Tim_VanVooren's Blog

So what do the Packers do now ??  Brett Favre has the "itch" to come back and play.  That fact alone gets fans and media stirred up about the possibility, while giving the quarterback the opportunity to gauge reaction without being on the hook for expressing anything concrete.  While there are certainly those who feel that Favre's long and glorious run should just end, there are just as many who would take him back in the Green and Gold in a heartbeat.  The Packers organization is now put in the position of having to take the emotion out of the situation and make an astute football decision.  Assuming Favre actually follows through on his desire to scratch that "itch", here is what the Packers should and should not do.  Do not release him - that gives Favre complete control of where he goes.  Do not allow the situation to be lingering when training camp starts - that puts every coach and player in the position of having to answer questions about it, which is a losing situation for every guy.  Do not let the public see your coach or g.m. rolling his eyes over this new / old issue.  You know they were doing just that.  Do find out once and for all what Favre himself is going to do, not what he might want to do, not what his family wants him to do. Then you make this decision - can you live with being the bad guy(s) who turned him away ?  If not, reinstall him as your starter and hope for a magical situation (after all he's been a part of those before).  However, if so, there are two choices: trade his rights to a team you select and for an offer you deem worhy or, and this takes major guts, put him on your roster and make him your third quarterback at 12 million dollars a year until and unless you need him.  And if your decision is to trade him, make that decision as public as possible - put the onus on other teams.  Shift the focus of this distraction to teams like the Bears and Vikings.  Can you imagine the clamor of the fans of those teams to get Favre.  Don't trade him there, but get them stirred up.  Again, remember that to this point, this is still conjecture.  Just as it was conjecture when we all had "breaking news" during the playoffs of Favre's decision to return in 2008.  Remember the family get-together at the ice cream store ?? That conjecture didn't pan out - this latest may not, either.