Brett Farve is the most interesting stories in the sports world today. And I say stories, plural, because there are so many Favre topics that you can talk about.
I know, I know, you and everyone else seems to say that, "I'm Favred out!" And I feel the same way most of the time. But I can't ignore what is going on with Favre.
As we all know, Favre has returned to the Vikings. So let’s just skip over the part where I bitch about ESPN’s coverage of that. Now we get to the good stuff, the actually worth paying attention to, stuff.
Question one, why did he come back? Of course for love of the game, blah, blah, blah. I think that it’s possible that he came back because of his ‘iron man’ streak that he has. If his ankle was the reason for retirement, then that means that his streak comes to an end, due to an injury.He isn’t going to let that happen. He wants to quit on his terms, and those terms would have another championship in them.
That brings me to my second question. Is Brett’s team good enough to get him to the Superbowl? Sydney Rice is a pro-bowl receiver who is going to be out until mid-season and who knows if he will be the same Sydney Rice as last year? Percy Harvin is another instrumental guy that has question marks around his health. But there is no question mark on whether the Vikings need him or not.
If Brett Favre is the key to the Vikings success on offense this year, then Adrian Peterson must be the gas, engine and the tires. If AP can hold on to the rock (and stay healthy), then the sky is the limit for the purple and gold. We all know he can run, so hold on to the ball and you will stay in the game and rack up the yards and wins.
On defense the Vikes are so good that it’s boring to talk about. I will, however, mention the best defensive line in the league. There, now Jared Allen can’t complain.
My third question and the bigger picture. What is Favre trying to accomplish? Well, if the Vikings win the Superbowl then Favre is hailed as the greatest QB that has ever walked the face of the Earth and all is well in the world. BUT, what happens if he doesn’t? Then we go thru it all again next year. Duh, duuh, duuuh….
