Update: Favre Returns (Again); Signs with Vikings

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I think Rosenfelds will get the starting job after Favre starts to throw interceptions all over the place. He's no better than a backup at this stage of his career.

Rosenfels wasn't even leading in the competition with Jackson. Nothing indicates that he'll start for them, particularly not with Favre on the team.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by jdlea

Rosenfels wasn't even leading in the competition with Jackson. Nothing indicates that he'll start for them, particularly not with Favre on the team.

Jackson is a failed experiment, he had several chances to take over the role already.

They invested a lot of $ in Rosenfels, so he won't go anywhere.

For some reason, they love John David Booty, so he'll stick around for the future.

I think they'll trade Tavaris Jackson, unless for some dumb reason they want to waste a roster spot and carry 4 QBs.


Maybe they can package some players together with Jackson and get Brandon Marshall.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Buster

Jackson is a failed experiment, he had several chances to take over the role already.

I think TJ made significant strides last year, his biggest problem really was that he couldn't stay healthy

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Buster

Jackson is a failed experiment, he had several chances to take over the role already.

They invested a lot of $ in Rosenfels, so he won't go anywhere.

For some reason, they love John David Booty, so he'll stick around for the future.

I think they'll trade Tavaris Jackson, unless for some dumb reason they want to waste a roster spot and carry 4 QBs.


Maybe they can package some players together with Jackson and get Brandon Marshall.

Mike Mayock??? Is that you?

[MTK]

A couple of things.

#1 - I hate the Favre drama just as much as anyone, but if I'm a Vikes fan I love this move. Rosenfels and Jackson are both unproven scrubs and regardless of who won the job between these two the Vikes would have been saddled with mediocre QB play all year.

#2 - There is a big difference between Favre going to the Jets last year and going to the Vikes this year. With the Vikes he is very familiar with their offensive schemes and terminology, the learning curve will be little to none as compared to last year where he was in a completely different offense.

#3 - I don't buy that this is bad for team chemistry. I think there are plenty of guys in that locker room that were pulling for this move and knew all along it was eventually going to happen. I doubt that anyone in that locker room is truly surprised today.

#4 - Regardless of his late season struggles which were more due to injury than anything else last year, the guy can still get it done and at a higher level than the likes of Rosenfels and Jackson.

#5 - Thank god this doesn't involve the Redskins. Was it Florio that floated the retarded Favre to the Redskins rumor?

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

A couple of things.

#1 - I hate the Favre drama just as much as anyone, but if I'm a Vikes fan I love this move. Rosenfels and Jackson are both unproven scrubs and regardless of who won the job between these two the Vikes would have been saddled with mediocre QB play all year.

#2 - There is a big difference between Favre going to the Jets last year and going to the Vikes this year. With the Vikes he is very familiar with their offensive schemes and terminology, the learning curve will be little to none as compared to last year where he was in a completely different offense.

#3 - I don't buy that this is bad for team chemistry. I think there are plenty of guys in that locker room that were pulling for this move and knew all along it was eventually going to happen. I doubt that anyone in that locker room is truly surprised today.

#4 - Regardless of his late season struggles which were more due to injury than anything else last year, the guy can still get it done and at a higher level than the likes of Rosenfels and Jackson.

#5 - Thank god this doesn't involve the Redskins. Was it Florio that floated the retarded Favre to the Redskins rumor?

So you think a 40 year old that hasn't trained all off season, hasn't been to any of the off season stuff, hasn't throw to any of the Viks wr can walk on an NFL team and be better than Rosenfels? I'm not so sure about that. The last two years in the latter part of the season his numbers are horrible, which shows he either isn't there mentally or physicaly or both.

[skindeep]

Its Brett Favre, if Green Bay's front office ever gave shit when he was there, all those years of passing up on great talent never giving him the peaces to have a real chance at winning thats there fault. Brett is a winner and u can't hate him for just wanting be with a winning organization, he still has some gas in the tank. Last year Green Bay still was dictating were he could go, now with the release from the Jets he is free to do what he wants. Brett was more than loyal to Green Bay u really cant say that for them.

The Vikings Im sure they gave Brett this extra time to rest his arm after his surgery. There a lot of vets in the league that dont want to participate in the off-season. He being a Diva maybe, but when he is on the field u cant say he doesnt give his all.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skindeep

Its Brett Favre, if Green Bay's front office ever gave shit when he was there, all those years of passing up on great talent never giving him the peaces to have a real chance at winning thats there fault. Brett is a winner and u can't hate him for just wanting be with a winning organization, he still has some gas in the tank. Last year Green Bay still was dictating were he could go, now with the release from the Jets he is free to do what he wants. Brett was more than loyal to Green Bay u really cant say that for them.

The Vikings Im sure they gave Brett this extra time to rest his arm after his surgery. There a lot of vets in the league that dont want to participate in the off-season. He being a Diva maybe, but when he is on the field u cant say he doesnt give his all.

lol. unheralded players =/= bad players. Donald Driver was productive for almost all of his time there at GB and still is even at the age of 34.

He was ticked off they handed the keys to Aaron Rodgers and then didn't give them back to him by default.

[KLHJ2]

NFL Videos: Favre has returned

[freddyg12]

The vikes may have a pretty solid playoff caliber roster, but Farve can streak shoot his team into or out of a game pretty quickly. I just can't see him playing really well late in the season unless somehow he's rested during the year, and I don't see how that happends unless he's hurt.

If we get a shot at them in the playoffs I see D. Hall catching the last pass of his career.

[MTK]

Favre is definitely better than Rosenfels/Jackson, at his age does he really need offseason camps? He knows the offense, I'm sure he's kept in shape, toss him out there.

Guess we'll see for sure, the Vikes are starting him this week.

[SmootSmack]

A few thoughts

- This is not a media driven story, it's a Favre driven story.

- It's a big story that needs to be covered. We're not talking about Quincy Carter making a comeback. It's Brett Favre

- That said, where's the outcry (from both media and fans) about how Vikings management/coaching staff has handled this? Fans here were lambasting the Redskins front office for making an offer this spring for an in-his-prime, proven QB. The Vikings traded a 4th rounder for a solid, but not spectacular QB; had their veterans call Favre asking him to come back, and ultimately signed (to a big contract) a proven but way past his prime Favre. Yet all the criticism seems to be on Favre.

- Someone mentioned Favre just wants to play for a winner. Maybe, but when I think winning organizations Vikings doesn't roll off the tongue.

- I thought Favre would actually skip all of preseason, but I think he'll do ok for the Vikings. He won't take them much further than they've gone in recent years in my opinion

[The Goat]

IMHO this move makes the Vikes an instant contender for the whole enchilada. Don't tell me about Favre and the Jets. Different system than he ran for umpteen years and he didn't have the best RB in the game w/ a very solid backup, a top tier defense and some solid coaching in place. Favre walks in like he's been a Viking for over a decade and turns them into the NFC favorite to make the SB.

[GMScud]

What was funny to me was that Favre mentioned now that he thinks he has two years left. Really?? Two years now? Where were those two years when the Packers went with Rodgers and you "retired?" Where were those two years when you "retired" from the Jets earlier this year?

What a joke. This is and always has been about sticking it to the Pack. As soon as he gets himself into the Viking uniform, suddenly he's got a few years left in the tank?? Paaaa-thetic. Anyone who thinks otherwise is living in La La Land.

Minnesota, good luck with your 40 year old QB with a torn rotator cuff who is too wimpy to deal with training camp. You've got a bald faced liar of a head coach, and a money grubbing, grudge holding jerk of an old man QB.

If anyone saw Mark Schlereth on SportsCenter tonight, he pretty much echoes the way I feel about Favre and Childress at this point.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GMScud

What was funny to me was that Favre mentioned now that he thinks he has two years left. Really?? Two years now? Where were those two years when the Packers went with Rodgers and you "retired?" Where were those two years when you "retired" from the Jets earlier this year?

What a joke. This is and always has been about sticking it to the Pack. As soon as he gets himself into the Viking uniform, suddenly he's got a few years left in the tank?? Paaaa-thetic. Anyone who thinks otherwise is living in La La Land.

Minnesota, good luck with your 40 year old QB with a torn rotator cuff who is too wimpy to deal with training camp. You've got a bald faced liar of a head coach, and a money grubbing, grudge holding jerk of an old man QB.

If anyone saw Mark Schlereth on SportsCenter tonight, he pretty much echoes the way I feel about Favre and Childress at this point.

Tell us how you REALLY feel! LOL
I do agree though...how anyone can believe a word that comes out of Favre's mouth is beyond me.
We all talked about tarnishing his legacy by playing poorly for another team, and most of didn't agree it would...but the way he is handling his business now by lying to everyone and flip flopping and trying to avoid camp...well that is certainly going to tarnish his legacy.