I’m on record as hoping that Brett Favre stays retired. I’ve been saying it for a long time now, so stories like this just depress me:
Thus, here we go (again). Jay Glazer of the Fox Sports website speculates, predicts, forecasts in his Glaze Across America reports that Brett Favre will be joining the Vikings in the next few weeks, or at least attempt to join the team in that time frame. (That cup of coffee that just got spit out belonged to Sage Rosenfels. Tarvaris Jackson simply rolled his eyes.)
No, this isn’t a joke, although Glazer is basing his information on a feeling he had after having conversations with those involved with the Vikings during his stop in Mankato a few weeks back.
Here’s what Glazer wrote: “Granted, my camp stop occurred before Sage Rosenfels lit up the Colts in the preseason opener to the tune of 10-of-13 passing for 91 yards. And if Rosenfels can continue like this, he could squash this prediction as the preseason continues.
“But until I see it more consistently, I’m absolutely convinced. Why? For starters, because everyone else on the Vikings seems to be convinced of the same thing. I mean damn near everybody! During my two days in Mankato, nearly everyone I talked to within the team talked about Favre joining not as an ‘if’ but rather a ‘when.’
For what I hope is the last time: NO! Stay retired, Brett!
Oh, and no disrespect at all to Sage Rosenfels, but you can’t say he “lit up the Colts”, when he was playing against the second-or-third-string backfield. Neither starting corner was in the game, so you’d expect the Colts to give up more than the usual yardage to the passing game. It would have been much more upsetting if the Vikings hadn’t “lit up” the Colts’ defence under those conditions.
Update, 18 August: Oh, no, no, no, no, no:
Judd just received a text from a very good source with confirmation that Brett Favre will sign with the Vikings today and possibly could practice this afternoon.
Favre is expected to land in the Twin Cities anytime now.
Yahoo.com’s Jason Cole is reporting that Favre will receive a one-year contact worth $12 million. Here is his report.
