THOMPSON: AARON RODGERS IS OUR STARTER
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 12, 2008, 3:47 p.m. EDT
In an interview today with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
Packers General Manager Ted Thompson indicated that if Brett Favre is on the Packers this season, his job will be holding a clipboard on the sideline while Aaron Rodgers leads the team.
“Aaron Rodgers is our starting quarterback,” Thompson said.
When asked if Favre could play for the Packers this year, Thompson said, “Sure.” But when he was asked if Favre could be the starter, Thompson said, “I don’t know how to answer that. We have moved forward. So we’ll see where it goes.”
Reading between the lines, it’s clear from Thompson’s comments that he doesn’t want Favre to come back, but that he also doesn’t want to alienate Favre — or the tens of thousands of Favre fans who fill Lambeau Field eight times a year.
“People think I’m stoic and don’t care what anybody thinks,” Thompson said. “Sure I do. If it’s something like [fans criticizing] a draft pick, I’m fine with that. I want people to know that I know fans care so much and we care too. We care about the legacy of the Packers and the legacy of Brett Favre.”
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