Brett Favre

Brett Favre is a player that I get the impression is either loved or hated by most people. I am not most people. I am completely neutral towards the guy. I don't like or dislike him.

Favre has never played on my favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. He's never been on a rival team of the Cowboys either. I just never have been passionate about him one way or the other.

Favre is a great Quarterback, although strangely I think of him more for his proneness to throwing an interception than any of his great moments. Favre is a legend and unlike every other legend I have known he has continued to play when old for a new team (Like Emmitt Smith and the Cardinals and Joe Montana and the Chiefs) and done really well. Favre shocked me with how well he played last year.

All I care about Favre and his decision is that it is permanent. There is nothing more annoying than having no idea if your starting quarterback is coming back or not. It's not fair to his team to have to GUESS how to prepare for the next season. Favre needs to make a decision and stick to it. The Vikings season could be screwed because he couldn't figure out if he wanted to play or not. Maybe the Vikings would have drafted differently if Favre knew the chances that he would come back would be slim to none. Favre needs to make up his mind and be honest and not offer the "maybe" answer. The "if I feel like it, we'll see tomorrow" answer gets old after a while. At first that answer fills people with anticipation and hope. As time goes on it feels more and more like "Your not important enough to know now. Let's see if something better comes up"

So whatever Favre does, I just hope it is his final decision. He had a great career and he seems like a good guy but he shouldn't be ruining teams while trying to figure out if he wants to play again.

One thing I will add now that I am thinking about it is that atleast the NFL has more than just Brett Favre.

The NBA lost fans because a star player, Michael Jordan, retired. I think that is because the NBA fan has more of an attachment for a star player than for a team itself. My loyalty in basketball is more for a certain player than a certain team. The NFL is different than the NBA because I think fans are more consistent with which football team they root for. I don't think Brett Favre retiring will effect ratings the way Jordan retiring did.

Personally I stopped caring about the Bulls and NBA when Jordan retired.

I was said when Emmitt Smith retired but I was still a Dallas Cowboys fan and never wavered in my support or enthusiasm for the team.