Unretired. Reinstated. No. 4 is back in Green Bay for a 17th season. Brett Favre will be in Packers camp Monday, competing for his old job.

This is the front page news on ESPN.com.  Favre is back.  And the team is going...to let him play?

To quote Luke Wilson in 'Anchorman', "I did not see that coming!"

Needless to say, this certainly serves as resolution of the conflict.  I think it's safe to say that Favre is likely going to get his old job back.  So what does this mean?

It means a number of things.  First off, Brett Favre > Green Bay Packers.  No matter how hard the organization tried, they were utterly defeated by one man.  This is not good precedent for the league; never should a team be overruled by one of its players, especially a retired one.  Even if it is Brett Favre.

Secondly, Aaron Rodgers must be pissed.  I fully expect him to demand a trade sometime within the next calendar year.  I mean, sure, he gets to "compete" for his job.  But is it really a competition?  It's "Brett freakin' Favre", as some of my esteemed fellow posters call him.  (No offense, honest.)  He won't lose.  He's too good.  And that makes me sad, because I feel much better about Favre leaving the team to Rodgers than to Brian Brohm.

Thirdly, even though this makes him look bad, Ted Thompson will probably save his job by allowing this competition to happen.  Yes, it completely undermines his authority as GM, but he can hopefully learn from his mistakes and get the team back on track.  He can't be happy either, but he didn't set himself up to win this in the first place.

Fourthly, for the 2008-09 season, the team is in good shape.  The only starter the 2007 squad lost was Corey Williams.  I'm not worried about the short term future.  It's the long term that troubles me.

Fifthly...well, I guess I'll leave it to you guys and gals to fill in the cracks.  There's all sorts of other angles to consider, like Mike McCarthy, the whole Minnesota Vikings tampering issue, the fans at large, etc, etc.  Have at it.

I guess I'll close with a "HOORAY!"  I mean, Brett Favre came back.  Brett Favre.  This whole saga has been awful, but as long as the team can get it together, it can't be a bad thing...right?