It's a Hard Knock Life—For Brett Favre

Ah yes, the catchy lyrics of mister Jay-Z himself.  Although I'm not a rap fan, those lyrics seem fitting considering the beating that Favre took on the ground last night against the Saints.

Okay, so you've probably figured out by now that this is another Brett Favre related article.  With all the talk going on, many NFL fans are tired of reading the same old article that offers the game recap and reasons why Favre lost on Sunday Night.

With Viking fans still upset, analysts having a field day, and the rest of the NFL left saying "Who cares?", Packer fans are left in a state of mind that requires them to make snap decisions on where they stand on the great debate.

He was a Packer.  He was a legend.  He gifted Green Bay with their first Super Bowl in a number of years back in 1997, and guided them to numerous postseason spots and game winning drives.  Ups and downs, fumbles and interceptions, Favre was the backbone of the Pack. 

Then the inevitable happened.  Ted Thompson got mad, Favre tossed and turned and all resulted in Favre signing with the New York Jets a season ago.  For the most part that signing worked out—until the Jets no longer needed him.  The eye of the storm looked over...until it came back in force and delivered us with more tedious headlines that stated Favre's desire to the play the game and how much he dearly missed the glitz and glamour that comes with playing the quarterback position.

Brad Childress showed interest, the Viking signed him, and all was resolved.  Favre had a team, Sportscenter lost their attention grabbing headline, and Packers' fans were left to squabble about Favre's latest decision.

Tailors also had a field day.  Making up numerous half in half jerseys that featured a Vikings side and a Packer side was perhaps the biggest insult to either teams fans. 

Now that I've refreshed your memory, let me take you back to Favre's opening season controversy that claimed he wanted to stick it to the Packers management and loyal fan base.  Some people to this day still refuse to believe that such an opinion was made by Favre, while others automatically see the frustrated side that Favre had shown and decided to believe that the rumors were true.

Either way you look at it, it doesn't really matter in the long run.  Packers' fans can now rest happily over the offseason, as Favre didn't manage to secure a Super Bowl trophy with his self acclaimed "Best team he'd ever played on".

With everyone directing their attention to Minnesota and asking the odd question of how their fan base is holding up, a small town just to the right known as Green Bay is getting little attention at the same time.

Perhaps people are forgetting how much No. 4 meant to the Packers organization.  Or perhaps people just don't care anymore.  After visiting numerous forums, blogs, and asking fans points of view on the whole matter, I honestly couldn't give you an honest result.

The truth of the matter is, Brett Favre is the guy that people love to hate.  And if he isn't the guy that people love to hate, he is the guy that people love to laugh at.  Like Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, and Al Davis, people feed off of the tears, emotion, and "choking" that Favre portrays in his football life.

As sad as it may sound, Favre is either going to wallow in his own sadness for the rest of his life if he retires, or he will come back and try and rebuild from where he started.  Just like a game of Jenga, Favre stacked his blocks just a little to high this season.

There's still good reason to come back though.  The surgically repaired arm of his is resembling a cannon still, and his toughness both mentally and physically is still there.  It's whether or not Favre wants to come back is the question.  Whatever the answer may be, I hope the bitterness fades out.  It's something the league doesn't need.