Favre was a great player but he is no hero

[FloridaRob]

who do you want as the starting qb for the packers in the 2008 season?

Rodgers sink or swim. He is the one that hasnt missed a day with the rest of the team.

It would have been nice if none of this happend and Rodgers got hurt early so all they had to do is call Brett in Mississippi and get him to Green Bay. But even that possibillity is gone....

 

[mr.jameswoods]

I do apologize for that. That was Daboys and put it with your statement. Sorry for that.

Again. Favre screwed this up himself. No way around it but in the end, the Packers GM may pay the ultimate price. This can not end good. If Favre is reinstated and the Packers let him come back, that will upset Aaron Rodgers who has bided his time for three yrs and spend this entire offseason preparing for starting. Then if FAvre were to come back and have a bad year, the Packers have put off their future and also ticked him off where he won't want to play for them.

If Favre is to go to another team and plays well, and Rodgers stinks it up, then TT will be tar and feathered in Green Bay and his job will be in jeapordy. If Rodgers gets hurt and FAvre is not available TT will be ripped. If they release him, he could sign with a rival and hurt the Packers.

There is no way this can possibly end without a lot of venom and poison between the two sides. Even if they did let him come back.

Apology accepted and I agree with your response. It's a very difficult situation for the Packers. Do you think the Packers are saying they won't release Favre to maybe get a draft pick for him in a trade? Is that even possible at this time of year? If that were to be the case, I have to give props to the Packers management. That would be a smart move because some team would gladly give them a 4th maybe a 3rd round pick to have him play for a season and for the Packers, that's better than getting nothing for him

 

[FloridaRob]

Apology accepted and I agree with your response. It's a very difficult situation for the Packers. Do you think the Packers are saying they won't release Favre to maybe get a draft pick for him in a trade? Is that even possible at this time of year? If that were to be the case, I have to give props to the Packers management. That would be a smart move because some team would gladly give them a 4th maybe a 3rd round pick to have him play for a season and for the Packers, that's better than getting nothing for him

they positively won't release him. No way will he be allowed to go to Minny, Chicago, and probably Tampa. A trade could happen but that would be to a non NFC team. And Ted Thompson would want higher than a 4thor 3rd. The guy was 2nd in MVP voting last year. SF got a 1st and 3rd from KC for Montana and I doubt TT would want anything less than a 2nd.

I think in the end, that the Packers will call his bluff and FAvre will stay retired. Check out the FAvre timeline on JSOnline.com. It shows how far the Packers were willing to go but it reached a point of no return.

 

[sago1]

Whenever a player decides to retire, it's always tough decision for any of them. When a player has been a starter for a very long time, it's a tough time not only for the player but for the team. When the player is the starting QB whose had a great NFl career, that QB better be REAL sure about his decision. It's got major repercussions for the team as well as the QB. That's my problem with Favre. For last few years, he's been hemming and hawing about whether he was going to retire or not. After going 13-3 in 07, I just assumed he'd be back in 08. But no, in March he says he's retiring. It was a big surprise. Now we hear he got in touch with the Packers sometime in late March/very early in April & told them he wanted come back. Just a few days later & after plans were made for the FO to fly down to Miss to escort him back, he calls the FO and says no he's going to stay retired. So the FO goes ahead and drafts 2 QBs to back up Rogers & begins seriously to work Rogers in as their future starter. Now Favre wants to come back & start but does he really want to play for the Packers or does he want to become a FA so he can select the best team to help get him another SB win? Frankly, Favre sounds totally indecisive & uncaring about the chaos he is creating for the Packers. Just sounds to me like Favre is all about Favre. Or is that just the way most NFL players feel when it's their career. Cause it sure can't be about the money. It also seems like Favre didn't really make any serious plans what to do with his life after football. I mean did he really think he could be happy as a simple farmer on a 435 acre farm. Does this guy have any grasp of reality?

I know some Cowboy fans think it would be great to bring in Favre as Romo's backup. Forget it cause Favre isn't coming back as anybody's backup. Aaron Rogers said that in his first year with the Packers that Favre wouldn't even talk to him. Do any of you really believe Favre would be interested in mentoring Romo? Frankly I think he'd do anything to help Romo regress hoping he could take over. Favre would divide the lockerroom like no player has ever done & the season would go down the drain.

Anyway in the end the Packers probably let him come back & he and Rogers will fight it out for the starting job with Favre winning the job. Unfortunately, I don't expect the Packer season to end any better then it did in January 08 with a loss to the NFC division winner--which in this case will be our Dallas Cowboys.