If I see one more aching man-gina in this thread, someone might need to call some paramedics. It's very rare for any organization, sports or otherwise, to see the true results of any major move for 3-5 years after the fact. What anyone would consider a "major move" is subjective, I'd like to think ushering out a Hall Of Fame legacy QB off your roster would classify as one. 1) Let's actually see Rodgers start for a couple of seasons before everyone breaks out the noose and rope. For all anyone knows, he could lead Green Bay to multiple Super Bowls during his tenure there. Or he could blow out his knee or become a crack addict. No one knows how long Favre will last either. He could take a shot to the head to end his career, would a draft pick be a nice coup for a few games of a player who got carted out of the game?2) There is a difference between Rodger's impact on the team and the rest of the roster's impact on the team. Both are important but people shouldn't mistake the two. Favre was just as reliant on Reggie White and Antonio Freeman and Frank Winters and LeRoy Butler to do their jobs and make key plays to win. Football is a team sport. The failure of the Packers and failures of Favre and Rodgers individually are not mutually exclusive. 3) The Packers will receive a draft pick for Favre. For anyone knows, he will be a bust. Or he will be a perennial All Pro and potential Hall Of Famer. That draft pick is an essential part of the trade and it's simply too soon to evaluate that pick's worth. 4) Historically, knee jerk reactions on high level trades or executive decisions are a waste of time. Trades have to be seen across the bigger picture. Mario Williams looked like a bad pick to many. Before the kid even took a snap. He was trashed in the press and reporters in his grill and executives for the Texans were crucified for the move. The Giants were crucified for the Eli Manning trade. They gave up Phillip Rivers, Shawn Merriman, Nate Kaeding and a draft pick that turned into Roman Oben. It looked like a horrible trade. Manning has a ring now and the Giants look pretty good at this point. But does that mean Rivers won't lead the Chargers to a Super Bowl one day? As for Ted Thompson, this move will either A) Work well in the Packers favor or B) Blow up in his face or C) Become a wash. The only thing I can say for certain is this, I don't have to respect Thompson's move, but I can respect the fact that he had a specific vision on how to run the Packers and deal with personnel and he stayed true to that vision whether it ends up ultimately being right or wrong, even despite public criticism and realizing it might cost him his job in the short term. He may prove to be an idiot with a giant set of brass balls, but those of you who wish to label him an idiot, don't be so brazen as to not acknowledge that he did show some brass balls. There's a difference between the two. If you are a Packers fan, this will all only play out under the long game anyway. Don't work yourself into a lather and act like that kind of guy you don't want to share a foxhole with. Things like this shake themselves out in their time, not yours. GG
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
I see you are falling back on excuses. I thought the sign of a good coach and GM was that they had enough depth to be prepared for injuries since every team in the NFL has to deal with injuries. Oh, and maybe if we had some depth at QB Rodgers could have sat today to help get that shoulder healthy. Come up with every excuse you can because the Packers have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and that number is very likely to increase.
