Ahh, The Gifts That Keep On Giving...

Thanks for Nothing Brett!

Brett, you've done it to me again. And this time, I can only hope it is the LAST time. I think I continued my losing streak of predictions yet again when you announced you were going to stay retired from the NFL and not join my beloved Minnesota Vikings. Well I would like to tastefully respond by saying "Good, and good riddance!"

You have been a thorn in my side ever since becoming the mayor of Cheeseland in Green Bay. I've watched countless 4th quarter comebacks of you and the Packers overcoming certain defeat only to pull it out in the waning minutes against us citizens of Vikings Country. And to think I was actually somewhat pulling for you to say you'd join our organization for the simple fact it was going to improve our offense and our overall team chemistry. Well to hell with that! I should have known you would go out on your own terms and wait until the last possible second before training camp opened up to spurn me again. You leave us with Sage "I-like-to-fumble-while-doing-a-helicopter-spin-in-the-air-against-the-Colts" Rosenfels and Tarvaris "Gingerbread Man" Jackson. Well, that's just fine by me. Sure I'd take Michael Vick in a heartbeat for the same reasons I would have chosen you to be our starting quarterback this season. But now, I will take my chances with the two we have battling it out for the starting job right now. We don't need your gunslinging attitude or your left handed underarm throws while you're about to get sacked either. Who knows? We might be like the Baltimore Ravens several years ago and let our defense win us a Super Bowl. Trent Dilfer is a Super Bowl winning quarterback of yesteryear, so why can't Rosenfels or Jackson???!!!

Now that that's out of the way, let me say that I partly blame Brad Childress and the Vikings front office for letting the drama of #4 go on for as long as it did. Why are we letting Brett decide when HE is going to tell us whether he wants to play for us this season?? Instead, why aren't WE setting the deadline as to when we need his decsion?? After all, one man is not bigger than entire team...is he? But, unfortunately, that is the way things played out. We treated Brett Favre like the spoiled little girl named Violet in "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory". We let him have his way and that was something that should never have happened. He took advantage of us and then bit us in the ass right when he knew it would hurt us the most. It truly would not hurt my feelings if I never saw his ugly gray bearded 40-year-old face again. And that includes those dumbass Wrangler commercials. Geeeeeeeeezzzzz.....

In closing, you would probably refuse to sign with the Detroit Lions since they don't have a chance in hell at winning the division this season, so who knows, maybe you'll root for the Bears and Jay Cutler on Sunday afternoons?? In the words of PTI (Pardon The Interruption on ESPN): Happy Trails Brett (not really, but don't let Roger Goodell's commissioner's door hit you in the ass on your way out!