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".