Brett Favre: It is Time To Move On

We get you never really wanted to retire. We get that you still have a passion for the game and we even get that your time in Green Bay is over. However, what was with the crocodile tears? It's time to pack up that locker, watch them retire your number and move on. In the past retirement in sports usually meant just that, retire.

No more playing on the field, no more practices, no more game day rituals, and no more press conferences. When Lou Gehrig retired in July of 1939, the speech he delivered is still considered one of the most humbling and honest speeches in sports. He walked away with class, and dignity.

Although the circumstances were different, Favre could have done the same. Instead months of leaks from Favre's agent and associates hinting at the possible comeback have made what should have been a exciting time for the Packers and it's fans, turned it into a wait and see mentality.

First of all the media must be in heaven one of footballs great holds a huge press conference, cries and claims he just doesn't have it in him anymore, weeks later, not even a month later word leaks that he is interested in still playing. Speculation abounds, will the Packers welcome back as a starter? Would he be willing to be a back up?

Would he play for another team or would he realize that the time has come to walk away? I was one of the few that hoped he realize that time has come to walk away. He leads almost every passing category in football. He leads consecutive games played. He is as hard nose as stubborn as a player as there ever was. Moreover, that's his downfall.

If his family stood behind him when he retired then why aren't they urging him to stay retired? Athletes get in this ritual. They get up, workout, go to practice, see the trainers etc.

They have a set schedule they know exactly where they have to be on Sunday's and Tuesday for practice. When you tell them okay now you need to break that mode. It's tough to walk away and start over.

That's where the family needs to step in and say you already made this big bold statement, do you really want to go back on your word with the Packers and the fans? Are you willing to tarnish your legacy and be remembered as the guy who couldn't walk away?

I hope his family urges him to realize that in doing this he is opening up an awkward situation for the league and for the Packers. Doing this puts both in the position to turn their backs on one of the best players to ever play the game. My speculation is that maybe Green Bay found this as an opportunity to move forward without Favre.

They felt he would want to go out on top, even with a loss in NFC title game he still would have the legend of playing in the freezing cold, snow and battling the mighty Giants to the end. Maybe they felt Aaron Rogers has been sitting second string for two long, and it was time to give him a shot.

Alternatively, maybe the organization didn’t want to watch him struggle through another season like he did in 2005 and 2006. Therefore, they gave him the opportunity to walk away on top, as a leader and a legend if not in NFL history but in Packer history. Why didn't he take it? I am sure he could have gotten a management job with the organization or a broadcast job with football.

However, why can't he realize that the damage is done? It's time for Favre to hand over the ball to the next possible QB and watch from the sidelines on Sunday no matter how tempting and how much you miss the game.