I don’t really give a shit about anything football related unless it has to do with the 49ers, but the current sitch in Green Bay has grabbed my attention due to the fact that Packers QB and Brett Favre’s heir apparent Aaron Rodgers is a local yokel and a damn nice guy to boot. Apparently though things are about to come to a head, as Brett Favre suddenly got butt hurt today and fucked off, hopefully for good:

The bond between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers appears to be broken beyond repair. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday evening that after approximately six hours of what he called “brutally honest” conversations with Favre over the past two days, the three-time MVP just isn’t in the right mind-set to be part of the team.

Even with the chance to win his starting job back potentially on the table, McCarthy said Favre couldn’t seem to get past emotional wounds that were opened as tensions mounted in recent weeks.

“The football team’s moving forward,” McCarthy said. “The train has left the station, whatever analogy you want. He needs to jump on the train and let’s go. Or, if we can’t get past things that have happened, I have to keep the train moving.”

Green Bay and Brett Favre are synonymous. Favre, as everyone knows, “retired” this past March and has eluded to returning ever since. But now, Favre has decided to distance himself from those Green Bay synonymic ways, opting for a full release from the franchise. It’s hard to say where Favre will wind up playing, but somebody will sign him. 49ers? Probably not, but I’d take an old Brett Favre over Alex Smith any day of the week.

Green Bay Packer Brett Favre is considering coming out of “retirement.” Apparently, he’s got the “itch” to play, and he’s talked to coach McCarthy about showing up at training camp.

Utterly ridiculous. First off, you don’t get to come out of retirement if you never actually missed playing time. Yeah, Favre had a retirement press conference, but there haven’t been any games to miss. He wouldn’t be returning, because he never really left in the first place.

Secondly, what the hell are the Packers thinking to have him back? It’s time to move on. Go with Aaron Rodgers. If he sucks, give Favre a call. But this is a giant distraction just waiting to happen. Frankly, I feel bad for Rodgers either way. He’s got to have a shot sometime, right? Fuck. Just when you think a guy might actually ride off into the sunset with a teary-eyed goodbye, he’s got to go and grandstand.

Recently retired legendary quarterback Brett Favre was announced as the virtual cover boy for the next Madden video game. The cover of the popular series of games has long garnered mysticism, as whomever graces the sleeve inevitably succumbs to some season-ending injury (dubbed the “Madden Curse” by incredibly boring super nerd gamers). Luckily for Favre, he’s already retired, hereby paving the way for Chico’s favorite son Aaron Rodgers to take his rightful place as starting QB.

After 17 seasons, three MVPs, a Super Bowl ring and more records than you can shake a stick at, the Mighty Brett Favre is finally retiring. If you’re anything like me, you may have come to a point where it seemed that this day would never come. And that’s not to say that you or I was dying for Farve to hang it up; it just felt plausible that he might actually play forever.

Two and three years ago–when Favre was slinging interceptions like Ryan Leaf– I eagerly awaited the day that number 4 would unlace his shoes. I couldn’t stand the ridiculous media attention, the off-season indecision, and most of all, chowder heads like Joe Theisman swinging from Favre’s chain making excuses like, “That’s just Brett being Brett.”

But by the end of the 2007 season, Favre came back like never before, putting up career numbers and finishing at the top of the quarterback heap once again. Even I, who at one time hated Favre and the Packers more than any team in the league (due to their consistent trouncing of the 49ers in the late ’90s), found myself rooting vehemently for the Pack against New York in the NFC championship game. With all rivalries aside, Brett Favre is extremely likable and a stand-up professional athlete, not to mention one of the top three to ever take a snap.

But what happens now? Butte County’s own Aaron Rodgers, I guess. And you’ve got to feel sorry for him in a way. Unless he’s the next Steve Young–which is highly improbable–Aaron Rodgers is going to be in for a rough ride. God speed, Aaron. It might not be too long before we see you drinking beers down at the U-Bar.