...it was $20million.
...and the Packers went 13-3 last year...how can you say he was past his time? Favre had one of his best seasons ever.
Both parties are to blame here. As big of a Packers fan I am, I heard a quote form Mike Ditka the other day that said a lot. When Walter Payton retired from the Bears, then the team moved on, changed their focus to replacing him, etc. But, if Walter Payton wanted to come out of retirement, Ditka would have welcomed him back in a second! It's Walter Freakin' Payton!
With as much as Favre did for the Packers, it's absolutely disgraceful not to let him back. McCarthy, Thompson, almost all of the "front office" haven't even been in Green Bay as long as Favre. Give the guy another year, he's earned it.
I'm still a Packers fan, but, I'll cheer for the Jets (Favre, at least) a little this year.