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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