The Packers are looking at one of their first four home games to retire Brett Favre's jersey. OK, so the first 4 home games are Minnesota, Dallas, Atlanta and Indianapolis.
The Minnesota game, they should cross that off the list. What worse way for Aaron Rodgers to make his season debut on a Monday night, on national TV than to have Favre on hand.
Dallas? I said Tuesday with it being a primetime game on NBC, it'd be perfect for one final slobber-fest with John Madden, but on second thought, it's part of the gold package--Milwaukee ticket holders. Bad idea. Nothing against Milwaukee, but it has to be for the Green Bay ticket holders.
Indianapolis? Part of a national TV doubleheader, Louisiana native Peyton Manning grew up an hour from Favre's home in Kiln, Mississippi, but the Colts will be a hot ticket anyway, so no need to go there.
Last, my choice. Atlanta. Favre started his career with the Falcons, and it would add a little intrigue to a game that would otherwise have little fanfare.
Also, did you see that ESPN is looking for Titletown USA? That's right. They're going to 20 cities in July, starting in Green Bay to find where Titletown USA is. What a joke. This is why ESPN's SportsCenter is a mere shadow of what it once was. Remember the "Who's Now?" from last summer? That was stupid. I have no doubt that Green Bay will not be voted Titletown USA. It will probably be Boston, New York or LA. But c'mon! It's been really windy here in Wausau the last few days, are we the new Windy City?