The thought of Brett Favre as a back up never even occurred to me so this move by the Packers came as a bit of a surprise to me, but I love it. It's the perfect response by them. Don't release Favre, but tell him his starter spot isn't guaranteed. (though come on, we all know that Favre will probably beat Rogers out during training) It also keeps him out of a Vikings or Bears jersey, which if happened would mean hell had frozen over.

This is probably the best this situation could play out. I sometimes thought the best way for Favre to go out would be to tell the team he wants to help them transition to a new phase and say he'll be playing less. If it came from Favre, the fans wouldn't be so angry. Now with Favre pulling this I'm retired, I'm not retired brouhaha, he took care of that possibility.

It's time for Favre to be done with this game. Play your cards. Talk publicly to your fans and stop letting everyone else do it. Come back, maybe start, or stay retired.