Farve's Follies

Sorry as much as I enjoyed watching Brett play...his consistent season after season of "I don't know what I want to do" and "I think I'll retire" only to make a flip flop decision to play in the eleventh hour is akin to the little boy crying wolf. He needs to grow up and stand by his decision...it was his to make and his alone (with family of course) and he made it...to retire. Though Brett has managed to win, his consistency isn't what it once was...he proved that in the play offs last year...one pass lost the game. The Packers gave him an opportunity to make a decision, he made it early enough so Aaron could be woven into the team as the new quarterback...all Brett had to do was say...I am returning for another season. If he elected to retire later so be it, nothing would have been said. The Packers is and has started to groom a young team...one that will be a serious contender for many seasons to come.

My opinion, let Brett sit...they have a contract option that they should elect to exercise...in two years when it expires, then release Brett...he'll probably have a steady gig as a commentator on FOX for several million bucks a season. This also shows that Brett has no real life other than football. Maybe he needs a hobby...he has the money to afford just about any one he chooses. The decision both Brett and the Packers made were strictly business decisions and I support the latter. Farve needs to think before he speaks...dancing around it now in the eleventh hour is his standard modus apprandi and the Packers are tire of it, as are many of the fans.

It is my opinion for what it's worth, Farve should retire now...should he return to play another season anywhere and fail, his future commercial ventures will be severely handicapped...who wants to be endorsed by a loser? He acknowledges that the Packers are trying to protect his legacy...maybe they know Brett better than he knows himself. The Packers have been around a long time, they have done so by judging their players potential...Favre's has obviously reached it's limit.

So, Brett go learn how to be a sportscaster or a coach. Retire while you're young and you're body still functions...learn from your peers who played the game far too long.

Before I could get this posted, more of the Farve Follies has developed. Investigation of tampering by the Vikings to get Farve!

Instead of Brett being inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame, he's probably looking at being the main attraction in the Hall of Shame! Will #4 be hung upside down amongst the other great Packers inside Lambeau Field? Will his number be retired without ceremony? Will this great career end like other sports figures who have been banned or outcast?