The Favre Saga Continues

The NFL offseason is an exciting time for every team and fan. It's a time to revamp, a time to work on improving from last season, and for the last two years it's been a time to talk about Brett Favre's fickleness.

It's a storyline that has made these past offseasons full of excitement, giving team's the hope of maybe landing a Hall of Fame quarterback.

Sure, he's formally announced his retirement twice. But as he put it, he will always feel the "itch".

When the "itch" got him last season, things did not go the way Favre planned. Expecting to waltz back into Packers training camp, because after all he is Brett Favre, the Packers were not having any of it.

After already committing to new starter Aaron Rodgers, Ted Thompson had to make the decision of letting the legendary Packer, take a seat to Rodgers. Thompson reportedly offered Favre 20 million dollars to stay retired, but Favre wasn't negotiating, he wanted to play.

Well Favre got his wish, he left his short-termed retirement. This time however, it was for a new team, The New York Jets. The Packers had traded him for a conditional draft pick.

A disgruntled Favre joined the Jets, very confused on how the team he had done so much for could treat him the way they did.

Favre is at it once again this season, but this time it seems to be more for redemption, then for his own desire to play.

After announcing his retirement once again this season, new rumors surrounded Favre. This time it was with the Packer's biggest rival, the Minnesota Vikings.

Favre has never been able to forgive the Packers for the way they treated him when he attempted to come back, and this seems like the perfect way to get them back.

Favre then went for surgery to fix his shoulder, which in a way indicated he was trying to make a comeback. After all, why else have the surgery if it is not necessary?

After rumors came out this week of Favre's family booking rooms at the Midway Motor Lodge near Lambeau, at the time the Packers play the Vikings in the season opener, people began to become even more skeptical of the "retired" Favre.

We have now learned that Favre has a deadline of the end of this week, to decide if he wants to come back or not.

So as we all get caught up in another year of Brett Favre drama, is it really worth him making another comeback. Can he bring the Vikings to the next level? Will be able to ride off into the sunset, stabbing his former beloved team in the back.

None of these questions can be answered at this moment. I will say this, Favre coming back is what makes this sport entertaining. What would be better then to watch Favre try to get back at his old team? The team he won his Championship with, but the same team that turned their back's when he wanted to come back.

For one, we all know Favre is old, and with age comes deteriorated player. We all watched old man Favre break down and fall apart, as the Jets missed the playoffs last season.

I am not saying this wont happen with the Vikings, but he has a player in Adrian Peterson that will take the load of him. He will not be throwing nearly as much with the Vikings, as he was with the Jets or the Packers. The Vikings have always had a run-style offense, and behind big guard Steve Hutchinson things will be much easier. With Sage Rosenfels currently running the reigns it seems like Favre is exactly what the Vikings need to potentially get to the next level, they both need each other.

All in all, Favre coming back will do nothing negative for the sport. It will give America, a chance to watch a football great give it all he has, for whatever motivation it might be.

UPDATE:
Minnesota head coach Brad Childress, stated in a public announcement that there is not a deadline for Favre.


This is via rotoworld.com
"Absolutely not," Childress said. "Maybe by Deanna [Favre] or somebody like that, but certainly not from me. Not even close. [I] don’t know where that dropped out of the sky from ... I don’t know how you guys in that industry go about your sourcing. 'A source that a source said.’ I don’t know. It’s questionable. Very questionable." The door remains wide open for Favre to join the Vikings in July.