So, Brett Favre retired again. Or did he? Can he really be pulling the same old nonsense again? I mean, I love me some Favre just as much as the next guy, but enough is enough.
He flip flopped and stalled in Green Bay until management finally showed him the door so they could start the Aaron Rodgers era. At the time, my sympathies were mostly with Favre, arguably the greatest player in the storied history of Green Bay’s franchise. It just seemed… wrong for him to be so unceremoniously dumped from the team he had played for so well for roughly sixty years (give or take).
Then he lollygagged with his decision about staying or going after his unremarkable year with the New York Jets, holding out his decision until well past the eleventh hour. Now, after playing well for Green Bay’s hated rival the Minnesota Vikings, he’s back to playing games with the franchise’s future, toying with staying or going right up to training camp and beyond.
Although everyone involved publicly gives the same “It’s all up to Brett” line, Coach Brad Childress has to be more than a little concerned about going into the season with either a 127-year-old quarterback with a surgically repaired knee and no reps with the offense during training camp or Tavaris Jackson. If Favre does really-really-no-fingers-crossed-truly-mean-it this time, that leaves the team one injury away from having Sage Rosenfels as the starting quarterback.
It’s hard not to make the comparison back to Michael Jordan and his multiple retirement parties. It’s hard to empathize with Favre again on his third go around with this schtick. In the long run, Favre will be in the Hall of Fame and will be remembered as one of the all time greats in the NFL. In the short run, Favre is tarnishing his shiny image and hurting his current team, which should only serve to delight the fans of his former teams.
