I'm glad that the soap opera is over. Am I a Brett Favre fan? Yes. I was 12 years old when Brett's storied carrier with the Packers had begun. I'm 28 years old now, so this trade of Favre is kind of a big deal to Packers fans in my age group. I'm also a fan of the Green Bay Packers, despite how this has all turned out.
In the end there is dirt on everyone. I truly believe that this whole saga sparked off when Mike Holmgren left Green Bay for Seattle. It's not that Holmgren was going to be the saving grace for Green Bay, but it was really the last time we had someone involved in the Packers organization that was actually interested in aquiring the weapons needed to win championships.
Over the years we did good getting a strong defense in place, but we never went out and got the big name wide outs that Brett could throw to for a season or two. Nearly every wide receiever to play on the Packers with Favre under center developed while on the team. The ones that were traded of left almost all flamed out. It kind of makes a fan ask "What if?"
Was a guy like Randy Moss someone the Packers should have picked up? I don't know, it probably would have worked out based on how he acted in New England last season. The Packers needed to get that kind of talent for the last 10 years of wasted time.
Do I think Favre being back on the Packers would have lead to another Super Bowl? Probably not, but what I do think is that it would have been more likely than with Aaron Rodgers under center.
In the end this probably is best for the team simply because of the bad blood between Favre and Packers' management. Had they not pushed Brett out (which I do believe they did, regardless of what anyone says with their media face on) I think it would have been great to have Favre back again.
I hope the Packers do well this year and I also hope Favre does well and isn't just playing to spite the Packers. I suspect this will be a short run for him, I really do.
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