how come everyone is hating on the legend of Brett Favre?Please read the rest info to understand my feeling?

ok, to all the people who are saying "the NFL is a business" yes it is a business, and that is why the packers should want Brett Favre in a packers uniform next year. He produces wins, and wins produce ticket sales, ticket sales produce MONEY!!!!!......LAST I CHECKED, MAKING MONEY IS THE GOAL OF A BUSINESS.....so exactly, its a business not a Non-Profit Organization....if you want to make the most money in this league, you will want to WIN.

On what planet is Favre on if he thinks this is the way to build his legacy? When in actuality it's tarnishing his legacy. He's acting like a spoiled brat. He doesn't feel welcome by the Packers for a reason, the organization has moved on and they no longer need his service unless it's in a backup role and I don't see Favre sitting on the bench watching Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers. He should do everyone a favor and just keep his mouth shut.

You're right he does play football, but he is nowhere near the best qb of all time. Sure he has the record for most touchdowns but he also has the most interceptions in his career. He has only one superbowl ring. Joe Montana still wanted to play the 49ers traded him to the Chiefs. If Favre wants to play he should be traded, not relegated to the bench like the Packers are planning on doing. I'm sure he can still play for 1-2 years, but I don't see him leading any teams too another superbowl. That has passed, his action though right now have cheapened his career. He definitely needs a PR boost to get it back. It's extremely annoying having to hear about Brett Favre or the Green Bay Packers organization on what they are going to do with Brett Favre. If he really wanted to play this year he would have done what Michael Strahan did instead of officially retiring he would have told the organization he was pondering his options about if he is going to play or not, but instead he announced he was retiring.

If he loves the game so much and he realizes the Packers no longer want him and he doesn't want to go to another team. He could go play in the Arena Football League. I know different rules but it wouldn't tarnish his legacy in the NFL by playing on another team other then the Packers. The Packers need to make a decision release him or trade him. Keeping him on the bench is not an option.

Every player in the league deals with "hard times". And I'm sure every player in the league has a hard time walking away from the game they love. But Favre DID walk away, and the Packers have tried to move on. I mean, what are the Packers supposed to do? Sit there and twiddle their thumbs all offseason while waiting for Favre to make up his mind? That's not fair to the franchise, the players or the fans. You say Favre "kinda wants to leave but still wants to play". Buddy, if that's the case, then Brett Favre isn't 100% committed to football, and the Packers can't go through the season like that.

EDIT: NOW he's decided to play...with barely 7 weeks to go before the season opener. The other 50+ guys on that roster have been ready since April. That doesn't say "committed" to me. This is the same kind of diva behavior most football fans despise in a Chad Johnson or a Terrell Owens. It isn't good behavior just because Brett Favre started doing it.

I love watching Favre play. I'm a Packers fan and Favre is the only quarterback I know and love. But I grew up loving the team not just Favre. Watching Favre play was amazing, but I remember many other players as well that made the team great. Dorsey Levens, Gilbert Brown, Reggie White, Antonio Freeman, from later on Ahman Green and many others growing up made me love them even more. There's always two sides to the story, and Favre still has alot in him. I'm not sure that Packers are doing the best thing but Packers were put in a situation. This isn't his first talk of retirement, but it is his first to retire. But, Favre couldn't have been fully convinced he wanted to retire or he would have filled out the paperwork and been retired officialy. While I understand that Packers want Rodgers as starter, putting Favre him as a backup isn't going to make Favre retire and it's probably going to put a bad taste in his mouth. I would prefer though he not go to the Bears or something like that. I can also understand the confusion from the Packers. I'm glad though I'm not in either shoes. I'm a Packer fan no matter what the decision, but if Favre is playing you can bet I'll be watching. It will be weird though if he plays for another team against Packers. I can't see him playing for anybody else. I'm a fan of the game, but I'm also a fan of the man too. I just hope they can figure something out before the start of the season (which is very close). I far from hate Favre though.

I have thought the same thing many times, but I do always ask 'May I ask you a question' of clerks in stores ... this gets their attention toward me, not toward folding clothes or adding numbers or something else. I also say I need to ask a 'really stupid' question, because for some reason when I say that the person I'm asking always thinks I'm asking a very intelligent question ... As for the last question, I have just missed many busses by being across the street when it went by, and have been waiting there for fifteen to thirty minutes, and I would like to kick the questioner in the teeth when they ask if the bus has come yet ... for the same reason. Sometimes, I will tell the person every OTHER bus that has gone by as a way to get my 'small anger' out ... but find that the bus they wanted is the one that left three minutes before their arrival. What gets me is they seem to think I should have 'held' that bus for them, even though I've never even seen them before. Those people aren't just 'stupid' ... they are so self centered I wonder why they don't 'drive' ... right off a cliff!

About a week ago, Favre called McCarthy and told him he wanted to play ... so McCarthy told him we was going to send a private plane to pick him up. The day before he was to be picked up, Favre called and said he changed his mind & he didn't want to play.

I love Favre, but I am a Packer fan first. He has been d*cking around for the last few seasons; deciding at the last minute if he was coming back or not. The Packer organization needs to move on and build a team.

Remember, even with Favre, we were the youngest team in the league last year. We need to start building with a young squad ... not wait for him to decide if he's going to play one more year or not. It's not fair to the rest of the team.

Yes he is a great person and has like all of us dealt with blows that life has sent his way. He is all you said and more.

However this is something that is an ongoing thing with him and leaving the fans out of it for the moment it is not fair to Aaron Rodgers .He has never had the opportunity to find out all he maybe capable off. Aaron is one person who is totally left out of these discussions as if he is a leftover. When Brett retired they gave the starter position to Aaron because Brett said he was retiring. Brett made a business decision and so did the Packers. Both sides know it is A BUSINESS and Brett has signed enough contracts to know what is in them and how they work. Should they demote Aaron because Brett changed hus mind?? Is that fair????

He also is a pro athlete and also an adult who should know life decisions are hard but you have to contend with your choices.

It is hard on the fans too. They seem to be on a wild emotional roller coaster ride with Brett at the controls..

Why can't he take his abilities ,passion and sense of caring to groom not only the next generation of football players but help youngsters who fall between the cracks. They showed him playing w/ some HS kids in Miss. and the looks on those kids faces were beyond words! He does have other options if he still wants to play ! He is gtven credit and ALOT of leeway to search options. They gave him an option to come back in March-AND again he changed his mind..

I do hope you give some thought to the other side of things.

Brett has had his chance to leave his mark and he has but Aaron was given Brett's job when Brett said he did not want anymore.

ONe thing I hope people realize is that whether Brett does play or not that the sun will rise tomorrow and the world will go on.

add:--so this will go on that he will become a martyr.okay!

Favre should play as long as he wants. He's a legend and he's a truly amazing athlete. He's also dealt with some horrible things while showing up on the field every week. So play.

But that's not what he's doing. He's being a drama queen and putting his own interests ahead of the team's. If you want to play then play. But this retirement thing is wrecking his legecy, not the Packers front office. They want to move on with their football team. They aren't pushing him out the door, he walked out it. Now he wants to come back in after they've put Rogers in as the starter? What does that do to the team?

This whole mess is of Favre's making. If he would have made his decision in March, whatever that decision was, the Packers would have honored it. They would have loved to have him back. But he walked. And that's fine. But now, after going about their business for 4 months with Rogers as the starter, Favre wants to come back. That throws the whole team into disarray and puts the Packers in an impossible spot.

Bottom line is he is acting bigger than the team and he's making the whole organization weaker because of it.

Brett Favre can sure play, but he shouldn't be suprised when the GM of the Packers "plays well" in his job. Why would they give up Favre without a trade.. it makes absolutely no sense. If Favre wants to play, there will definately be a number of teams that would gladly trade for him early in the season. I don't see how this drama helps him at all.

Rest assured Packer fans, if Favre plays agains the Packers, he'll likely throw a few passes to a few defenders for old time's sake :)

yeah but what some people DON'T get is that the NFL is actually a business. Business first. Emotions are second. So if the Packers are moving on without him it's for the better good of the franchise.

Honestly, to sum it up - People hate on Farve because they can. LOL Plain and Simple

The only opinions and actions that matter in this situation is Brett's Camp and the Packers Camp. Everyone's elses opinion is just that, opinion.

As a football fan, I say "GO BRETT". I appreciate a great player with heart and passion. Will it help him? I don't know, but I will be rooting for him regardless.