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John Madden says the Packers are right to move on...

By John Jagler

Story Created: Jul 30, 2008

Story Updated: Jul 30, 2008

favre as a viking

That picture made me throw up a little in my mouth.  As you know, Brett Favre is on the cover of Madden 09.  The folks at EA Sports tell me that no matter what happens, the cover as Brett as a Packer won't change.  However, that doesn't mean you can't make Brett play for whatever team he ends up.  They ran the XBOX 360 through some simulations on where Brett might end up.  Turns out, according to the sim, an Aaron Rodgers led Packers would do better than one led by the three-time MVP.  Here's how it broke down:

The numbers with Favre:

NFL Team Passing
Yards 		TDS INTs Rating Record Playoffs
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers 		3827 34 19 98 12-4 Lose Div Playoff Game v Eagles (28 - 34)
New York
Jets 		3964 31 15 103.1 11-4-1 Lose Wild Card Game v Browns (19 - 22)
Green Bay
Packers 		3769 24 10 100.7 9-7 Lose Div Playoff Game v Cowboys (17 - 25)
Minnesota
Vikings 		3356 29 10 100.7 10-6 Lose Wild Card Game v
Bucs (11 - 6)

The numbers without Favre:

NFL Team Starting QB Pass
Yards 		TDs Rating Record Playoffs
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers 		Jeff Garcia 3508 19 80 11-5 Lose Conference Championship v Eagles (28 - 35)
New York
Jets 		Chad Pennington 3542 22 108.4 9-7 No Playoffs
Green Bay
Packers 		Aaron Rodgers 3211 26 95.6 12-4 Lose Div Playoff Game v  Bucs (37-31 OT)
Minnesota
Vikings 		Tarvaris
Jackson 		2962 11 66.8 5-11 No Playoffs

The Vikings have the most to gain.  I still go back to my prediction the day after he retired.  I said, and have proof... that Favre would start in week four for the Tampa Bay Bucs.  How would that look?

Madden 09, by the way, comes out August 12th.