I am serious.
We have now learned that Campen was used as a Henry Kissinger-like emsissary between the Packers and Favre. We also know that Campen recently told Favre that if Favre backs the Packers into a corner, the team will have to welcome him back. At first thought, this looked like Campen taking Brett's side against Thompson, and Brett doing the unseemly thing of outing Campen in a nationally-televised interview.
Then I started thinking about it. Perhaps Campen gave Favre the message that Thompson wanted Campen to give. Dealing with Aaron Rodgers is a delicate matter. The Packers obviously see Rodgers as a starter at some point, and do not want to alienate him. If Thompson were to openly welcome Favre back at this point, Rodgers could feel betrayed and demand a trade himself or refuse to sign a long term contract. So Thompson, aware of Favre's itch to play, and also aware that Favre is likely the better quarterback at this point in time, perhaps devised a way to get Favre back as the starter without making Rodgers mad at him: send Campen to Mississippi to tell Favre that if Favre plays tough with the Packers, Thompson will have to back down and give Favre his old job back. Rodgers would then blame Favre for the mess, instead of Thompson and McCarthy, who by all public accounts were backing Rodgers until public pressure simply overwhelmed them.
Personally, I think Thompson actually is smart enough to orchestrate something like this.
We have now learned that Campen was used as a Henry Kissinger-like emsissary between the Packers and Favre. We also know that Campen recently told Favre that if Favre backs the Packers into a corner, the team will have to welcome him back. At first thought, this looked like Campen taking Brett's side against Thompson, and Brett doing the unseemly thing of outing Campen in a nationally-televised interview.
Then I started thinking about it. Perhaps Campen gave Favre the message that Thompson wanted Campen to give. Dealing with Aaron Rodgers is a delicate matter. The Packers obviously see Rodgers as a starter at some point, and do not want to alienate him. If Thompson were to openly welcome Favre back at this point, Rodgers could feel betrayed and demand a trade himself or refuse to sign a long term contract. So Thompson, aware of Favre's itch to play, and also aware that Favre is likely the better quarterback at this point in time, perhaps devised a way to get Favre back as the starter without making Rodgers mad at him: send Campen to Mississippi to tell Favre that if Favre plays tough with the Packers, Thompson will have to back down and give Favre his old job back. Rodgers would then blame Favre for the mess, instead of Thompson and McCarthy, who by all public accounts were backing Rodgers until public pressure simply overwhelmed them.
Personally, I think Thompson actually is smart enough to orchestrate something like this.