My Take On The Favre Situation

There is a quarterback in the National Football League that has 61,655 career passing yards (good enough for first all time), 442 touchdowns (also good enough for first all time) and is coming off a year with a 95.7 passer rating. 

His team doesn’t want him.

I have heard all the stories, news and rumors surrounding the Brett Favre situation.  Who’s side do I take?

Let’s look at it this way.  Yes, maybe it was wrong that Brett once again tip-toed the line of retirement, even this time crossing it.  And, yes, it is probably not the best situation that he could have put the Packers in. 

The one problem I have about the whole situation is the Aaron Rogers argument.  We have only heard one opinion:  “It’s now Aaron Rogers’ time.”

Did anyone else ever wonder: ”When did management choosing who would be the quarterback of an NFL franchise start taking players feelings into account?”  At this point in time, Brett Favre is the better quarterback, whether the Packers feel like admitting it or not.  The whole goal of the team is to win games.  Brett gives them the best chance to reach that goal. 

What has Aaron Rogers done that he deserves to be placed in front of a Hall of Fame quarterback who did not miss a single game in 16 seasons?  At any job, not just football, the best qualified person fills the position.  When businesses look at hiring college students after graduation, I highly doubt they take into account how the lesser qualified person will feel. 

“Well, yes, we have an honors student here that graduated with a 4.0 GPA and has 16 years worth of experience at this job.  But, I think this other kid who has proved nothing yet, could possibly get better.  Even though he’s less qualified, we’ll take a chance on him and pass on the kid who will surely help us out.”

Give me a break.

Favre deserves to be showed at least a little loyalty.  The Packers should have welcomed him back with open arms.