Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Brett to world, "Just Kidding"

Brett Farve decided to come out of retirement once again as he signs another contract, this time with the Minnesota Vikings.

Farve will also play in the Vikings preseason game against the Chiefs this Friday. Not only will he play, but Farve will be the starting quarterback over Tavaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels who have practiced with the team since the beginning.

Farve had surgery on his arm back in May and then practiced with some high school kids a couple of times, and yep, that should be enough to get him some NFL action.

Not to bad-mouth Farve or anything, he's had a great career and I would vote him in as a hall of famer, but this is a guy who just three weeks ago said he wasn't physically able to go through another season.

The first time he retired he said he didn't have anything left. He then signed a year deal with the New York Jets.

He came out looking great leading the Jets to an 8-3 record through their first 11 games. Then something happened. Farve tore his bicep and then everything just fell apart. The Jets went on to lose four out of their last five games.

Farve came out looking very fatigued and somewhat not wanting to play. Will the same thing happen this year? I think not.

Farve's arm is all better but that's not why this season will be much better for him. Lets see some factors that will help Farve along the way.

The Vikings now are in a better situation then the Jets were in last year. The Vikings were able to make the playoffs last year without Farve. So Farve can only help.

Farve won't have all the pressure that the city of New York puts on star quarterback. Get ready Sanchez. Eli, you've earned your keep.

The Jets didn't have much of a running game. The Vikings have the best running back in the game today in Adrian Peterson. This means less passes Farve has to throw and less sacks he will take. Less likely he will injure himself.

Vikings also have a good defense, way better then what the Jets had to offer Farve last year. This means less points Farve has to put up on the offensive end.

This time Favre has Rosenfels and Jackson as his back ups, two quarterbacks perfectly capable of filling in when Farve needs his rest.

Last year Farve had Kellen Clemens as his back-up. For some reason Clemons is still up for the starting job against Mark Sanchez. Cmon.

Farve will be playing half of his games inside a dome. Which is favorable for Farve since, at his age, playing in the snow in temperatures below zero probably won't suit him well.

Farve is back in the NFC North. A division he's known for over 15 years. He knows how the Vikings work, how the Bears and the Lions work, but most importantly, how the Packers work.

This brings me to my final point and probably the biggest reason Farve is back. The reason he doesn't want to say, to get revenge on the Packers.

To get back at the team he helped win a championship. The same team who turned him down the first time he came back. The team who gave the job to Aaron Rodgers, the young player Farve himself helped mentor.

So for whatever reason Farve is back, eh, who cares, Farve is back!

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