.m2 wrote:Shoalzie wrote:All I'm going to say is if Favre takes a lesser Jets team in a deeper AFC to the playoffs and Rodgers can't take a very young and talented Packers team in a very weak NFC to the playoffs...well, it won't be pretty for m2 or his boy.
Man, the midwesterns will do whatever(excuses) they can to make sure that their "god" isn't embarrassed by a Northern California guy who will be starting his FIRST NFL game ever.
Who said he's my "god"? Yeah, all us midwesterners love Favre...nice blanket statement, sparky. I respect him as a player but that SOB has roasted MY team, the Lions on several occasions and frankly, I'm glad he's gone. I would've prefered he just stayed retired though instead of the crap we just witnessed.
Really what I'm talking about is the fact that the Packers had Favre back in the fold for at least this year where they were a definite contender in the NFC with him under center and Rodgers holding the clipboard another year. Instead, they stick with their QOTF (quarterback of the future) and show the much more accomplished veteran out the door. They're taking a risk by going with the unknown commodity in favor of the sure thing.
If you get lesser results with the other guy (Rodgers), the front office just cost this team a year where they were a possible Super Bowl just so they could make a point to Favre and the fans that they're the ones in charge and they weren't going to let one guy dick around with them. What the Packers front office hoping for is long term results from this not just this year but it'll be hard for their fans to be able to accept the fact Favre is on another team and they will have to sit through Rodgers' growing pains...and there will be plenty like with any young QB.
Football isn't a game where you can keep a large group of players together for very long because of the cap. This particular group with Favre as the QB is right up there with Cowboys, Giants and Saints as the best teams in the NFC for this year. With Rodgers, they're probably still up near there but it's still unknown what they'll be with a different guy as the starter. I could be wrong about him and he could end up being great...we'll never know until he plays.
The point is, the Packers are rolling the dice and they'll have to deal with what could go wrong if this experiment fails and Favre over with the Jets goes on and has a more successful year than them. All you need to look at is the Bears and how they've got two young QBs that haven't worked out all that well and they still can't figure out what to do. The only difference is that neither guy got the starting job by Jerry Angelo kicking a future Hall of Famer's ass off to another team.
You've got faith in Rodgers...I can live with that but just be ready for all this shit to go back in your direction if he's a collosal flop given who was pushed aside in favor of him. It's really no different than the cynicals thoughts towards Steve Young taking over for Montana in San Francisco...you oughta know about that. He had to win that Super Bowl over the Chargers to get people off his case.