Brett Farrey

I love my Packers, but the Packers organization has handled this Brett Favre situation as poorly as it could possibly be handled. McCarthy is playing dumb, Thompson is playing the egotist, and Murphy has entered this debacle too late to resolve the situation. Favre, a living legend, just wants to play football.

I think we all know who the better quarterback is, and he’s willing to compete for that starting position. Yes, this would be a HUGE distraction since the media would be all over that story. The only way to really resolve this issue is to either make Favre the starter right now, or to get rid of him.

Keeping Favre

I personally think the Packers should just suck it up and make their Favre starter right now. It would end the media circus immediately, and most importantly, the Packers would be putting the best QB on the field. They could tag Rodgers at the end of the season, and trade him if he doesn’t want to play for Green Bay. Either way, they’d still have Brian Brohm, who looks like he’ll eventually be better than Rodgers anyway.

Losing Favre

The Packers can try and trade him, but because of his salary, he has the upper hand on where he gets traded, and it appears he’d like to play for the Vikings. Why? It seems he’d like to stick it to the Packers for not letting him come back, and he’d also have a similar offense, and some familiar faces in Minnesota.

I don’t think any Packer fan likes the thought of Favre playing anywhere except Green Bay, but if he’s traded to another NFC North team, all hell is going to break loose. Fans will revolt! Rodgers will be hearing the boo birds all season long. If Thompson thinks he has enemies now, watch what happens if/when he trades Favre to a rival like the Vikings or the Bears. Ultimately, Ted would be run out of Green Bay, and rightly so. I think Ted’s done a good job of building up the roster, but how he’s handled this situation has been unforgivable.

I say give the man his job back.

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I’ve stayed pretty quiet on this whole Favre issue, since I kind of wanted to see how it played out, and I didn’t want to add to the media frenzy. I understand at some point Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy need to move on, and get Favre’s heir apparent, Aaron Rodgers, ready for his very first NFL start, but why do they feel the need to move on now?

The Packers went to the NFC Chamionship game last year with a very young team, and Favre putting up big numbers. What I don’t understand, is Thompson and McCarthy were begging Favre to come back, and now they don’t want him back after he decided his retirement was premature. Why? What happened between the day he retired and now? Did Rodgers “WOW” them this Spring, or is Ted Thompson just being arrogant and wants the QB he drafted playing under center this season?

If there’s one that’s for certain, it’s Rodgers is an unproven quarterback. Yes, he flashed some skills in the Cowboy’s game last year, but that doesn’t prove anything. Even bad quarterbacks flash talent from time to time, that doesn’t mean they’re going to be the future of the team. I’m not saying Rodgers is a bad quarterback, and I believe he should do alright in the NFL. I guess what I’m getting at is there is so much parity in the NFL, why risk another shot at a Super Bowl with a new, somewhat unproven, quarterback?

Favre clearly wants to be a Packer! This past weekend he told Ted Thompson he’d like to come back and compete for the job. That’s pretty big of Favre since he’s been the face of the organization since 1992, and actually put up some big numbers last season. I think everybody knows Favre would win that competition, including Thompson and McCarthy, but Thompson keeps saying Rodgers is their starting QB. Seriously, why shouldn’t the Packers field the best team possible? It doesn’t make any sense, and either Thompson isn’t telling us the whole story, or his arrogance is getting the best of him.

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The media has been having a “hay-day” with the possibility of Favre coming out of retirement. They’re acting like it’s some big surprise Favre is getting the “itch” to play. That’s like saying water is wet, and leads me to believe they are really hard up for some material to write about. As far as Brett actually coming out of retirement, it’s pure speculation, at best. Up to this point, Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy haven’t commented on the issue, since they’re both on vacation. And Favre? He says it’s just a rumor, but still, the media keeps swarming.

The media needs to lay off Favre, and more importantly, lay off Aaron Rodgers. I totally back Rodgers on his comments in the Sports Illustrated article where he says, “Fans need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut. ” Favre has retired, it’s now the Aaron Rodgers era. Even if Favre were to come back, he’s done in Green Bay. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Favre fan, but Brett, the fans, and the Packer organization have gone through the emotional heartbreak of his retirement, and it’s time for everyone to move on….including the media.