Come to Think of It: You've Been Great, but Just Go Away Now Brett Favre

Look—he's retiring! Wait, he's back! Now he's retiring again! But hold the phone, he might be coming back!

What, does this guy think he is Michael Jordan or Roger Clemens?

On second thought, Favre wouldn't want to be Clemens.

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of the Brett Favre soap opera. Look, it's been a great run, you're a Hall of Famer, but it's time to say goodbye.

I wrote an article saying that Favre's gunslinger mentality wouldn't be a good fit for the Minnesota Vikings, even if you think he is better than what they currently have at QB.

Well, not only do I still believe that, I'm just tired of the uncertainty. I (know it's hard for a professional athlete to hang up the spikes, so allow me to let Brett Favre know one thing.

Get the hell out while you can still walk.

Hey, he's been remarkable, not only in what he has accomplished, but also in the sense that he has survived a long career in a dangerous sport without major injury. But the longer he continues to tempt fate, the longer the odds are against him.

Another comeback by Favre is a bad idea for a number of reasons.

First of all, Favre is mending from a partially torn right biceps. He's approaching his 40th birthday. And, he was bad last season, throwing as many interceptions as touchdowns.

Furthermore, Favre would again play in a division filled with cold weather teams. Sure, the Vikings play indoors, but they do have two late December road games in cold weather cities.

To say Favre hasn't played well in cold weather in recent seasons would be an understatement.

According to STATS Inc., Favre has played 14 games in weather under 40 degrees during the 2005-08 span. In those games, he's thrown nine touchdown passes and 25 interceptions while compiling a 60.3 passer rating.

To stage a comeback mainly to establish some kind of vendetta against his old team, the Green Bay Packers, is silly. He wants so badly to stick it to his former team that he's willing to risk life and limb.

It's selfish, come to think of it. Just go away, will ya?