Brett Favre is Back, Now Stop Complaining

So we all knew he was coming back. Did you really think he would have surgery (which by the way is a big problem cause he still has that little issue with prescription narcotics) just to hang on his ranch? Did you really think the Vikings were dumb enough to pass on Michael Vick (which would've been a Vick, Peterson, and Harvin backfield) unless they knew that Favre was still interested? Don't for a second tell me that the team that hired strippers and a boat for their players are too good morally for Michael Vick. So you should've known he was coming back.

My question is: why is everyone so pissed? This is the way pro sports work. We as fans are so attached to our teams that we want the players to be too, but sports are business. If your team no longer wants a player or does not think that he is worth the money and someone else does, then the player every right to leave. We want our players to be loyal, but if ownership isn't loyal to them then what can we do. If the Vikings thought that Brett was worth money and the risk and Brett wanted to play that is a decision for that player and that organization, not anyone else. Brett has the right to do whatever he wants, even if he sucks. If the team wants him, then he has every right to sign with them. (You would hope that he would have enough integrity to not play if he did not think that he could play at a high level, but that is not a necessity.) If you were in Brett's shoes, then you would do the same thing. You would have no loyalty to the Packers, who no longer want you and if you disagree with me, then you are lying to yourself.

So stop whining. Packers fans are pissed because he went to a division rival. You have no right to be angry. If you wanted him, your ownership should not have run him out of town. They especially should not have run him out and then tried to tell him where he was allowed to play. As I said before, Brett Favre has every right to play for any team that wants him. Your team did not want him, so he went to one who does, be mad at your ownership or say good riddance, stop bitching.

Vikings fans. Why on God's green earth are you whining? You have gone from Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels to one of the top ten QBs of all time. Why is this a problem? I don't care how long you have hated him, he makes your team better. I am a huge Georgia fan and I hate Tim Tebow, but I would love to have him on my team. Let go of your stupid pride and realize that he makes you better. No matter what you have had to deal with in the past, it's over now and he's going to help your team win. Stop being mad just because he used to beat your ass.

Here are some real reasons for Vikings fans to be mad (note that none of them are because he used to play for the Packers and you have hated him your whole life):
1. If you think that he is washed up and will not be able to play at a high level for the whole season.
This is a legitimate concern and probably the reason it took so long for Brett to make a decision. Missing training camp will definitely help and I think Brett believes he can make it a whole season or he would not have come back. Nobody knows what it takes to play QB in the NFL better than Brett Favre. This is still my biggest concern but I think he will be better than last year.

2. If you think that this may make you a pass happy team.
That would be a big problem. The Vikings should run the ball, play great defense, and then, maybe, pass. If they want to pass more now that they have Favre it becomes a huge problem. Their best offensive player is still Adrian Peterson and then probably Harvin. They should bang with Peterson and use Harvin any way they can. They had one of the best defenses in football last year and should have again this year. They do not need to throw the ball as a first option.

3. If you think that Favre throws too many picks.
They need a quarterback who will not make mistakes, which Favre has been known to do. But do you really think he's a worse option than Jackson, Rosenfels, Booty or even Vick in that category.

SL/JC