Green Bay Cannot Win

The boxing match of the Green Bay Packers versus their HOF quarterback, Brett Favre is a fight the team cannot win. No matter what Ted Thompson and Mark Murphy do it is a losing battle that only gets worse with each passing day.

If they release Favre, they get nothing in return for his value, which right now is considerable, although with every other NFL team knowing the Packers are in a lurch can afford to wait, thus drive down the price. In addition, if they release him, they run the risk of Favre signing with the Vikings which would immediately make them a Super Bowl contender. Thompson has ruled this out.

If the Packers bring him back as the starting quarterback or even allow him to compete for the position, they will have dissed the heir apparent, Aaron Rodgers. Thompson and McCarthy have made the huge mistake of promising the starting position to Rodgers without thinking of all the possibilities and have dug themselves into a hole here that all be rules this option out.

The Pack can offer him up for a trade, which they have apparently done, but that is a huge risk...one from the perspective of destroying completely the relationship that the Packers and Favre have spent 17 years developing. In addition, putting him up for a fire sale draws little money; not to mention that Favre has the right to refuse any trade.

If they decide to allow Favre to return but only as a backup they will be spending a fortune for a QB they have all but said they do not want. To relegate a HOF quarterback to the sidelines wearing a ball cap and carrying a clipboard will put a tremendous amount of pressure on Rodgers that would not be fair.

Thompson has created a mess. Favre has his share of blame in this, but the bottom line here is, Thompson is the General Manager and its his job to solve this issues. He first said Favre would have to compete for his job, then he can't. He is welcome back, then he isn't. We want you Brett, well actually we don't.

There is still plenty of juice left in Favres' tank and to relegate him to the sidelines is not good for the Packers and is not good for the NFL. Obviously if Favre stayed retired things would be easier for everyone, but that is not going to happen. Training camp is going to be a circus, moreso than it already is and the Packers are hanging a lot of future on a three year unproven QB while forcing their HOF QB to leave. That does not speak well of the management of the team.

Rodgers is deserving of a starting position, but it very well may be that he and the Packers are just not the right fit here. It is time to consider other options.....Favre is coming back. With the fax requesting reinstatement having been delivered to the NFL, that question is no longer a question......and thus other options.

I think the Packers would be better off trading Aaron Rodgers and allowing Favre to return. In addition, for creating this mess, Thompson deserves no less than his immediate termination.

The current circus will only get worse the longer it goes; no matter what, its a fight the Packers have already lost.