Or maybe the drafting of Love rekindled his interest and competitive fire to take his game to another level this past year?
Look, there’s no doubt he was pissed when they drafted Love. Just like Brett was pissed when they drafted Rodgers. HOF players won’t like some other guy leaning over their shoulder.
Gute and the FO screwed up by not letting him know what they were planning to do, as TT did by giving a heads up prior to pulling the trigger on drafting AR12. In the end, did it matter to Favre? Doesn’t look like it. He appreciated the gesture so much he basically interrupted Family Night to steal the attention away from Rodgers.
Rodgers pulled his own Family Night stunt to maximize the exposure by dropping the bomb 3 hours before the draft when he knew people were going to be watching and listening. As I said earlier, it was a ballsy move. But don’t be a chicken shit and play the “beautiful mystery” card when asked about at the Derby. Make your intentions known instead of having your handlers deliver the mail.
I fully believe he’s serious when he says he won’t be returning to GB, or whatever his agent said to Schefty. Demovsky said he was 95% certain of this and he knows the guy pretty well, at least allegedly.
I think what may have put this over the top was the rumored SF trade. Quite frankly, if the Niners did offer the 3rd overall pick and other collateral I’m not sure why GB wouldn’t be interested other than they both play in the NFC.
As for the matter of Jordan Love, if you move on from Rodgers it’s now time to get him the ball. I agree with Henry on this. If you felt that strongly about him, then put your money where your mouth is.