Let's just say I can't wait till Brett Favre and the Vikings come to Foxborough on Halloween night.
Fav-r-a is looking to add most career retirements to his already long list of accomplishments. Like most career interceptions. He retired from the Packers for the first time a few years ago. There was the tear-filled press conference and all that. The greatest Packer of all time was ending his legendary career. And just a few months later there he was in a different green jersey. That of the Jets. One pretty good year with the Jets ended with Favre making a huge turnover with the team'
s season on the line. That was followed by his second retirement. Followed by his second return, this time in Viking purple. One great year with Minnesota ended with Favre making a huge turnover with the team's season on the line.Favre had such a great season with the Vikings that most people thought he would come back for one more year. The Vikings are clearly one of the two or three best teams in the NFC with the old man behind center. He got through last season mostly healthy, which is key for a quarterback at 40. So why retire now?
To Favre it seems the question is why just come to camp and join the team and get ready for the season when you can skip camp, miss all the hot, grueling workouts, have the media (a.k.a. ESPN) spend weeks speculating on whether the Vikings can lure you back for one final try at a championship, hold a press conference (or ESPN special: The Decision 2.0) announcing you are coming back one last time, and then show up for practice like the returning hero on the eve of the opener.
I expect Favre to be wearing his Viking horns on Halloween night. I also expect him to lead his team to the division title and the playoffs -- where, with the team's season on the line -- he will make the huge turnover one more time.
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