The Definition of "Sacrilege"

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines sacrilege as: gross irreverence toward something hallowed.

I define it as Brett Favre wearing a New York Jets jersey.

The name Favre has become synonymous with the Green Bay Packers, with Lambeau Field, with Cheesehead. He reigned as the most respected man in football. Rivals and peers alike afforded him the respect and awe due a record-setting athlete. He was considered the Gentleman of the NFL. No matter how you spin it, he was the epitome of sportsmanship.

Then he retired.

Sure, there had been overtures in the last few years, hints that he was ready to hang up his jockstrap. But with a finality punctuated with tears, he retired for real at the end of last season. He left at the pinnacle of his career, celebrated as one of the best to ever play the game.

-Uh, wait, hang on a sec...I think I've changed my mind.

-No, no, nevermind, nevermind, I'm retired.

-But, uh, I sure do miss playing....

-No, I'm done, time to be with the fam.

-Okay, I want to play. I definitely want to play. I totally take it back, I am NOT retired.

Seriously? We were gonna go with this Rogers fella, you know, the guy who's been shivering in your shadow all these years...

-Yeah, screw him and everyone else, I need to play, I AM the Packers, and I'm comin' home!

Uh, yeah, but we've moved on and you aren't on our list, so, uh, yeah, you're gonna have to sit in that Rogers fella's seat.

-Well then I'm taking my toys and going to Minnesota, so there!

Actually, you're going where we tell you, and you know where it really sucks? New York.

Although there is a certain justice in that decision, given Favre's impetuousness, there is also an inherent wrong in seeing him in a New York jersey (at least he's still in green).

Imagine if Michael Jordan or Ryne Sandberg got traded and were no longer in Bulls red or Cubs blue!

Oh, yeah, nevermind.

So one of two scenarios are going to happen:

1. The Jets will go all the way under the leadership of a rejuvenated and determined Favre.

2. The Jets will go down, down, down, proving that he should have stopped when he was ahead.

The only real scenario:

I will be rooting for that Rogers fella all the way. Team loyalty trumps individual athletes. One phrase will always ring true, no matter to whom it may refer:

Go Packers, Go!!!