The first actual post after our Blog introduction is to address the burning question that is on the minds of Packer fans everywhere. Is Brett Favre going to retire or not?
As of this week, the only thing we’ve heard is from a newspaper story down in Mississippi in which he stated that he was going to talk to Mike McCarthy this past Tuesday. In the famous interview after the Bears’ game New Year’s Eve, he said he’d know “in a couple of weeks.” Well, we’re on Day 28 and counting. I really don’t want it to go on as long as it did last year.
I think he had more reasons to retire last year than he does this year. After the 2005 season, he was coming off a 4-12 year and a new coaching staff was coming in. This year, he proved to most that he still had “it,” he seemed to be having much more fun, and he knows where the personnel department and new coaching staff is headed. The physical skills are still there, but I think it will come down to what his family tells him, and whether or not he wants to go through all of the mental preparation of Mini-Camps, Training Camp, and the regular season. Right now, I think the chances of his return are 50-50. We’ll see...
