tl;dr cliff notes at bottom
Brett Favre is rumored to return to the gridiron for the 2nd year in a row after "retiring" The Minnesota Vikings are at the top of the list of teams that are interested in getting Favre and several reports have him meeting Brad Childress today.
I think it is a mistake for any decent NFL team to pick Favre up. He is too old and only good for 1 year before he leaves/retires. The only way it would make sense for a team to pick him up would be to sell tickets. He is incapable of winning another super bowl at this point. Not even Joe Montana, the greatest QB of all time, could do that when he went to the Chiefs. Favre's last chance was in Green Bay in '07 and he blew that one. I do not fault Favre for wanting to come back and play the game he loves. He is still better than many current NFL QB's so why not right? Plus it is his decision whether to play or not, it is NOT the fans/owners/GM's/media's decision.
Favre is the most overrated quarterback (albeit still very good) in the history of the game. Yes. I said it. I might not even put him in the top 10 quarterbacks of all time. He has all the records but how much does that matter when you have played so much more than everyone else (the iron man record is the most impressive and got him the rest of the records). He has only won 1 Super Bowl and blown several opportunities to win more due to his gunslinging style. If the Vikings pick him up they will likely make the playoffs, and maybe even get out of the 1st round. But the reality is that they will just be wasting a year of development for whoever their real future quarterback is while allowing the window for winning a Super Bowl to close that much more.
If Favre had to come back I think one of the few teams that could benefit from his presence would be none other than the Detroit Lions. They would be sold out for all 8 home games regardless of their "perfect" season last year, and Matthew Stafford could have some time with the clipboard learning from a future hall of famer. Of course Favre would prefer to go to a team he thought would have a chance to win. But if it came down to it I think he would go almost anywhere. He is addicted to football just like he was addicted to painkillers and its a tough habit to kick. We have all seen far too many athletes go well beyond their prime refusing to retire and making a mockery of their otherwise impressive careers. He is not quite to that point yet as he is still a good QB when healthy, but he is on his way.
So I ask you, my fellow FTR football fans, which of you would welcome Favre to your team for the 2009 season?
Cliff Notes: Favre is probably returning next season with the Vikings being his likely landing spot. Would any of you want him on your team?
