First, my deepest apologies to Green Bay Packer fans everywhere. Now, on to my rant.

I’ve absolutely had it up to HERE with the whole Brett Favre thing. For crying out loud, people, since when is it news when somebody doesn’t do anything?! Brett throws a couple of passes to some high school kids, and we see the video 612 times. He gets off his chartered jet, and we cut into live programming for a live shot at the airport. He sends a text message to a reporter, and everybody quotes it. I’ve even seen the computer generated Number Four in a variety of other teams’ colors.

Can he still play? Sure he can, and at a higher level than a lot of other NFL starting quarterbacks. But should he? No. The league doesn’t need him nearly as much as he needs the league. And I applaud the Packers for sticking to their guns and moving on.

Oh, I know all the stories: Favre battled back from addiction issues, played an outrageous game immediately after the death of his father, and so on. But I also know what a selfish and self-centered guy he can be. I lost all respect for him a couple of years ago after I heard him refuse to help the back-up quarterbacks on his team because “it’s not my job. Let ‘em talk to the coaches.” What are you afraid of, Brett?

Brett Favre made his decision back in March to retire, and now, he should just shut up, go away, and let the Packers get ready for the upcoming season. Aaron Rodgers is going to have a hard enough time stepping into those shoes as it is. If Favre cared at all about the Packers (rather than only himself), he would be currying favor with the fans to get behind the new guy. But I guess that’s not his job, either.