Favre means 2 wins, AP means another 9 or 10
I am going on record as saying that the Minnesota Vikings will win two games this year because of Brett Favre. And they might get a new stadium.
That is to say, they will win two more games than they would otherwise.
Granted, he might contribute or be the cause of three or four losses — throwing a key interception late in the fourth or three interceptions in the first half of a game which takes AP out of the equation in the second half — but he could be 50 years old and still be worth at least one win on his own.
I grew up in Appleton, Wis. (25 miles south of Green Bay), and slowly learned to hate the Packers which evolved into a hatred for the face of the franchise. On the 9 o’clock news in Green Bay, this is how they open up:
“Tonight, a school bus filled with elementary students rolled over on I-94, killing 15 kids and injuring 20 more… but first… Brett Favre’s status for Sunday’s game is unknown as #4 has been sidelined from practice this week with a sore thumb.”
You may think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. It sickened me so much I became the only kid in my 4th grade class who wore 49ers jerseys to school on Fridays. Soon after I fell in love watching Donovan McNabb play as quarterback in college for Syracuse, and I’ve been an Eagles fan ever since.
But I digress.
Assuming the metro media outlets continue to put news coverage into perspective, not allowing Favre’s signing to reconfigure news depth charts, I’m all in favor of Favre.
I should add the disclaimer that I’ve always had a man crush on the stubble-faced brute. As much as I loved to hate his team and thus him by association, I always admired his passion for a game and his ability to keep it in context. Football is, after all, just a game.
I probably shouldn’t say that to Vikings fans, however, as some seem to take it a bit too seriously. In that respect, they are just like the news crew at Fox 11 in Green Bay and the millions of other crazy Wisconsinites who buyout all the 3.2 beer at gas stations before 11 a.m. mass even starts.
But Adrian Peterson is the face of the Vikings, and hopefully, Favre’s signing will only make sure that is the case for years to come.
The Minnesota Vikings franchise is on the verge of being relocated to L.A. (I think unlikely, as Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco could see falling fanbases as a result), Las Vegas or even Canada!!! The Favre signing goes beyond assuring Minnesota fans aren’t talking about blackout possibilities come Thursday of every week, but instead it means the interest in professional football could rejuvenate discussions of a new stadium south of the Cities.
I will predict that a 16-game regular season Favre passes for 3,500 yards, 21 TDs and 15 INTs. I will predict that a postseason Favre passes for 700 yards, 5 TDs and 7 INTs in three games. But I boldly predict (feel free to call it stupid) that those three games are all wins because of Adrian Peterson. Peterson’s legs will be less drained come January and he will carry this team to a Super Bowl win.
That is, unless McNabb and company satisfy my true hopes of an Eagles championship.
