NFC North: Giving Brett Favre a Giant Welcome Home

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Just when you thought this offseason couldn't get any more exciting, Brett Favre returns, yet again.

Favre, doing what he does best, annoy the crap out of you.

Favre is one of the best all time quarterbacks to grace the NFL. He was my nightmare for many, many years as Chicago Bears fan.

He was a very dangerous man, he could do it all, how ever possible. He made the throws people wouldn't dare to dream about. He would pitch 30 yard plays while being sacked by multiple defenders. He would make your day a living hell.

After making it to the playoffs in 2007, and eventually losing to the Giants at home in the 2007 NFC Championship game in Green Bay; he decided that it was finally time to hang it up, or so we thought.

Months later, he had a revelation and wanted to return back to the NFL. He also wanted to return to the Green Bay Packers. As we all know that didn't happen. The Packers had been dumped and decided to move on. So sorry Brett, but you guys just weren't meant to be. So the only reasonable thing to do, demand a trade.

Then comes the circus that ensued. Favre, the all time leader in just about everything in Green Bay, was now a part of the New York Jets.

Jets fans were excited. They felt they were missing just a few pieces to the puzzle and a future Hall of Fame quarterback fell right into their lap.

He started the year off pretty well and eventually threw a whopping six touchdown passes against the inevitable Superbowl runner-up, in one game.

But, then came the Brett "shoulda hung it up, when I had the chance" Favre. He went from having his team in a playoff run, to throw nine interceptions in the last five games of the season.

The best passer rating he had in those last five games was a misaerable 61.4. Needless to say, this had a major contribution to the New York Jets missing the playoffs.

So now the Brett "shoulda hung it up, when I had the chance" Favre, had finally hung it up.

Once again, so we thought.

So after months of maybe, might, might not, to OK, I'm done. He comes back again. And where do you think he ended up? He ended up on his former teams foes and back in the glorious NFC North.

So what does this mean for the NFC North?

It means were going to get a Favre with a boulder-like chip on his shoulder, while at the same time a significant bicep tear, that is "healed".

Which in translation is an exciting thing to watch, but nothing to be impressed with. If history repeats itself, he will come back, and come back strong. He will have Minnesota in jubilation. He will throw maybe five touchdowns in one game. He may even beat the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay. (Wouldn't that be something that you would never hear the end of, huh?)

But what does this all mean?

Nothing, just more entertainment in a world that clutches entertainment oh so dearly.

He is going to do what he did in Green Bay in 2007, single-handedly ruin a team's season and Super Bowl hopes.

That is if history repeats itself.

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