It's Come To This for Brett Favre

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It's come to this for Brett Favre. Being mocked by the Taiwanese in cartoon's.

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Photo: The Internet is Great

Brett Favre surprised everyone last night when he decided he was healthy enough to play last night against the Chicago Bears. Favre threw a touchdown and a interception before being thrown to the ground by Bears rookie Corey Wootton. Favre left the game with a concussion and the Vikings lost. Bubbaprog took this photo of Favre laying on the frozen turf. That photo lead to some very creative photoshops.

My goodness the Internet is great.

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2010 NFL Preview: With Favre's Retirement What Happens to the Vikings and the NFC?

With Brett Favre allegedly announcing his retirement this morning, this changes the complete complexion of the Vikings, NFC North, and NFC in general. I'm with Mike Florio on this one, I believe Favre will still play this season. Until then though, the Vikings must move on.

Who Will Be the Vikings Quarterback?: Without Favre the Vikings are down to Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels, and rookie Joe Webb as their quarterbacks. In two years as the Vikings starter Jackson has thrown 21 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. And who can forget Jackson getting destroyed by Chris Clemons against the Eagles in the playoffs? Jackson isn't a terrible quarterback, but he isn't elite.



Sage Rosenfels isn't much better than Jackson. Rosenfels has thrown 30 touchdowns and 29 interceptions in his career.  And who can forget his little brainfart against the Indianapolis Colts a couple of years ago? The Vikings take a huge step back in the quarterback department but are still loaded on offense.



How Will This Affect The Vikings Offense?: Even without Favre the Vikings are still loaded on offense. The Vikings made the playoffs a couple of years ago with Jackson as their quarterback based solely on their offensive line and Adrian Peterson. Peterson is still in the backfield with that great offensive line in front of him. The Vikings also drafted Stanford running back Toby Gerhart to add some depth in the backfield. Visanthe Shiancoe and his unit is a solid tight end. The Vikings also have depth at receiver with Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice, and Bernard Berrian. So while Favre may have retired and Jackson may not be competent, but that offensive line and depth at running back and receiver still makes the Vikings a solid team.

How Will Favre's Retirment Affect the NFC North?: Vegas odds-makers were picking the Vikings to win the NFC North at the beginning of training camp. With Favre retiring, the odds-makers are already changing their picks. While the Vikings are still a loaded team on offense and defense, they're no longer my pick to win the NFC North. I'm going with Green Bay simply because I trust Aaron Rodgers to make right decisions on the field instead of Jay Cutler.

Will the Vikings Still Make the Playoffs?: I'm still going to pick the Vikings to make the playoffs as a Wild Card. Their defense is too loaded to fall off a cliff. A great defense can still take a team far. Also the Vikings probably have the best offensive line in the NFL, they'll protect Jackson. The Vikings also have depth at running back and receivers. If Jackson can limit his mistakes, Minnesota is still a playoff team.

How Will This Affect The Rest of the NFL?: The NFL loses one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time. We forget now, but Favre won three MVP trophy's in row, played in two Super Bowls and won one. He's the Cal Ripken of football playing in 285 straight games an amazing feat when you think about it because Peyton Manning is second and is almost 100 games behind Favre. Favre also broke several passing records including the most yards, touchdowns, and interceptions thrown. Forget about his drama surrounding his retirement decisions, Favre was an all-time best quarterback. I surely won't miss him though playing against the 49ers because he always killed them.

Breaking News: Brett Favre Announces He Will Not Play Next Year........Ho Hum

Jay Glazer is reporting that Brett Favre will not play for the Minnesota Vikings or any other teams this season. The Glazer tweet says, "Favre has told teammates he will NOT play this season, citing wear and tear on his body. Team is hoping he will change his mind." I'm sure the Vikings are hoping he will change his mind. They're now stuck with either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels as their QB. Not exactly inspiring.

Favre says he's not coming back because his surgically repaired ankle isn't healthy enough for him to continue to play. He might still be hurt, but I'm not buying he's not coming back until the season starts. It's only August 3rd and we're still more than a month away from the start of the NFL season. He's burned his bridge for anyone to give him the benefit of the doubt. Brett Favre announces he will not play this season...............ho hum, move on.

Update: I would avoid ESPN today if you don't want non-stop Favre coverage.

Update:  Vikings coach Brad Childress addressed the media a few minutes ago. He knows nothing and then promptly passed out.

The Links

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The Links

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Here We Go Again

Oh crap, here we go again. Brett Favre is on an airplane and is expected to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. Or not. Or whatever this cat is going to do. You can never tell, because it's always about Favre. Good luck in Minnesota, Brett. Your going to need it when you head to Green Bay.

Update!: Brett Favre will be paid $12 million for this season alone. (PFT)

Report: Favre is expected to sign with Vikings today (PFT)

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Breaking News: Our Nightmare is over

Our long national nightmare is over. No the economy hasn't recovered yet. No there is peace in the Middle East. But Brett Favre has finally made a decision about his future in the NFL.

And the verdict is, he's staying retired. Or at least according to ESPN.

Quarterback Brett Favre has informed Minnesota Vikings officials that he will remain retired, according to The Star Tribune.

Coach Brad Childress confirmed the news to the Star Tribune, leaving the Vikings in an unexpected and awkward spot with training camp set to open Wednesday. The Vikings are now left to choose between Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels as their 2009 starter.

"I just think it was a rare opportunity to explore a Hall of Fame quarterback who had background in the NFC and in this division," Childress said to the newspaper. "He knows our system inside out ... This doesn't change anything about how I feel about our football team."

Well I guess Rachel Nichols can finally pack up her tent and get off Favre's lawn. That's unless Favre wakes up tomorrow and decides he wants to play again. We've all been here before folks.

Report: Brett Favre opts to remain retired (ESPN)

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Update: Brett Favre to stay retired

Well the Brett Favre roller coaster has come to a stop. According to Yahoo, Favre called the Minnesota Vikings and told them he will like to stay retired. Whatever. I won't believe Favre until the season starts. He might not want to participate in mini-camps so he says that now. But wait till training camp starts and Favre feels that need again to play. For now I will hold my breathe.

The Ever Important Brett Favre Update

According to Pro Football Talk via Jay Glazer, the Minnesota Vikings might not be totally interested in bringing Brett Favre in with the team.

The Vikings are "split" on whether to pursue Favre and they haven't even talked about bringing Favre on board. Via PFT:

In Glazer’s podcast, per Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Fox Sports insider reports that the Favre situation definitely remains up in the air.

“This is just Favre and Brad Childress,” Glazer said. “That’s all it is right now. It’s Favre meeting with Brad Childress. The organization has not yet met to discuss the possibility of signing Brett Favre. The organization is pretty much split.

“Right now, a lot of people in the organization who feel, ‘Hey, we’re below the radar right now. Everybody is focusing on the Chicago Bears because they have Jay Cutler. Nobody is really looking at us right now. All we have is Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson.’ [Favre] would put [the Vikings] obviously well on the map and well over the radar, if you will.”

Favre reportedly remains extremely bitter about his messy divorce from the Green Bay Packers and holds a grudge against General Manager Ted Thompson, according to a recent report from Gary Myers of the New York Daily News.

That's a pretty crappy reason to play for the Vikings. All you want to do is exact revenge against your former team.

So why would the Vikings want Favre if he is only thinking about himself? And what do Green Bay fans think of this, after many years cheering for the guy?

This saga will continue for the rest of the week. I expect ESPN to once again cover this event like a Presidential election, but I expect Jay Glazer to break the story. It happened last year, remember?