Well, it's finally "official", Brett Favre has decided to stay retired and not come and play for the Minnesota Vikings in 2009. Yes, this should be considered pretty big news. After all, this has been THE story of the Minnesota Vikings' off-season, and it has finally come to a conclusion that absolutely nobody expected.
Am I surprised? Certainly.
Am I angry or disappointed? Nope. Not even a little bit.
Why am I not angry or disappointed? Because the wonderful thing about this resolution to the Favre situation is this:
The Minnesota Vikings are still, with or without Brett Favre, the best and most talented team in the NFC North.
Lots of people won't agree with my assessment on that front, and quite frankly that doesn't matter to me. The facts are the facts. Last year, the Vikings won the NFC North with the combination of bad Tarvaris Jackson, Gus Frerotte, and good Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback. And there's no reason to think that the combination of Sage Rosenfels and good/bad Tarvaris Jackson won't do the same thing.
After all the Vikings still have the best running game in the NFC North, possibly the best in the NFC, and maybe the best in the NFL. They also still have a defense that's one of the best in the NFL and light years ahead of any other defense in the NFC North.
Yeah, they have a perceived "hole" at the quarterback position. Ask last year's Packers how far an allegedly wonderful young quarterback and a vastly overrated defense will get you in the NFL. About 6-10, that's what it will get you. If the Bears and Packers want to try their luck with that formula again in 2009, more power to them. . . they'll finish in the same place they finished 2008. . . looking up at the best team in the North.
Reportedly the Vikings have officially closed the door on Favre. Thank you, Brad Childress.
So, our long, unnecessarily drawn out nightmare is over. Bring on the regular season.
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How about opening the door to Mike Vick???!!! He has more action than Jackson any day. Think about that running game for a second - and the passing game has a lot of room to improve. So you upgrade the running game and keep the passing game the same as it was before??! That's an overall upgrade. You heard it here first...Dog Slayer in purple next year.
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