3 Questions I don't understand

[Gunakor]

What do you think Rodgers is going to do? He's going to get PISSED OFF just like any other pampered professional athlete would. Then he'd start bitching about all the stuff Favre is bitching about RIGHT NOW - that he was told one thing and others were told something else. Then he'd leave for a better employer. At some point it isn't about football anymore, it's about respect. Pulling the rug out from under Rodgers at this point - a week or two before camp starts - is very disrespectful to Rodgers given the way this entire offseason has played out. I'm sure he'll at least look for another place to play, and since he'll be a FA he'll find a new home for sure if he does. That's what pro athletes do when they feel disrespected. I mean, it's not like there aren't enough teams in the NFL that need a good young QB.

So we should be all worried about Rodgers mental outlook and ego...

But give a rat's ass about Favre's?

I don't get it. Which is it? You are whining about Favre being too pampered and whiney...but then claim Rodgers is the exact same thing, and that we have to carefully stoke his ego to keep him happy.

This is getting stupid. You know goddamn well that Rodgers hasn't been a whiny bitch while Favre has. The point is you don't want to go pissing off TWO good QB's because before you know it they are BOTH gone. Keep Rodgers happy because Rodgers IS happy. Because Rodgers is the future QB, while Favre is the past QB. Because we want Rodgers to be here for many more years while we don't want the same from Favre.

Kinda had to stroke Favre's ego a bit when he was young too. But we wanted him to be here long term, so we did it to keep him here. He stayed for a decade and a half. Same situation with Rodgers. We want him to be here longer than we want Favre to be here, so we have to stroke his ego a bit to make sure he stays. Who knows, maybe he'll be an elite QB for us here in Green Bay for a decade and a half just like Favre was.

The common theme in all of my posts is the future. More to the point, it's consistency. It's being a contender every year rather than a serious contender for just one. All I want from this season, 2008, is a division win and a playoff berth with Rodgers at QB. But I want nothing less than that next year or the year after or any other year. And I fear that bringing Brett back this year could and likely would drive Rodgers away, leaving far greater uncertainty in the following years as we are feeling with Rodgers at QB this year. Is this making any sense at all??

[Gunakor]

On top of that, 2008 is NOT it for Favre. It's not.

Perhaps not...but the Packers can MAKE it the last year for them. Just release him after the season.

Why not just trade him now? Why can't the Packers make LAST season the last year for him? I mean, if Favre comes back and takes us to the NFCC again and loses, then how is it any different than this year? I don't see a huge difference...

[cpk1994]

Why not just trade him now?

He is still retired, therefore not taking up any space on the active roster means no need to trade him.

[Gunakor]

Why not just trade him now?

He is still retired, therefore not taking up any space on the active roster means no need to trade him.

Well assuming he sends in a formal request to be reinstated to the NFL. That's what I meant.