Brett Favre Celebration

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I was proud of Packer fans this weekend and their passion for making it a great day for Brett Favre. I was angry when he left and I blamed him at the time. That's all in the past now and I'm glad this weekend was so positive all the way around. Brett was clearly emotional. No matter what you think of the guy, he was fun to watch and help put GB back on the map and a serious contender for a lot of years. The standing ovation he got on Saturday was great and the entire event was special!

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No doubt about it. Favre, Holmgren, Harlan & Wolf. Three names that brought the Packers from the dark ages of the 70s and 80s, back to where they belong, as an NFL leader. No matter what happened near the end of his career, it was what he did in Green Bay that all of us should remember. He became the "golden boy" of his era in town, just like Rodgers has become now.

I often wonder what would have happened if Harlan hadn't been hired, if he hadn't hired Wolf, if Wolf wouldn't have hired Holmgren, and if Wolf hadn't peddled a first round pick to grab Favre from Atlanta.

Like Holmgren intimated, he was wondering if he was going to even make it through year one as head coach.

I loved the story about the play. Where he was trying to tell Favre he had two plays he could choose one. Favre was so intrigued by Holmgren's moustache that he wasn't listening. As I look at that story, and think of Favre's time in Green Bay, I see it as a time when a guy cvame into town as a "kid," who loved having fun, and left, not having had that youthful attitude destroyed. The guy still thinks he can play in the NFL. More power to him, in believing in himself. It kind fo reminded me of George Blanda, who I have admired so much.