In our preseason compartmentalization of the quarterback position in the NFL, we had already settled on a few things – Tom Brady’s general attractiveness, Peyton Manning being in the best shape of his career, Michael Vick donning Eagles’ green and a retired Brett Favre in street clothes (Wrangler jeans, perhaps?) …
It was settled, in fact. Favre had retired (again). We had moved on to other things …
Then, in a surprise announcement yesterday, the 39-year-old Favre agreed to terms with the Vikings on a two-year deal – and then showed up at the Vikings training camp.
Boom, just like that.
Now all of a sudden, everything is upside down again – and two dates which could “live in infamy” have been circled on the calendars of football fans across the country, but particularly on the calendars of the “cheese heads” in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
On October 5th, Favre’s former team – the Green Bay Packers – will pay a visit to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Then, four weeks later, Favre’s new team will travel to the “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field for a rematch.
Green Bay fans, who were fine with Favre playing in the AFC a year ago for the New York Jets, are understandably quite pissed about these developments.
Originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 out of Southern Mississippi, Favre played sixteen seasons in Green Bay before retiring, un-retiring and signing with the New York Jets for the 2008 season.
Favre is the NFL career leader in touchdown passes (464), passing yards (65,127), completions (5,720) and most importantly, wins (169). He has also started in a record 291 consecutive games.
Pic: Reuters
By Seymour Glass August 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Snowballs (weather permitting) will hopefully be flying at Lambeau!
By HammerheadSC August 19, 2009 at 1:49 pm
and probably coins or other metals stuck inside those snowballs.
By Weekly Football Predictions August 19, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Favre will be far better than Sage and Tavaris. Good sign, I just wish he didn’t waffle about it for 4 months to skip training camp.
By confused August 19, 2009 at 5:03 pm
i like the classy move of showing up for the presser in a greasy nasty faded ball cap, a t shirt and a few days scruff. of course, i stopped expecting “classy” from favre a few years ago…
By old bike dude August 19, 2009 at 5:24 pm
From Hall of Famer to freakin’joke. Vikings will be the latest team to be stuck with an aging quaterback of marginal worthiness and ability. Wasn’t anyone watching the Jets. Farve is in it for the revenge. All he will prove is that for 16 years Green Bay did a hell of a job at keeping the public unaware as to what a low bred, redneck, asshole Brett Farve truly can be at times…like all the time.
By fitsnews August 19, 2009 at 5:38 pm
WTF? Why all this hatred of the Favre?
Did he not say “I’m in town to play the Dolphins, ya dumb ass?” and does he not show up to press conferences dressed the way we wish we could dress every day?
This is GREAT for the NFL, people. GREAT.
-FITS
By Jame the Foot Soldier August 19, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I’m working a line or two to get tickets to the game at the rollerdome.
Tavarius Jackson (the “Sergio” Garcia of the NFL) was NOT the answer.
Guaranteed first round playoff bye….home field in the playoffs….now let’s see how good those former Gamecock receivers really are.
it’s morning in amerika…..