Quote:This is funny, considering you criticized Skeet for not understanding Packers history.  There were rumblings of Favre considering retirement as early as the end of the 2006 season, the same year they drafted Rodgers.  Up until his departure, it was not a given that he would continue playing after each season.  The Pack knew his time was coming to an end, just like the Giants do now, so they drafted his eventual replacement as the Giants could do.  Manning would be replaced in the next couple season, just as Favre was.  It would be the exact same situation.

 

  My impression is that Brett Favre forced the Packers hand in moving on from him in 2008,  when he was very unsure in the winter if he wanted to continue to play.  Having Aaron Rodgers on the roster with plenty of exposure to the Offensive System made it much easier to move on from Favre than most teams would have been able to,

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