1) Take him back in
2) Cutting him
3) Trade him
4) Make it worth while for him to stay retired
The Green Bay Packers have four choices when it comes to Brett Favre and his apparent desire to return to the NFL. There's no timetable for a solution to this issue. The outcome depends largely on how hard Favre pushes his desire to return.
The first option seemingly is out of the question. All indications are the Packers have moved on and have embraced life after Favre. The coaching staff has. Coach Mike McCarthy, offensive coordinator Joe Philbin and quarterbacks coach Tom Clements spent the offseason shaping the offense around Aaron Rodgers' strengths. At the NFL annual meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., in early April, McCarthy discussed how the offense would be different with Rodgers. Whereas Favre's best throw was the slant, Rodgers' best throw is something different.
The second option -- cutting Favre -- could become a reality if Favre insists he wants to play.
If the Packers aren't interested in giving him away, they could explore the third option -- a trade. However, a deal could be difficult, especially if teams felt the Packers would have to release him anyway, and he could be had without giving up anything.
The fourth option -- convincing Favre to stay retired -- seemingly would be the best for the Packers. This way, they wouldn't come off as being the bad guys for driving Favre out of town and to another team, something that likely would anger a large portion of Packers' supporters.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
2) Cutting him
3) Trade him
4) Make it worth while for him to stay retired
The Green Bay Packers have four choices when it comes to Brett Favre and his apparent desire to return to the NFL. There's no timetable for a solution to this issue. The outcome depends largely on how hard Favre pushes his desire to return.
The first option seemingly is out of the question. All indications are the Packers have moved on and have embraced life after Favre. The coaching staff has. Coach Mike McCarthy, offensive coordinator Joe Philbin and quarterbacks coach Tom Clements spent the offseason shaping the offense around Aaron Rodgers' strengths. At the NFL annual meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., in early April, McCarthy discussed how the offense would be different with Rodgers. Whereas Favre's best throw was the slant, Rodgers' best throw is something different.
The second option -- cutting Favre -- could become a reality if Favre insists he wants to play.
If the Packers aren't interested in giving him away, they could explore the third option -- a trade. However, a deal could be difficult, especially if teams felt the Packers would have to release him anyway, and he could be had without giving up anything.
The fourth option -- convincing Favre to stay retired -- seemingly would be the best for the Packers. This way, they wouldn't come off as being the bad guys for driving Favre out of town and to another team, something that likely would anger a large portion of Packers' supporters.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
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