To Play or Not to Play

With regards to Brett Favre, that is the question.

Should the Green Bay Packers start Favre at quarterback over Aaron Rodger's, a man the Packers committed to as the future of the franchise?

It's a really good thing this blog exists, because it has the answer. It is a simple one. Yes, you start Favre over Rodgers. Despite what Packers management told Rodgers, he is an unproven commodity with youth on his side. He can wait a season. Besides, the public would rather watch Favre.

The Packer's refusal to play Favre is the reason this situation is so crazy. Play him already! The standoff is hurting the Packers organization from the top to the locker room. An unhealthy media frenzy has ignited. Everyone is talking about it. Wendi Nix, an ESPN reporter, called the situation between Favre and the Packers a "circus" during one of her pieces. Retired NFL legends are suddenly in front of television cameras offering their opinions about the controversy. Regardless of whether the commentary is favorable, unfavorable or neutral, such attention is not good for the Packers or the NFL.

Favre has too much clout for the Packers to be telling him "no." When a presumed first-ballot Hall-of-Famer like Favre decides he wants to return for a season, you make the accommodation. You don't meddle. The Packers are meddling, and they're doing it in spite of public opinion, which is squarely on Favre's side. Why go against that? Doesn't the Packer management know that that is not wise?

Guess not.