The Truth Trickles Out

I believe the divide that exists between Packers fans after the Brett Favre fallout mainly exists because NOBODY can say what really happened back in the spring and summer of 2008.  Favre said he felt like he wasn’t welcomed back.  Ted Thompson said conversations about letting him back out of retirement lasted almost until the start of training camp.  Some fans believe Thompson had an agenda of wanting to play the quarterback that he himself drafted with his first ever pick.  Other fans think the team had to move on with Favre almost taking the franchise hostage by him not being able to make up his mind about playing offseason after offseason.

Someday a book will come out detailing all the events, but until then we are stuck sifting through the bits and pieces that get leaked out.

For those who watched this past Sunday’s Packers/Vikings game on television, an interesting tidbit was mentioned by color commentator Troy Aikman.  Aikman came out and said that perhaps Favre never wanted to play for the Green Bay Packers again after his tear jerking retirement press conference back in March of 2008.  To say something like that had to come with some merit.  Favre has been known to sit down with broadcast teams the night before games and have conversations lasting up to 4-hours long.  Did Favre open up a bit to Aikman Saturday night about how he really felt?  This article by former Packers financial wiz Andrew Brandt gives some excellent insight to the whole situation.

The real schism that existed involving Favre may have been with his disagreement of Thompson’s philosophy of building an NFL team.  And with that, Favre forced his way out of Titletown and into a Vikings jersey.