Lare said:
I have no problem with Brett asking to be traded, and I certainly hope they grant him his wish. Brett has done a lot for the Packers and he's done a lot for the game of football. In return, he's been very well compensated. He realizes he only has a couple of seasons left and he wants to have fun playing. Losing is not any fun and teams in a 5-10 year rebuilding plan don't usually win a lot of games.
For once in your life Ted, grow some balls and do what's right. Yeah you'll take some flack, and yeah it may cost you your job someday, but chances are both those things are going to happen anyway.
I just think that Brett, and the Packers, deserve so much better.
That's fair. Of course, I believe the Packers deserved a lot better than an average of 19 TDs, 24 INTs and a 71 rating for the $27 million they have paid Favre in 05 and 06. GB could have used that money to go out and get a top QB like Brees or filled other spots and draft a young star like Leinart if they weren't obligated to Brett for past success. I think GB has done plenty in terms of putting the organization on hold so that he can chase records at a pedestrian performance level.
Maybe that makes me "anti-Favre" but I just don't see Brett's production at the level of a player that should be demanding a trade because of the performance of management. And I think the lack of interest in trading for Brett by other teams would validate that if he did look for a deal.
As I've said before, I doubt Favre or Thompson will be back in 08 and that may be the best for the Packers moving forward.