Brett, Go Far, Favre Away....

I am not sure it is possible, but Brett Favre needs to find the most desolate place in Mississippi and hide. Although I believe he is already past this stage, he needs to read Damage Control for Dummies. It will be an awful long time before I can say the name Brett Favre without a sour taste being left behind.

Favre played the game with such a youthful exuberance, that many people were completely sold on this fun-loving quarterback. His toothy smile appeared pasted on his face, in the middle of his 5 o’clock shadow. When things were going good for Favre, he was a happy go lucky guy. However, when you see a guy go through a little adversity, his true colors are exposed. Let’s face it, Favre has many more dull colors in what we all thought was a bright personality.

It is actually quite difficult to blame Favre. He is no different than a majority of other athletes that have had great success. Perhaps Favre duped us though. His “good-guy” appeal set everyone up for a great disappointment. He has simply followed a pattern that guys such as Terrell Owens, Roger Clemens, and Manny Ramirez had already set. Owens found a way to incorporate his not getting enough balls thrown his way into every loss in his career, dragging three quarterbacks down with him. Clemens would not sign with Houston unless they agreed to allow him to skip road trips in which he was not scheduled to pitch to stay home with his family. Manny’s list is too long to go through, but his general lack of hustle when he was upset stands out the most. Not to be forgotten was Manny’s shoving of a Red Sox employee when he was refused to be given an exorbitant amount of tickets for a game. Favre’s immaturity and selfishness stands out from any of the three aforementioned players.

The best way I can describe Brett Favre now, is to compare him to a girl. Favre and the Green Bay Packers were like high school sweethearts. Everyone thought they would last forever and it was obvious that the Packers were wrapped around Favre’s finger. A funny thing happened on the way to the altar though. The Packers decided they did not want to be tied down by Favre and his aging body anymore at their quarterback position. Favre could have walked away at that point, being a life long Packer, and forever revered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. However, he was not ready to quit playing and turned into a girl craving attention. He wanted to be wanted. Something that the Packers had provided him for well over a decade. So the Jets became his rebound. They wanted him and that is all Brett needed- a little attention. Now that the Jets have determined they no longer want their hands tied at quarterback by an aging veteran they cut ties with him. Now it’s the Vikings that Favre wants around his finger.

Minnesota would be stupid to give him the time of day, but if they deem he is the best solution at quarterback, it better be on their terms. No drawn out media circus in which Favre is the ringleader. We have all seen this story before. Favre’s teeny bopper obsession with attention has sickened many of his former fans. Enough is enough. You are no longer the attractive homecoming-queen Brett, you are the acne faced band girl that could not pay someone to take her to the prom. It’s over.