Here's an Idea: If Brett Favre Returns to Packers, Make Him Compete for Starting Job

This idea doesn't even sound good in theory: the Green Bay Press Gazette's Mike Vandermause thinks that if Brett Favre is really considering un-retiring, then he should have to compete for the starting job with Aaron Rodgers.

The Packers should welcome Favre back, but open the competition with Rodgers for the starting job. May the best quarterback win.

There are no guarantees in life, and the same should hold true in football. Instead of inheriting the job, Favre and Rodgers would be forced to earn it. Healthy competition would make the Packers better and avert a public relations nightmare at the same time.

No way that contrived competition ends badly. And when Vandermause writes that it "would make the Packers better and avert a public relations nightmare at the same time," yeah, I couldn't disagree more.

A competition between a future Hall of Famer with plenty of allies still on the team (many of whom are veterans) versus a fourth-year former first-round pick who has yet to play an entire NFL game? Splitting the locker room based on quarterback allegiance is an interesting way to bring a team together.

And I imagine the "public relations nightmare" would be anything but averted. For example. The media swarm during training camp would be unbearable, especially for Rodgers, who doesn't seem all that comfortable in the spotlight to begin with (and, frankly, I can't blame him).

Of course, this is all conjecture at this point; Favre has refuted the rumors, so as of right now, it's still Rodgers' team. Which means we should all get on board and shut our yaps.

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