Favrestock 2009!

I think the worst part is that I’ve stopped caring. I mean really caring. Sure, I’ve been debating it and making my normal dumb, sarcastic remarks, but my heart’s not in it anymore. I’m resigned to my fate. I hate it, but hating it only lasts so long until a sad melancholy settles in. Kind of a… hollow feeling.

When he said “no way”, i figured the house buy was just a rumor, but maybe it was true.

Updated main post w/ this.

I didn’t see the video, but they have Childress and Favre comments here.

Eden Prairie, MN – The Minnesota Vikings have signed three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre, the team announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"We believe adding a player such as Brett Favre to our mix will be a strong positive for this football team," said Head Coach Brad Childress. "As we have conveyed before, his unique knowledge of our system, the NFC North and his innate skills make this a rare opportunity. We felt there was a brief window to reconsider the possibility and we owed it to the organization to evaluate our options. After thorough discussion, the same variables that made this a unique and positive situation previously, still exist. Now, our attention turns to getting to work as a team, our next practice and preparing for the season."

Favre:

“I am excited about the opportunity to join this football team,” said Favre. “From ownership, to coaching to the players, it is evident that everyone in the Vikings organization is committed to bringing the fans of Minnesota a Championship. I am eager to join my new teammates and get to work towards that goal.”

….. with his insane devotion to T-Jack.

Now he has had all of his manhood taken away by a QB who won’t listen to a word he says. And there is nothing Chilly can do about it now.

As a matter of fact, what if Favre decides that Friday’s game is enough preparation, and he wants to go back to Mississippi after the game to just hang out and rest his arm— and he will meet the team in Cleveland at 12:30pm EST on 9/13…

Who is going to tell him “No.” ??

They looked like a match made in heaven….two old guys with scruffy beards

…and that he doesn’t need a lot of 1-on-1 coaching or theory, because I get the impression Favre isn’t exactly a natural mentor kind of guy. I think Sage has more talent than people give him credit for, and in a perfect world, he could benefit by learning from a guy like Favre.

On one hand, I always enjoy seeing people fulfill their potential. On the other hand, as a Bears fan, I figure it won’t kill me if it doesn’t work out for Sage.

It’ll be streamed online — I’ll post the feed later today.

But that is definite with Favre at the helm.

Plenty of teams have won Super Bowls with mediocre qb’s. Normally they’re teams with solid running games and great defenses. I’m thinking here of the Bears with McMahon. The Ravens with Trent Dilfer. The Giants with Jeff Hostetler. The Bucs with Brad Johnson. What the Vikings need is just competent qb play and enough of an air attack to take the pressure off AD. Favre is not the answer to our Super Bowl hopes.

Were Sage just a bit better than Jackson, I still thought the Vikings could be a dangerous playoff team this year.

Wishing horrific injuries and death upon players is not cool. You’re not some soccer hooligan. Stop acting like it.

wow kc! i actually agree with almost your entire post. (i think our secondary is improved quite a bit after watching the colts game. verdict is still out tho).

i don’t think that’s ever happened before.

……the same thing.

Since the new ratings drop off a lot more from top to bottom and he’s not likely to be in the top 10, his ratings could look ugly.