Brett Favre has had a great year so far beating his former team, the Green Bay Packers 23-30 at the Vikings home last Monday in Minnesota. Brett had another good game Monday racking up 271 yards on three touchdown passes. Also, not only was this game Brett’s first game against his former team but Favre has now beat all 32 NFL teams in the league.
Brett has had a great season but he has not done it all himself. With a great running back like Adrian Peterson in the backfield he has not had to. Adrian Peterson has rushed for 412 yards and has got in the end zone five times. Also, Brett has had great receivers to back him up. With the likes of rookie standout, Percey Harvin, and veterans, Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice, all Brett has to do is get the ball there and they will do the rest.
At 4-0 Brett has done his job for the Vikings. Racking up 837 yards on 8 touchdowns for his team, number four obviously has a home in Minnesota. The other great thing about Brett Favre this season has been that he has only thrown one interception in four games. The risky throws have always either made Brett Favre’s day or eluded him depending on the outcome. There is no doubt Brett has made smarter decisions this year than in seasons past.
Brett has been the talk of controversy over the past couple months. Between retirement and not retiring has obviously been a tough decision for Favre. In July, he told the Vikings’ head coach Brad Childress that he would stay in retirement. Then later in August after training camp he changed his mind and signed with the Vikings. He did this last year from the Packers to retiring to the Jets. A lot of people have lost respect for Favre because of this but people still love to see him on the field doing what he does best.
Brett loves the game and has a hard time walking away from a sport he loves.
Overall Favre is a great fit for the Vikings. The Vikings were in need of a good quarterback and Brett Favre obviously fits the criteria. Its not that Tarvarus Jackson is a bad quarterback; its just people don’t consider him Brett Favre just yet. Supposedly there was a lot of tension in the Vikings’ locker room when Brett Favre just walked into the organization and started over Jackson. However, the Vikings obviously warmed up to Favre pretty quick because they named him team captain a month later. Another example of why people can’t help from loving Favre is when he threw one of his touchdowns Monday night he went to jump to hit Chester Taylor in excitement and he almost knocked the sturdy running back over which shows how much emotion Favre has for the game. It seems that wherever Brett Favre goes people take him as a leader and love him like just another great teammate.
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