If Favre comes back and is signed with another NFL North team, his status as a God, demi or otherwise, in GB will be reduced to ZERO!

He left at the top of his game, something I think he said he wanted to do. He'll play one more so-so season and then retire... AGAIN! But then who will care about him?

Get over yourself Brett!

Favre should stay retired. His diva dramatics just suck the air out of the floor. Give Aaron Rodgers a chance and get out of the way. I thought something was fishy when Favre kept stalling on submitting his retirement papers. And if he stays retired, that means (I hope) that John Madden cannot ever mention that self-absorbed clown during an NFL broadcast (Madden used to talk about him even when GBay wasn't playing). I don't care about Favre; he has held Green Bay, and the league, hostage long enough. Set us free, Brett.

If I here one more thing about Brett Favre, I'm gonna f@#kin' scream!!! He's a great QB, but why do we have to hear interviews from his mother and brother about how the Packers don't appreciate him?

Go Away Brett!!!!!!!!! Hey, Madden, can you talk to your son please....

Mr. Favre, please just stay retired and go out on top - not on top with a SB ring I understand, but on top in the hearts and minds of many.

Don't be another Jordan!

PS - Dear NFL and all the networks, please give Mr. Favre a really, really good job that keeps him useful to the game and also in the public's eye. He can be good to have around and it might keep him off the field, which is surely good for the game.

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Favre hasn't handled this whole retirement thing well, no doubt. And his timing now is not necessarily appreciated by many of us Packer folks who are trying to move on. That said, Ted Thompson has wanted Favre out of there for 2 years - and it's Ted Thompson's handling of this whole Favre thing that really needs to be questioned. Fact is, if Favre did come back, while many of us are confident Rodgers will be good eventually, we know Favre's good now and we just want to win. So we'd all welcome Favre back for another year if it worked out that way. And, by the way, Mark, you floating with the wrong rumor - there is no way Favre ends up with the CVikes or the Bears - no way.

Let's not get sentimental about legacy issues here guys. This is a $-driven, hard-hitting sport. If he wants to come back, let him. The 2008 season will be all the more exciting if he suits up in purple. With their monster O-line, AP, J. Allen, Minnesota will go all the way to SB XLIII in a face-off for the ages against New England. Imagine that!

I can understand Favre wanting to come back. He feels he still can win. A couple of problems:
1) Green Bay, the organization and most of the fans, have moved on since Favre's retirement. They have handed the reins over to Rodgers and it's his team. IF Favre comes back and is named starter, Rodgers will sit quietly and then bolt for another team. They fooled him once, shame on them, but they won't fool him twice. Favre comes back, they may win in the short term, but they will lose their supposed future - Rodgers.
2) Favre is signed through 2010. You can't release him, he might end up in Minn or Chi. Favre has put G.B. in a tough spot.
So what does G.B. do? Well, IF Favre announces he is coming back, let him. Sit him on the bench BEHIND Rodgers, who you have already committed the team too. IF Favre stays unretired after that and doesn't make waves, then they have a great insurance policy at QB and no threat he plays against them at any time next year.

Mark - Can the Pack petition the league to have Favre's 08 salary not count against the cap (maybe if he doesn't take a snap)?

While the Minnesota connection makes a lot of sense, the Chicago one doesn't. What Minny offers:
Best RB Tandem in the NFL
Best DL in the NFL
Best Left side of the oline in the NFL
Old QB Coach in Darren Bevel
The West Coast Offense
A great friend in Darren Sharper
Talented young WR
Another element for his huge EGO
A cozy dome to play in
To go to the Super Bowl

Chicago:
Who is running the rock?
How healthy is that D?
A banged up old overrated oline
A hybrid offense
Berrian? No, Mushin? No, who again at WR?
Cold and soggy Soldier Field
The best case, 8-8

Where would you want to go?

First off, A lot of retired players hold out on signing their retirement papers, so Favre is not unusual there.

Secondly, it's wide-held that Thompson has a large ego and did nothing to encourage his record holding, three-time MVP quarterback to return because Thompson wants to build his own legacy. I think Favre wanted to come back, but he was pushed by Thompson not to.

Third, the only way to go out on top in the NFL is with a SB ring.

Fourth, I love Brett Favre. I would never guess in a million years that the Packers wouldn't want him back. But I can see why they don't, I mean, after all the talk about Aaron Rodgers being the man, they'd look pretty stupid to renig on a Favre rumor.

Fifth, am I the only one who watched the December Bears game and the NFC championship? Favre looked old and cold. But, in the Seattle Playoff game he looked like a 21-year-old. So if he does play, lets hope there's no below-zero weather.

Finally, Yeah, fans have moved on in a sense. We're all Packer fans first and Favre fans second. But I'm pretty sure we'd have Thompson's head on a platter if Favre rolled into Lambeau come season opener wearing a Vikqueen uniform. If a trade happens, Favre probably won't got to anyone in the North. Maybe he'll end up in Atlanta. Seems fitting.

(Side Note to Browntollio: What talented young receivers are you talking about? Robert Ferguson?)