Posted on 08/03/2008 3:12:55 PM PDT by VaBthang4
They could also hold him until the last day of camp then cut him....
We want him in Philly! Send McNabb to the Philly Soul he’ll do okay there.
There will be an open competition at camp for the starting QB job. The Packers should have accepted Brett back from the get go and avoided all this PR mess. Brett had a right to change his mind. He is not a jerk. Ted Thompson has been trying to push Brett out of Green Bay for a few years now. I am so happy Brett is back as a Packer!
So, the whining child got his wish. I say cut him on the final day of camp, or trade him to the 1-15 Dolphins.
What happened to the $20 mil. not to play? (Or, am I dreaming that I heard this?)
Hmmm. He retired and then decides he still wants to play. Is it set in stone that once someone retires they can't come back?
Tell ya all what, if no one in the NFL wants him send him to my boyz up Cleveland way. We like players who WANT to play.
Besides IIRC they were one game away from the big show last year with < sarc > "poor-old-worn-out-Bret" at the helm. < /sarc >
Its not like he can't play at a level that a majority of the NFL teams NEED this year.
Great, he can now pad his interception stats.
Rodgers will be the starter until the Pack starts 0-2...
The ONLY downsides are:
1. They might face him (two or three times?), but on a new team, facing a young solid Green Bay defense that saw him daily for years, that shouldn't be insurmountable.
2. They might have to wait another year for Aaron Rodgers... as if he isn't used to that so far. If Aaron gets past his prime waiting in 2008, they just drafted two decent QBs in Brian Brohm (Louisville) and Matt Flynn (LSU) who will be around for a while, and ready to bring in the Packers new era.
3. Favre might not go out on top, giving slight bad feelings to fans about Favre's legacy... as if that matters to an NFL team trying to win.
4. A HUGE salary-cap hit, since they were making plans to have his $12 million going to other needs. This is negated if he is traded, of course.
So what do the Packers do? Denounce their hero... turn their back on him.... offer to pay him not to play (as if he's coming back for the money)... and then flip-flop and take him back in the end anyway.
TERRIBLE decision-making from the beginning for the GB front office. They should've greeted him as the returning hero that he is, and then asked for insane trade offers. Either they get far more than expected, or they get another year with their hero. It's not rocket science.
NBC actually showed the plane landing in Green Bay. Who says football pre-season is boring. If Favre is not going to play in the first pre-season game then Rogers will put up some pretty numbers next monday against the Bengals sorry defense.
Roger Clemens approves. He is no longer the biggest d-bag on the planet.
I don’t think he’ll end up on the Jets. My bet is Tampon Bay.
I'm thinking Aaron Rodgers would think otherwise. especially over the last three years
But why take the salary cap hit? Glazer’s reporting that they’re actively trying to trade him makes more sense to me.
I don’t think they will see that bad of a hit but I would have to investigate further.
Trading for a rental QB makes little sense given the complexity of today’s offenses.
The Packer organization blundered when the offered Brett $20,000,000 to retire. Not good if your still negotiating contracts. (Ryan Grant was one... he was recently signed.)
Ted Thompson's choices soon became desperate. (Their words...) Release Favre unconditionally, trade him within the division, or bring him into camp.
Don't get me wrong... I think Brett tarnished his reputation greatly with some of his antics, but in the end this could have been handled much better than it did.
The problem Thompson was banking on was putting all his eggs in one basket by saying Aaron Rodgers was their guy. Unfortunately he's untested and seems to get injured every time he plays. They knew it would have been an absolute nightmare had they let Favre go and then watch Rodgers go down. They Favre him back into camp.
Coffee...coffee...coffee ~
They brought Favre back into camp.
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