Okay, I only want to talk about this once. Then we'll never bring it up again... except as backhanded comments and jokes. I promise.
Brett Favre has played 18 season in the NFL. Some of them have been fantastic. Some of them, less so. He was the face of a franchise (Green Bay), went to a Jets team that mismanaged pretty much everything, and now is at that first franchise's greatest rival (Minnesota).
A few years ago, Favre appeared on national television to announce his retirement. He cried. Green Bay cried. America was sad - it was the end of an era. A man who simply loved to play football, and was able to play it at a very high level had decided to end his career. Just kidding!
And then he did it again. And again. And again. The media doesn't help the situation. Favre gets his own block on the ESPN Bottom Line. He gets his own 5 minute bullet on PTI. He dominates media coverage like Tiger Woods. It is April 30, 2010, the NFL season still about 5 months away, and the first Favre sightings on ESPN.com are beginning to surface.
Dude. Get off my TV. I really don't need Hannah Storm and Ed Werner to debate for 4 minutes the merits of you having an ankle surgery to continue playing football at 41 years of age. You went to the NFC Championship game. You redeemed the miserable end to the Jets season. How many more times are we going to go through this? Are we going to wait until 2 weeks before the season to decide again? There won't be any new information for any of those 5 months, just hours of endless, pointless speculation.
Granted, Favre had a career season statistically: 68.4% completions (1st, career), 4,202 yards (3rd), 33 touchdowns (T-4th), and a 107.2 QB rating (1st by almost 10pts). He only threw 7 interceptions. If I ever need surgery, I want the guy who did Brett's shoulder. The way people feel about this depends on one thing: which Favre will we see (if we see him...)? 2009 Favre or 2008 Favre? Or even worse, 2005 Favre (20 touchdowns, 29 interceptions, 70.9 QB rating)?
The point is this: if you're going to keep playing, get the surgery now, do your rehab, get to training camp, practice, and go play. If you're not going to play, go back to Mississippi and coach your high school team, build them a new stadium, open a restaurant - I don't care. Just get off my TV until the NFL season starts.
Brett Favre has played 18 season in the NFL. Some of them have been fantastic. Some of them, less so. He was the face of a franchise (Green Bay), went to a Jets team that mismanaged pretty much everything, and now is at that first franchise's greatest rival (Minnesota).
A few years ago, Favre appeared on national television to announce his retirement. He cried. Green Bay cried. America was sad - it was the end of an era. A man who simply loved to play football, and was able to play it at a very high level had decided to end his career. Just kidding!
And then he did it again. And again. And again. The media doesn't help the situation. Favre gets his own block on the ESPN Bottom Line. He gets his own 5 minute bullet on PTI. He dominates media coverage like Tiger Woods. It is April 30, 2010, the NFL season still about 5 months away, and the first Favre sightings on ESPN.com are beginning to surface.
Dude. Get off my TV. I really don't need Hannah Storm and Ed Werner to debate for 4 minutes the merits of you having an ankle surgery to continue playing football at 41 years of age. You went to the NFC Championship game. You redeemed the miserable end to the Jets season. How many more times are we going to go through this? Are we going to wait until 2 weeks before the season to decide again? There won't be any new information for any of those 5 months, just hours of endless, pointless speculation.
Granted, Favre had a career season statistically: 68.4% completions (1st, career), 4,202 yards (3rd), 33 touchdowns (T-4th), and a 107.2 QB rating (1st by almost 10pts). He only threw 7 interceptions. If I ever need surgery, I want the guy who did Brett's shoulder. The way people feel about this depends on one thing: which Favre will we see (if we see him...)? 2009 Favre or 2008 Favre? Or even worse, 2005 Favre (20 touchdowns, 29 interceptions, 70.9 QB rating)?
The point is this: if you're going to keep playing, get the surgery now, do your rehab, get to training camp, practice, and go play. If you're not going to play, go back to Mississippi and coach your high school team, build them a new stadium, open a restaurant - I don't care. Just get off my TV until the NFL season starts.
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