WTH Favre

How I spent my lunch brake today... I had a nice bowl of chili and some Internet surfing about last nights game, the Packers and Vikings. Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE football, and that I have also always loved Brett Favre, and always LOVED the Packers!

When Favre first retired, I was bummed out, in fact, I may have cried (just like whne Gretzky retired). But thought, good for him, I only hope he stays retired! (Another pet peeve of mine is when athletes retire only to come right back - ugh.. that's a story for another day). Anyway, he came back only to become a New York Jet. What, a Jet, REALLY? WTH Brett... But that's old news, we already know how long that lasted, a season. Then, he talked about retiring again, but just before he made it official.... he had been traded to come right back as a VIKING! By this time, I was so over him. There was so much up and down with him, year after year... I mean, I had the memories of him playing as a Packer and I was even able to see him play his last game as a Packer... and leaving the Pack in 2008 holding several records including most wins, yards, completions, and touchdowns.

Don't get me wrong, he had a great year last year, and I was pulling for him in a way... Favre is what I call a "Squeezer" he's always trying to squeeze in something else... one more pass, one more year, one more interception. Maybe it's time to stop Favre. Stop trying to squeeze anything else in, I think you have "squeezed" yourself out! Desmond Bishop said (regarding last nights game) “It was just kind of typical Favre, trying to squeeze something in, but it wasn’t there, and I just took advantage of it.”

Here is what Favre said about last nights game, “It’ll be tough to get over this loss as it’s tough to get over any loss, but we have to find a way to do it and the reality is if I can play but not be effective, then it’s not worth playing,” Favre said. I can understand it would be hard to stop doing something you LOVE to do, it would be hard to STOP doing something you have done for almost your WHOLE life... but Favre, I love you man, but hang it up. Make this your last year. You have a family that loves you, don't keep setting yourself for "one more". Please don't try and "SQUEEZE" another year out.

I think for some athletes, it's possible to get addicted to so many things, I bet there is a lot to get addicted too; the money, the love from the fans, the women, the over all fame, recreational beverages and "candy" aka drugs, the drive to want to be better, and better and better. And I think the last one is a silent killer for most. Instead of taking in what God has given to them, they always want more, like many of us! And in Brett's case, I don't believe that he wanted anything more than just being better (overall). Brett - you own SO MANY NFL RECORDS, be thankful and move on. Go live the rest of your life - there is more out there than football.