Same ole Brett.

[emunney]

Whether you go end up waiting on Favre or not, it couldn't hurt to draft a good QB to develop. Probably don't want to hand the reins over for a team that's so close, though, which is where the hypothetical dilemma comes in. Looks like you'd go with Tavaris/Sage. Seems like a pretty big gamble, but I'm not sure what I'd do.

[hermes]

I like how Packers fans come to the Viking boards to tell them about Favre. I think they know all about Favre, and everyone knows Favre is #1 for most interceptions every thrown so its not a suprise when he throws one.

i find it even more funny that they are barely around the whole year and then right after his biggest mistake of the year, they all show up

[Worm Guts]

If McNabb becomes available, I think we go to Favre first and ask for commitment. We don't have to go public with it, and it doesn't mean he has to come to training camp, but I don't think we can pass up McNabb for the possibility that Favre might come back.
I'm still hesitant about drafting a QB early when we're good right now. I still think we screwed up in '99 by drafting Culpepper over Kearse. A 14 sack defensive would have been huge for the '99 team, instead we got rookie QB learning from the bench.

[upnorthfan]

Did you happen to catch what Viking legend Fran Tarkenton said about Favre? This was posted by Bob Wofley at JSOnline today.

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who has taken some shots at Vikings quarterback Brett Favre in the past, took a few more today during an interview with radio station 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia.

Tarkenton was asked to assess the Vikings' performance in the NFC title game against New Orleans.

“I think the Vikings were clearly the best team,” Tarkenton said. “They held this New Orleans offense to under 300 yards. They made Drew Brees look ordinary. He didn’t even throw for 200 yards. The guys have been throwing for 400, 500 yards. They were the better team. Their offense turned the ball over five times, the Viking offense. But still if (Favre) didn’t make that stupid play at the end of the game they would have won the game. Now you are in Philadelphia, remember a few years ago when Green Bay played you guys? . . . I mean he throws the ball straight up in the air, free falls. Do you remember that? I have never seen any quarterback much less, well he is going to be a Hall of Fame quarterback, make plays like that at a critical time. He has done the same thing in the Giants’ game (2007 season). He plays at home, has the better team and plays against Eli (Manning). He was a young kid right? And he throws the pick…. and then he does what he did the other night which was just shameful because great quarterbacks, and he is a great quarterback, they don’t do that. You don’t see Peyton Manning do that.”

Tarkenton said he is not down on Favre’s abilities.

“No, I think he has been a great, great player,” Tarkenton said. “I am not a great fan of Brett Favre’s because he goes out and all I heard them talk about is Brett Favre and he is tough, he is getting hit. You know Peyton Manning gets hit. I have played with a torn ACL. Donovan McNabb gets hit. We all get hit but he is flapping around and jumping around and he is getting hit and he talks in the soft voice. I would rather it be about the team and not Brett Favre. I get the idea that it is more about Brett Favre than the team. A quarterback is to make his teammates better but he is not about that. Now as a player, he has been a great player. No question about it. Also great players, my gosh, I have never seen great quarterbacks make that many bad plays in a critical moment in a playoff game.”

Tarkenton was asked about Favre’s career passing yards and touchdown records.

“He has done great and Peyton Manning is going to go by his records because you play 16 games today,” Tarkenton said. “It is a quarterbacks league, they changed the rules in 1979 where you couldn’t hit the receiver past five yards. That changed the whole offense. Now most anybody can throw for 300 yards. Back in our day if you threw for 300 yards that was a huge thing. Now these records are going to continually be broken because of the nature of the game and Peyton will beat Favre. Favre has been a great, great player. No question about it. One of the greats of all-time. I am just not a great Brett Favre fan.”

[links]

When we signed Favre he was talking about how this was the biggest mistake ever and Favre had nothing left in him. He said it was going to be a total disaster. He sounded like a jealous moron then and he says this now to cover up or to justify it. Tarkenton was a great Vikings QB, but when it comes to Favre he just seems jealous to me.

[Worm Guts]

I just think he's old school. Packers and Vikings are supposed to hate each other. Brett is viewed as a Packer, so Tarkenton doesn't like him.

[Devilzsidewalk]

I just think he's old school. Packers and Vikings are supposed to hate each other. Brett is viewed as a Packer, so Tarkenton doesn't like him.

I think he's just old. Everybody is pissed about everything when they're old because their penises don't work anymore and all food and drink flies through them like rainwater into parched soil.

[daddyfivestar]

Preaching to the choir Dev.

[Sedale Threatt]

Tarkenton comes across as a total douche bag.

I mean, if we're going to harp on somebody for screwing up in big games, how does 0-3 in the Super Bowl sound?

[GopherIt!]

DSW sayeth:

I think he's just old. Everybody is pissed about everything when they're old because their penises don't work anymore and all food and drink flies through them like rainwater into parched soil.

[LarryHarris]

Favre hangs NFL future on CWS

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Brett Favre says he still isn't sure what he's doing next season, but he may have given some indication after visiting with the Southern Miss baseball team.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback told the Golden Eagles on Thursday morning that if they can make it back to the College World Series for the second straight year, he will return for one more season in the NFL.

Favre has left fans hanging since the Vikings lost to New Orleans in the NFC Championship game. He signed a two-year contract with the Vikings before last season. Coach Brad Childress hasn't talked with Favre recently except by text message.

Southern Miss players have a lot of work to do if they want to force Favre into action. They are 30-20 and need wins to earn a postseason invitation.

[Devilzsidewalk]

obviously known he's been coming back for awhile know or else secretly hates the Vikings so much that he wants to sabotage their draft and free agency before pulling a "I retire, Packerz 4eva mutha **** !!!"

[Esohny]

Entirely possible.

[chuckleslove]

He may have already had the surgery:

http://min.scout.com/2/971486.html

[The Duke]

It was confirmed that he had surgery on his website

[jeffhardyfan52]

So is he comeing back or what?