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Message: <blockquote data-quote="America" data-source="post: 250828" data-attributes="member: 454">The last athlete I idolized was Willie Mays when I was 10.   I've never really understood how grown adults can idolize a multi-millionaire jock who doesn't know them from Adam or care about them at all.I've never understood the cult-like following Favre has.   He was a phenomenal player in the mid-90s but in the decade since he's been a relatively average/above average QB who turns the ball over too much.   It was time for the Packers to move forward with a QB who could committ to the team on a full-time basis and who stood a better chance of not melting down in the playoffs.Since his retirement, I think he's acted poorly towards the organization and their fans.   His desire for revenge against the organization that made him rich and famous is particularly petty.I think that the long lens of history will be a lot less enamoured of Favre than his ardent fans are now.   By no means do I think he's the greatest player in franchise history, or even the greatest QB in franchise history.So he's dead to me.    Overrated, egotistical, insecure, petty prima-donna.   When they retire his jersey, I'll buy a ticket just so I can sit in the stands and boo.   And I won't be alone, either.</blockquote>

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