A day after Favre apparently told Trent Dilfer NO in a text message answering "Are you going to play again?" - he is now coming to Minnesota to speak with Brad Childress. There's almost no reason to think that he doesn't want to play for the Vikings now. He could have easily waited till mid June or so, skipping mini-camps and OTA's in the process. But the fact that he's wanting to start the conversations with Childress in early May is an indication that he wants to play, and wants to get acclimated with the team by taking part in the coming mini-camps.
If this does indeed happen, it will be a media circus in Eden Prairie and even bigger in Mankato when Training Camp opens in July. It will also cause conflicting reactions by Viking and Packer fans alike. I for one am torn about this. I've always respected Favre's game, but he played 16 years for the team I detest the most in all of sports. Sure the Vikings lack a true, legit QB and look to be just that position away from being the leading candidate win the Super Bowl, but is Favre really the answer? 10 years ago, no question, but he turns 40 in October and showed signs of losing a step, if not an arm the last nine games or so for the Jets last year. More and more rumors continue to spill out about this to include one that states that Favre exaggerated the arm issue, possibly to get the Jets to release him.
So do I want him in Purple? If we get the same Favre from two years ago that the Packers should have never let go, yes, with out a doubt. I have two major issues with Favre coming to Minnesota in regards to dealing with Packer fans:
- If the Vikings went on to win the Super Bowl with Favre, Packer fans would go off about how it took a former Packer great for the Vikings to finally win the Super Bowl.
- If the Vikings failed to make it to Super Bowl, or lose the Super Bowl, Packer fans would go off about how not even Favre can help them get there.
It's the ultimate catch-22, but to me, I don't care. It's inevitable now that he's coming to speak with Childress. He will be a Viking, I will support him, and I hope he's the key to take us to the promised land. With the running game and defense the Vikings have in place right now, the window is small and Tarvaris and Sage are not the answer now or down the road. Might as well roll the dice, take the plunge now, and remind the Packer fans that no matter what happens, it was their team that kicked a future Hall of Fame QB to the curb the season after he had one of his best years for them.
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