What the Packers WILL (not should) do with Favre

[SnakeLH2006]

Start him.

At this point we just start with a new retrofuture and next year we can get back to drafting qb's to replace the disgruntled what's his name at number two on the depth chart. Aaron Roberts or something, wasn't it?

Who??

[Harlan Huckleby]

Trade by the end of the week.

to who, MN? That's the only team Favre will accept.

[Fritz]

Sigh. He's going to end up starting.

And for the first time in my life, I think that's a bad thing.

[cpk1994]

{ilr]3]Since he is here and the cluster-fxxx is already started the Packers need to move forward that he is now the starting QB and prepare for the season. They should not (and I am pretty sure that this is what they are doing) use the situation to try and make other teams think that the Packers intend to keep him on the roster to try and gain trade value.

Aaron is still the starter. Nothing on that front has changed.

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{ilr]3]Since he is here and the cluster-fxxx is already started the Packers need to move forward that he is now the starting QB and prepare for the season. They should not (and I am pretty sure that this is what they are doing) use the situation to try and make other teams think that the Packers intend to keep him on the roster to try and gain trade value.

Aaron is still the starter. Nothing on that front has changed.

Yes, I know. What I am saying is that now he is here, they should suck it up and move forward with Favre. No more trade talk and no competition talk. This shit needs to end now. This team needs to be prepared for a tough season. They need all the prep they can get.

[Patler]

If some are going to revive old Favre threads to toot their own horns, you might as well look at what the voting sentiment REALLY was back in 2008. An overwhelming majority of those who voted thought he would be made the starter.

[LEWCWA]

and the 4 that voted play him as backup just wanted to be different or were dillusional!

[pbmax]

According to the poll, Nutz has voted recently, but no one else since Aug 2008.

What is clear now, that was not clear then (or at least very hard to believe) was that Thompson and McCarthy both thought Rodgers would be better than Favre in short order. In 2008? Possibly not. But fast enough to save their jobs.

[Deputy Nutz]

I had to vote to see the poll

[channtheman]

Is there a way to see how you voted? It says I voted but I don't remember what I picked.

[Fritz]

Sigh. He's going to end up starting.

And for the first time in my life, I think that's a bad thing.

Wow. I was wrong. And how damn glad am I to be wrong!

[australianpackerbacker]

If some are going to revive old Favre threads to toot their own horns, you might as well look at what the voting sentiment REALLY was back in 2008. An overwhelming majority of those who voted thought he would be made the starter.

Quite obvious that growing pains would occur.

I think a better way to say this is;

If you could pick both players in the 5th year of their careers as to who would start. who would you pick? Tough one but id go with less interceptions and ego.

[Noodle]

I hate to feed you APB, but I have to call BS on your "who would you pick at year five" post.

At the five-year point, including his non-year in Atlanta, Favre was a first-team all pro and won his first league MVP (as you know, 2 more MVPs would follow).

At year five for Rodgers, he was named to a pro bowl, but no one said he was MVP caliber.

I love me some A-Rod, but it's easy to let Favre's final years cloud the memory of what he did in his prime.

[pbmax]

And the ego call is tougher than it looks now. Easy to call Favre on it now, but back then he just seemed cocky like Rodgers. Aaron has an edge about him and I doubt he takes a backseat to Brett on ego.

[Gunakor]

I hate to feed you APB, but I have to call BS on your "who would you pick at year five" post.

At the five-year point, including his non-year in Atlanta, Favre was a first-team all pro and won his first league MVP (as you know, 2 more MVPs would follow).

At year five for Rodgers, he was named to a pro bowl, but no one said he was MVP caliber.

I love me some A-Rod, but it's easy to let Favre's final years cloud the memory of what he did in his prime.

MVP caliber QB in 1996 isn't even a lock to make the Pro Bowl in 2011. So I don't think that's a very good measuring stick when comparing Favre and Rodgers in year 5. Rodgers year 5, his second year starting, would have given Favre a run for his money in 1996.

1996 Favre: 325/543 (59.9%) 3899 yards, 39 TD's, 13 INT's, 95.8 rating
2009 Rodgers: 350/541 (64.7%) 4434 yards, 30 TD's, 7 INT's, 103.2 rating

And you're right, in 2009 Rodgers wasn't even part of the MVP discussion. Coincidentally, Rodgers' 5th year starting was also Favre's best season as an NFL quarterback at 4200 yds/33 TD's /7 INT's. And Favre didn't win MVP in 2009 either. So I guess I don't place as much stock in Favre's 1996 "MVP caliber" season as I did back in the 90's. I find it a very poor measuring stick when used as a comparison to today's crop of QB's. Rodgers 2009 season was every bit as good as Favre's 1996 season, MVP awards be damned.

I'd take Rodgers too.