With Brett Favre now removed from Green Bay's equation, Coach Mike McCarthy can finally exhale after the official announcement that the future hall of fame QB was traded to the New York Jets today. 

I commend and respect the Packers organization for having the gumption to make this difficult, historic decision.  And truly move on as they stated at the outset of Favre's accouchement of his intentions to return to football.

Green Bay has stated since day one after Favre's retirement, that they were committed to giving Aaron Rodgers the chance to be their starting signal caller and they have never wavered from that statement - no flip flopping from GM Ted Thompson or Coach Mike McCarty and that's great to see. 

Mark Schlereth, of ESPN, stated he was not buying what the Packers stated at their press conference and their commitment to Rodgers.  Eluding to the fact that there are no guarantee contracts in the NFL because of the very nature of the sport itself, and that how could the Packers just, "Kick Favre to the curb." in favor of Rodgers?

It can be inferred that these comments imply that Green Bay disrespected Favre and his legacy as a Packer.   

In a sport where allegiance is as tantamount as a two dollar bill, the Packers could have uttered all the rosy niceties to Aaron Rodgers - filling his head with fairy tales and pipe dreams of his day of playing quarterback for one of the most storied franchises in professional sports - only to have Green Bay tap him on the shoulder during film sessions to say that he would have to wait another year as he wiped drool from his mouth.  

But the Packers did not do that.  They did not choose to dive into the bowels of indecency.  They were professional, as organizations should be - up front with everyone, including Brett of their intentions and by all accounts during conversations on Tuesday face to face with Favre what direction the team was going - and Brett said, thank you very much, now I'm going home.  

One team's trash is another team's treasure:

This is not to imply that Brett Favre is washed up by any means - however, if people are of the belief as is Mark Schlereth, that the Packers tossed Favre out onto the street to be picked up by another team, then, Green Bay's trash has become the New York Jets’ fortune. 

Dawning of a new:

Favre’s legacy in Green Bay will never be forgotten, but with his time there now over, Jet fans can sing and dance on the streets of Time Square knowing that a savior has arrived to bestow upon them the opportunity to win and possibly go far in the playoffs.  

Even when Chad Pennington guided the team to a playoff victory in San Diego back in 2004, New York never really believed Pennington was a franchise signal caller – Favre is.  Even at the advanced stage of his career, Brett gives the Jets reason to hope – a chance of that maybe – a shot at a championship (though a pipe dream?) Don’t laugh, folks – because no one picked the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl.  

In the End:

The Green Bay Packers may live to regret the day they let Brett Favre go in favor of an inexperienced QB.  But no one can ever say that they did not give Rodgers the opportunity to succeed and the confidence that they would be loyal to him every step of the way.  

Just my thought.  What about you?