Brett Favre's Streak Is Not Worth Risking Him To Further Injury

I hope that search engines list this article by date and time.  Given the number of injuries Brett Favre has collected in 2010, I somewhat fear it will be lost into a great void.

Week 13 saw the 41-year-old Minnesota Vikings quarterback extend his starting streak to an unreal 297 games.  During the first series of the game against the Buffalo Bills, Brett was hit hard from behind by linebacker Arthur Moats and left the game with a shoulder injury.

Favre did not return, as his backup Tarvaris Jackson and the amazing Adrian Peterson routed the Bills, 38-14.

Reports state that Favre sprained the sternoclavicular joint in his throwing shoulder.  

One would think the injury and the 38 points scored by the Vikings would ensure Favre's streak, and possibly storied career, is over.

"No quarterback controversy," said interim head coach Leslie Frazier after stating that Brett is still their starter and will play next Sunday if the MRI results on Favre's shoulder are negative.

OK.  Bleacher Report Publishing Tool is open.  Soapbox is in place.  Here I go.

I like Brett.  He's always been fun to watch.  This starting streak he has continued through his career is unreal, especially in 2010 where Favre's taken on more damage than a crash test dummy in an episode of the Dukes of Hazzard.

But come on.  Brett's stats are in place.  He has a ring.  Nobody that actually knows anything about football can dispute he's clearly an all-time great and a future Hall of Famer. 

It's time to go.  He hasn't played well this year while suffering through an injured elbow, broken ankle, shoulder pain, busted chin and personal controversy.  Putting him out there now, after suffering an even worse shoulder injury, would make him more zombie than quarterback.  Defensive backs will start trying to take him out with a shotgun blast before Brett can eat their brains.

I do not see the need to continue to put him out there at this point.  He is a human being.  His inhuman career is over, and there is no reason to put him at any more physical risk. 

Brett is a tough old warrior.  We get it.  We know it.

We'd like to see him walk away from the game rather than be carried from it.