"Fifteen years ago, Mike Holmgren and his quarterback shared the cover of Sports Illustrated's Super Bowl XXXI preview edition.

Above the headline, "The Missing Links," Holmgren was pictured stabbing a sausage (get it?) while seated next to Brett Favre at a landmark Green Bay diner. Inside told a story of how Green Bay landed its franchise quarterback, how it almost tossed him aside and how patience (and talent) won out.

In the retelling, you could find reasons to draft Robert Griffin III, chase Matt Flynn in free agency or stick with Colt McCoy. There is something for everybody, except the definitive answer necessary for this franchise to get out of first gear in its drive to anything resembling contention. "