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Should Brett Favre have come back out of retirement to play football for the Vikings?
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| Yes | 48% | 212 votes | Total: 438 votes | |
| No | 52% | 226 votes |
Yes
by Timothy Lawson
Created on: September 21, 2009
It's time, he said. It really is. That is what Brett Favre told ESPN in an interview earlier this year regarding the idea of his retirement. The world, including Brett, was ready for his retirement. Then, on August 18, Brett Favre signed a two year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. This enraged Green Bay fans and made the football world wonder, should Favre really come back to play?
Brett Favre is a football player. He was a football player before he was a Minnesota Viking, before he was a Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers, before he was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons and before he stepped on the field for Southern Mississippi. His life revolves around getting behind center, taking the snap and firing tight spirals down field. Brett Favre wants to play football and football wants him to play.
I, like most football fans, agree that seeing Favre in anything other than a green Packer jersey is a little weird. I also understand how it can be an ill feeling to the cheese heads to see him in a purple Vikings jersey. Green Bay fans should rest easy as Favre will always be known as a Packer. Just as Jerry Rice and Joe Montana are always referred to as 49ers, Favre will be a Packer. There should be no argument made that he should stay retired in order to not tarnish his image and career with Green Bay.
Favre never truly retired. Jordan retired, Ali retired, but Favre never retired. Brett Favre relaxed in the off season and still took the first snap of the season for the New York Jets just as he will for the Vikings. Even though he was talking retirement, Favre knew he would play again. So the headlines reading Favre comes out of retirement (again) are not completely accurate.
Finally, Brett Favre should most certainly come back to play because he will succeed. It is not secret that Brett is no longer in his prime, but he still has the skill needed to be successful. Brett Favre has one of the best play-action passes ever. The play-action is going to be very dangerous with Adrian Peterson running the ball. After a couple successful runs by Peterson they can run an effective play-action on 1st and 10 or 2ndand short. Also, Minnesota may not have a star receiver but they have a talented enough squad to give Brett options.
Brett deserves to be playing again this year, and it was a good choice for him to do so.
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No
by MC Allen
Created on: August 27, 2009
George Costanza, of Seinfeld fame, once said "leave on a high note." Brett Favre should listen and learn this mantra as he prepares to once again don yet another team's colors. From Green Bay to New York to Minnesota Brett Favre has certainly traveled the United States. How much longer can this go on? How many more teams will take a chance on this aging quarterback?
In his final season with the Packers, Brett Favre delivered an amazing performance. No the team did not make it to the Super Bowl but they went further than most predicted and at this point it was time to pass the reigns of the team over to Aaron Rodgers. As he cried on national television, Brett Favre said goodbye to is beloved Packers and was set to move on to the next phase of his life. But wait; he was not ready to leave. He still had good years left in him. So ignoring his swan song, Brett Favre decided to come out of retirement.
At this point we have said goodbye to Mr. Favre not once but twice and both times he has returned for "one more year." An athlete's body has an expiration date. Brett Favre is not a kicker, he is a quarterback and his body can no longer take the abuse. Plus, is it not time to turn the game over to the next generation of players? Admirably the Packers stuck with Aaron Rodgers and did not allow Favre back to the starting job, but it seems as if there is always going to be a team waiting in the wings, willing to give him one more shot.
Move on Mr. Favre! Having a team spend the money on you, helping you to learn new offenses, and conditioning your tired, old body just seems wrong. Everyone realizes that it is hard to walk away from something that you have loved so much but getting young players hopes up when they think you still have the skills is wrong as well. We all get old and we all realize that our bodies are not able to perform the same. Use what you have learned to coach, teach or just get out there and enjoy life. As much as we love football, there is more to life out there. I loved you in Green Bay, I tolerated you in New York (for the sake of Jerricho Cotchery) and I will ignore you in Minnesota. That is how far you have come.
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