
The Packers have dodged questions for the past week and have done their best to avoid what's got to be an unfathomable bind they've been put in due to Brett's 'change of heart'. They issued a statement yesterday explaining their position on this unfortunate situation.
At first, Packer fans may have been upset about the way the front office has handled this situation...How could they NOT welcome Brett back with open arms? Well, there's always two sides to every story...and thanks to the insightful sports journalism of people such as Jay Glazer, we gain prospective of what's really going on here...It appears our QB has 'cried wolf' too many times and it's finally caught up to him.
According to Glazer and others, Brett alerted management that he wanted to return at the end of last March...only three weeks after he'd retired. Apparently the Packers front office was set to send several folks down to Favre's home to finalize the details of his 'un-retirement', but Brett called them two days prior to the meeting to let them know that he'd...again changed his mind and decided he was going to remain retired.
Feeling they were in the clear to move on with Aaron Rodgers, the Packers drafted two QB's in the April draft - Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn. Then, according to reports, Brett sent the infamous "Itch" message to McCarthy several weeks ago, claiming that he'd...once again felt as though he wanted to return...
What do you expect the Packers front office to do? Clearly they've given him every opportunity to return, but they've made business decisions based on his at least "twice" personal commitment to them that he wanted to retire...So don't blame Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson for this Packer fans...Brett has to own up to this quandary and will ultimately take the blame for this situation.
Brett was coming off of one of his best seasons...He was voted SI's "Sportsman of the Year" and is set to grace the cover of EA's Madden NFL '09 video game...In Packer gear...This game is set to be released in early August...Thanks Brett!


I can now see why there are, and have been for years, a growing group of Favre-bashers...He's already made a mockery of himself and the team with this latest stunt and I am now joining the group of folks that are ready and willing to kiss Brett goodbye. It's going to be odd to see him in another uniform and something that most Packer fans would've never dreamed of...But this is the reality of today's pro-athlete.
Clearly Brett can still play - and the numbers last season are proof of it. Perhaps the most discouraging part of this situation is that one could argue that Brett was in a great situation to win another NFL title. The team is young and talented...So gone are the days that we need "The Gunslinger"...Last season proved this. Brett and the team were successful because he was finally playing 'within the system' (except the Cowboys game!) and look at the results...The pressure for Favre to 'carry the team on his back' was gone. If you look at it from this perspective, I was shocked that he retired in the first place. Yeah they lost in the NFC Championship Game at home, but considering the upside of the situation...I fully expected him to return. It's really a shame that it's now come down to this.
So what will the future hold? Well, despite a legion of Redneck Packer fans that bought up every Favre retirement 'collectible' they could find, the 'true' Packer fans will see this for what it's worth and realize that BRETT IS TO BLAME HERE. Thanks to Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and Emmitt Smith, we'll get to see Brett toiling in another uniform next year. The Packers certainly aren't going to release him and take the chance he'll end up with the Vikings or Bears, so best of luck to Brett with the Chiefs, Jets, Ravens, Bucs, or Dolphins...You are making a mockery of yourself and your Packer legacy in the short-term...Years down the road we'll all forgive you and you'll always be remembered as our QB...But, you've 'cried wolf' one too many times and it's time for us to all move on...WITHOUT YOU!
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