Vikings may want Brett Favre

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Oh, this would be so perfect. How could any fan of the North Division of the NFL ask for more? Brett Favre will soon get his release from the Jets and the rumor mill has Brett playing for the Vikings.

Now before we get into the perfect part, it is time for my rant about end of careers and baseball. Baseball? Yeah, baseball. You see, in my mind, as simple as it is, there is a great reason to have a designated hitter, no matter what Crash Davis says.

What do you believe in, then?
Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
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The reason we have a designated hitter is to see the stars past their prime still whack a baseball. It does not tarnish their career. Why do fans feel if a player is not great to the bitter end they have tarnished their careers? That is nonsense. Let them play until nobody wants them. They can still be fun to watch and Brett Favre is fun to watch.

Will Brett Favre fall all over himself to become a Viking?

Now the perfect part.

Think of the North Division.
2008 Detroit Lions – no quarterback, Chicago Bears – Kyle Orton, Minnesota Vikings – no quarterback, Green Bay Packers – Aaron Rodgers in try out mode to make the fans forget Brett Favre.

Now move to 2009. Detroit Lions – Matt Stafford, Chicago Bears – Jay Cutler, Green Bay Packers – an established Aaron Rodgers, Minnesota Vikings – Brett Favre.

Wow! This could be fantastic. (No that is the NBA, right?) This could be a heck of a lot of fun.

If his body cooperates, Favre would jump at the chance to play for the Vikings and receive one last chance to stick it to Packers General Manager Ted Thompson. What better way to show up Thompson, who traded Favre last August, than to lead the Vikings to the NFC North title and beyond?

Favre also wouldn’t mind a little redemption after a forgettable 2008 season in which the Jets collapsed in the final month and blew a playoff berth. Favre threw a league-high 22 interceptions and was a shell of his former self late in the year.
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