I'm wearing black today. And I shouldn't have put on any mascara. I know most of you won't get this, but my heart hurts today. Brett just announced that he's retiring. I had this pit in my stomach this morning because I wondered if today would be the day we'd find out. I realized that the longer he took to make his decision the more likely he'd walk away.
Don't get me wrong. I'm so happy for Brett and for his family. They deserve the time with each other after everythign they've been through. But I'm sad for Green Bay. I'm sad for the Packers organization. I'm sad for Packer fans. I'm sad that I'll never get to see Brett throw another great pass. I'm sad that I'll never be able to see him smile that boyish smile after he pulled out another miraculous win. I'm sad that Hope will never get to see Brett play. And mostly I'm sad because Brett is such a great human being and I know we will hear very little from him from now on. I'll miss him.
I know there are a lot of Packer fans who don't really appreciate Aaron Rodgers (the guy who has been patiently awaiting this day as he's Brett's back up), but I really do like Aaron and I hope the Packers management give him a chance. He did an incredible job in the Dallas game last season when Brett had to leave the game due to injury. That was a high pressure game and Rodgers showed he could do it. We just need to toughen him up a bit so he doesn't get injured so easily, but that'll come.
I don't like today. I'm in mourning mode. Here's a tribute to Brett I found this morning.
http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/16021987.html
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