Favre Can't Leave Now

After failing to win the Super Bowl again this year Brett Favre has announced that he will most likely retire. Note to self {copy and paste story from 2009, 2008.2007, etc}. Favre has been pulling this same possible retirement stunt since the Clinton administration. The difference between this year in Minnesota and previous seasons is that Favre looked like a good NFL quarterback the entire 2009 season. Favre played like he belonged again as an NFLQB. Minnesota was the perfect and best fit for Favre and the Vikings, and would be for at least one more year.

In the coming months Favre will contemplate retirement on his Mississippi farm while making commercials for jeans and heartburn medicine. Favre will have plenty of time to think about what he hasn't been able accomplish Favre hasn't been a Super Bowl champion in over a decade. Favre isn't the oldest player in NFL history, quarterback or other position. Favre still can tackle a defensive back returning a turnover like nobody else in the game. Favre still has many more game altering interceptions left in his arm. After bypassing training camp Favre will return to the Vikings or another team if he wears out his welcome in Minnesota. This is just too much to pass up for Favre to call it a career.

There is a new wrinkle in the ongoing Brett Favre career saga. Favre’s nephew Dylan is entering Ole Miss in the fall after a stellar high school career. It will take the younger Favre time to develop and perform well enough to get a chance at making it in the NFL. If Dylan Favre does play well enough in college to get a chance in the pros it will take time for him to learn the pro game. At that point Brett can retire and become Dylan’s position coach. We can’t have football without at least one Favre playing in the NFL. Brett Favre will have to continue to make the sacrifice and keep playing until no team wants him or Osteoporosis sets in. Don’t worry football fans Brett will be back in time for Week 1 of the 2010 season... somewhere.