My Take On Favre

So Brett Favre wants to come back to the Packers after having twice denied Mike McCarthy and the team's pleads for him to return and then announcing his retirement. But he decides now, before the Packers retire his jersey, before Aaron Rodgers gets his first start as the first string quarterback (as an aside note, Rodgers was a little upset at who the Packers drafted for his backup quarterback - mayhaps just because he feels threatened by having someone below him).

Now the team suggests that, if Favre were to come back, he would be on the bench, as a backup. We all know Favre won't go for that though. He needs the attention that comes with being the star. I saw on the front of a paper at work yesterday that he's asked for the Packers to release him so that he can go play for another team. I wonder how that'll work with the team retiring his jersey.

Theron and I discussed briefly the other day which teams Favre might go to if released, not to mention the absurdity of someone twice declining to return to the team and now whining that someone else will be the star quarterback. If he went to the Vikings, it would make for an interesting jersey retirement ceremony, if the Pack goes ahead with it. Also, Minnesota might get a new stadium if they get Favre in purple?

We both thought he might try to head back to the Falcons, to end his career where he started it. However, as a big fan of one Joey Harrington, that would just piss me off. I love Joey, and have since his University or Oregon days. We even got into a little bit of a exchange of flirtatious looks once. :) In any case, he's had trouble trying to find his niche in the big leagues. Atlanta did try to release poor Joey, but upon releasing him, they discovered that they really didn't have (and/or couldn't get) anyone better, and therefore re-signed him.

I think that Favre is just having anxiety over not having the ability to play. I totally saw this one coming. Favre isn't the type to just sit around and not really do anything. I have a feeling that this is gonna blow over and he'll eventually be content to sit back in his armchair and root on his former team. Otherwise, he could always be an offensive coach somewhere.

Are you ready for some football?

That Packers game was pretty damn good right? Like a hella good action movie, it was filled with suspense and anticipation. Now that we know who is going to the super bowl, people are talking about the quarterbacks involved in the AFC and NFC championships...

Tom Brady seen in a walking cast! Yes! Okay, I don't like to be excited about someone else's pain, but Brady and the Patriots are cheaters. He and his coach should've been removed from the team after the cheating scandal broke because they still know all that crap about the other teams and that information is still helping them... not to mention he was going to marry Bridget Moynahan, knocked her up, and then left her for that whore of a model Gisele, which really does make his character even worse. Come on, the whole world sees her mostly naked 90% of the time... I have no idea how that man can live with himself. Ugh. In any case, he deserves to lose the super bowl after having a damn perfect season. Hopefully his foot keeps him out of the game, since his back up QB never gets to play... Brady has played in 124 consecutive games. That doesn't leave much time for the lil guy to get in some real practice.

And Brett. People are talking about him retiring, as they always do. BUT if you were watching the last few seconds of the game, during his conversation with Eli Manning, you could hear him say, "Well, I guess I just have to stay on for another year." Just like I thought, he is waiting for one last super bowl win to retire on a high note.

San Diego Chargers QB Phillip Rivers apparently had to have arthroscopic surgery on his knee just days before his championship game against the Patriots. The surgery normally takes 3-6 weeks to heal. He has to have more surgery to replace a torn ligament in the same knee, and his rehab is likely going to take more than 6 months.

And Mr. Eli Manning. No bad news about him. I'm sure he is excited though... especially with Brady in a walking cast.

All in all, I'm looking forward to seeing Eli triumph over the dynasty of the Patriots and make his football family even prouder.