30 Pieces of Silver - A Packer Fan’s Take on the Brett Favre Saga

Brett Favre is a Minnesota Viking. Raise your hand if, 10 years ago, you ever thought there was even a remote possibility of that happening. As you can probably imagine, Favre joining the Vikes was huge news here in Green Bay. It is still the talk of the town and passionate Packers fans are still trying to find ways to voice their anger, outrage, and disbelief. Its not that we didn’t see it coming. We knew once Brad Childress started courting Favre that if #4 could physically play, he most certainly would. That being said, the image of Brett Favre holding up a Minnesota Vikings jersey (A VIKINGS JERSEY!) with a smirk on his face caught us off guard and hit home more than most of us expected. The ensuing train wreck of a press conference simply made matters worse. When alluding to his return, Favre actually had the hubris to state, “I think it’s great for football. I can’t see how you wouldn’t think it would be.” A comment like that makes Bill Belichick look humble. Little did we know that Brett was just warming up. In a moment Packers fan will never forget, Brett actually had the gall to say, “If you’re true Packer fans, you’d understand.” That one statement almost made me put my fist through my widescreen. For Brett to lecture Packer Nation and have the audacity to think he can determine or knows who is a true Packers fan and who is not is preposterous and the absolute height of idiocy.