With Brett Favre All but a Minnesota Viking, Can They Follow Him?

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Very often these days, many people overlook the chemistry necessary for a team to coexist and function. Super Bowl teams make or break not in Week Seven or Eight, but in training camp where the unity of a team is formed.

The Vikings are likely headed into its biggest season of the new millennium. The team features Adrian Peterson, potentially the most dangerous running back since Eric Dickerson, and Bernard Berrian, one of the most up-and-rising receivers in the past few years. Toss in a Hall of Fame quarterback and on paper this offense has the potential to be the most explosive team in the league.

Although, the biggest battle this team will face is being able to not only play consistently against big name teams like Baltimore and Pittsburgh, but to be able to follow a leader that has spent almost half of his natural life defying them. On top of that, other players have already made their opinions known on what they think of the Favre (to-be) signing.

Deep-threat receiver Bernard Berrian made his immediate interest well known. Rookie Percy Harvin endorsed Favre, being a long-time fan.

Defensive end phenom Jared Allen even said that it would be an honor to play on the same team as Favre. Purple Jesus (Adrian Peterson) himself has rolled out the welcome mat.

However, players like linebacker Chad Greenway might have a little different perspective and could create a drama-filled training camp as players take "sides." Greenway made public his mistrust for Favre, considering his 16 years of service to the Vikings cross-border rival, the Green Bay Packers. Greenway also cited Favre's disposition which has been wavering on-off for about four years now.

Now, suppose that Greenway isn't the only player with these views. Suppose a divide occurs. With such a divide, could Minnesota possibly be its own worst enemy?

Although not many are considering this, it would prudent to say it isn't going to happen in some fashion. With that said, what can we expect heading into camp?

Civil war? Chaos? Or will the Vikings come together like they've been known to as a "land of the misfit players" that somehow find success in purple?

Only July will tell.

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