Green Bay Packers Could Keep Aaron Rodgers On Ice- Keep Brett Favre & Play Both!

faces with these two.  The Packers problem, on the eflip side, is they have too much talent now, and that is considered a bad thing?  Perspective is required.

It is hard enough just getting the Super Bowl, much less planning for it five years down the line by way of a rook. Teams like Dallas take what is, and not what could be.

Also relevant is the fact that Green Bay drafted Brian Brohm, and Rodgers was rumored to be on the chopping block. Aside from Favre, Green Bay has three quarterbacks on their roster. What's more is that Aaron Rodgers has yet to play a full game from start to finish, drawing more risk in a potential Packers release of Favre.

Rodger the Rook vs Favre The Phenom is no contest.

With Favre, the Pack almost made it to the Super Bowl, but for a nasty good Giants defense, and a deadly cold game played on the "frozen tundra" (shown above) that went into overtime. Save the argument about the interception, because more than likely, Green Bay wouldn't have been there without Favre. 

The Pack has about the same team as last year, if Favre is the quarterback. What guarantee is there that they will be better with Rodgers? There is not any such guarantee. Actually, their odds with Rodgers probably decrease.

The reason so many say not to take Favre back is because of the damage that it might cause Rodgers' confidence, who again, has yet to play a full game. Eli Manning did not wait for four years to play, instead, the team committed right away and gave up Collins. Collins is not Favre, though. 

Rodgers, and his backup quarterbacks just drafted, could be the Packers' future, maybe even a fan favorite, but neither are that right now. The Packers are staring a gift horse in the mouth with the way they are treating Favre, who IS a fan favorite, IS the best available quarterback, and IS the face of their franchise.

There are certainly plenty of teams that could use a potentially good quarterback, and they've all been named as possibilities for Favre. So, how about trading young Rodgers, even if it only means one more year with Favre?

That is about as guaranteed as one team can get to making the postseason, which most teams do not accomplish for very long spells of time.

I could tell you this, if given the chance, the Yankees (the Packers of baseball) would trade just about any rookie to get one more year with Lou Gherig, who held a record in baseball that Brett "The Iron Horse" Favre now holds in football, which is the most consecutive games played by a starting quarterback.

Green Bay manager Ted Thompson could do well in keeping with the guaranteed winner that is Favre, who holds the record for most touchdowns, taking it from Hall of Famer Dan Marino.

The Pack should hold off on Rodgers, in lieu of Favres' return, plain and simple. If the kid can't understand why, or is too fragile to accept why, then show him the door. Not Favre, the best quarterback in a very, very long time—without exception.

Not only that, but Thompson should also keep the Packer fans as happy as they can, after all, the fans flip the bill.  Keeping Favre would also help preserve the Packers' rich history in the NFL. 

No doubt that Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi are watching on from above in wonderment of what the hold up is with keeping the tradition of packing in the winners on their team. A team that got their name from the Indian Packing Company, the oldest name still in use by any NFL team, bar none. 

Prospects come and go every year, as made evident by the Packers drafting two quarterbacks this year. Legends? Well, those come about once in a lifetime.

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