Posted on Tuesday, 1st September 2009 by Ryan Polizzo
It’s amazing. Just when he was officially retired once again, Brett Favre “un-retired”, agreeing to come back to Minnesota for two more years of football. This move is getting all kinds of media attention and generating excitement in Minnesota, but I really don’t see the big deal.
Favre will be 40 in October. How many quarterbacks lead their teams to Super Bowls at 40. He’s as durable as they come and he’s showed great longevity through his career, but still…
He’s coming off some bicep surgery. He also has a torn rotator cuff. His body is obviously starting to give, and between the quickness one loses as they age, the strength they lose as they age, their increased recovery time, and their susceptibility to injuries, Favre seems like he has a high chance of disaster during these next two seasons.
Look at the way that Favre looked during the second half of 2008 with the Jets. So many picks, his injuries, and everything led the team to implosion. He threw 9 interceptions during the last five games of the season. While he’ll obviously play over Tarvaris Jackson in Minnesota, I have to say that Jackson’s last four games consisted of just one interception.
Then there’s the whole issue of team chemistry. It seemed like Jackson had a close bond with his wide receivers. This is a critical element to a team’s success. Favre, on the other hand, is coming into a team that he doesn’t know, missed an entire training camp, and will have no rapport with any of his receivers.
As far as the rest of the team goes, Favre doesn’t seem to get along with his teammates these days either. Look at all of the incidents in New York, with Thomas Jones and Favre not having dressed with the team, traveled with the team, or anything else. He sees himself as better than his teammates and this won’t bode well in Minnesota.
The Vikings will surely generate a lot of buzz with this move, and it may be good for them as far as publicity goes. As far as their success, though, I can’t say that I think they’ll have a better record in 2009.
Due to his aging, his chemistry issues, and everything else, I don’t see why Favre will be the answer in Minnesota this year. He’s more of a name than a major talent at this point in his career, and he’ll remain one of the greatest to ever play the game. But not these games.
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