Over the last several weeks there has been a drama playing in Green Bay. It has to do with a single person fighting a big corporation. The only difference is one wants things the way they were, the other wants to move on. Of course I am talking about the Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers. Back in March Brett said that he was moving on and retiring and he said that several times since, until a few weeks ago when he said that he wants to come back. This headline has completely dominated the news here it does not matter that a tornado occurred the day before, the headline was Brett Favre. It did not matter that the fire chief of a small town that had been on the job since before Brett Favre was even thought of was being mourned by a town that loved him. No body cares about the real news.
This whole story does not make sense to me. This act is not about being a good quarterback, it is not about the Packers, it is not about his accomplishments, it is definitely not about the fans (Which Brett and the news try to make it out to be). No, this act is about Brett Favre wanting his own way. I do not understand the madness that is going on with petitions from as far away as Chicago (I hope the Bears find that man!). I do not understand the weekly protests at Lambeau field. I do not understand this because Brett said he retired. All of a sudden he wants to play again and have his old job back and have everything back to the way it was last year. Why should he be allowed to come back? Why should he get his way? Why should a team go back to paying him his salary? After all he is saving the team money now that he is retired.
If I had 5 minutes with Brett, I would ask him to think about a few things: 1) A good leader always prepares the way for the future. I don't think that there is any doubt as to the impact that Brett had on the team. The Packers have said that they are moving on with a new quarterback. Brett should be proud of the fact that he helped to break in the new quarterback. In college a professor said, "The best test for any leader is to see what happens when there is a change in leadership." 2) What will coming back to the Packers accomplish? What accolade is there still to get? Like all of us, he is not getting any younger, this year could be just a big disaster even worse he could get seriously hurt, hurt to the point where he could be confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life. I would think that leaving at the top of one's game is more important! 3) What kind of an impression is he leaving on those who are following this drama/farce? Right now I have even less respect for him then I did last year, and I am a Vikings fan! He is telling the kids and even the grown-ups that you can get your own way if you make a big stink. I would think that with all of the organizations that he has supported and the things that he has done for charity that he would have some respect for the people who would be following such a situation. He is leaving a bad impression, which unfortunately people like me have to deal with in our Sunday sermons.
I think that it is high time that Brett get his 3 time MVP head on straight and think about what he is doing not only to himself, but to the fans of the Packers, and the to the team itself. I know of no organization that would bring back somebody after retiring. I hope that it does not begin with the NFL!
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