Brett Favre is a douchebag.
Yeah, five months ago I wrote about how the game would never be the same for me without Favre. But at that point I had accepted that this was how it needed to end. Brett could not turn back and decide he wanted to return because his retirement marked a point of no return for the Packers organization. The Packers outright warned him that if he came back, they could not guarantee a spot as the starting quarterback. He retired knowing this full well.
So screw him for expecting the Packers to embrace him with open arms when it turned out he had only cried "Wolf!" like everyone thought he was going to. Rodgers was our starting quarterback from the moment he cried his little eyes out and said it was over. Playbooks were changed, chemistries were explored, plans were made. You don't just turn around and say "Oh, you want back in, poof, it's back to how it was". The Packers drafted two of the top quarterbacks in the draft in Matt Flynn and Bryan Brohm. If Favre were to come back, one of those guys would have been a wasted pick. Anyone who blames Ted Thompson for the fiasco can jump off a cliff.
Brett showed no regard for the Packers organization throughout this whole catastrophe. He represented a distraction as a 5-year old who didn't get his way. He threw a hissy fit because we wouldn't trade him to our competition and he entertained the notion of throwing away 16 years of the Packers catering to his every need in the blink of an eye. His character that was nearly spotless for the entirety of his career is now in shambles. Worse than that, Brett became bigger than the organization itself. Brett's stupid ESPN Bottom Line category to himself just irked the crap out of me. It made it seem as if Brett made the organization. This is why the coverage of our fans annoyed the heck out of me, too. Did anyone notice that they only seemed to pick the mindless, one track-minded people who thought Favre was a god, who seemed to be more interested in Brett's well-being than the club's? I never once saw people with my opinion represented, and I'm sure there are many. They chose the fanatics, the hicks with four teeth in their head and beer bellies painted with "We Want Brett!".
No, maybe Aaron Rodgers won't turn out great. Maybe there will be some years of struggle ahead. But sooner or later, the process has to begin, and the earlier it does, the earlier we get closer to glory. For these reasons, I say "Good Riddance, Brett Farve" as he moves on to the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers move on without him.
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In happier news, the Toadies are putting out a new album at the end of the month. You may have read my earlier post about how I wish they'd get back together. Well, good news, they did, and I saw them last week. The concert was amazing, and Vaden Todd Lewis' voice (at 42) sounds as good as ever. The dude has a glint in his eye when he sings that makes it clear that he still loves what he does. Thus, I am making the song of the day "Backslider" by the Toadies.
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