Here We Go Again

Tell me if you've heard this one before...sure fire hall of fame quarterback, uncertain about his future, waits until training camp is over, and then decides he's going to play after all. That in a nut shell is the yearly off-season joke that has become Brett Favre. It's now May, and like clockwork, Favre is still hemming and hawing about whether or not to return for another year with the Vikings.

Minnesota last took the field January, 24th for the NFC Championship game...in other words, Favre has had over three months to figure out whether or not he still has the desire to put himself through the physical and mental grind of, at least, a sixteen game regular season. That would seem to be plenty of time for a reasonable person to make a determination. However, Favre has turned this yearly waiting game into an art form.

In the latest chapter of this saga, we've now learned number-4 needs a minor procedure on his ankle, which only further clouds the situation. I don't think it's a matter of if, but when Favre will undergo surgery. For him, timing is everything. If the ankle is repaired too early, he might have to actually sweat it out with his teammates in July and August. That's something Favre wants to avoid at all costs. See, this is what I've learned...Favre is an ego maniac. He loves the spotlight, still loves playing the game, but really doesn't want any of the responsibility.

When's the last time this guy made a mini camp or a full training camp? And if you don't think there are teammates that resent the fact he gets a free pass, then you're not paying attention. On top of that, maybe if he put in some extra time preparing himself, he wouldn't wear down late in the year, or have his team's season end on one of his brutal interceptions. Favre's now thrown an INT on his last significant pass attempt in each of the last three seasons. Coincidence? Even Vikings head coach Brad Childress should know the answer to that one.