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Mapquest tells us it's 1,036 miles from Brett Favre's offseason home in Hattiesburg, Miss., to his in-season place, Green Bay. It might as well be a million miles. Because the one thing we learned from his failure to woo Randy Moss over the last couple of months is this: he may be one of the true legends in NFL history, but he is nothing more than an employee in the eyes of the Packers front office.

It's now clear that Favre pulled out all the stops in trying to get Moss to team with Donald Driver and Greg Jennings as a potent trio of Green Bay wideouts. He politicked for it internally, had his agent press the Packers to acquire Moss and made it clear that with Moss, Green Bay would be a serious contender for the NFC Central title this year. But as has been the case since he took over, Ted Thompson communicated that he runs the franchise and the quarterback should concentrate on rehabbing his ankle and getting ready for his 17th season in Green Bay.

I don't know Favre as well as I used to, but I do know this -- this failed dalliance with Moss had to have wounded him deeply. He knows Moss. He knows he would have been able to get Moss to play hard, which is something the receiver didn't do in Oakland the last two years. And I don't think this is a case of Thompson telling Favre that he isn't wanted. Thompson does want Favre ... but as his quarterback, not as his assistant general manager. If Thompson could have stolen Moss, who is a risk by anyone's standards, he would have done it.

There's one thing Favre has missed in this whole drama. I think that once the Patriots were in the picture, Moss didn't care about the Packers anymore. If New England hadn't been involved, Green Bay probably would have gotten Moss and Favre would be a happy man today.

But the Packers aren't going to win the Super Bowl this year. The Patriots might. And if you're Moss, and the only thing you really care about right now is trying to win a championship so you can shut the people up who are ripping for you for taking a dive last year with Oakland, there was only one team to go to this offseason. That's New England. Once the Patriots showed even a flicker of interest, Moss would have walked to Foxboro.

Peter King, cnnsi.com.

POSTED 6:23 p.m. EDT, May 16, 2007

FAVRE CAVES ON MINICAMP

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Packers quarterback Brett Favre will report for this weekend's mandatory minicamp. Favre previously had said that he will skip the minicamp due to his daughter's upcoming high school graduation, and because offseason ankle surgery will prevent him from participating in any of the on-field sessions.

But a team spokesman said earlier this week that coach Mike McCarthy regards the camp as mandatory since, you know, it is. Mandatory, that is.

Per Mort, Brett has had a change of heart, and will make the trek from Missisippi to Wisconsin.

We score the round 10-9, Packers.


Yes, it's per that "rumormill site" so it can't be true *L*

Setting that jab aside, the Packers are sending a clear message that Lord Favre isn't an actual......you know......Lord.......he's just a football player.

He doesn't call personnel shots, he doesn't force the hand of the franchise (except involuntarilly when he waffles and forces them to draft another QB ) and he doesn't hold any more sway than a 7th round rookie.

Welcome to 2007 Favre. Ron Wolf isn't here any longer.......

It seems the longer he sticks around the more he tarnishes his legacy. He was a total stud in his prime and one of the funnest players to watch. But(imho) he's become an anchor around the neck of the Packer franchise the last few years. They can't really move ahead with him at the helm. Rogers sure won't get a chance to get on the field as long as Favre's around, because Lord Brett would have a big ole hissy fit over that. And his "I might retire - I'll get back to you on that, maybe even in time for you to factor my decision into your draft plans" schtick got old a couple of years ago.

I appreciate and respect his desire to keep going and to win, but I think he's doing a real disservice to the Packers each year he decides to come back. It would certainly be better from a public relations standpoint if Favre would bow out gracefully and let the organization move on, but soon, I think he's gonna be like that last guy left at the party while the hosts yawn and look at their watches. "Ummmm, Brett, it's getting kind of late, maybe it's time for you to move along..."

I'd guess I'd like to see him have a decent season, then retire, or let the Pack hand the reigns over to Rogers if he's playing poorly(yeah, right) so that one way or another he can leave on a good note, but sadly, I don't see that happening.