Which Packers quarterbacks also have received playing time and attempted a pass since Brett Favre came to Green Bay?

The list: Don Majkowski (1992); Ty Detmer (1993, 1995), Mark Brunell (1994), T.J. Rubley (1995), Jim McMahon (1995, 1996), Steve Bono (1997), Doug Pederson (1998, 2002, 2003, 2004), Matt Hasselbeck (1999, 2000), Craig Nall (2004), and Aaron Rodgers (2005, 2006, 2007).

Majkowski is the last QB who started prior to Favre taking over as the starter. On Sept. 27, 1992, Favre led the Packers to a 17-3 victory over Pittsburgh at Lambeau Field.

Favre started that game after Majkowski injured his ankle the previous week in a 24-23 victory over Cincinnati, also at Lambeau Field. He relieved Majkowski in the Bengals' game and threw the first TD pass of his career to Sterling Sharpe.

Favre saw his first action as a Packer on Sept. 13, 1992, in a 31-3 loss at Tampa Bay.

Who wore No. 4 for the Green Bay Packers before Brett Favre?

Kicker Dale Dawson, who played for the Packers briefly in 1988, wore No. 4. Quarterback Chuck Fusina wore No. 4 in 1986.

Herm Schneidman wore No. 4 from 1935-37, and wore several others during his Green Bay career. Verne Lewellen wore No. 4 from 1925-26, and also wore several other numbers during his Packers' career. Both Schneidman and Lewellen are designated simply as "back" in the Packers' 2005 media guide.

It's safe to presume no one in Packerdom will again wear No. 4. Running back Tony Canadeo (3), wide receiver Don Hutson (14), quarterback Bart Starr (15), linebacker Ray Nitschke (66) and defensive end Reggie White (92) are the only Packers honored by having their number retired.

According to the Packers' 2007 media guide, the team has the fewest retired numbers of any of the oldest franchises in major professional sports. The Boston Celtics have retired 20 numbers, the New York Yankees 17 and the Montreal Canadiens seven.

Many make light of the Chicago Bears' search for a starting quarterback since Jim McMahon. I would like to know how many QBs started for the Packers between Bart Starr and Brett Favre.

Seventeen, if you count Alan Risher, who started three games in 1987 when the NFL used replacement players.

The legendary Bart Starr, who guided Green Bay to five NFL titles, including two Super Bowl victories, started his final game for the Packers Dec. 19, 1971, a 27-6 loss at Miami.

Favre started his first game for Green Bay Sept. 27, 1992, a 17-3 victory against Pittsburgh at Lambeau Field.

And in between? Well, here they are, for better or worse: Scott Hunter; Jim Del Gaizo; Jerry Tagge; Jack Concannon; John Hadl; Don Milan; Lynn Dickey; Carlos Brown; Randy Johnson; David Whitehurst; Randy Wright; Jim Zorn; Risher, Don Majkowski; Anthony Dilweg; Blair Kiel; and Mike Tomczak.

Good grief. That's the best reason we know of I've ever seen for a 21-year bender. Those 17 leave little to desire. None played in a Pro Bowl or earned All-Pro honors. But the 17 Bears quarterbacks who've started games since McMahon left are equally laughable.

The Bears traded the punky QB to San Diego on Aug. 18, 1989. He last started for the Bears in the 1988 NFC Championship game, a 28-3 loss to San Francisco at Soldier Field on Jan. 8, 1989.

The list of bad news Bears since McMahon: Rex Grossman, Kyle Orton, Henry Burris, Chris Chandler, Will Furrer, Jim Harbaugh, Mike Tomczak, Erik Kramer, Chad Hutchinson, Craig Krenzel, Dave Krieg, Shane Matthews, Cade McNown, Brian Griese, Jim Miller, Rick Mirer, Moses Moreno, Steve Stenstrom, Jonathan Quinn, Kordell Stewart, Steve Walsh and Peter Tom Willis.

And in case you forgot, McMahon ended his career in 1996 after winning a Super Bowl with the Packers. Isn't that beautiful?

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