Absolutely no one has asked me to weigh in on the Brett Favre saga.  So, here's my take on it. 

 It seems to me the Pack has four options.

 1. They could take Brett back as the starter.  This probably gives them the best chance to go to the Super Bowl this season.  But maybe not.  On the one hand, Favre is among the best to ever play the game and even at his advanced age he's still gotta be among the four or five best quarterbacks in the league right now.  On the other hand, part of what makes any team successful is the intangibles, the chemistry.  That's true in sports, city government, radio stations and most other things.  Favre pretty much has called his bosses liars.  These guys have to work together and Brett has made that all but impossible.  The chemistry is so messed up now, that it's hard to see how the team can pull together to be as successful as they were before.  So, bringing him back like nothing ever happened probably isn't an option.

 2. They could bring him back as a backup.  This is even worse than option 1.  Every time Aaron Rodgers throws an interception or makes even the slightest mistake the fans will be all over Mike McCarthy to replace him with Brett.  It'll be impossible for the poor guy to grow into his starting job.  This idea has disaster written all over it.  Not even worth considering.

 3. They could give him his outright release.  It doesn't particularly bother me that Brett might end up wearing purple or black.  In fact, the excitement of Brett showing up to play for the Vikings or Bears could be pretty intense.  (Sure, the National Guard would have to mobilized, but imagine the ratings!)  And after all, it's only football, for cryin' out loud.  Yes I was raised to hate the Bears as much as any red-blooded Wisconsin boy, but they're the Bears, not Al Qaeda.  Still, if you're going to go this route why not get something for it?  Why just release him? 

 4. They could trade him.  This is it!  Trade him.  That way Brett gets back into football, the Packers get something in return and if they're really freaked out about where he plays, well, they can control that.  This is actually even better than if he just stayed retired.  Sitting on his farm down in Mississippi he's just a lost asset.  But if he comes back and they trade him they might get a second round draft choice or a half-decent running back or something like that.  Everybody's happy and life is good. 

So, there you go.  Another problem solved.  And you didn't even have to ask.