If the Packers take the ball away from him and give it back to Favre, what are the chances that Rodgers will want to re-sign with them?   Trade Favre This is a more likely scenario than Option One, though not by much. Off the top of my head, I can think of anywhere between five and 10 teams that would be very interested in Favre, but he would almost certainly veto any trade to a non-contender, and several QB-needy contenders toil in the NFC. Two of those teams, the Bears and the Vikings, are divisional rivals. Only a great fool would trade Favre to either of those teams, and Thompson is not a great fool. Can you imagine Favre jogging onto Lambeau Field in a Bears uniform, slicing up the Packer defense to a chorus of boos? Can you imagine being the guy who engineered the trade of a player viewed by many fans as God in a yellow helmet? Neither can Ted Thompson.

Option Two is a non-starter.   Release Favre This, too, is an uncomfortable choice, but possibly the least so. Favre could still end up with a divisional rival, and the Bears and Vikings are a quarterback away from making serious noise in the NFC. Minnesota, in particular, with stellar running back Adrian Peterson, would be a legitimate Super Bowl contender with Favre at the helm. Not an attractive scenario, but at least Thompson wouldn’t be blamed for actively trading Favre.  Surprisingly, the Packer faithful appear to be split on the issue. Some believe Favre represents the best chance to win now, and that he should be allowed to play until he is no longer able. This contention has some merit; the Packers very nearly got to the Super Bowl last year as Favre enjoyed one of his best statistical seasons. (Of course, an ill-advised Favre interception was chiefly responsible for the Packers’ NFC Championship loss to the Giants, but with Brett, bad throws are part of the package.) The other camp is of the opinion that it’s time to move on, that Rodgers is the guy now, and that Favre is putting his own ego above the long-term health of the team.

There is merit to that opinion as well, but as a former athlete, I don’t come down on that side Here’s my two cents on the situation Yes, Favre is putting the Packers in a lose-lose situation It is a bit selfish. But try, for a moment, to look at it from Favre’s point of view. If you count high school and college, he has been playing quarterback for 25 years. Jackie Robinson was right when he said that athletes die twice. Retirement from football is a death of sorts, and when he gives it up for good, then Brett Favre the quarterback dies, to be replaced by Brett Favre the … what? Favre himself doesn’t know what his next incarnation will be. Can we blame him for not wanting to find out yet? Also, remember that just two years ago, when Favre was mulling retirement, it was Thompson who begged him to reconsider.

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