"I'm not getting any younger and I think everyone knows that. I don't have five years to rebuild. No one in Green Bay is saying rebuild, but it's hard to look at where we are going and say, ‘How can they not be rebuilding?'

"I don't know if I've lost faith, and I think everyone in the organization wants to win. I just don't know if it includes me. If it's going to be five years from now, I'm not going to be here. This is 17 years for me and I want to win."

According to Glazer, the Packers are primed to head into serious damage control to prevent any further uproar regarding their most prized name.

And despite the trade request and subsequent rant, Glazer stresses that the team has no intention of parting ways with him. In fact, some within the organization claim that McCarthy honestly believes they can win with the long-time vet at the helm and has repeatedly told him as such.

That being the case, team officials are hoping Favre simply needed to vent for a while before jumping back on board. We shall see.

But we might not see any time soon.

The Packers are scheduled to hit the field for a mandatory mini-camp this coming weekend and there were questions as to whether Favre would show up even before this weekend's developments.

The company line seems to be that Favre and McCarthy set the QB's off-season schedule, which included attending this mini-camp, before Favre decided to have surgery Feb. 26 to remove bone spurs from his left ankle.

As a result, reports out of Green Bay on Friday suggested that because the surgically-repaired ankle isn't ready for on-field work, Favre preferred to work at home with a personal trainer to rehabilitate his ankle and get into top shape.

That story obviously isn't holding up so well today. ...

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UPDATE -- 14 MAY, 2007: 10:00 PT
In response to Glazer's report, the Packers issued the following statement from Favre on Monday morning: "I was frustrated a couple weeks back when Randy Moss was traded to New England. I never wanted to be traded and I don't want to be traded. I want to be in Green Bay. I want to finish my career as a Packer. Sometimes when I get frustrated I let my emotions get the better of me."

The statement went on to say: "As I said in February when I announced that I was coming back, I am excited about the young talent on our team and the improvements we're going to see from one year to the next. I really enjoy the young guys I'm playing with. I'm working hard down in Mississippi right now, rehabbing, and I plan to be in the best shape of my life. ... I look forward to playing with this team and seeing what we can do. I think we can be pretty good. ..."

Sounds like Favre has settled down a bit but stay tuned, I'll continue to follow the situation in Green Bay closely and update you further as developments warrant. As always, keep an eye on the News & Views section of this site for late-breaking news and other tidbits of interest and the Headline News section for more in-depth reviews of current events.