Mooch: Rodgers becoming a leader

Steve Mariucci, long time friend and mentor to Brett Favre, has spoken on the NFL Network to apparently quash the rumours that No.4 might consider coming out of retirement. He stated that Favre's successor Aaron Rodgers has become 'a vocal leader in the huddle' during Mini Camp, and that the coaching staff had been unanimous in their praise of the fourth year Quarterback.

Mariucci was only offering an opinion on Favre's mindset, but he seemed unequivocal that Favre would not want to upset the balance in Green Bay. Host Rich Eisen asked Mooch if Favre would ring up the Packers and ask to be shoehorned back into the equation.

" I don't know that Brett would ring them up and say 'make room for me' really... Could he do it? Absolutely, but I'm just not sure that's his style"

- Ex-Packers Coach Steve Mariucci on NFL: Total Access

As we (and Favre himself) noted, he was always going to feel this way as the off-season wore on. Mariucci explains that he would be starting to work out at this time of year, and as we said last night, the fact that he has not embraced media work means that there is a huge, football-shaped void in Brett Favre's life.

Mooch agrees with us on Millen

You may remember this article we posted last week. If not, hey, may want to see a Doctor about the old short term memory.

But we digress...

Steve Mariucci, former coach of the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and lately an analyst on NFL's 'Gameday' program, has spoken out regarding Matt Millen, and his fruitless attempts to rejuvenate one of the NFL's worst franchises.

"Matt Millen has changed 58 coaches already, and he's now finally changing players,"
- Steve Mariucci

In an interview with the Marquette Mining Journal, a Michigan based paper, Mooch lets fly, breaking what has been a relatively dignified silence since he was sacked after a Thanksgiving day defeat against Atlanta three years ago. "Sure I've stayed in touch with some of (the players) and some of the coaches, and on occasion Bill Ford Jr. I respect the heck out of Bill, he'll take that team over some day." says Mariucci, who also reveals that his future in coaching will be limited to the Bay Area - even though he is aware that could mean he never works in the NFL again.

We (obviously) agree with Mooch. Matt Millen is onto his fifth coach in seven years as Lions President - yes, he's even worse at picking Head Coaches as he is picking players in the draft.