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<blockquote data-quote="Arles" data-source="post: 233030" data-attributes="member: 786"><p>The odds that Brett shows up to camp on day 1, plays hard as a "backup", wins the starting job at 39 and doesn't miss a day are slim. Brett would not show up to camp to be the backup and the Packers are very smart to play it this way. Here are Favre's options:</p><p></p><p>1. Don't show up to camp and get placed on the retired list again like Tampa did with Jake Plummer (odds - 60%).</p><p>2. GB ends up trading Brett to Baltimore, the Jets are some other AFC team for a mid-round pick (odds - 20%)</p><p>3. Brett shows up and goes about half effort (maybe even fake some injuries to avoid practice - trying to get dealt) or looks extremely rusty/struggles with the new gameplan. The local media (ESPN would be too busy choking on his*%$^ to cover it) would crucify him and his teammates would lose respect. It would verify TT made the right choice in going with Rodgers (odds - 10%).</p><p>4. Show up as the backup, play hard and try and win the starting job. Brett says all the right things, encourages teammates and ends up making a QB controversy in GB. All this despite limited offseason workouts and no access to the new playbook before camp. Not exactly a high likelihood given Brett has had "motivation issues" all summer (odds - 10%).</p><p></p><p>The way I look at it, there's a 90% chance this works out well for GB. And, in the 10% situation where it doesn't, they end up with a driven Brett Favre as potentially the starting QB. Hardly a terrible outcome. The fact that ESPN fails to see this really makes me wonder what kind of reporters they are currently employing. Then again, if they did state this, Brett might be hurt and decide against inviting Chris Mortenson down to Mississippi next week. And, well, we couldn't have that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arles, post: 233030, member: 786"] The odds that Brett shows up to camp on day 1, plays hard as a "backup", wins the starting job at 39 and doesn't miss a day are slim. Brett would not show up to camp to be the backup and the Packers are very smart to play it this way. Here are Favre's options: 1. Don't show up to camp and get placed on the retired list again like Tampa did with Jake Plummer (odds - 60%). 2. GB ends up trading Brett to Baltimore, the Jets are some other AFC team for a mid-round pick (odds - 20%) 3. Brett shows up and goes about half effort (maybe even fake some injuries to avoid practice - trying to get dealt) or looks extremely rusty/struggles with the new gameplan. The local media (ESPN would be too busy choking on his*%$^ to cover it) would crucify him and his teammates would lose respect. It would verify TT made the right choice in going with Rodgers (odds - 10%). 4. Show up as the backup, play hard and try and win the starting job. Brett says all the right things, encourages teammates and ends up making a QB controversy in GB. All this despite limited offseason workouts and no access to the new playbook before camp. Not exactly a high likelihood given Brett has had "motivation issues" all summer (odds - 10%). The way I look at it, there's a 90% chance this works out well for GB. And, in the 10% situation where it doesn't, they end up with a driven Brett Favre as potentially the starting QB. Hardly a terrible outcome. The fact that ESPN fails to see this really makes me wonder what kind of reporters they are currently employing. Then again, if they did state this, Brett might be hurt and decide against inviting Chris Mortenson down to Mississippi next week. And, well, we couldn't have that. [/QUOTE]
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