Just Make A Decision Already

Brett Favre and Elian Gonzalez.

The two go hand in hand.

No, I haven't been popping any of Favre's pain pills that helped him to start 253 more consecutive games than Aaron Rodgers. But the Favre/Ted Thompson drama that seems best suited for an episode of Young and the Restless has become the hot topic, much like Elian several years back. In 2000 you couldn't read a newspaper or turn on a radio or television without hearing about the Cuban floating on a raft.

Favre has now reached Elian status.

It has become so overplayed I would rather listen to Jessica Simpson sing country music than hear more Favre talk on the radio. The verb listen not to be confused with the verb watch.

He wants to retire. He wants to play. The Packers want him to come back. The Packers don't want him to come back.

What in the hell kind of flower are they picking their petals off of?

Listen, I actually understand Favre's decision to come back. He knows if he can still play, so why shouldn't he be able to? This is America, not Cuba. His timing may be bad... OK, terrible. But when it comes down to it, it's his life. If he wants to keep working, who are we to tell him no?

Yet at the same time, I understand the Packers hesitance to bring him back. At some point they need to move on. If they accept him back now, they may lose some players in the locker room. Most importantly Aaron Rodgers. But what has Rodgers ever done to deserve such loyalty?

I have a simple solution. Not only will it be much needed positive PR for the Pack, but it will keep Favre off the front page and back on Wrangler ads.

Bring Favre back. It automatically makes them a better team and one of the favorites to get back to the Super Bowl. Rodgers has yet to play a full meaningful game in the NFL, and when he has played he has shown he is injury prone.

The result of him coming back will more than likely lead to the release or trade or Rodgers (probably by demand), making Brian Brohm the backup quarterback. They drafted him for a reason right?

It puts them in the same spot they were in a few years ago when they drafted Rodgers, with hopes of him learning from Favre and preparing to take over the reins when he retires, which may be in 2020.

The bottom line is Rodgers is in a lose/lose situation. No matter what he does, he will never be Brett Favre. It's like when I (5'10", 160) date a girl who's ex-boyfriend is 6'5", 230. That's a tough act to follow.

It's simple: Favre needs to go back to the Pack. Rodgers needs a clean break and a fresh start. Manny Ramirez needs a shower. Well, that's another story for another time.