Every person who watches or writes about Brett Favre has at least two opinions about the man. The first involves whether or not Favre should retire, and the second involves whether or not he will.

Since my version of those two opinions has absolutely no bearing on Favre's legacy or future, I'll refrain from sharing them. But it was difficult not to think back over No. 4's incredible career in Green Bay during Sunday's season finale at Lambeau Field.

What's really left to say? About Favre, not too much. But what about guys like William Henderson and Ryan Longwell, key components of many of those successful teams which Favre so ably and memorably led?

They could be gone next year, too, and that fact got me thinking about some of Favre's ex-Packers teammates. While Favre may have contributed more to their careers than vice versa, each one now has a unique place in team history. Below is a quick glimpse at some of Favre's forgotten offensive teammates in Green Bay (in alphabetical order).

Edgar Bennett: Bennett joined the team in the 1992 draft on the same day Favre was picked up from Atlanta. He carried just 61 times his rookie year, but from 1993-1995 he caught 59, 78 (still a team record for running backs) and 61 passes out of the backfield. His knee-churning running style was most often seen on screen passes, a play the Packers began to perfect by the mid-90s. He signed on with Chicago in 1998 after missing the previous year with an Achilles injury. Bennett is now the Packers running backs coach.

Robert Brooks: Brooks also arrived in the 1992 draft, though one round ahead of Bennett as the 62nd overall pick. Like teammate Sterling Sharpe, Brooks had been a star at the University of South Carolina. When Sharpe left, Brooks ascended to No. 1 status in his fourth season, catching 102 passes for 1,497 yards (still a team record) and 13 TDs. His most memorable catch came that season in a Monday Night game at Soldier Field, when Favre found the speedy receiver down the right side for a 99-yard catch-and-run against the Bears. He went down with a knee injury early in 1996 and missed the winning Super Bowl, but Brooks returned to compile another 1,000-yard season in 1997.

Mark Chmura: Chewy was yet another 1992 draftee, albeit in the sixth round. The Boston College product caught just 16 passes in his first three seasons, but he thrived in the West Coast offense beginning in 1995 when he caught 54 passes and 7 TDs. Notorious for his partying friendship with Favre, Chmura remained one of the best tight ends in football for three more years before a neck injury and sexual assault charges derailed his career.

Antonio Freeman: The Packers had four draft picks in the third round of the '95 draft, and they used two of them on Freeman and William Henderson. Nice work, Ron Wolf. Freeman caught just 8 passes in '95, but he made a splash by returning a punt for a TD in the Packers 37-20 playoff win over Atlanta on New Year's Eve. When Brooks went down in '96, Freeman became Favre's go-to receiver (56 catches, 9 TDs), and he remained in that role for the next six years. I'll always remember Freeman for two things: his Sports Illustrated cover shot while catching a TD against Carolina in the NFC title game, and his 81-yard catch-and-run for a TD in SB XXXI, a record at that time. His 431 receptions rank fifth on the Packers all-time list, and his 57 TDs are third (behind Don Hutson and Sharpe).

William Henderson: Has there been a quieter, more dependable Favre teammate than this humble fullback out of North Carolina? And how about this for a stat: since Mike Sherman took over in 2000, Henderson has 16 regular-season carries. 16! Yet this consummate professional has 170 receptions during that time, seemingly all of them coming as Favre's final option on third down. If Sunday's 10-yard reception from Favre on a 3rd-and-8 in the second quarter was his last catch as a Packer, it was a perfectly appropriate one.

Chris Jacke: It's easy to forgot today, but there was a lot of angst over the Packers kicking situation after Jacke left following the 1996 season. In fact, how the Packers would replace Jacke was seemingly the team's only pressing question in the summer of 1997. Jacke actually pre-dated Favre, joining the team in 1989 to replace the horrendous Max Zendejas. He was a good if not great kicker and was often accused of being a selfish player. But his signature moment came on a Monday Night in October 1996 when he booted a 53-yarder to beat San Francisco in overtime.

Dorsey Levens: The bruising Levens had a brief but glorious run in Green Bay following his arrival in the fifth round of the '94 draft. He saw relatively few carries during his first two seasons before compiling 4.7 ypc for 566 yards in '96. Levens also caught 31 passes that year, including an acrobatic 29-yard TD in the NFC Championship against Carolina. In '97, Levens ran for 1,435 yards and caught 53 passes as the Packers returned to the Super Bowl. But despite another 1,000-yard campaign in '99, he never returned to star status.

Ryan Longwell: Despite his worst statistical season since 2001, Longwell has had a great run in Green Bay. In 2004, he won four games with final-minute field goals: Minnesota twice, Houston and Detroit. With three more field goals Sunday, he improved his career percentage to 81.6, a stunning number considering the cold and blustery conditions he often faces. Though Longwell tends to blame his holder for more misses than himself, if he leaves as a free agent this off-season, the Packers will feel it.

Bill Schroeder: If one player serves as a testament to how good Favre truly was during his career, it's Schroeder. The UW-La Crosse track star would have been no more than a number four receiver without Favre throwing to him. Instead, he had a 1,051-yard season in 1999, and added 999- and 918-yard campaigns over the next two years. He took a payday to go to Detroit following 2001, but he managed just 72 catches in the next two years before leaving the game.

Frank Winters: Along with Chmura, the longtime Packers center (1992-2002) was notorious for his raucous friendship with Favre. But "old bag of doughnuts," as John Madden always called him, was the leader of a quality offensive line that anchored the Packers through Favre's glory days. After 11 years and 156 games, the Western Illinois grad finally retired after 2002, though he stepped down as a starter in 2001. Winters, an All-Pro in 1999 and a Pro Bowler in 1996, is symbolic of all the offensive lineman who kept Favre healthy during his 241-game start streak.