Have many reached the wrong conclusion in Favre/Rodgers?

[sharpe1027]

This issue mostly had to do with the timing of Favre's interest to come back. The Favre supporters will say he should have been welcomed back no matter when he made his decision because his ability to lead the team in the short-term trumps all. The anti-Favre/possibly pro TT supporters are sick of the Favre off-season antics and are OK to see him come back in his newly defined role, get traded or stay retired. If Brett could have made up his mind sooner, none of this would be occuring. Conversely, if management had bent more on his comeback and said, "we still think he can play and gives us the best chance to win now", then the matter would also be moot. I guess management saw enough of Rodgers in off-season OTA's and mini-camp to be so confident as to not flinch on a possible guaranteed starting role for Favre.

IMHO, the issue mostly has to do with Favre testing the waters with the Vikings, then after only one, single phone conference with the Packers, he immediately asks for an unconditional release. I said before the Vikings crap came out that I didn't understand why he didn't followup the initial conversation unless he wasn't that interested in playing for the Packers anymore. It seems all to possible that Brett didn't make up his mind earlier because he wanted to put the Packers in a difficult position.

Favre goes on record as complaining about TT telling untruths, at the same time he knows that he was dealing with the Vikings behind the Packer's back. If the stories are true, he has lost his moral compass. I'm sure he thought he'd never get caught, that doesn't make what he did any better.

[cheesner]

This issue mostly had to do with the timing of Favre's interest to come back. The Favre supporters will say he should have been welcomed back no matter when he made his decision because his ability to lead the team in the short-term trumps all. The anti-Favre/possibly pro TT supporters are sick of the Favre off-season antics and are OK to see him come back in his newly defined role, get traded or stay retired. If Brett could have made up his mind sooner, none of this would be occuring. Conversely, if management had bent more on his comeback and said, "we still think he can play and gives us the best chance to win now", then the matter would also be moot. I guess management saw enough of Rodgers in off-season OTA's and mini-camp to be so confident as to not flinch on a possible guaranteed starting role for Favre.

IMHO, the issue mostly has to do with Favre testing the waters with the Vikings, then after only one, single phone conference with the Packers, he immediately asks for an unconditional release. I said before the Vikings crap came out that I didn't understand why he didn't followup the initial conversation unless he wasn't that interested in playing for the Packers anymore. It seems all to possible that Brett didn't make up his mind earlier because he wanted to put the Packers in a difficult position.

Favre goes on record as complaining about TT telling untruths, at the same time he knows that he was dealing with the Vikings behind the Packer's back. If the stories are true, he has lost his moral compass. I'm sure he thought he'd never get caught, that doesn't make what he did any better.

Favre has always been a dichotomy. He seems so simple and down to earth, but he has his moments of self-absorption. His early career porpoised. Whenever he had a great game, he almost always followed it up with a poor game. Just listening to his press conferences after a great game, I thought the praise for his performance went to his head. It seemed he then didn't prepare as well for the next week.

I am a huge fan, I have a Favre jersey, authographed football, a bobble head on my desk, a jersey for my 3 year old daughter, etc. At least 2 dozen people have asked me at my work about the situation, knowing I was a big fan.

All of that does not mean that I am going to side with Favre on this. It is time to move on, and for Brett to ride off into the sunset on his tractor. I am still a fan, always will be. But he is not the Green Bay Packers, never was. He is only a small part in a huge legacy. Every legend there comes a time when the team is better off in the long run without him. That time is now for Brett.

The biggest thing for me is his wavering back and forth - couple that with his demeanor during the Giants game. One of the biggest games of Favre's career, and he did not look like he wanted to be there. If he is not 100% committed with a passion, he isn't going to make it the whole season. I have seen his dedications steadily decrease over the last few years. It is time.