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Yoyo Brett Favre and his re-re-return to football...now last shot at glory corrupted? |
| What I've been hearing for years about what is unique and refreshing about the Green Bay Packers organization is that it is owned by shareholders. What a privilege and opportunity it will be then when their meeting convenes in the coming week in the midst of this Brett Favre debacle? How badly will head coach Mike McCarthy, General Manager Ted Thompson and Packer's CEO Mark Murphy try to avoid shareholder speculation and questioning on the baffling issue of whether the embittered quarterback should be allowed to return from retirement and play another season in the NFL. My first inkling is that these people don't have a clue. They will come for the free dinner and drinks and yuck it up. But then when I heard people like former U.S. Senate leader Newt Gingrich and the now infamous Brett Favre interviewer Greta Van Susteren are shareholders, I ask 'who initiates a filibuster here?' Really, let's barbeque Packer management and not some pig Thompson would love to dress in a number four jersey. Let's get down to the business of it and show everyone what a class organization Green Bay has with this National Football League franchise. It's time to bury the hatchet, put all the rumors to rest, and show the world there is a remedy to a Tar Baby situation that keeps getting stickier by the jab. I doubt anything will come of it. Murphy, Thompson and McCarthy are busy spinning and will be trying to keep shareholders in their seats. But Newt Gingrich? He's come out on Brett Favre's side. We know where Appleton, Wisconsin native Susteren stands, since Deanna Favre arranged her husband's interview with the alleged friend. My guess...shareholders will likely stay out of the fray, especially in front of the media. But there's a ray of hope that some good could come out of the annual meeting on July 24th, right? I will have to shake my head and wonder if this matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the two parties involved, let alone Packer supporters. It's unfortunate that what has developed in recent weeks has divided a team, fans, and community. Could it also divide a shareholder meeting? I will stay tuned. Brian Keith Compton lives in Green Bay and writes for...no one, but himself |
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