NFL analysts and sportscasters have apparently lost their minds now that Brett Favre has come out of retirement for…what?…the tenth or twelfth time? Honestly, I’ve lost count – not that I care. I haven’t been a fan of Favre for the past several years as he became a nuisance with all of his announcements concerning “his final season” as well as the continuing demands he made on the Packers front office to ‘draft this player’, ’sign this free agent’ or ‘trade this player’, etc. As a Packers fan I could not have been happier when they dealt him to the NY Jets last year – goodbye & good riddance! The Aaron Rodgers era officially began, and it’s about time!
Well, Favre went on to distinguish himself in the early games with the Jets making one play after another and keep them in contention for a division title. And then Favre regressed into what he (unfortunately) seems to do best, and that’s launch one interception after another. His own teammates from last season spoke harshly about him after missing the playoffs. I recall seeing RB Thomas Jones on ESPN say that Favre’s poor play and untimely interceptions singlehandedly sunk their playoff hopes. Many other Jets came forward to support Jones in his statement; contrariwise only a few came forward to defend Favre.
But we don’t really need Jones to tell us what was so painfully obvious to everyone: Favre is over the hill. Everyone except the Vikings and every ‘talking head’ on the ESPN or NFL network that is.
It seems that the Vikings are on the fast track to the Super Bowl with the addition of Favre. Really? And who is he going to be throwing all those passes to – I mean besides everyone in a uniform other than the Vikings? The great pass catching tandem of Bernard Berrian & Bobby Wade? And no talk of Percy Harvin please. He’s an untested rookie who has much to prove before being considered any kind of real threat. Which reminds me – how many Super Bowls did the Vikings win with Randy Moss?
I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but all of this talk about Minnesota becoming the favored team to win the Super Bowl is completely over the top and downright ludicrous. This is the same team that struggled to beat the lowly, no respect Detroit Lions (twice!) and surrendered 48 points in one game to the offensively challenged Chicago Bears this past season. Where does the reasoning come from that puts the Vikings in the driver’s seat to the Super Bowl?
No matter. With Favre in at quarterback for the Vikings that’s a sure two wins for the Pack along with between 6 – 10 interceptions. You know it’ll happen. Favre has a chip on his shoulder that is exactly the size of Green Bay. We’ll see it all on Monday night, October 5th. He’ll over compensate and have the type of offensive collapse he’s had far too many of in the recent past. Additionally one of my dreams will most certainly materialize: Seeing Favre dressed in a Vikings uniform getting mauled by the Packers defense - which will of course cause him to launch a few of those off-target passes in retaliation.
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