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Favre
Jul 16, 2008 20:02:09 GMT -5
Post by Bumperboy on Jul 16, 2008 20:02:09 GMT -5
What do you guys feel should be done with the Packers and Favre. Bring him back as starter or back-up, or trade him. Any way you slice it - It's looking to be getting messy !!!!
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Favre
Jul 17, 2008 10:29:31 GMT -5
Post by Coach Aub on Jul 17, 2008 10:29:31 GMT -5
Oh what a mess! I am a Brett Favre fan, and wish he could have gone out on top, with class, like Jerome Bettis did. Unfortunately, Brett is partly is to blame for it, by prematurely retiring. The Packers are also to blame. Other years we had heard he might retire, but this year he announced it to all of the media, etc. That was Brett's mistake. He never did sign formal papers I believe. This is where the Packers management are to blame! Their personnel department and their lawyers should have had him sign the papers when they decided they would "move on". If he didn't want to sign the papers, then the team decides which route to take, backup or starter.
I think if the team keeps him, he is clearly the better choice for starter this year. Does that mean Rodgers waits to develop? Who knows, he hasn't had a chance to prove himself.
As a team manager, I would give Rodgers the nod, because Brett is NOT a long-term answer.
I do believe if they want to win THIS year, he is the man. Do they need the title in 2009, or do they want to build a team that competes for several years after some growing pains?
This puts the coach in a SUPER-PREDICAMENT! If they keep Brett, how in the world can he bench him and risk a losing season, thus jeopardizing his own job? We all know coaches don't have much time to prove themselves these days. Is it the coaches fault if he cannot bring Rodgers or Brohm to fruitful production?
In the end, I think it would be best if the team just released Brett. It would be ugly for all-time because Brett would retire under another team-which is so wrong because of what he has done for them. Some guys return for a day to retire with their old team, but with the pain of this debate, it may be unlikely that would happen.
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