I think you summed up the major camps. I didn’t care when he went to the Jets, it just felt kind of sad. Going to the Vikings however seems like a petty move, and I don’t believe he’s doing it because he wants to help the Vikings win, or anything like that. I think he has all the wrong motives. I took down my old Favre posters, and even though he was my childhood hero, I’m hoping to see him do poorly against the Packers this year. It’s not a revenge thing, I just would find it hard to swallow if he threw up a great game against the Pack. Ultimately, I’m going to try and ignore him as much as possible and cheer on the Packers, and Rodgers, who looks like he may be as good as Favre ever was, without all the drama.

I think he’s pathetic. When he ‘retired’ – the one that looked and sounded and felt like it was the real thing, I said to my S.O. “I hope he can actually do this – the retirement thing.” The fact that he is so hooked on being the ‘big deal’ wherever he goes, regardless of the way he walks on other people’s (including other players) dreams and hopes and loyalties so that he can be in the spot light just one more time is truly pathetic. I’ve had some friends say that the money he makes as a player is the reason he keeps coming back – but if there were money issues (gambling, drugs, elicit sex, etc), I think the media would have told us about that by now (since they know when he sneezes and all). He’s a pathetic ego-maniac, and he’s still 100% responsible for what comes out of his mouth and what he does to people. He’s already prepping the media for his inevitable crash later this season (“well, the arm isn’t in game shape, you know – surgery and all…” after snaps on Friday night). Brett will probably have a few great games this season – and he’ll HAVE to have one against the Packers – because he can pull that kind of stuff out of the sky every now and then – and he’ll crash along with his fans (and the Vikings latest ‘sure bet’ season) right around week 9 or 10 with poor decision-making, nagging injuries, and his arm will suddenly not have ever really been ready for the big time.
 I hope that Pack Man is right – that Rodgers is every bit as good as Favre and leaves the drama at the door – only time will tell.
Here’s to a great season – - -

But his constant changing of his mind drives us nuts he has become a joke who you cant trust. I think vike fans will not have the savior they thought your oline while good is not as good as years past your are correct about secondary without whitfield it would be just average.

I didn’t want to see him sign in MN. It wasn’t cause I thought he was the missing link, nor cause I thought he was a super bowl caliber QB…I just didn’t want to see my fav QB from the past 15 years of my life dressed in purple. See I live in the Twin Cities, but I am a Cheesehead to the death. I married a Viking fan and most of my friends are Viking fans. I listen to KFAN daily and ready your papers. I know a LOT about the Vikings…more than most of my friends. I don’t think Favre is your missing link. You need a QB that can be proficient but one that isn’t going to turn the ball over which is the one thing that can stop Peterson. You’ve got the right idea with a vet QB, just the wrong one. Favre is who he is…Childress isn’t going to reign him in and make him someone he isn’t. He knows how to read D’s great but is a risk taker to his death. When the pressure is applied he is no longer that guy that always put up his best numbers then. He lost a little of that quick release that allowed him to make those snap decisions and win more often than lose. Honestly, I think this experiment is going to end badly both for the Vikings and Favre.

Isn’t really that bad. But the thing is that their strength is tackling and most people don’t really count that. In terms of pass defense they are pretty medium as far as teams go but you don’t have 6th ranked defense with total crap secondary, plain and simple.

Defense is the strength of the team and they will live and die by it. As much as people want to go crazy over the Favre signing there is no team in this league that relies less on QB play than the Vikings. Favre just gives them a chance at coming back in games and taking more shots downfield. If the Vikings are going to be good it will be AD running hard, defense smothering opposing teams, and the ability to pass into 8 and 9 man fronts.

It is going to have little to do with Favre dropping back and disecting D’s with 30+ passes a game. Favre really is only needed when they are behind and to keep the D’s honest out there. He is not the main attraction on the field, just in the media.

If Farve could stop lying….everytime he retires he says that “this is it…I’m retired cause my daughters want me to stay home with them”….He needs to stop using the same exuses.. Just quit brett…go huntin…fishin…ride the tractor, but just quit. I am a true, die hard PACKER fan, Not a Farve fan so much anymore. Sorry Farve!!