Well, here we go again. Brett Favre is coming back for his 19th season, this one with the Minnesota Vikings. Without question he is a sure fire hall of famer, but do we have to go through this circus every summer. Will he deliver the Vikings to the Super Bowl, probably not. Do they have a better chance with Favre than with Sage Rosenfels or any of their other QB’s? Yes.
If he wanted to come back all along, why not just make the decision right away. If he wasn’t sure, then why announce his retirement only to change his mind a few weeks later. Will his short tenures with the Jets and Vikings tarnish his legendary career? I don’t believe so. Will his inability to make up his mind on whether he wants to play another season tarnish his image? Absolutely. Every summer the Brett Favre show televised on ESPN comes to town and camps out until a decision is made and then again he never commits when he does decide.
Favre comes across as a great guy and a class act. He’s one of the best QB’s of all time and he should not be forced to retire if he doesn’t want to end his football career. The Packers had made an investment when they drafted Aaron Rodgers and they wouldn’t wait for Favre to gracefully exit stage left. Now he’s with the Vikings and paired up with a Pro Bowl RB in Adrian Peterson which potentially could be a great combination. But as last year showed, Favre is no longer invincible and can catch the injury bug. As any 40 year old can tell you, its harder to recover and stay healthy at that age. But he’s going to have a dynamite running game in Minnesota which he did not have in New York.
But I for one can’t wait to see what happens when the Vikings travel the four hours to the friendly confines of Lambeau Field.
