Brett Favre Not Coming Back... Again!

I can understand an aging superstar desiring the lime light. I can see why a retired player might miss the game and want to return to the NFL. What I don't understand is how a player can make a living at retiring and not retiring each and every year. Brett Favre seems intent on doing just that.

Favre ended his time in Green Bay, making it a habit to keep the Packers held hostage to whether he would come back for another year or not. Every year he said he was going to retire and then came back for one more season. Finally he actually retired. Then he wanted to come back and Green Bay was smart enough to tell the legend... "No Thanks! We have our guy now."

Brett Favre then signed with the New York Jets, started his first season off well then fell apart. Then he retired again. After shoulder surgery, Brett Favre started wanting to come back again. This time he wanted to play for Minnesota.

Minnesota? After spending most of his career in Green Bay and becoming a legend in the city, he wants to play for their rival? Some how ... "I will show you for not taking me back" ... screams from that choice. It shouted that he just wanted to take a shot at his old team. It spelled out to the world how immature he really is!

Mr.Favre, I will say this as respectfully as I can. "You are old and should stay retired for good this time. As much as the world had a love affair with you, you were overrated anyway!"

Yes I said that! Over rated! Sure he threw for a lot of yards and a bunch of touchdowns every year. He was also one of the leaders for interceptions quite often. Yes Favre had a great arm and had superb accuracy. He also made a lot of stupid passes as well.

Do not get me wrong. Brett Favre was a great quarterback! I am not saying he wasn't great, because he was. However, he was far from the best and I would not rank him in the top ten of all time when so many treat him like he is the best. The NFL had a love affair with him, turning him into the NFL's pet. In 1997 he did not deserve to share the MVP with Barry Sanders. He had a great year for a QB, but Sanders year was phenomenal for a RB. But the NFL and the Media could not handle giving it to someone else that year.

Now Brett Favre has shown how much he sees life as "All about him!" If he did not want to put his body through the grind of a 19th season, why did he keep the Vikings waiting while he worked out to get his shoulder ready? The answer is simple. If he didn't, he would not have been in the spot light this season.

For all the legend status Brett Favre has achieved, he will not be remembered by many as a great quarterback. He will be remembered as the selfish star who felt a need to hold teams as hostage while he kept himself in the spotlight. Please Mr. Favre, do us all a favor. Don't entertain thoughts of another comeback. We really don't want to see you come out using a walker ten years from now saying you want to play again.