Favre along with Packers and Vikings will hurt

I watched that big city flash New York interception by the Giants in overtime against Brett Favre and the Packers of Green Bay on an icy Lambeau Field in January, had been saying to others all season long that it would be his last, yet in the deep pit way down in my stomach, I felt as though this interception that ended up going for a touchdown on his last pass, like his first interception that ended up going for a touchdown in his first season with the Atlanta Falcons, just could not actually be it.

Sure enough then, Favre struggled with the decision, only weeks after making his retirement official and public. The City of Green Bay and the Packers itself seemed to also struggle with it, as they left their greenhorn rookie quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, as the apparent starter for the next season, despite his lack of experience being Brett's backup for the past three seasons. A-Rod not being in the cards seemed to be a good bet, until Favre unretired himself with talk since early July, but Ted Thompson, the general manager, and coach Mike Mccarthy, the head coach, gave neither an unconditional release or any executive commitment of his role within the orgnaization, leaving him both high and dry for the upcoming season. I personally think everyone involved messed this one up pretty bad, Favre here for retiring too early before his mind had caught up to his body, Packers here for not preparing the club with a more experienced quarterback to replace both Favre and Rodgers properly here with, therefore a forgive and forget one season comeback situation is definitely in order here. But, we must also now add to all this, a possible tampering charge against the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers' own National Football Conference North rival club, with an originally planned retirement of Brett's number 4 jersey at Lambeau Field on September 8 for the first week of the season. So, was Favre planning to play his last year with a different club, like the Vikings, just as he spent his first year with the Falcons? Perhaps this was that extra change he needed to get charged up, for the new season of his new career, as everyone needs to get their game on someway and everyone if different in that!

Perhaps he can not forget that last pass interception, just as I or many others can not, one that cost him a trip and possible victory in the Super Bowl. And like his first pass in the professionals, he did not want to leave off with an interception ending for a touchdown, as it would likely haunt any past Most Valuable Player and future Hall of Famer in their nightmares to come. I just hope Favre, the Packers and Vikings can peacefully solve their collective problems going into this upcoming season, or each will be individually hurt by this unmitigated fiasco as it has been.