Vikings get their man

Amazing turn of events today. Brett Favre came out of nowhere and signed with the Vikings. We heard some Brett Favre chatter yesterday after a couple of weeks break. Fox news was reporting how some Vikings players were assuring them that Favre will play for them this season. I knew right away something was cooking. It turns out these players had some inside information. I was getting ready for another tiring bout of Favre talk, but this time it was swift. Before you knew it, Favre was in a private jet flying in to the twin cities. He was signed, sealed and delivered within hours today and was even at practice by late afternoon. I give him credit for at least saving us from more speculation and chatter. He is now a Viking whether you like it or not. The Packer fans are obviously pissed and they are calling him a "selfish hillbilly". Awesome! What's not to like about this? Especially if you are like me and are not emotionally invested in either the Packers, Vikings or Favre. Looks like he did all this flip-flop just to avoid being in a training camp. He is some piece of work! Apparently Coach Childress called him yesterday and he decided to show up today - now that the training camp is over.

I think the Super Bowl is the second most important game of the upcoming season. The most important game right now is Vikings at the Packers on Nov 1-St. I can't wait for that game. Neither can the Packer fans. The fact that Aaron Rodgers is good makes this a lot more interesting. That allows the Packer fans to look forward rather than backwards and they are not longing for Favre anymore. They have moved on and away from the "hillbilly". Of course all of us are tired of his act, but I like the NFL with him rather than without him. Good QBs make these games fun and he is still a decent one. He is now part of a great team and I think the Vikings can go places. I do believe in karma and it's hard to think Favre can go far this season with the Vikings behaving like this, but the talent is definitely there on both sides of the ball. I was really pissed with the Vikings last season for wasting away Adrian Peterson's talent. They desperately needed a good QB and they have got a decent one finally. I feel sorry for Sage Rosenfels though. The last few months has been the worst roller-coaster ride of his life. He even played well in their first pre-season game. Now he is Favre's backup stating with this Friday's pre-season game. On the other hand, it should be great being Brett Favre. Do what you want, when you want and still get whatever you want in life and be treated like a king. I wish I can be that guy.