PACKER FANS: CHEER FAVRE? WHY?

There is no way I would applaud Brett Favre when he trots out onto Lambeau Field wearing a purple jersey.

He's thrilled to be the quarterback for the Vikings. It's his dream come true. The ultimate in satisfaction for Favre would be to beat the Packers at Lambeau.

And some are proposing that Packer fans are supposed to cheer him, under those circumstances?

With all due respect, I think that's crazy.

Garry D. Howard, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, recommends that the green and gold faithful show Favre respect -- cheer first, jeer later.

When Brett Favre, aka No. 4, enters Lambeau Field late Sunday afternoon in his white Minnesota Vikings uniform - intent on working his magic for the purple-helmeted enemy - this is what you should do, please.

Stand up in front of your seat, put your hands together and clap. And whistle. And then clap some more. Forcefully. And cheer. Loud. Louder. The loudest you have ever screamed in your life.

That's right. . . . 

Show him the love and affection he has certainly earned by leading this franchise back to respectability and its rightful place as "Titletown."

Empower yourselves by showing off your obvious class with this rousing ovation.

Make him cry huge teardrops (he may just do that, mind you) all over his graying beard.

And then, after four strong minutes of this lovefest, hope that your boys, the Packers, kick his Hall of Fame (expletive deleted).

I disagree. I think the fans should show their class by cheering their heads off for Aaron Rodgers.

He's the one who deserves our respect and support.

Favre wanted to be the quarterback of one of the Packers' biggest rivals for a reason. When he was "retired" in 2008, he said he wanted to play for a team in our division, preferably the Vikings. He got his wish. Now we should applaud that?

I don't think so. That is seriously (expletive deleted) up.

I love what LeRoy Butler has to say about Favre's return to Lambeau.

The reaction should be 100% about Aaron Rodgers. When Aaron Rodgers comes out there you should give Aaron Rodgers a standing ovation because he’s our guy for the next 10 years. When Brett comes out you do like any other opposing quarterback, you boo him. If you don’t want to boo him, don’t say anything. But if you’re going to stand up wearing Packer clothing or a Packer uniform and cheer when Brett Favre comes out, you should bring a bag and put it over your head. You don’t cheer for somebody to beat your team, I don’t care who it is. You don’t cheer for another quarterback. If you want to cheer Brett, just bring a bag, put it over your head and you can cheer, and no one will hear you and that’s fine. This is Aaron Rodgers’ show. Don’t let somebody come into your back yard and cheer against you. You don’t cheer for another guy to beat your team. I hope I’m crystal clear with these fans who say they love to see Brett Favre. Well, Brett Favre is gone. It’s Aaron Rodgers’ show. He’s the No. 1-rated quarterback in the NFC, including Brett Favre. I’m happy we’ll be good for the next 10 years. I hope they’ll cheer Aaron and boo Brett. If they don’t want to boo him, that’s their right. But any other quarterback they’d boo, what makes him so special? I mean, wait until he has his number retired, you can cheer him then. You can applaud him all you want. You can’t do that the day of the game, and want your team to win. That’s standing on the fence. You’re either a Packer fan or a Brett fan. If you’re a Brett fan, go buy some purple and wear purple. I have a strong feeling on this, this is my team. I played 12 years for this team. Anybody who comes into that stadium, I want them to lose. If it were me coming back, I wouldn’t expect anyone to cheer for me when I’m going to destroy your team. Of course not.

Exactly.

Favre is an active player. He's coming to Lambeau intent on handing the Packers a defeat.

That deserves no applause from fans.

It wouldn't be classy to cheer Favre. It would be an insult to Aaron Rodgers and the team.

Plan on cheering Favre?

Put a bag over your head. Please.