Favre: I'm not reporting to camp yet

[MadtownPacker]

I think it's more of an issue that if Favre comes into camp and is eventually handed the job it undermines everything coach McCarthy has been saying about "this is Aaron Rodger's team" over the last five months. Can a coach really afford to take a credibility hit like that?

I feel not making it a fair competition undermines the team concept just as much. Rodgers feelings are being put above the team in a way and other players will take notice. In the end this will hurt Rodgers (who is really the only blameless one in this whole mess) and it will hurt M3's cred.

[Gunakor]

I think it's more of an issue that if Favre comes into camp and is eventually handed the job it undermines everything coach McCarthy has been saying about "this is Aaron Rodger's team" over the last five months. Can a coach really afford to take a credibility hit like that?

I feel not making it a fair competition undermines the team concept just as much. Rodgers feelings are being put above the team in a way and other players will take notice. In the end this will hurt Rodgers (who is really the only blameless one in this whole mess) and it will hurt M3's cred.

There might still be a competiton if Favre reports to Green Bay's camp. The Packers camp might be saying there will be no competition just to keep Favre away and avoid further unnecessary distraction. If Favre reports and the distraction comes with him anyway, they aren't just going to sit 13 million dollars on the bench and ignore him. That's crazy talk. If Favre reports then it would be unwise both from a football and a business perspective not to at least allow him the opportunity to win his job back.

The flip side of a competition however is that once a decision is made as to who the winner is then both QB's have to accept that decision. If Favre loses, however unlikely that may be, he'll have to accept that he lost. If Rodgers loses, he has to accept the way things play out and not hold any ill feelings twoard Green Bay for making him second string again. I do NOT want to lose a talented 25 year old QB over this. How Favre and Rodgers could handle a competition is also considered in my feelings on this issue.

[MJZiggy]

I think it's more of an issue that if Favre comes into camp and is eventually handed the job it undermines everything coach McCarthy has been saying about "this is Aaron Rodger's team" over the last five months. Can a coach really afford to take a credibility hit like that?

I feel not making it a fair competition undermines the team concept just as much. Rodgers feelings are being put above the team in a way and other players will take notice. In the end this will hurt Rodgers (who is really the only blameless one in this whole mess) and it will hurt M3's cred.

There might still be a competiton if Favre reports to Green Bay's camp. The Packers camp might be saying there will be no competition just to keep Favre away and avoid further unnecessary distraction. If Favre reports and the distraction comes with him anyway, they aren't just going to sit 13 million dollars on the bench and ignore him. That's crazy talk. If Favre reports then it would be unwise both from a football and a business perspective not to at least allow him the opportunity to win his job back.

The flip side of a competition however is that once a decision is made as to who the winner is then both QB's have to accept that decision. If Favre loses, however unlikely that may be, he'll have to accept that he lost. If Rodgers loses, he has to accept the way things play out and not hold any ill feelings twoard Green Bay for making him second string again. I do NOT want to lose a talented 25 year old QB over this. How Favre and Rodgers could handle a competition is also considered in my feelings on this issue.

It will be interesting to see, if Favre does come into camp, how they divide snap counts and plays with the first team...

[Fritz]

I'd start Flynn. That's why I'm not an NFL head coach.

[Partial]

Zig they aren't going to let him in the facility. They'll pull a Tennessee and ban him from working out to prevent injury and then trade him.

[Fritz]

Partial, I specifically heard MM say in his press conference yesterday that there's no way they'd keep Favre out of the building.