To my Minnesota friends and family,
The circus is coming to town. Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey? Nay. Cirque du Soleil? Nein. It's the Brett Favre circus and sports writers and pundits both pro and con for his return to the NFL are salivating at every rumor. There are lots of them right now and it's kind of slow for a football writer. There will be some talk amongst the unknowing about what his role will be if he goes to Viking training camp. Here amongst the knowing, we can say with certainty that he will be the opening day starter if he signs a contract.
The Vikes are almost in the same boat the Packers were in last season. Almost. The QB suddenly came into the picture AFTER the Vikes, fresh off of coming up short in the playoffs, had made plans to proceed without him. The Packers had that problem, too. Fortunately for the Vikes, they can walk away from it if they think it will disrupt their plans. They'd then only have to deal with the amped up what-if fans the rest of the season. The Packers didn't have that option because they still had him signed to a big contract. They had to either let him come to camp and pay him, trade him, or release him. None of their options were attractive.
I'm normally in favor of having as much competition as possible in training camp, particularly at a position that has been a problem. A 10-6 team with a suspect QB can only be better with the addition of a certain Hall-of-Fame QB, right? It will surely create a buzz and maybe even generate some ticket sales, probably the two worst reasons to sign him. I honestly don't think he'll help them achieve their goal, assuming their goal is to go deeper into the playoffs. In a conference that sends the mediocre Cardinals to the Super Bowl, it probably won't set them back, either.
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About today's QOTD: I'd like to know how any of those companies can stay under the radar now.
Quote of the Day
Tom Donaldson, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, says GM and other companies accepting government aid should be working hard to stay under the radar.
Max Jarman and Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "I think this first round pick was a surprise to many fans, but I am glad we recruited someone to spice up the passing game. Our offense needs serious help - AP can't do it all on his own and Sidney Rice and Bobby Wade are huge disappointments and frankly Bernard Berrian wasn't all that special last year either...then again I guess you need a QB to lob you the ball."
I'll probably regret it, but confidence in Jackson and Rosenfels is so low that I would consider Fran Tarkenton if he wanted to suit up.
Might as well. He's only a year or two older. :)
The current buzz is Favre told Childress that he will stay retired. I do not believe there's enough silver in that bullet(in).
Think you're right, Dave. I think that monster will come back to life in the coming weeks ahead.