Monday, July 14, 2008
Stay on the Farm
I like Brett Favre. Both as a player and a personality. I love his enthusiasm for football and his recognition that he's far from a perfect player. Most of the time, I've agreed with his decisions (other than a few wacky passes). However, I cannot in any way, shape, form or fashion be OK with his decision to come out of retirement. Brett Favre in any other uniform is a travesty. Yes, I know he played with Atlanta first, but he didn't do much there. Brett Favre is a Packer.
When he retired, it gave Aaron Rodgers a chance to put down the clipboard and have a shot at making his own impact. For Rodgers, this has got to be torture. For years, he's learned from one of the best QB's in the league. If McCarthy takes Favre back, Aaron goes back to the bench and likely won't be a Packer long. Then what does the Pack do when Favre REALLY retires? Rodgers is "the quarterback of the future" who deserves that future to start in August.
Yes, other teams could take Favre. But it would be like Jerry Rice playing in Oakland, Seattle and Denver. Like Broadway Joe playing as an LA Ram (and how awful were the Rams in LA ?). Like Joe Montana playing as a KC Chief. Bad, just bad.
I know my opinion is like everyone else outside Favre's family and friends: meaningless. But as a fan of the game and the player, it's time to retire. And stay that way.
When he retired, it gave Aaron Rodgers a chance to put down the clipboard and have a shot at making his own impact. For Rodgers, this has got to be torture. For years, he's learned from one of the best QB's in the league. If McCarthy takes Favre back, Aaron goes back to the bench and likely won't be a Packer long. Then what does the Pack do when Favre REALLY retires? Rodgers is "the quarterback of the future" who deserves that future to start in August.
Yes, other teams could take Favre. But it would be like Jerry Rice playing in Oakland, Seattle and Denver. Like Broadway Joe playing as an LA Ram (and how awful were the Rams in LA ?
I know my opinion is like everyone else outside Favre's family and friends: meaningless. But as a fan of the game and the player, it's time to retire. And stay that way.
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