Why Minnesota would want Favre?
I need to clarify that this post isn’t about Favre. I swore him off already and I’m sticking to it. This article is about the Vikings and why they would want Favre at Qb because I don’t understand the attraction.
Minnesota is a good football team who went 10-6 last season. They did that with all sorts of turmoil at the Qb position and went out and immediately got Sage Rosenfels to apparently take the position and bring some stability. To start last season they threw Tavaris Jackson in as the starter and then benched him for Gus Frerotte before bringing Jackson back as the starter later in the season. Jackson ended the season with a 95 passer rating and had a good year despite the perception of it. Is Favre going to be better than that? Favre had a rating of 81 and dropping and I don’t care that he wasn’t healthy went the JETS went to pot because the point is that Jackson is getting nearer to his prime while Favre is far away from his. Is this even about Favre or just about his desire to try to beat the Packers because if so the Vikings are shooting themselves in the foot. They have a great running back and a good solid defense and they can/should win their division again this season. Even if Jackson isn’t the starter and Rosenfels is then they are still better off as a TEAM going that direction.
Sometimes you have to look at your pro team like a college program and run it that way. Favre is the senior who has played well but the players under him are better. The same logic is perfectly used when talking about Greg Paulus who will try to play QB for Syracuse this year. If he starts for Syracuse they are idiots. Syracuse is building and it is better for the long term of the program and team if a younger better player starts instead of hoping that Paulus is the answer. The kids below lose an entire year of development and that is exactly what Favre would do to this team. Let Jackson grow and let him play because it is best for the long term of the player and the team. You’ve invested this much already to quit and start with someone else who is already past their prime.
