Brett Favre: Are Indianapolis Colts Desperate Enough to Unretire the Gunslinger?

Somewhere down south, in good ole Kiln, Mississippi, there's good ole Brett Favre, perhaps hanging out with the gang from the Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, talking about hunting season and how well their real comfortable jeans fit these days.

Yeah, you might remember the ole Gunslinger. Now there's a guy who knows how to have a good time.

Yeah, that Gunslinger, No. 4 on your program, the guy who can throw an interception faster than you can say Jenn Sterger.

So you can imagine the dismay of Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz (no relation to Lenny) when he was forced to sit there and watch the Colts get beaten on Sunday by the Cleveland Browns of all teams.

Bob should know better than anyone that without Peyton Manning, well, it wasn't going to be exactly a rose garden.

No doubt Kravitz thought a moment, laughed at it, then said to himself, "Hey, why not?"

Those of us who passed our misguided youth as real live newspaper reporters and columnists have all done it. Hey, why not?

Why not Brett Favre?

Uh, say that again, sir.

Why not Brett Favre?

Now, just the thought of Brett Favre coming out of retirement to play football has got to be akin to those dreaded high school days when the prom was looming and you're down to choice No. 8 on your seven-girl list of prospective dates.

Oh, the horror.

But the question Kravitz has to ask himself is what everyone should be asking:

Do the Indianapolis Colts really want to have a great season? After all, he is out there. And we all know that he is Andrew Luck, your Stanford quarterback and perhaps the No. 1 pick in next April's draft.

With Manning recovering from neck surgery, with Manning getting older by the day (aren't we all?), well, worse things could happen than, say, ending up with Andew Luck as your future quarterback.

Favre?

We can understand the temptation. He's looks so good throwing up those floaters to the gang in the Wrangler Jeans commercial.

Brett's gotta be healed up by now.

But does it make any sense to bring the gray-bearded one to Indy?

Surely, Bob Kravitz is simply joshing everyone.

Anyone out there have David Garrard's phone number?