The future of Green Bay Packers quarterback is in the news again, thanks to a story by his good friend Al Jones of the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss.
"Each week, I bring more stress on myself wondering if this is too good to be true," Favre told the Sun Herald. "I want to continue the streak and winning. When I talk about the streak, it's not the (consecutive) starts; it's the hot streak we are on. Then, I ask what can I do better?
"I am trying to enjoy it because this could be my last game in Green Bay. For the first time in three years, I haven't thought this could be my last game. I would like to continue longer."
Not surprisingly, most Packers fans — including Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle — seized on the first part of the quote, apparently blind to what Favre said in the following paragraph.
I've sat through a ton of Brett Favre news conferences. He's a great quote, because he gives most questions a thorough answer. What you eventually learn, though, is Favre really never says anything. Take those two sentences in the second paragraph, for instance. He says "this could be my last game" but, probably without pausing to take a breath says, "I would like to continue longer."
The hunch is Favre indeed will come back. Why not? He's having a superlative season under coach Mike McCarthy. He's having fun. The team is clearly on the rise, and even Ted Thompson might feel inclined to help the roster with the $22-plus million of salary-cap space.
