Brett Favre, His Legacy & Forcing His Retirement. Will Packer Fans Forgive GM?

July 14th, 2008

Washington DC

As made clear by Brett Favre on Fox News with Greta Van Susteren, and contrary to what ESPN sells you, Brett Favre will be in Green Bay Packer Gold and Green, or he will not play at all.

In a recent letter to ESPN (who acts as if it was never written despite their having read it on air), the Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson said, "if (Favre) is reinstated, then he will be on our activate roster, and we will deal with it then." 

Thompson also said, "As of right now Aaron Rodgers is the Packs' starter, and Favre is retired."

Favre said, "They won't tell me that I will play." Leaving him a back-up quarterback.  Favre, a back up? Yeah-sure, and Thompson will be run out of town by the fans who have voted overwhelmingly to keep this legend as their QB.

Favre is Green Bays' best shot at the play-offs, and this is all a scum-bag move by Thompson who is seemingly just trying to force Favre out of the league.   He would rather play a rookie, Aaron Rodgers, this year before he becomes an unrestricted free agent next year. 

Rodgers does look forward to playing too, but there is a right way to have him take the reigns, and a wrong way.  It is a question of earning the job, versus just being a "company man," a yes man, a teacher's pet; and Favre has voiced his lack of agreement with management over the last yeas - not exactly being a "yes man."

The Packers went to the NFC Championship game this year, and after 3 weeks went by Coach McCarthy (Thompsons' boy) started to call  Brett once a week asking where he was in his decision making process.  Brett, not being 100% sure, said "I don’t know yet." 

McCarthy then told Brett they had to move-on, implying that Rodgers would be the starter this year, so thus the retirement speech on ESPN in March.  They forced Brett to make a call on whether or not he was 100% committed to play, and maybe not even as a starter back in March.  Then the sniffles came about, and no one in Green Bay was happy, except maybe Aaron Rodgers who was being given the reigns.

Green Bay ownership, general manager and coach are attempting to force Brett Favre to retire regardless of Legacy.  But Favre can still play, and proved it last year.  He wants to still play, and proved it on Fox News last night. 

Favre is a starter whose position must be taken away by Aaron Rodgers, and not by mismanagement.  How would that Legacy suit Green Bay?  Thompson does not own Favre,  as slavery ended in 1864.  Thompson seems to want, and own Brett; and what he does, or doesn't do. 

Green Bay's legacy might be that they force retired the best all time quarterbackin football history to let a kid with one year left on his contract to get a shot.  He is a rookie that hasn't played a game in 4 years.  Aaron is handling this like a pro though, and it is not his doing.  But if that happens I am sure many would secretly hope for Rodgers to not live up, as Favre watches on. 

If Thompson doesn't want Brett to play on the Packers, then they should trade, or realse him so that he can continue his streak, and other records.   Isn't that what this is all about?  If Favre retires now then he retires having played the most consecutive games in football history with one team - Thompson's.   If he doesn't retire, and doesn't start, then Thompson snapped the streak for no reason - especially given last year's stellar performance.

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