Favre Contemplating Comeback: Bruised and Battered or Black and Blue

Song FlaglerApr 29, 2009

Well, it's almost time for training camp, and this time of year just wouldn't be the same without Brett Favre rumors. And the latest...

Favre asked to be released by the New York Jets, which allows him to sign with any team at all, including a team within the NFC North conference, which was prohibited in his contract with the Jets. The Minnesota Vikings are in desperate need of a quarterback, and many sports analysts believe that if they could get one, they would be destined to win it all.

I don't know if I agree with that, but I do think they have a lot of tools. Their defense was one of the best in the league last year. They did have some weaknesses in the passing game and drafted two defensive backs this year. Both could find playing time this season.

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They shored up the offensive line with Phil Loadholt and also added a weapon in Percy Harvin, who seems to have elite speed and excellent cutback ability. He could make a huge difference in the Vikings' passing game. The Vikings' leading receiver only had 968 yards.

Of course, we can't forget about the rushing game, which consists of one of the best running backs in the NFL in Adrian Peterson, who rushed for over 1700 yards last season.

So, why wouldn't Favre come back for one more try. Sure he's getting older and his body doesn't respond the way it used to. But if Favre is ready and worries about the cold weather, then all he needs to do is look at the Vikings' schedule the last two months and see it's primed for him to return.

Let's take a look:

Week 9 - Bye
Week 10 - at home
Week 11 - at home
Week 12 - at home
Week 13 - at Arizona
Week 14 - at home
Week 15 - at Carolina
Week 16 - at Chicago
Week 17 - at home

That's one cold weather game, and that seems perfect to me.

Everyone gets tired of the Favre saga every spring, and I happen to be one of them. But if Favre can somehow look at all the pieces, he might see that the puzzle is almost done, and the picture is him holding another Lombardi trophy. Could Favre be a Viking in '09? I think it could work.