What has Brett Favre done for the Vikings?
The answer is everything that has been good.
Favre has been hated and scrutinized by many for coming back and playing for the Minnesota Vikings to reap revenge on the Green Bay Packers.
First of all, I think Favre is going to make a better judgment on risking his recently turned 40-year-old body against the beasts that make up the defensive personnel of professional football players.
Do not even make an argument that money is an issue. I have seen more Wrangler and Sears commercials with Favre in it now more than ever.
Favre has been the quarterback that Minnesota fans have missed so dearly since the days of Randall Cunningham and the early peak of Daunte Culpepper’s career. Not to mention the defense was solid and balanced with a huge offensive team with the triple threat (Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Jake Reed).
Looking back at the team last year, Adrian Peterson shouldered the offensive load rushing about 20-25 times a game.
He had to do that two seasons in a row not being able to make it past the first round last postseason losing to Philadelphia.
The Vikings were 1-3 in the first four games in 2008 with Jackson quarterbacking the offense losing the first two and Gus Frerotte splitting the second two.
The difference between Frerotte and Jackson was experience and confidence in the pocket.
Favre brings in more experience than any quarterback in the NFL. Favre has broken many records over the course of his career for one distinct reason. He is good.
A lot of fans have come around to see that Favre can still win and triumph over adversity and make the clutch plays that put another tally in the win column.
No, Favre is not the player he once was. He cannot get hit 10 times a game and still walk away unhurt. There is some baggage that comes with Favre, but with recent success, that baggage doesn’t seem to be weighing down the Vikings.
What else can Favre do to make everyone finally decide that it was a good decision for him to come out of retirement?
I do not expect Favre to start every game. I do not expect him to remain unharmed and injured. The fact is that the Vikings haven’t seen this success for a long time.
The Vikings just finished the fifth week of the season at 5-0. So the question is, why can’t fans be happy that the Vikings finally have a team that can get it done and win?
Unless of course you are a Packers or Bears fan.
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