Aaron Rodgers, Packers showdown: Green Bay's poor taste and petty ways proving hard to watch

Did the Brett Favre debacle teach the Packers nothing?

It's hard to watch the Green Bay Packers operate these last 15 months and not wonder what the hell they are doing. Their words and their deeds and their grievances and the petty way in which they are dealing with them all invite significant examination and scrutiny. It's almost as if Mark Murphy and the powers that be at Lambeau Field would want you to get the false idea that it is their righteously-disgruntled first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback who is at fault for this mess; that Aaron Rodgers is in the wrong. It's almost like they feel as if somehow each silly statement and misstep is going to shift public opinion in their favor. It's like they keep doubling down on a losing bet, going out of their way to further alienate one of the most storied members of their iconic franchise precisely at the time when this already-sensitive situation is headed to its most delicate stage. It's like they think their fans and "shareholders" are fools. It's like they can't help themselves, getting in their little shots and playing their little passive-aggressive games and providing fodder and fuel at a time when they should be showing grace and class, behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Is this some kind of game for Murphy? Is the Packers president and CEO enjoying this far too much? Fair questions to ask after the latest antics out of Green Bay.