As for his 2009 fantasy football outlook, it’s safe to expect the unexpected with Favre — as has been the case for much of the last half decade. Some games he’ll look great, some games he’ll force the issue too much and rack up the turnovers.

With the Vikings, Favre’s fantasy ceiling is a bit lower than in other stops simply due to how the Vikings are built. Running back Adrian Peterson will remain the main focus on the offensive side of the ball. Add in the team’s very good defense and Minnesota likely won’t need Favre to carry much of the load. They’ll basically need him to keep the defense honest and limit his mistakes.

All in all, expected Favre to be your fantasy football quarterback starter in 2009 is probably asking too much. But as a backup, he should be an above average asset.

Brett Favre signed with the Minnesota Vikings (Image: Newscom)

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Is Brett Favre considering putting on a Minnesota Vikings' helmet? (Image: Newscom)

Even though Favre’s retirement game is getting slightly annoying, if he joins the Vikings and starts for the team at quarterback, he will definitely have a 2009 fantasy football impact.

Even though Favre is 39 years old and far past his prime, he showed glimpses of great play last year with the New York Jets. Compared to the quarterbacks that are currently in Minnesota (Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels), Favre would be an upgrade.

Last year with the Jets, Favre finished the season with 3,472 yards and 22 touchdowns to go with 22 interceptions. However, if you look closer at the numbers, Favre played much better near the beginning of the season. His play suffered down the stretch run, partly due to an arm injury.

Besides, the Vikings were the team Favre originally wanted to go to after leaving Green Bay. He’d have to be re-energized and focused on making the Packers regret their decision.

As far fantasy football value, Favre on the Vikings would make a solid backup quarterback option with a relatively high ceiling. Additionally, if Favre joins Minnesota, the stocks for all the receiving options will immediately rise.

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Favre may have a couple good seasons with the Jets, but he will always be remembered for his time with the Packers. Here is a look at a Brett Favre highlight video commemorating his time with the Packers:

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The Brett Favre saga finally seems to be coming to an end. Favre was traded on Wednesday, but not to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as reported earlier, but to the New York Jets. The Jets needed a quarterback and now they have one of the best who has ever played.

While the Jets struggled last season, Favre actually has pretty good weapons on this team. Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery are both quality receivers. Favre should be able to connect with Coles and Cotchery relatively quickly. Not only those two wide receivers be good for Favre, but Favre should raise the fantasy football stock of both receivers.

This offseason, the Jets have added many veteran players in an attempt to win now. Favre should fit right in with the veteran cast the Jets have put together. While the lack of a quality running game is going to hurt Favre, he has had good fantasy seasons without a quality running game in the past.

Don’t expect Favre to put up the fantasy football numbers that he did last year for the Green Bay Packers. That said, this destination is better than the Bucs and Favre should be able to have at least an average season.

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