Brett Favre was retrieved from his farm in Mississippi by three teammates, practiced with the Minnesota Vikings the next morning and then met media. This will be my final season he was heard to exclaim.
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For some reason he didn't realize that the first and most popular reaction would be, "We'll believe it when we see the signed papers filed with the NFL." Of course even that didn't keep him from returning from retirement in 2008 to play for the New York Jets. Favre has not yet grasped the fact that we love it when he plays football, just not when he talks about NOT playing football.
Much has been said and written about why he finally caved in to Steve Hutchinson, Ryan Longwell and Jared Allen when they landed on his doorstep this week. From what they are willing to reveal and what Favre said at the media conference, he was still not sure he was good enough to make a Super Bowl run and doubted his ability to make everyone happy.
Veterans of twelve-step programs say they are taught that addicts-alcoholics are all egomaniacs with inferiority complexes. Both parts of that dichotomy were on display during our third annual "Is He or Isn't He" summer ritual.
The quarterback's insecurity makes him fearful he'll disappoint his team of the moment. Add a rehab from surgery to that and it becomes overwhelming for him.
It's hard for us to understand that an athlete like Favre could ever doubt himself. He admitted he had to grow to believe his teammates, over the course of the day and a half they spent with him, when they told him he didn't have to replicate last season, one of the best in his 19-year career.
The final straw, according to Favre was when one of the three-some asked him to return as a persdonal favor. He realized his fear of failure was not theirs and that one little "yes" from him would make them very happy.
Meanwhile, agonizing about his own insecurities puts the needs of his team a distant second. He gives little thought to the rituals of a team that makes no exceptions but for him, in demanding that training camp is required.
He doesn't think it's his job to let the coaches know if they are designing schemes for him or backups. He thinks that a few words upon his late arrival at camp makes it all right for him to toy with the heads and hearts of two men who want to take his place if they only knew whether he would return.
He's special, after all and of course he's right. There are different rules for someone like Favre. But he doesn't have to take advantage to this extent. The fact that he does so without dwelling on consequences, stems from his all consuming insecurity.
Other than the Packers and their GM Ted Thompson, no other team has told him to stick his ridiculous indecisiveness and put it where the sun doesn't shine. So it's back to work for Brett Favre and supposedly only one more try at football glory Here's a video clip from the press conference.
The real question Minnesota Vikings fans are pondering is if Brett Favre will be the starting quarterback for the whole season this year without getting injured, and if he does have a remarkable season like last year than would he stay for another year?Well, we all know that his bum ankle isn't tested yet and we won't really know if Brett can make it through the while season even if he doesn't get sacked a lot because of his enigmatic ankle. We know Brett is tough and can play through pain but just to what extent is his ability to maneuver outside and in the pocket affect his game? So, all we can do is say that he will give it 100% like he has for his previous 19 years and try to bring us to the Superbowl.
We all know that Brett Won't quit if he has another outstanding year like last year, how can he when he's still a top quarterback. Get Your Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings Jersey below and get ready for a Minnesota Vikings Superbowl Season.
