The Vikings Don't Need Brett Favre

[El Kabong]

I could play QB for the Vikings! With Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor in the running game why would you even want to pass??

[VictorCharlie]

Didn't Cunningham go 15-1 as the Vikings starter and make the NFC championship game? And didn't George also have a pretty good record there for a year or two? I wouldn't sign Farve either though. Great running game and improving defense so they just need a good game manager who doesn't make mistakes. For every great play Brett made last year he also had some really crappy moments.

[C-Lo]

Favre needs to step out of the game. He needs to retire! The Vikings would probably sell a few more tickets in exchange for a ton of interceptions thrown...

[OumaFan]

Favre lies like other people breathe, little attention whore.

I hate him, I have to go from channel 24 directly to 26 just to make sure I don't hear anything about him on sportscenter.

[El Kabong]

The issue with Favre is he never wanted to retire, the Packers tried to force his hand, he wasn't ready, they blocked trading him to the Vikings directly (which they probably could have gotten a lot more for him than they did) and now it looks like he's going to play for the Vikings just because he wants to show his old team up.

Both sides are at fault here, the only problem is The Packers can't really do anything after they have traded him away.

Favre hasn't done anything wrong, he's entitled to play in the NFL as long as someone will pay him....I'd take him on the Panthers any day of the week!!! He doesn't owe the Packers anything other than a simple "Thank you for taking a chance on me" which I assume the Super Bowl apperances did for him.

The Packers are invested in Aaron Rodgers ( a very capable QB) and they have moved on. The J-E-T-S (S-U-C-K) have invested in a new QB as well and they should be happy Brett has moved on as now their team can grow.

Why so much hate for Favre? Sure he went about retiring TWICE in a dumb way but the height of this irony is that a bunch of BOXING fans are angry about it.....REALLY I mean all I have to tell you is RAY LEONARD and that should let you know where you stand on retirement issues in pro sports

[Drago]

how old is Favre now?

[VictorCharlie]

after Lyle points out the irony everyone does this

[El Kabong]

how old is Favre now?

...old enough to do what he fucking wants to

[BoxingGorilla]

Didn't Cunningham go 15-1 as the Vikings starter and make the NFC championship game? And didn't George also have a pretty good record there for a year or two?

I remember Cunningham blowing a playoff game against the 49ers the season before that.

Brad Johnson was ditched. Rich Gannon was ditched. Both went on to play against each other in Superbowl... 36? Raiders Vs. Bucs

I think Jeff George was underrated, but he was still on the downslide when Minnesota decided he was the man for them.

[amat]

The 9ers were huuuge favorites in 97 over the Vikings BG, you can't say just because Cunningham didn't pull it out versus one of the most balanced teams in the league that he was a failure. I have that game on recording, I sometimes watch it before I sleep (not the Packer game which we lost) and yeah, that's a lot to expect to beat those 49ers. It was a 2 horse race that year between the 9ers and Packers as that was the year the Cowboys had finally fallen off and for good.