Thank God, finally someone within the Packers organization is sticking it to he who must not be named. A day after Brett Favre “threatened” to show up at Packers training camp, Mike McCarthy issued the vote of confidence in Aaron Rodgers that everyone was hoping for. He’s the guy in 2008 for the Packers and Favre won’t be given the opportunity to compete for the job.
Take that, asshole. I’m not sure if I can remember a more arrogant approach taken by an athlete than the one Favre is riding right now. “Trade me or start me.” What? How about you sit on the bench and teach Rodgers because A. you’re under contract and B. when you committed to retirement, the Packers committed to Rodgers. I don’t know who Favre thinks he is coming back to the Packers with an honest opinion that he is greater than the organization itself. I don’t care about his resume and I don’t care that he could probably run for mayor and win it in Green Bay, he hung it up and the Packers moved on.
I think because I’m tired of hearing this story and it doesn’t make grammatical sense, I’ll be referring to him as Farve from now on. It clears up the questions any person has when they first hear Brett’s name and wonder why the V and R are switched. It doesn’t make sense. Then again, neither does his flip flopping on retirement. Picture this: if the Packers were to let Farve come back this season and take the starting job, any hope of Aaron Rodgers resigning with this indecisive team would be thrown out the window. Rodgers has wasted four years of his career sitting on the bench “learning” from Farve even though Farve admits he didn’t teach Rodgers a damn thing (Awesome guy, right?). Hypothetically the Packers would play well, win their division, go to the playoffs, and inetivably be bounced by either the Dallas Cowboys or by a superior AFC team in the Super Bowl. Brett Farve would to on to retire after the year and the Packers would then find themselves without Farve, without Rodgers, and without a chance. But Brett hasn’t played this out in his mind because, like all other things with the Packers and him, (the bastard had his own locker room, he wouldn’t even suit up with his teammates) the focus is always about Brett. Well, Farve, now the focus is on Aaron Rodgers. Mike McCarthy said so. Ted Thompson said so. I said so.
One last thought on the issue: there’s always been a great deal of respect for players who play out their entire career in one city, especially in the modern era of free agency. Look at guys like Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn, John Elway, and Dan Marino. With that said, have fun tarnishing your legacy in Tampa or New York, Farve.
