Favre is Back

Well, it looks like the Vikings’ dream came true… again. In dramatic Favre form, the legendary quarterback agreed to come back for another season with the Vikes after months of speculation. I kind of feel sorry for Childress and the rest of the Minnesota squad being strung along and played like that. Brett’s über-celebrity status is so blown out of proportion that I’m beginning to fear that this return’s even more about the money than the love of the game. Or maybe twenty is a rounder number (twenty million certainly is).

I like Favre, but I’m beginning to lose more respect for him every season. That beloved aw-shucks, good old boy charm that he’s feeding the media with statements like ‘I’m here to have fun’ (clearly, because making practice at the beginning of training camp wasn’t an option) and ‘there’s nothing left for me to prove’ (except that he’ll be the only 40-year-0ld quarterback in the NFL to do what he’s doing) is beginning to wear thin. Minnesota’s so desperate to win a Super Bowl that Favre can pretty much name his price to get what he wants out of it. Sad. The ‘loyal team player’ legacy Favre established with the Packers became tarnished with me the day he came out of retirement the first time.