I must say, for an NFL Iron Man on the field, Brett Favre sure is a wuss off the field. After seeing this Favre is coming back crap the past two weeks and trying to avoid chiming in, I’m chiming in. The way I see it is one of two ways, either is Favre is purposely trying to screw the Packers over and make them trade him or he is just too dumb to realize the furor the slightest of comments he makes can create. Now we all know that Favre is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even he can’t be this stupid. I think instead of politely asking the Packers to trade him, he realizes his power with the media and is trying to screw the Packers for not begging him to come back this year.
This could have been handled with class very easily. All Favre had to do was hold a press conference and say something to effect of “hey, I have nothing against the Green Bay Packers or the Packers’ fans or the state of Wisconsin, and I will always be a Packer fan at heart. But I would like to finish my career with a warm weather team”. What is so hard about that? I think most fans would understand, how could they not after seeing Favre melt down in Chicago and in the NFC Championship game when temperatures were below zero. Those conditions used to be right in his wheelhouse. Not anymore. While I wish Favre would stay retired, I do believe now that he will be the starting quarterback against the Vikings the night they were going to retire his number. Not even Ted Thompson would trade Favre without Favre coming out publicly and approving it and even then most fans will want Thompson stoned in the town square. PFT reported today that Thompson might be in danger of physical harm if he traded Favre. Highly unlikely, the worst Packers’ fans have been known to do is shoot the coaches dog.
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand this at all. For the last five years Favre has cited many reason why he should retire, from not having confidence with the ball in his hand the last two minutes to the demands of the offseason, the list goes on and on. Then, all of a sudden, after retiring four months ago, all those things are no problem. To me this could just be a diabolical plan to screw the Packers and gain freedom to play wherever he wants. And after all the Packers have done for Brett Favre, how despicable that would be? At this point I’m clinging to the comments Favre text-messaged to the Biloxi Herald buddy of his that said it was all rumor and there was no reason for a media uproar. But this text messaging thing is also disturbing. Favre supposedly test-messaged general manager Ted Thompson in the last few days. What are you Brett, 12 years old? How was recess today? Of course that same bozo reporter also said last week that Favre retired because he didn’t like Ted Thompson. I guess it’s hard for Favre to like a guy who took a 4-12 team and turned it into a 13-3 team. Should have been undefeated I guess.
If Favre comes back the Packers really have no choice but to welcome him back and trade Aaron Rodgers. I hope Brian Brohm is the real deal because a Favre return means the Packers are starting over at quarterback. Three years of tutoring Rodgers are completely wasted. Yes, the Packers could have picked somebody other than Rodgers with that pick four years ago and they probably would have had Favre been a man and committed to play a couple of more years. But noooooooo, Favre, like he did last year when the Packers could have had Randy Moss, would not commit. In the end, Favre is going to cost both Thompson and McCarthy their jobs, one way or the other. For Thompson, he is the man who ran Favre out of town despite turning the team around overnight talent-wise. McCarthy will be trying to win with a rookie quarterback if due-to-be-hurt Favre does indeed get hurt this year.
And finally, while the Packers have the salary cap room, my hunch is they kept it because they, like everybody else figured Favre would change his mind, so that had to have an effect how much money they would spend in free agency or other player acquisitions. They had to keep thirteen million open just in case. So the entire draft strategy and offseason that was designed after Favre retired can be scrapped. Can’t wait for that meeting by McCarthy. “You know all that stuff we worked on for three months in OTAs and mini-camp? Forget about it”. A recipe for disaster if you asking me.
If Favre wants to play again and doesn’t want to play for the Packers, that’s fine. Why he is trying to make the team that gave him everything look bad is beyond me. Like I said, all he has to do is be honest and the fans will always love him, no matter where he plays. I still love him, but like any loved one, sometimes they need a slap upside the head to knock them back into reality. Hopefully Favre gets that slap soon, but judging by the comments of his money-hungry family, it won’t come from them.
Favre is back, for better or worse. Both Favre and the Packers could be headed for destruction. How sad is that?