So Brett Favre's departure from Green Bay wasn't nearly as happy as his celebrated arrival on live television. The Favre era pretty much ended when Mike McCarthy said Favre didn't have the "right mindset" to play for the Packers anymore. I spent that day in Green Bay and it was sad, awkward and uncomfortable. No matter who you find at fault, it shouldn't have ended this way.

You couldn't pay me enough to be Aaron Rodgers. I wish him well but he's been placed in a nearly impossible situation. Remember how Steve Young got 49ers fans to shut up about Joe Montana? He had to throw six touchdowns in a Super Bowl victory! And that was after his fourth season as a starter. Oh, and that's the rare example of someone successfully following a legend. The more common scenario has been failure.

Fans have a right to cheer or boo--but the Favre fanatics aren't doing Rodgers any favors with their chants at practice. Are you a Packers fan or a Favre fan? Can't you be both and treat Rodgers with some human decency and respect? Give the guy a chance.

Favre will hold a grudge against the Packers for a long time. Too bad. He did great things for the franchise--but the franchise also stayed in his corner through his early career off-field troubles. I hope that years from now this sad last chapter will be reduced to a footnote in Packers history.