As we awake this Wednesday morning, there hasn’t been anything resolved in the Favre vs. the Packers saga. There’s one thing that you can directly conclude from all of this, it’s an unprecedented public relations disaster on both sides. As most fans seem to say “enough already”, Mark Murphy has flown to Mississippi to discuss this situation with Brett directly. Murphy seems to be intent on keeping Favre from reporting to the Packers training camp, at all, and creating a media circus of magnanimous proportions.

Brett’s final card is to simply show up and say to the Packers, “I’m here and you owe me $12 million and I’m gonna compete for the starting quarterback job”.

The Packers final card, take anything for Brett’s rights in a trade or release him.

That’s it. There’s not much else you can do. What’s there to talk about?

Both sides, at this point, are to blame. Neither is now exempt from looking through the egg on their face.

The Packers painted themselves in the corner by stating that Brett’s not welcome at all and that he can not compete for the starting job. I would think that even Aaron Rogers would understand a true competition. While Aaron has certainly put in the work and commitment to become the starter, the “may the best man win” scenario seems to bolster true satisfaction within a competitor rather than being handed something that they may not have truly earned. Let’s face it, if Aaron believes he’s the best, then he won’t mind competition and if he wins the job, over Favre, he’s beaten a hall of famer and the confidence Rodgers would exude would be off the charts. On the other hand, not having a clear #1 QB, going into camp, does seem to divide a lockerroom and doesn’t usually bode well for either player in the long run. Not many teams with QB competitions have won Super Bowls.

Brett, who’s waivered even in retirement and un-retirement claims that he doesn’t want to be a distraction but then immediately calls Chris Mortensen, of ESPN, to tell him everything Ted Thompson said to Favre during a private phone conversation. You can’t take the high road and sling mud at the same time, it doesn’t work that way.

The trust that Favre claims has been so irreparably damaged has evaporated from 1265 Lombardi, regarding Favre, as well.

It’s time to work this out.