Favre seeks release from Packers (updated)

Yup I see it the same way. If you're confident enough to move forward without him, but you don't want to face him, that's not exactly a ringing endorsement of Aaron Rodgers to me.

Man up and let him go and be done with it.
I agree with you that they don't want Farve but they do not want to face him twice a year. I don't think they will just release him but rather they will take something less than a 1st round draft pick. I'd like to keep this going and see him show up to camp ready to play football. It would make GB a circus and would be great to watch.

I think the Packers were jaded by Favre's near-return in March. They are concerned he'll suddenly change his mind again, and with the regular season so close it's a risk they don't want to take.

What if Favre does come back, and just totally tanks it? It's unlikely but what if he just has a Cris Dishman-like fall? Wonder what the feeling will be then?

It's already a circus and will continue to be so.

Reporter: Has this become a distraction for the players and Packers organization?

Rogers: Not really, I'm just taking this one day at time. As far as I'm concerned, I'm the guy until I hear otherwise.

three months later.....


Reporter: Aaron, you guys are now sitting at .500 and you've thrown more interceptions than touchdowns so far this season. How have you been able to block out the Brett Favre distraction?

Rogers: (turning to Favre) Brett, you want to answer the man?

I think the Packers were jaded by Favre's near-return in March. They are concerned he'll suddenly change his mind again, and with the regular season so close it's a risk they don't want to take.

What if Favre does come back, and just totally tanks it? It's unlikely but what if he just has a Cris Dishman-like fall? Wonder what the feeling will be then?

It dont matter who the QB is if they have a bad season fans will be pissed off at the Packers for making the decision of who was picked as the starting QB. Whoever the QB will be better have a pretty damn good season...

i'd taken a proven commodity over an unproven one everytime.that's why i think the packers are morons if they don't let favre be the qb.rogers has had 3 good quarters,(all last year in dallas),and fre has 16 years worth.i'm scared if the packers strt favre,i'm a lot more relaxed if they start rogers.

rodgers has shown nothing, and i'd gladly play him any day over favre...

As someone with only a passing interest in this whole saga my real wish at this point is that this can be resolved amicably, and that this neither tarnishes the QB or the team. I hope Favre goes to a team where he can compete, Rodgers is a success, and in a couple years Favre doesn't get all Marcus Allen on us and show up at Canton in a TB hat.

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2008/07/ipt/1217477867.jpg

nice picture of Redsox Manny Ramirez

ProFootballTalk.com - REPORT: PACKERS WILLING TO PAY FAVRE NOT TO PLAY (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/30/report-packers-willing-to-pay-favre-not-to-play/)

I dont know if this is really the best thing for the Packers to try to do right now...

seriously, let him play or let him go.