What a shock? Brett Favre is back... again. In the process, he broke the off-season change your mind record too (which he already owned anyway). I don't know how things are going to turn out in Minnesota, but frankly, I don't really care. The fact that the Vikings got an old, washed up, injured quarterback should not be big news. But if you watch ESPN, and who can avoid it, you'd think the Minnesota Vikings just won the Super Bowl.With the addition of Favre, Ron Jaworski called the Vikings the team to beat in the NFC! That is just laughable to me. Last I checked, the Giants, Eagles, Cardinals and perhaps the Falcons and Panthers had better teams. Granted Favre is an upgrade over Tarvaris Jackson, but if I were the Vikings, I would have played Sage Rosenfels (who I think can be good) and saved the organization the endless off-season media attention. But if they want a 39-year old quarterback who stunk it up last year then so be it. I would hate the move if I were a Viking fan. He was the enemy for 15 years, and now he comes to the Vikes closer to AARP membership than his lone Super Bowl title. I say go Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in the NFC North!
I honestly really don't care that he came back, and in fact, I don't care if he comes back next year or the year after. And since he already played for my team, I don't even care if he eventually tries to play for all 32 NFL teams! What bothers me and probably most people is the wall-to-wall coverage we get on Favre from ESPN. ESPN had a plane tracker going of Favre's trip to Minnesota from Mississippi. Then they show him getting off the plane like he's President Obama or the Pope! He is 39 years old! He just had surgery to repair torn biceps and revealed that he has a torn rotator cuff. So, it isn't like we're dealing with a Favre in his prime signing with a new team. Even if that were the case, he's not nearly the star ESPN makes him out to be. Yes, he was a great player in his day and that consecutive games streak is mind-boggling, but he's not in that special group of elite athletes. He has always been flawed. Therefore, I am going to say Favre is the most overrated star in sports history!
ESPN makes this guy out to be in the same class as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, or even his NFL colleague, Tom Brady. Favre can't even carry Brady's jock! None of those athletes on their worst day come as close to Favre on his. Favre is the all-time interceptions leader. Favre couldn't out play Eli Manning in 4 degree weather at home in the NFC Championship two years ago! Yes, he's a first ballot hall of famer, but he is far from being the elite athlete! If I were to rank the top quarterbacks in NFL history, I wouldn't even have him in the top ten! Not neccessarly in this order, but Marino, Elway, Montana, Unitas, Bradshaw, Brady, Manning, Young, Tarkenton and Staubach would probably comprise my top ten. So enough already, ESPN! Just let the Vikings quietly win a weak NFC North and be eliminated in the wildcard round by a superior runner up from the NFC East!
By the way, ESPN is going to promote the hell out of the fact that they have Packers @ Vikings on Monday Night this season. But who cares? That game is in Minnesota. Those lame morons. FOX has the game at Lambeau if you are interested!
Pat Morgan
4 comments:
He wasn't bad for bout 11 gms then it went downhill.
His best, and really only impressive game was in New England. The running game and defense won the Tennessee game. And those six TDs in the Arizona game were overrated. It made his stats look good for most of the season.
nice picture! Maybe he will start getting alzheimer's and forget to show up to some games...
haha, that would be fantastic... think conan should use the mccain thing where he wonders around confused on favre?
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