Brett Favre Returns...

If you watched the football game last night you noticed the 49ers were trying to send the own message with a few memory hits as Gregg Williams of the N.O. Saints would say. Patrick Willis looked like a rabid dog foaming at the thought of nailing Favre and he did with Favre getting up smiling from ear to ear knowing that this is just the beginning of a long year. Brad Childress was thinking the same thing that's why Favre was immediately removed from the fray. Kudos to Brett Favre for taking the high road when interviewed on the sidelines he said he had "no ill will towards the Saints" and that "the better team won" in the NFC Championship game. I gained a whole lot more respect for the soon to be 41 year old quarterback. H e showed a lot of class unlike some of the whiny Vikings. Good Luck Brett your gonna need it this year!

Football News....

Look out Giants fans Eli Manning was the recepient of 12 stitches after having a rough outing against the Jets this past weekend. My guess is he won't play the rest of the Pre-Season to make sure he's ready for Week One. He is a tough guy and should be ready at the start of the Season.
I wanted to comment on the debut of Tim Tebow......Not bad for a guy who many claimed was a project. He looked to me like he always has: confident, tough, fearless, and focused. By the way, he was very crisp in his passing and if not for a few drops his stats would have been even better. He has a bright future in the NFL. The one thing all of the scouts kept missing about Tim Tebow  is "Character". You can't teach good character. Either you have it or you don't.
And to borrow a quote from the Coach(played by Gene Hackman) in the movie "The Replacements":
In order to be a winner "You've got to have HEART...Miles and Miles of HEART"!
Tim Tebow has got that and more...it's called the "IT" Factor. I will make a prediction right now...you will definitely see lots of Tim Tebow this year in the Regular Season. The coaches will find a way to get him on the field. Let me ask you....Should Kyle Orton go down who would you rather have in the game Tim Tebow or Brady Quinn? Case closed!

Brett Favre Retiring???

Is Brett Favre retiring? That is the question. The answer....Only the Shadow knows. I say that tongue in cheek but REALLY, who knows??? Favre is again thinking twice about having to play a complete season at less than 100% not realizing that at the age of 40 soon to be 41 he is already playing at less than 100%. He is at a disadvantage simply because he is, in the NFL realm, an OLD MAN! He is playing a game with players most of whom he is old enough to be their Daddy. Any of you know that if you get out on the basketball court with your teenage son he will last longer than you because you simply cannot change the biological fact that he has more stamina at his age than you do. More than Favre's ankle, I believe he is thinking twice about the 16 game season and beyond if he & the Vikings go to the playoffs. Let's face it, the toll of the entire season was evident in the NFC Championship game. Had the Vikings made it to the Super Bowl, I submit to you that the Colts would have done the same thing to Favre that the Saints did, only the ones administering the punishment would have been Dwight Freeney & Robert Mathis instead of Bobby McCray & Will Smith. The Colts would have won their 2nd Super Bowl. Sorry, Vikings fans but the truth hurts.
The Vikings for their part are pulling out all of the stops opening up the bank for Favre with at least an additional $3 plus million over the $13 million he already stands to make this year should he return. The Vikings realize that with Brett Favre they have a legitimate chance to be back in the NFC Title game and also the Super Bowl. However, without Brett Favre the Vikings know they will have trouble challenging the Packers in the NFC North and will be lucky to even make the playoffs. It really doesn't matter who they put in at the quarterback position out of what is left,  Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. If I were Brad Childress, I'd be tempted to start Rosenfels. Let's face it Tarvaris Jackson has not lived up to what the Vikings had hoped. It is amazing to me that the Vikings really don't know Brett. I has never been about the money. Ultimately, Favre has more money than he'll ever spend so it is not about the money. At this point it is about the Competition and about a Championship....another Super Bowl. In the end the real decision will come from Favre when he decides whether or not his body can handle the rigors of entire NFL season including a possible playoff run. But Brett  will only play if he can play the only way he knows how to "Full Speed" and "All Out".

Whiny Players....and other news

Isn't it about time players live up to their contracts that they sign? Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets in the fourth year of a six year contract which by the way will pay him $1 million this year is unhappy. I say here is some cheese to go with that whine Darrelle! You'll get no sympathy from Jets fans or any other fan for that matter given the current economic situation in this country where we have so many regular folks out of work. Even though you signed the six-year deal now you don't want to honor it because some other player who you perceive is not as good as you got a better deal. TOO BAD!!! If the Jets Management wants to redo your contract(and it appears they do), that's okay but while you are under contract you report to camp with your teammates and show them you are a team player while negoiations are going on because ultimately it isn't about YOU Darrelle it is about the team!
In other news around the league Wes Welker is back on the active roster for the Patriots...I am quite sure that a smile could be seen on Tom Brady's face.
The "FAT" Albert Haynesworth watch continues. This guy will be lucky to be in shape to play by the start of the regular season. You just got to believe that Coach Shanahan is more irritated than Haynesworth's sore left knee. I am quite sure that if the Redskins wouldn't take such a big hit on the money they would have cut this loser a long time ago. To quote Dean Wormer(Animal House for those that forgot) "Fat,  Bald and Stupid is no way to got through life son"  Unfortunately for Shanahan this will be a thorn in his side all season long. What a shame for a new coach to have to deal with this in his first year.
For those of you who are Ravens fans cornerback Dominique Foxworth will be out for the year with an ACL tear in his right knee. We all wish him a speedy recovery and return to the field as quickly as possible.