I cant keep it in anymore, I have to scream this out or I am going to hurt somebody, Brett Favre is a fucking asshole! Fuck him. Do us all a favor Brett and go kill yourself.

There I said it. Do I feel better? A little. But not 100%. If you aren’t familiar with the situation, let me give you a quick recap. Brett Favre, Green Bay Packer QB for the previous 16 years retired in March of this year. Brett had an awesome career. He came out of nowhere; playing QB at Southern Miss and being drafted by the Falcons he was traded to the Packers for a case of beer and ended up restoring pride and dignity to a storied franchise. Brett was a hero to many, and will always be an NFL legend. He won a Super Bowl, lost a Super Bowl and made many, many amazing plays, along with some really dumb ones. But that was part of Brett’s charm. He was a gunslinger, a gambler, a man from the deep south who wore his heart on his sleeve and embodied a spirit of resilience, energy and excitement.

I have never been a Brett Favre fan, personally thinking he has always been more lore than a solid QB. For every great play he made, he made two stupid plays. For every needle he threaded he also threw an interception that made his own fans scratch their heads. But one thing was always true, Brett played the game of football the way we all wish every player played it; with passion, with guile, and with a determination that was always admirable.

Brett overcame an addiction to painkiller (I have more to say on that topic in a moment) to admirably lead his team. His teammates have never said a bad word against him; coaches loved having him on their rosters.

But now back to March of this year. After a few years of talking about retirement and leaving the Packers in a position of having to wait and see what Brett was going to do well into each summer, Brett finally decided he had enough. The game had finally taken its toll on Brett; it was too much like work now and not enough of a game which he loved. His body now spoke louder than his mind when it came to whether or not the abuse was all worth it. Brett cried at his retirement speech and the world applauded him, cried with him and the gunslingin’ cowboy rode off into the sunset.

That brings us to the present. Brett began text messaging people in the Packers front office, hinting at a possible comeback. No one knew what to say. A few years back the Packers had drafted Aaron Rodgers out of Cal to be their QB once Brett hung it up. Rodgers was highly touted and in the moments he had to show his stuff he showed that his accolades were well deserved. The Packers were ready to move fwd with their new young, yet experienced QB. They had a team that went to the NFC Championship last year (a game that Brett lost with a horrible throw in OT) and were ready to get to the Super Bowl this year. The media then reports that GM Ted Thompson tells Brett they will talk when Thompson gets back from vacation. Brett then tells the Packers he wants an unconditional release so that he may pursue opportunities with other teams. You see, Brett still had 3 years on his contract so if he were to file for reinstatement, he would belong to the Packers and would either need to play for them, or they would need to trade him. The Packers declined Brett’s request and said that if he wants to come back they would welcome him to he the backup to Aaron Rodgers. This is where Brett begins to show his true asshole colors. He said he doesn’t feel welcomed by the Packers, he may want to play again and wants the Packers to tell him he can come be their QB again. But he doesn’t want to commit to coming back until the Packers commit to making him their starting QB. This is after the Packers have run mini-camp and the team is getting ready for pre-season camp to start. Brett just wants the reins handed back to him and doesn’t really care who else is affected by it. Then last night I see that his agent made the comment that Brett doesn’t need to file for reinstatement until Week 6 of the NFL season so it is in the hands of the Packers as to what to do next.

No, no it isn’t you asshole! If you want to pay football again then file for reinstatement and then the Packers can decide what to do, but understand that they have already said that Aaron Rodgers is the QB going into this season. In the meantime, Brett goes on Fox News and speaks to Greta, sends text messages to anyone that will listen, and had tried to make the Packers out to be villains.

This whole situation will eventually come to an end, but it won’t be soon enough.

In regards to Brett’s previously mentioned pain killer addiction. The only thing that is possible, that I find acceptable, is that perhaps Brett is bored and is finding himself drawn more to painkiller and other recreational drugs and realizes he needs the structure of football and something to prepare for to keep himself sane. If that is the case, and it has not been said anywhere but here, but if that is the case than I hope Brett finds the help he needs but please stay away from the rest of us Asshole!