Brett - You're Either With Us or Against Us

Well I need to write about something other than the Brewers since that makes me sick they way they are choking that off. Unreal.

Well, let me start by saying, there's been no bigger supporter of Brett Favre in his tenure in Green Bay than me. I've always defended the guy when he sucked and never wanted him to leave the team I've grown up with. He's been the guy since I was in college. He was our leader, our hero, our guy. Now he's gone and I'm not happy about it.

In my mind, he's forced this entire situation for years. He drug this out every summer for the past three summers. He said he didn't know how much longer he'd be able to go. He took pictures crying with his lineman in Chicago on the last game of the year two years ago. He kept telling everyone including us through the media, he didn't know how long he'd play. Then the circus this spring began, but let me show you a few interesting things from this entire thing. I know this is the Packers account, but Favre's people wouldn't verify which means, this is probably how it went down. http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archive/2008/07/12/favre-retirement-timeline.aspx

Ted Thompson drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005 with the 24th pick when he slid all the way to the Pack. He was rumored to possibly go #1 overall, but instead the 49ers took Alex Smith. That's gone well hasn't it? Now Ted was preparing this team with the QB of the future. You don't take a QB that high if you think Brett is going to play 4 more years. When Brett couldn't make up his mind, the Packers had to move on. They had to sell their players on the fact that they were moving on without Brett and all is well. If you listened to reports, players still on the team were getting upset that all the attention was on FAVRE. They were saying things like, "He's not the only reason we were 13-3." They then were under the assumption he was gone and they drafted ANOTHER QB high this past April in Brian Brohm.

In my opinion, Brett put the Packers in a bad spot. Now I understand the Packers front office didn't handle this very well. I'm not debating that. I don't blame them whatsoever for finally putting their foot down and saying "Enough is enough". I'll also say that of course I was skeptical of it all, but the bottom line is: I'M A PACKER FAN. I cheer for the guys on my team, no matter who they are. If Brett's ego was too big to come back and compete for the job, then good riddance. I'll always be grateful for what he did to rejuvinate a franchise who I couldn't bear to watch when I was a kid. I'll cheer for him when they retire his jersey in Green Bay, but I don't give him a free pass thinking he did nothing wrong in this past summers fiasco.

For now, he's a Jet and I'm not cheering for him. I hope he struggles. I hope he finds that it was a selfish decision. He always said he plays to win championships. Did he really believe going to a division with the best team in the NFL the last five years with Tom Brady, that he could really win? No. He's trying to show the Packers they messed up. Well, through two weeks Brett, it looks like the Packers haven't missed a beat without you.

Rodgers needed a chance, and he's handled this better than anyone could have imagined. He's in a lose-lose situation and he's winning. I'm sure he'll go through some rough spots, but who doesn't? It's his time now, and he's taking it and running. Go AROD.

Maybe I should have listened to you long ago FACE CARD TIM!