If this is truly Rhodes' team, he has to make the tough decisions that aren't necessarily popular. And benching Favre, one game after setting the NFL record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback, would send shock waves through the Packers and the league. The message would be unmistakable. Everybody is accountable. No one player is bigger than the team.
Bad performances have consequences.
For the record, general manager Ron Wolf said Favre would not be benched and he cited Sunday's fourth-quarter comeback as evidence that Favre is the same quarterback he's always been. But that rally was accomplished in a hurry-up mode against soft coverage. Wolf fails to talk about the three quarters that came before when Favre overthrew and underthrew receivers, fired another horrendous interception in the end zone and generally played out of control - again. Of course, Favre won't be benched because, to the coaching staff, he remains the team's only semblance of a play-maker. Even with an aching hand and spirit, they say, he gives the team the best chance to win.