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What else can one say regarding the Brett Favre debacle? Watching the whole thing unfold on a national stage, I was reminded of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth". Great song that's not entirely pertinent to this situation (It was written as an anti-Vietnam song) but one line stands out in particular: "Nobody's right if everybody's wrong". Really Brett, could you have a little larger ego and play an even more pathetic drama queen? And Ted Thompson/Mike McCarthy, would it have killed you to treat the face of the franchise with a little more respect?

The big losers in this whole saga are the Packers fans themselves. No matter who's side you're on, the PR beating the organization took will take some time to salve. And Favre ended up in a less than ideal situation with the Jets with little hope of another Super Bowl run. If both sides could have compromised somehow, the Packers might have had another run at the Super Bowl this year, considering most everyone returned to a team that was whiskers away from playing the Patriots. I realize we'll be fine and we'll reap the rewards of the next two seasons down the line, but how many chances do you get at the Super Bowl? I just can't help but be reminded of Joe Montana playing his final years as a Kansas City Chief (Something I unfortunately witnessed firsthand).

And really, for me as a lifelong Packers fan, I'm most saddened by seeing Favre wearing a uniform other than the green and gold. None of this had to happen.

Good luck Brett.