I wouldn’t give a damn if Favre thinks he’s the Dalai Lama, as long as he can still throw like Favre.

I’ve hated all the Favre coverage this, and in previous off seasons just like the rest of you, but the crime that you want to hang the man for is taking time to make an important decision. When the Packers pressured him to make a decision this off season, they brought it upon himself. If you’re sick of the coverage, blame the media, but they have nothing better to write about right now, so your complaining probably won’t get much done.

As for bringing the drama into the locker room…you’re really opposed to a lot of national coverage on the Vikings? And what drama? Just because it’s a story to write about doesn’t make it drama. Sure, week one would explode, but it was going to anyways…it’ll just be a much bigger explosion. Then there’s nothing until week 10, when the Packers come into the Dome.

And, if Peter King is right, and Favre wants to come here, that’s even better. We have a leg up on other teams in negotiations.

Tarvaris? Are you worried about Tarvaris? I know you can’t possibly think that he is better suited to lead the Vikings that Favre would be. Brad Childress has finally given an inch on his “Diamond in the Rough” QB coach ego. If he thought that Tarvaris was the long term answer, he wouldn’t have traded up to get JDB. I won’t even throw out the T-Jax vs. Favre numbers, because you know I’m right.

My initial reaction when I first heard this possibility two weeks ago was the same as every other Vikings fans…. “Never in a million years…never could happen…I would never let it happen.” Then I dropped out of my fanboy frame of thought for a second, and thought of the possibilities. Favre at QB puts AD in a much better position for that 2,000 yard season he wants. No defense in the league is afraid of our passing game, but they’re all terrified of our run game. Favre running play actions means that Ds have to defend both air and ground, and both sides of the offense would benefit.

Finally, it seems to me like you may be missing something. You wouldn’t want to see Favre get any credit for a Minnesota Super Bowl win…but would there be any greater way to stick it to Green Bay? Their icon, leading one of their biggest rivals to the league championship? Think of the off season of, “What was Green Bay thinking” stories…oh, and there’s the whole, “Lombardi Trophy in Minnesota,” thing.

I’m a Viking fan. Green Bay is my enemy. If they drop their weapon, I want to pick it up and strike them down with it.

Eihbeir has a good point. Favre with AD would more than provide a balanced offense. TJax would have the chance to learn from a HOF QB. Bernard Berrian might be the happiest guy on the team if Favre wore purple. When was the last time we had a QB of the caliber that even a 38 year old Favre is?

Agreed that Favre is a good QB,BUT NOT IN PURPLE.
Number of reasons for this a)ego and boredom is fueling this so called comeback.b)Chilly aint going to alllow any QB to run his offence as they want.c)Vikes have slowly been rebuilding with questions at QB,Receiver,and DB why would they destroy what little has been built by bringing in 50 percent.d)was hoping that this year would be a nice non-oral job everytime Favre tied his shoelace AS IN NO ONE IN THE NFL CAN TIE THERE SHOES LIKE FAVRE CAN.E)Have watched the Vikes for 30 plus years and as bad as I want a Super Bowl win,I aint that obsessed to win one with Favre at the helm.F)fuck him.G)aint no one person going walk in and solve the Vikes woes and bring us to the promise land.

Remember when we took a shoot on Jim Mcmahon? Those were the days, just like today we didn’t have a solid solution at QB. Yet everyone has to think this will ruin our so called “chemistry”, like we were the one in the NFC Championship last year. If we have a shot we need to take it. A Super Bowl is a Super Bowl, regardless of who plays for you. It would be ohh such sweet revenge to the green and gold.

The “passing game opening up the running game” argument was pretty much debunked by a site Gonzo linked to a few posts ago.

A Favre signing would be drama. It would no longer be the Minnesota Vikings, it would be Favre’s team. Every press conference, any player availability session, would be flooded with one question: “what do you think of the Favre signing?” That would create discord amongst the rest of the team.

Favre is not the long-term solution we need at QB. He’d have one or two years left at best. T-Jack is 8-4 as a starter, and by all accounts this year he’s coming along much better than previous years. If it weren’t for a few bonehead plays, he’d have even more wins. Favre has plenty of bonehead plays of his own.

It’s not that Favre is a Packer – I love me some Sharper, Longwell, and Ferguson. But I don’t think he gives us a better chance to win. He’s 3-7 in playoff games since 1997. Sure, he won a Superbowl (11 years ago), but so did Brad Johnson before we brought him back in ‘05 (2 years after his Superbowl).

Favre is a better QB than Eli Manning, and we all know how that one turned out last year at Lambeau.

I don’t think people wanting Favre back are ignorant or don’t love the Vikes (where do those jerk-ass commentors on the STrib come from?). I do think this team is being built solidly with an eye on longevity, teamwork, and a sense of unity, and a Favre signing would do nothing but cause disruption.

It would definitely be sweet to stick it to Green Bay winning the SB with their hero wearing purple. But again, I just don’t think he gives us the best chance. I’m not thinking one SB win and disappearing, I want a Purple dynasty like the Pats have going. Favre isn’t a part of that vision.

Put me in the no f*&%$## way column. We already had to suffer this indignity with Jim McMahon, now we’re going to have to do it again?

Let Favre take his ego and interceptions somewhere else, i don’t want him anywhere near the purple. The media coverage alone would be too much to bear, I would have to give up football. Even if we wona superbowl with Favre (which I doubt, he is a playoff choker) it would not be worth it. Do we really want out only super bowl victory (again hypothetical because Favre won’t make it happen) to be with the most famous packer ever after Bart Starr at the helm?

I think not.

If the Vikings really are looking to replace T-Jack for this year, the only type of QB we should be looking for is one that doesn’t turn the ball over. We can talk for weeks about how good our defense, running game, improved passed rush, improved WR corps, etc. All we need is a QB that can complete a few passes to prevent opposing defenses from using “8 in the box.”
Favre has the all time record for most interceptions. Ever. Why would we want a QB that turns the ball over? You can form your own opinions about how Favre is as a QB as a whole, but you can’t tell me that he won’t turn the ball over. He is the exact opposite of anything the Vikings need right now. He’s not a long term option and with that “gunslinger attitude” he’ll be throwing more INTs than TDs.
Besides all the other reasons why Favre shouldn’t ever be a Viking, this one has to be the most logical.

As big a slap in the face it would be for Rogers to have to ride the pine yet again behind the drama queen attention whore that is Bert Farvre, it would be twice the slap in the face to Tarvaris Jackson. A guy in his third year that by all accounts is coming into his own to be replaced by the over rated, aging, turn over factory, mortal enemy? F that!

Why do we have to be named in tampering?! Is this the Packers just ensuring that we cannot sign Farve because if we do it will look like we tampered?