Published 8/21/2008
by Andrew Elterman
at Bleacher Report - NFL
For the past three years or so, all you heard during the offseason was talk when Brett Favre would retire. He announced prematurely on March 6 that he would indeed retire from the NFL, and that shot Aaron Rodgers into the starting role of Packers quarterback.
When Brett Favre announced he was coming out of retirement, most Green Bay fans said "Hallelujah," but the Packers organization, for some idiotic reason, said they would not give Favre the starting job. So instead they trade him to the New York Jets....Could there be a Jets/Packers Super Bowl this year? The answer is simple: No!
History has shown that when a Hall-of-Fame quarterback leaves, his backup will struggle terribly. The only exception would be Steve Young, but the only reason the 49ers got rid of Joe Montana was because Young had proven himself before. All during training camp, all the Packers could hear was "Bring back Brett." The very first time Aaron Rodgers has a bad game, he will be butchered by the Green Bay media and ...
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