Wilde beast

[The Leaper]

That is definitely not how you worded your post.

Well, I just clarified that for you, didn't I?

[sheepshead]

Again I'll say it: Bus Cook! How Brett Favre deals with the Packers and his relationship with the Packers brass is Cooks job. Hell it looks to me like his only job and he has failed miserably.

Brett get a new agent-NOW!

[RashanGary]

I think I'd be considerd anti Favre adn I'm not concerned about Rodgers feelings. I'd say Rodgers is more emotionally secure than Brett by a long shot.

I don't want Brett back because he's a headache and the Packers management don't want him back. I believe they know more than me and this speaks to how highly they think of Rodgers. I think the Packers will move on from Favre without missing a beat. If they thought they were better off with Favre he'd be back right now. He's not. I trust MM/TT based on thier stellar track record hence I expect big things from Rodgers.

[Guiness]

I think I'd be considerd anti Favre adn I'm not concerned about Rodgers feelings. I'd say Rodgers is more emotionally secure than Brett by a long shot.

I don't want Brett back because he's a headache and the Packers management don't want him back. I believe they know more than me and this speaks to how highly they think of Rodgers. I think the Packers will move on from Favre without missing a beat. If they thought they were better off with Favre he'd be back right now. He's not. I trust MM/TT based on thier stellar track record hence I expect big things from Rodgers.

I don't agree with a lot of what you say, and how you say it JH, but this last statement is a very valid one. TT/MM don't want Favre back - that counts for a lot. They (mostly TT, I guess) are a lot closer, know a lot more about the situation, and seem to have made their decision.

Although just about every fibre of my being screams otherwise, the couple of dissenting fibres point out that they should know what's best for the team. Just about every sports writer on the planet is saying the Pack would be better in '08 with Favre under centre, and all those other fibres in my body agree, but there it is.

The wildcard here, of course, is that they're mad at Favre for all his screwing around, and are willing to drive the golf cart straight to hell rather than cave. I can only hope that isn't the case.

[MadScientist]

I think the Packers will move on from Favre without missing a beat. If they thought they were better off with Favre he'd be back right now. He's not. I trust MM/TT based on thier stellar track record hence I expect big things from Rodgers.

I don't agree with a lot of what you say, and how you say it JH, but this last statement is a very valid one. TT/MM don't want Favre back - that counts for a lot. They (mostly TT, I guess) are a lot closer, know a lot more about the situation, and seem to have made their decision.

Although just about every fibre of my being screams otherwise, the couple of dissenting fibres point out that they should know what's best for the team. Just about every sports writer on the planet is saying the Pack would be better in '08 with Favre under centre, and all those other fibres in my body agree, but there it is.

One other wild card along these lines is what does Favre really think about his chances of beating out Rodgers if things were opened up? He acted in the interview like there shouldn't even be a question, but so why doesn't he put it on the line and say he'll come back for a chance to beat Rodgers, and if he fails, he'll carry the clipboard for the year.

[pbmax]

Woodbuck, you are really Scott Favre aren't you

From here, it sure looks like he's surrounded by a bunch of enablers who keep telling him how great he is and how unjust and disrespectful the Packers' treatment of him has been — rather than warning him that he might be eroding some of his fan base with his words and actions.

Just kidding Woody, still love you.

[NewsBruin]

He said in passing that he liked his teammates and had fun with them, but he should've said, "I want to come back because I know we can win it all this year. We were 13-3 last year, made it to the NFC Championship Game with the youngest team in the league, and we'd have been in the Super Bowl if not for my overtime interception against the Giants. We've got a great team, and I want to be a part of it."

Second, it's too late now, but public opinion would be completely on his side had he come out and said, "I love playing in Green Bay, I love that franchise, I love the fans, and I don't want to go anywhere else. If the Packers only want me back as a backup, then that's what I'll do. I'll be the backup, I'll be third-string, heck, I'll play tight end if they want me to.

"Sure, I want to play — every backup does — but what we have in Green Bay is special. We've got a great team, and I want to be a part of it, no matter what my role. I'll support Aaron Rodgers, give him any advice I can, and I'll prepare so I'm ready if needed."

Had he just said this — rather than trashing Thompson and throwing both Rodgers and Favre's pal, offensive line coach James Campen, under the bus — he would've been a sympathetic figure who was, despite incredibly unfair treatment, doing the right thing because he's that great of a guy.

It's hard to figure out whether anyone in Mississippi is giving Favre any public-relations advice.

You know, if Favre just acted like everyone else thinks he should act and says what everyone says he should say, then there wouldn't be a problem. Sigh. I can just see Wilde holding his Brett Favre action figure by the legs, hopping him around the desk, and saying that preceeding line in a high-pitched voice, smiling at himself that he's solved the problem.

Playing backup is not going to cure Brett's retirement boredom. I'm not arguing for the Pack to re-install him as starter, but it's so dumb to suggest that Brett should want to be the towel boy if his heart's not in it.

FWIW, I don't want the Pack to re-install him, but I want Brett to get the opportunity to be in someone's training camp with enough time to compete for the starting position. I don't give a wet slap about his "legacy." Like a reputation, it's something that's not built by doing what makes everyone appreciate it, it's built by being the person one wants to be. If Brett has 3 seasons of success or failure somewhere else, that doesn't make his Green Bay career any less special.

[Harlan Huckleby]

FWIW, I don't want the Pack to re-install him, but I want Brett to get the opportunity to be in someone's training camp with enough time to compete for the starting position.

Agreed. It's a boy's game. Favre is obviously still a boy, why shouldn't he play?

I always figured he would leave the game only when it was absolutely impossible for him to stay in the league. Fine.