To retire or not to retire, that is the question! - Now that the Minnesota Vikings are officially eliminated from the Playoffs, the ongoing and never ending rumors of Brett Favre's possible retirement come into play. After Favre's Vikings failed at an attempt to book their trip to Miami for this year's Superbowl by losing to the New Orleans Saints, Favre told ESPN's Ed Werder "It's unlikely I'll return" when being asked how this game will effect his decision to play next year. Yeah, like we haven't heard that before. I refuse to fall for and believe anything that comes out of Brett's mouth regarding his retirement and I'm sure the world will agree with me. However, if Favre does decide to finally hang it up and live up to his words of retirement, it'll mean his legacy would end on an interception. Then again, that's been the case in all of his last 3 seasons.
Favre's final pass as a Packer, Jet and Viking have all resulted in interceptions and could possibly be the reason why he keeps coming back for more. It would be a sour ending to the long 18 year career Favre has had in the NFL and I know I wouldn't want my final pass to be a pick. But with the shots the 40 year old QB took in last Sunday's game against the Saints defense and for him to still return in the game after injuring his left leg, I don't think we'll ever see the end of number 4. & If he does decide to return for a 19th season, it's likely he'll make us wait on the edge of our seats and announce his return towards the end of training camp or just days before the regular season starts. Even though his team came short of Superbowl XLIV, Favre set playoff records for pass completions and passing yards. Both records that were previously held by the great Joe Montana. So sit back, relax and get a few tubs of pop-corn ready while Brett Favre gets set to lead us on another edition of journeying through his 'false retirements'.
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