Brett Favre's a Viking, Stunning

I am being facetious with that headline, of course, though I am absolutely stunned by the reaction to Brett Favre's signing with the Vikings.

Why all of the hating?!

Oh my gosh, Favre turned his back on the Green Bay Packers! Sorry, Packers fans, no he didn’t; Ted Thompson made it perfectly clear that the Packers wanted to move on to the Aaron Rodgers era, despite Favre’s wishes. And by your tacit approval and support of Rodgers, you all moved on as well.

You didn’t move on? Did you show any outrage over Thompson's handling of the whole Favre affair? Did you stop going to games? Nope.  Guess what then, you moved on! 

Was I thrilled watching Favre vacillate back and forth on his decisions to play or retire over the last two years?

No, of course not, but it's his decision, made much more difficult by you and Thompson who made it pretty clear that Favre was considered old baggage and no longer wanted.

The Packers turned their backs on Brett Favre well before he reciprocated.

Why did he have to be so secretive?! Are you kidding me?

He’s in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, not LA or Miami. He can’t blend into the scenery, he is the scenery! Any time Favre burped, you had two reporters who told you what he had eaten.

How come it's okay for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to sneak off in order to avoid paparazzi, but when Favre does it, it's a major crime? Wake up people, your rampant desire to know all and learn all about Favre, is the reason he has to do what he does.

He skipped training camp and screwed the other quarterbacks who were working so hard!  Wow, and that’s the first time a major veteran has skipped training camp, right? Ever heard of Michael Strahan or other guys who were in "contract negotiations" and didn’t go to camp? 

This was all by design; why would Favre want to go through two a days just for kicks? Sure, he could have used the time bonding with his new teammates, but it looks like he did plenty of bonding already based on all the emails, texts, tweets, and voicemails his hopeful Viking teammates sent him, begging him to join them in Minnesota.

I feel a little bad for Tavaris and Sage, but guess what, play like a Hall-of-Famer and maybe your teammates will give a little more respect.

All in all, this is a story of supply and demand.

The Vikings needed an experienced veteran quarterback and Favre needed the opportunity to stick it to Ted Thompson. Both sides got what they wanted.

Was it worth it?

We’ll see, but Vegas improved the Vikings odds of winning the Super Bowl from 18-1 to 12-1 and the Vikings sold 3,000 additional season tickets on Day 1 of the Brett Favre era.

Sounds pretty good to me.