Comments on: Brett Favre Will Give Vikings His Answer by July 30

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:25:09 +0000

The Vikings need to win now while the team is good. Trying to rebuild now around a young QB would waste our chance for a super bowl. Brett Favre is the only proven accurate WCO passer available.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:21:16 +0000

Why are the Vikings trying to get a QB that is on his way out? They should be looking towards the future with a young QB that will be around with the team for a few years! Once again they are looking at a quick fix instead of molding a Quality QB and team for years to come.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:15:03 +0000

If you’re basing it off stats I’d say he’s top 10. But if you’re basing it off the intangibles (ability to read defenses, D respecting the pass thus removing 1 from the box, etc..) then definitely top 5.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:20:26 +0000

Today on NFL Live, the football experts thought Favre would be playing. Ismail said Favre is a top 5 QB, but Woodson thought only top 15. Heck, I’d take top 15 compared to the Vikings current top 30.

By: All Day 28

All Day 28 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:28:16 +0000

He is just saving it to avoid the media frenzy, i seriously doubt that a tiny pain in the arm will stop him from returning this year. He has played through plenty more than a minor pain in his arm. He hasnt gone this far to not play

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:50:11 +0000

Mike,
I really think your right, I think he will be in training camp too.
Pull the trigger Brett !!!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:43:39 +0000

The Star Tribune’s Judd Zulgad says “Take it from someone who covered Favre for two seasons in Green Bay, these type of comments are typical. It’s the same reason Favre openly talked about retirement for so many years before actually going through with it. When Favre opens up about having two weeks left, it’s more him convincing himself that he can go through with this. And he’s just about ready to give it the go-ahead. That’s clear in this comment. Favre said “I know what it takes to play on Sunday and I still believe I have that.” And that belief means that come July 30 (or so) there is going to be a news conference in Mankato officially announcing what has been speculated on for nearly three months. Brett Favre is going to be a Viking in 2009.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:37:39 +0000

John Clayton says Favre will be there unless big setback.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:36:25 +0000

Favre is making this hard to understand. On Wednesday morning, a jovial Favre hit a variety of passes to high school and college wide receivers. He was crisp on short timing passes and was hitting receivers in the end zone from about 50 yards away. He attempted a few deep passes off bootlegs and usually hit his targets in stride. Favre’s spirals held true and he proved he still has plenty of zip when he tossed a deep pass to a college receiver who dropped by to work out. The pass split the receiver’s hands and hit him in the face.
He says the surgery was successful and that he has enough velocity to return to the NFL. But he’s just not sure whether that means he’ll be able to compete for an entire season. He says it’s getting there. How does anyone know they can last 16 games? How do they know any problem has been completely resolved? Why not play at less than 100%? When has he ever been 100%? How many NFL players are playing at 100%? Isn’t his 90% better T-Jack’s 100%?

Favre said his hesitation is more about what those watching him practice might not see. He used a golfing analogy to explain his situation. What if, he asked, Tiger Woods came back and found he didn’t have the same game? “He goes out and hits a 2 iron and he thinks it will go the normal distance it has all his life, then all of a sudden it’s 13 yards short, and he says, ‘I don’t know why that is because everything felt perfect,’ so that’s what I have to get through,” Favre said. “If you’re throwing and it’s a little off and you have a little pain, it’s a little bit understandable. If there’s no pain and there’s no excuse, that’s where you’ve got a problem. So I want to go out and have one of those days throwing and then have another where all of those throws you make, every warm up throw you make or just in general, feels perfect.”

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:53:33 +0000

Like Mike, I don’t believe you. Do expand on what he said, you have been so crass through this whole thing that I believe you are only saying this because you feel you must. I believe you are secretly just like Fran, you want Favre to suck this year (meaning the Vikings will suck along with him), you would secretly enjoy that more than winning even.