It’s about time someone stood up to Brett Favre. Green Bay, I commend you

SCOTT JACOBS

A gray haired Brett Favre had this coming. He did.

He’s totally naive if he sees it otherwise.

Brett Favre was asking for this. He was.

You don’t do what he’s done to a team, three offseasons in a row, and expect the team to just take it sitting down.

No. Enough is enough. Green Bay has stood up, said “stop!” and now they’re finally letting their actions prove it.

Brett Favre is not the Green Bay Packers. The Green Bay Packers make the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers have finally come to their senses and have made the decision that will define the next three-five years of their franchise: they’ve cut ties with number four.

Wayne Gretzky was the Great One. I’m ready to tab Favre as the Obnoxious One.

He just doesn’t seem to get it.

Yes, he was Green Bay football for 16 years, and he won them a Super Bowl, but…

He retired back in March. The Packers moved on. They implemented Aaron Rodgers into the starter’s role, and tweaked the offense to be about him. The players accepted Favre’s retirement and turned to Rodgers. This is now Rodgers team. Even if Favre did come roaring our of nowhere to demand a release after he RETIRED on the Pack.

You are allowed to change your mind in sports. I have no issue with that.

My issue is with Favre changing his mind this late into the offseason and throwing a noose aroound Green Bay’s neck saying start me or release me.

Now that stance has become, trade me to the Vikings, or release me so I can go to the Vikings.

But that’s not going to happen, and here’s the best part: Favre doesn’t sound like he wants to go to the Jets (one of the teams supposedly interested) because he’s a country guy and likes a low key situation. O, is that so?

Well, you’ve got ESPN following you around like an over-protective parent spying on her kid during their first date. Cameras in front of Favre’s home. Text messaging between Favre and Ed Werder. What’s next video messaging?

This thing has gotten so far out of control, its absurd.

Favre doesn’t want the media attention, he just wants to play football. But he wants to steal Aaron Rodgers job, or he wants to go to the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay’s hated rivals. No, that’s not worthy of some attention. Apparently according to the media, it’s worthy of the whole nation’s attention.

Another thing: Favre is 39.

Rodgers is young and hungry. Enough of this crap. Favre is old and a drama queen.

Green Bay needs to start over. They need to make this the Packers again. Not the Fighting Favres.

Whether Rodgers ultimately becomes a good player or not, I don’t know.

But don’t you think it’s worth the Packers finding out what they have? Instead of playing a 39 year old guy who is just asking to have his career ended with an injury, the Packers are doing the right thing going with youth.

After a while all good things must come to an end.

Brett has some great records under his belt. He’s done some exciting things.

But he won ONE Super Bowl with the Pack. That was in 1997. That was over a decade ago.

As Peter Griffin would say: cut the ambilical cord already.

And get Favre off of my television. Along with his annoying wife!

Tampa Bay, New York be careful what you wish for.

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