After the most heralded story in professional sports the past decade the verdict looks like it is finally in.......The Green Bay Packers will welcome Brett Favre back for his 17th NFL season.

For all the debaters, bloggers, ESPN Columnists, and Radio hosts this situation just made their summer. But when it's all said and done the Packers and Favre have come to the only conclusion that made sense and one that I always felt they would do. Hold a "Wink" Wink" Open competition for starting QB.

Last season, Favre threw for more than 4,000 yards, completed a career-best 66.5 percent of his passes, was second in the league's MVP voting, helped lead the Packers to the NFC Championship Game and oversaw an offense that produced the third-highest point total and net yards in franchise history and lost to a Lucky Giants team that didn't deserve to win. Aaron Rodgers did get to watch all this and looked decent in the Cowboys game until he got hurt. But, this is obviously not going to be much of a showdown even though Brett spotted him 9 practices and some off season conditioning.

Well, we can finally turn the page and lay this story to rest and look forward to a Packers Championship season with Brett Favre under center. What's that the open competition officially starts Wednesday. Well, back up your media vans and let the new debate of 08 began....Brett or A-Rodge?????? I guess the circus continues and Green Bay will continue to pay ESPN's bills.