Brett Favre Makes NFC More Interesting and Other Thoughts on Recent News

I hate to admit it, but Brett Favre's return from yet another false retirement makes the upcoming NFL season a lot more interesting.

It's easy to lose respect for Favre because he continues to play the will he or won't he game, but now that he's definitely back, the meetings between the Vikings and the Packers will have a lot more meaning.

What self-respecting football fan won't be watching Monday Night Football on Oct. 5, when the Packers visit Minnesota? It has all the drama a football diehard could ask for.

The man who many feel was a Messiah in Green Bay for making the Packers relevant again, is now a pariah in suiting up for a rival team.

The person I feel the worst for in this whole chain of events is poor Sage Rosenfels.

Here's a man who's waited nine long years for his chance to shine, and now all of a sudden he's back on the bench because a legendary quarterback who's past his prime still feels he has something to prove.

Maybe Favre does make the Vikings better, but don't come crying to me when the $12 million man loses his effectiveness down the stretch.

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Fran Tarkenton is right to call the Brett Favre love fest a circus, but I have a theory as to why he lashed out. Either he doesn't like the fact that he's longer the greatest quarterback to ever play for the Vikings, or he just realized he hasn't been relevant since That's Incredible went off the air.

Let me preface this my saying I'm not really an animal lover. What Michael Vick did was wrong, but you must understand that the NFL is a business and that talent is sometimes at a premium. Although I personally believe Vick was an overrated player, he is still talented enough and young enough to make an impact in the NFL this season.

That's why he got a second chance.

Maybe John Smoltz can provide the veteran leadership to the Cardinals that he never did for the Red Sox. It may be easier for him since he's back in the National League and his team has a comfortable lead in their division.

The lawyer who's in possession of OJ's collectible footballs says he won't sell them unless OJ and his brain-trust agree to have some of the money donated to a charity in Ron Goldman's name. To that I say two words, fat chance.

I really don't care if the Raiders' coaches got into a fist fight and one of them broke a bone in front of his eye. The Raiders organization has become as irrelevant as cassette tapes.

If Allen Iverson returns to Philly, will he be forced to practice?

I'm glad Jerry Remy is returning to the Red Sox television booth on a part time basis. His courageous fight of both lung cancer and depression is an inspiration to Red Sox Nation.

Speaking of Remy, I'd to blow a raspberry in the face of the arrogant Yankee fan who posted the following question on MLB.com. What kind of cigarettes did Remy smoke? I didn't see any Red Sox fans make fun of Bobby Murcer last year.

I'll close with this thought, if I read one more story about how Tim Tebow is a goody two shoes who lives in the land of milk and honey and just happens to be the best player in college football, I'm going to throw up. Enough already!