In an interview with NFL Network earlier in the day, Packers G.M. Ted Thompson evaded questions about whether the team would call quarterback Brett Favre, if presumed starter Aaron Rodgers were to be injured.

“It’s not appropriate to speculate on the ‘What if?’ game,” Thompson said.

But Thompson strongly implied (in our view) that he won’t be calling up Favre if Rodgers blows out a knee or suffers some other season-ending injury.

“You have to go along with what you have,” Thompson said.

And they now have rookie Brian Brohm, a guy who widely was believed to be on track to be one of the top picks in 2008.  But he fell deep into round two, and was the third quarterback taken.

So if Rodgers gets hurt early, veteran Craig Nall would likely take over until Brohm is ready.  If Rodgers gets hurt once Brohm is ready (or close to being ready), Brohm would get the nod.

In other words, the Packers likely won’t be calling Favre — unless all three other guys tear ACLs on the same day.  In July.

Meanwhile, Packers fans need to think about the team’s attitude regarding Favre from the perspective of the front office and the coaching staff.  After an unexpectedly strong 2007 season, Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy have maximum job security.  So since Favre was going to eventually leave anyway, the best time to be breaking in his replacement is (from the perspective of the coach and G.M.) the year in which they’ve got far more chips in front of them than they’d stand to lose if the first post-Favre season is a disaster.