Packers Tell Favre He Can Stay... As a Backup

So they have no faith in playing againts a Division rival Qb like Favre?

The goal is to Build a Great team not to keep good players from joining other teams to make your odds of winning better. This move makes the Packers look weak in many way.

 

After everything Favre has done for green bay the least they could do is give him what he want.

 

Bull. If they can afford to keep him they get awesome depth at qb. That contributes to being a great team. Rogers is still a greenhorn in many respects. If Rogers goes cold Favre could save their season or at the very least contribute. I really couldn't disagree more.

Don't you think the Titans would have kept McNair if they could pay him? Unfortunately for us Titan fans McNair's contract was restructured to the point where the Titans had no choice but to deal him. The Packers have wisely not put themselves in that position but drafted Rogers 3 years ago.

Think of all of Favre's back-ups.
http://www.packers.com/history/fast_facts/favre_backups/
Don Majkowski 1992
Ty Detmer* 1992-95
Mark Brunell* 1993-94
T.J. Rubley* 1995
Bob Gagliano 1995
Doug Pederson* 1995-98, 2001-04
Jim McMahon 1995-96
Steve Bono 1997
Rick Mirer 1998
Matt Hasselbeck* 1999-2000
Aaron Brooks 1999
Danny Wuerffel 2000
Henry Burris 2001
Craig Nall* 2002-05, 2007
J.T. O'Sullivan 2004
Aaron Rodgers* 2005-07
Ingle Martin 2006

eleven of those guys went on to start for other teams.

The Packers have a history of depth at qb.
It's a strength. Not a weakness.

 

It is the smart move. Why in the world would they just cut him, when Minnesota and Chicago would be the likely teams to really make a move for him? He made his bed, now he has to lie in it. If he didnt want to retire, he shouldnt have. If he changed his mind, he should have done it a while ago. Basically, the Packers know he isnt going to be their backup. So they are playing their cards right and at least having a say in where he goes, and getting something out of it. The Packers would be out of their minds just to grant him an out right release at this point.

 

The packers want Rodgers as their qb, and want Favre to back up right. That is saying that Rodgers gives them the better chance to win, which is not true. So why are they holding onto him, they would just start him.

 

As Ali G would say:

"Respect..."

 

How this ends up is what is important here.

If Favre gets traded them I am ok with what the Packers have done. It will be a win-win situation for everyone. However, if there plan is to hold him hostage, then I ask you, is this how an employee who has worked for you his whole should be treated. I think if you treat him like dirt now, then it shows what kind of organization you are. Favre never treated the Packers wrongly. He simply changed his mind to put them in an awkward position. That is bad decision making, but he did not intend harm. However, the Packers would be treating Favre as a hostage if they force him to be a backup. The intention would be to harm him. I think if I had an award winning employee, I would respect the way he wants to go out. The Packers could get something out of this, but you really have to step back and ask yourself why, what is the point, and would you do this to an employee you respect yourself. I think the majority of us would not be so cutthroat.

What Favre has to do is sit down face to face with the Packers as man to man. I think if he does that, the business part will break down, and the human beings will come out. And that will settle the whole thing the way it should be settled, amicably. There is no reason everybody can't get what they want out of this.

The Packers also have to remember, if this is a buisness decision, that the NFL wants Brett Favre to play. It makes everyone money.

There has to be an easier way to make this happen than the nonsense that is going on right now. All the players in the situation just need to step back for a second and work this out.

Contracts are made to support human decency. That is what the law is for. When you use it to hold all the cards, and control both parties, you're not using it for what it was intended. You are using only to protect your interests, and not the other party. But that is not the intention. One party should not be held hostage, ethically, and legally. Human rights still come first, and Brett Favre is simply in the pursuit of happiness. It his right to get that.