Brett Favre

As a Packer fan I got used to the same old song and dance every off season over the last handful of years.. is this really the year Brett Favre is gonna hang em up? In fact, Favre played so long for the Packers that the only other QB I really even remember watching is Don 'the majik man' Majkowski. Every offseason would come, Favre acted like he was going to retire, but then he'd always decide to play another year. So when Favre finally tearfully said his farewell to football a year ago, I was pretty heartbroken. Oh well, it was time to move on, right?

HA!

Just when I was getting used to thinking the only time I'd now see the 'ol gun-slinger' play football was during Wrangler Jeans commercials, he decides he really DIDN'T retire and he was set to make a comeback. Excitement ensued across Wisconsin, especially for the fact that we we'd still get to see his hot college daughter in the press box every week! However, to make a long story short, after much deliberation Favre decided that he wasn't being shown enough love and the Packers were forced to trade him to the NY Jets.

A year and a 2nd retirement later, Favre is now looking to play for the Packers #1 hated rival, the Minnesota Vikings (we hate you too Bears fans, but in more of a "fun" way than a "hated" way if that makes sense). Yes-- the Vikings are a QB away from being a legit contender and Yes-- Favre has friends on the coaching staff and Yes-- you can say he'd be a good fit -- but the real reason he wants to come back is to stick it to the Packers. I don't think Favre realizes that he is going to need about 30 security guards with him at all time as some crazed Packer fan will surely try to assassinate him. In fact, a recent study found that the number of babies and pets named "Brett" increased by 2500% in Wisconsin between the years 1990 and 2005!

Now, the latest "story" (since there seems to be a brand-new one EVERY day.. doesn't the sports world have ANYTHING else to write about??) is that Favre's family members reserved 30+ rooms in the Green Bay area for the weekend of the Packers/Vikings game. The story also states that these rooms were reserved 2 months ago-- wait a second... 2 months ago when Favre was STILL a member of the NY Jets (although he would soon "retire" again)?? hmmm....

I loved watching Favre as a Packer and enjoyed his stellar acting chops in There's Something about Mary, but I've had enough. I always thought of Favre as someone who played for the love of the game, did things the 'right' way, and was all in all a 'good guy'-- until his true self really came out over the last couple of years. Although part of me hopes ends up playing for the Vikings and ruins whatever legacy he has remaining, I really wish he would just go away. Brett, you are beyond annoying.