Just like how Trent Dilfer (Along with me, and many others) said there was “absolutely no way” Jay Cutler was going to get traded…….

have been about Favre. Reminds me of when the Cutler thing was going down in Chicago… WCG had eleventy-million posts about it. Hard to regulate, but at some point, does it have to stop?

Trent Dilfer did something scientific and even almost journalistic: Rather than attempt to spin some gold tale out of flax and pin it on the donkey because of the post-draft news vacuum, he actually took the straightforward road and asked the man himself what it is that Brett Favre is thinking. No Sherlock Holmes, no Elvis sightings, and no mysterious aircraft were involved. Those who believe in the messiah theory of football will always clamor for an ancient hero, who must arise to save the multitude, but they should take up golf and join a Tiger watching club. Football is a team sport. Herschel didn’t save the Vikings, and an elixir of Favre won’t magically transform them either. Besides, if I had such cravings, I’d rather go over to the dark side. Go on an exciting Michael Vick hunt! Maybe my dog will bite me, but hey, think how the Packer faithful might recoil in horror if the Vikings recruited a convict to thwart them. Start false rumors that Vick plans to dope B. J. Raji! Makes me want to go on Amazon and bid for a Darth Vadar mask.

It is completely understandable if an athelete never wants to quit playing. I played baseball from the time I could walk, all the way through college. And like I heard John Madden say one time, once you mentally and physically quit playing, quit training, quit the routines… your body will still have an alrm clock that goes off when it is time to lace the cleats back up again. It’s like an addiction, and it was strong enought to pull Favre back in last year (not a pot-shot, just the only analogy I came up with).

That being said, some atheletes, especially those who have never done anything other than play, will never want to stop. But what about the other side of the equation? Favre for what seems like 30 years was the man in Green Bay, and was public enemy #1 in the NFC Central and North. So, why would a team that was such a big rival for so many years ever consider bringing him in for just 1 season? Even if it gave them a shot at a championship, why? Would that be real?

I’m all for filling needs, and getting as many weopans as a team can to try and succeed, but this idea of Favre coming to Minny is a little much for me to wrap my head around. I understand the desire of a team to win championships, but at what cost? Signing Favre to me would be like selling your soul to the devil for one wild night with a hot girl. It’s like you’d be playing with someone else’s QB. And not just someone else’s QB, but a rival’s QB. I don’t know.

Maybe he can just fight the urge and stay retired. Maybe move to Australia and take up hunting or something. That way, we would stop asking whether Favre will come back… or would we?

Childress is pretty much on the chopping block. He either goes to playoffs and wins at least once, or he’s likely done (from a fans perspective, Wilf may have a man-crush on him).

Last year the Vikings relied on Jackson & Frerotte to “game manage” us to a playoff victory & we fell short. Wilf may want Favre to sell tickets, as the barely selling out of the Vikings’ playoff game showed the lack of fan fanaticism. Chilly may want Favre to possibly bring his experience & collection of skills (minus the INT proclivity) to help the Vikes win that 1st playoff game since the Randy Moss moon job at Lambeau.

Who knows if Favre wants to play, if he does, Bevell his good friend might help Chilly reel him in. Who says Favre can’t play for more than 1 year with this talented Vikings team? If he heals up & doesn’t get hit too much, remember Favre would be handing off the Adrian Peterson & dumping & dinking to Percy Harvin, Favre could play for 2 years.. however I know that is an outlandish statement.