There was plenty of it on the always-busy Green Bay Packers message boards early last season and the year before. He's too old. He's too reckless. He can't throw it deep anymore. It's time to quit. Rebuild. Turn the team over to Aaron Rodgers. Thanks for the memories Brett, it's been fun. Now get lost.
Back then, I wished Favre would have had to leave early in a game..or be benched just to shut the clueless idiots up who were clamoring for another QB. Many of had forgotten what it was like NOT to have a real quarterback.
Aaron Rodgers' day may come...and assuming he CAN play (who knows?)...it'll come soon enough.
But, here's a news flash.....in today's NFL, you don't have to become the Miami Dolphins to be good again. The cap and free agency have all but eliminated rebuilding processes. The Packers have somehow patched together a 6-1 team with superior talent on defense and an offense that doesn't make mistakes like it once did.
In 2005 and early 2006 if you were a Packers fan you had to suffer through some trying times with less-than-spectacular personnel brought forth by former GM Mike Sherman. It was time to just enjoy some of those spectacular Favre moments the rest of the league wishes they had seen over the last 16 years.
Favre is proving he's got at least a couple of very productive years left. If Bill Belechick wouldn't be obsessed with scoring 50 points each week, Favre might actually be in the hunt for a fourth MVP. Is he perfect? Nope. Is he the same QB he was in '96? Nope. Is he a guy all but 2 or 3 other teams would take RIGHT NOW over their current guy? Absolutely.
And even at $75 a pop, Packer tickets are a bargain as long as he's around.
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