Wisconsin Mudslide

Seeing as I've only managed to write about The Green Bay Packers up until this point, one might assume I'm a Packers fan. However, a cheese-head I am not. I put my allegiance with the mighty Miami Dolphins (you can laugh now). But as a Dolphins fan, I know all too well what it's like to fall from grace with a few missteps by management. Oh how I pine for the days of Jimmy Johnson and even the mustachioed one himself: Dave Wannstedt. We would make the playoffs every year and typically field a decent team that could never quite go the distance. Sadly I am also a huge supporter of N.C. State; whose basketball team, once a bastion of championships and greatness, lost to ECU and The University of New Orlean; finishing in last place in the ACC. Once a perennial NCAA tourney attendee under Sendek, we pushed him away for a return to former glory.

I think by now you can see what I'm getting at. With the announcement today that The Green Bay Packers have offered their star running back Ryan Grant a paltry $1.75 million in guaranteed money, an offer Grant called "insulting and an absolute joke" it's only time before the Packers join the Dolphins and Wolfpack in the turn back time machine.

My argument in the Brett Favre situation has been the same from day one: if he wants to come back, you take his ass back and say thank you. With Favre last year, The Packers were one of the best teams in the NFC. They were a serious contender to win it all and produced one of the better offenses in the NFL. But aside from Favre and an aging Donald Driver, who could you name from that offense before the year started? Favre made all those young talented guys reach their potential with his leadership and cannon of an arm.

So you're telling me The Packers are willing to give all that up just because they're mildly irritated that Favre can't make up his mind in a timely fashion? I have absolutely nothing against Aaron Rodgers, but to think that a late first round draft pick is going to be able to just step-in and pick-up from where Favre left off is absurd. I seem to remember at the time of that draft, Rodgers was considered equal to Alex Smith in terms of QB prospects. Smith might not even be the starter come game one this year in San Fran.

I know, I know, they're building for the future and want to see what Rodgers is made of. But the NFL is a win now, rebuild later league. Outside of Foxboro, your window of opportunity for The Super Bowl is extremely small. With Favre, The Packers have a one or two more championship contention years. With Rodgers, they have one or two years of growing pains. Sorry Aaron, but you'll have to wait your turn just a little but longer.

From CNNSI: Favre faxes actual letter of reinstatement. (Hours after mine, mind you)