Hands up if...

[Mr. Scot]

...you thought the Packers were stupid to let Brett Favre walk in favor of Aaron Rodgers (back when it happened).

[Dpantherman]

I always wondered if Favre hadn't retired after the 2007 season if he'd still be a Packer now. I think they could have won the SB w/ him in 2008 or 2009, then he would have retired, and Rodgers takes over, maybe they win again. idk. There are a couple of ways this could have played out.

[OneBadassCat]

No I think Rodgers has been better than Favre for a while and in the end will end up the better QB.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

No I think Rodgers has been better than Favre for a while and in the end will end up the better QB.

WAYYYYYYYYY too soon to be making claims like that.

[hepcat]

In '08, the Packers were a young team led by a young QB who was still learning the ropes....two years later he won the Superbowl. I think he needed that learning year to gel with the team. Having Favre around would have just delayed it, or maybe even gotten McCarthy fired...

but no, I thought with the way he left that they should have moved on from Favre.

[Mr. Scot]

Be willing to bet if you went back to posts when Favre left, you'd find an embarrassing number of us saying the Packers screwed up

But in fairness, based on what we knew then, it was a reasonable belief.

[thefuzz]

I can't honestly remember how I felt at the time, but I do know that I have always had a problem with Favre's INT's to TD's.

[The Saltman]

I thought it was a dumb move since they went to the NFC championship game a year earlier. Guess I was the dummy.

[Mr. Scot]

I thought it was a dumb move since they went to the NFC championship game a year earlier. Guess I was the dummy.

You weren't alone

[Darth Biscuit]

I don't know that I thought it was a dumb move, I kinda understood that they wanted to move on and not get caught playing a guy that was going downhill, but I did think they handled it a little crassly and I also thought Farve looked like a douche too.

[Nicbsbll2]

I thought it was the right choice. Favre was old, grumpy, and becoming a super diva. Aaron Rodgers had already sat on the bench for 3 years, and if you let Favre return, then Rodgers will most definitely demand a trade or at least refuse to sign a long term deal. I was saying then that you can't hitch your wagon to an old Brett Favre for one or two more years when it's going to cost you a chance at 10 or 15 with Aaron Rodgers.

[Urrymonster]

I felt it really was time for Favre to retire then, however not sure that Rodgers was teh real deal or not. I also recall feeling the Packers were rash in extending him midway through his first full season as starter.

[bleys]

Packers gave Favre a chance to decide what he wanted to do. when he chose to retire, the Packers decided that even if Favre changed his mind AGAIN, it's Rodgers football team..

I thought it was a smart move then, and has proven to be a smart move now..

none of that has to do with Rodgers talent so much as it did with having a unified team and moving on from Favre's constant flip-flopping.. after the 3rd retirement, it was time to move on..

[Pantha-San II]

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