So, as the offseason rolls on, and other stories take the landscape, we're about due for a Brett Favre(notes) update. After all, our favorite retired/non-retired quarterback can't go too long without letting us know of his plans (even if there are none), thus moving the attention back to him, right?

Mercifully, for those who can't go too long without those Favre-isms, we now have an update. In a recent interview with the Biloxi Sun Herald, Minnesota's alleged starting quarterback discussed his thoughts about a return for a 20th NFL season. "I know I can still play at a high level," Favre told the paper. "Last year was a great year, but it could have been better (losing NFC Championship). When (Vikings head coach Brad) Childress came to my home a few weeks ago, he told me to take my time. But the team would need to know at some point."

Of course, when he's talking about the potential for the season to be better, Favre means the Vikings' overtime loss in the NFC Championship game. The

You remember the story of Seattle Seahawks rookie receiver Golden Tate(notes) and the maple bars he found irresistible enough to steal? Well, Top Pot, the doughnut company that fell prey to Tate's sticky fingers, has turned the crime into marketing time.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that Top Pot is also the official coffee and donut company for the Seahawks and Qwest Field, but this window sign snapped by an alert Seattle reader over at Deadspin.com indicates that the company has used good humor about the incident to extend its brand.

"It was kind of a foolish mistake that won't happen again. But if you ever want some maple bars, that's the place to go," Tate said after the incident in early June, when he and a friend used a common door between his condo and a Top Pot franchise in a Seattle suburb to enter the store very early one morning.

Personally, I still think the company needs to rename the pastry; "Golden Maple Bars" just sounds too good. Lest we believe that only the

Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness of the 2009 season for every team and explain how the franchise can address the issue. The series continues with the 49ers, who finished second last season in the NFC West (8-8).

Biggest problem in 2009: An offense that needed to catch up with its defense

Mike Singletary coached the 49ers to an 8-8 record in 2009.
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After a very dry spell in the mid-2000s, the San Francisco 49ers have tried to get over the hump and back on the winning track. In taking over a team that hasn't posted a winning record since 2002, new full-time head coach Mike Singletary had to do two things: Establish a culture of toughness and accountability, and allow his team to benefit from what he knew. As one of the best middle linebackers in NFL history, Singletary worked with defensive coordinator Greg Manusky and a host of talented

Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness of the 2009 season for every team and explain how the franchise can address the issue. The series continues with the Cardinals, who finished first in the NFC West (10-6).

Biggest problem in 2009: Not enough from the rushing attack

Cards' RB Beanie Wells(notes) is tackled by 'Hawks LB Aaron Curry(notes).
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The 2009 Arizona Cardinals, who lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the Super Bowl-winning Saints, were actually a better team than the 2008 version that came one Santonio Holmes(notes) miracle catch short of winning Super Bowl XLIII. The '09 Cardinals had a better record; they were more efficient on offense, defense and overall than the 2008 team; and nobody questioned their legitimacy in the playoffs. Where the team wasn't vastly improved was on the ground.

After finishing last in rushing

Here's what we know about the injury to Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith: Over the weekend, as first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, Smith broke his left arm in a flag football game. It was the same arm that Smith broke last December, though not in the same place. Last time, it was his forearm.

Schefter's report, in which Smith's injury was disclosed by his agent, specified that Smith suffered the injury in a flag football game that took place during a camp he runs for kids. However, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk now reports that from what he's heard, Smith actually broke his arm in the championship game of an adult flag tournament in which Smith has been a longtime participant.

The difference could be significant if Smith's contract has language prohibiting other specific kinds of athletic activities – it's not uncommon for big-ticket contracts to have language prohibiting player participation in risky athletic endeavors. If Smith had a waiver for his football camp, that

Alabama head coach Nick Saban is not known for his forays into reflective thought, and he's certainly not in the habit of apologizing for his actions, or admitting when he's fallen short in his professional career. That's why his recent admissions of failure when discussing his tenure as the Miami Dolphins head coach from 2005-2006 were so interesting. When asked about the denials of interest in the Alabama job when he was still in charge of the Dolphins, Saban had this to say:

"Well, honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character," Saban told the Sporting News. "Those are words that we use all the time. I think that in an effort to protect our team at Miami – because I had not talked to Alabama and did not talk to them until the season ended – I express that (character is important) to (Alabama) through my agent and said it was up to them whether they wanted to wait and that I would not make any promises. I would talk to them then, I would only reassess my

Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the biggest weakness of the 2009 season for every team and explain how the franchise can address the issue. The series continues with the Broncos, who finished second in the AFC West (8-8).

Biggest problem in 2009: These Broncos can't run in the red zone

Josh McDaniels could turn to a rookie QB in the red zone.
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Second-year head coach Josh McDaniels has jettisoned almost every offensive playmaker on the roster he inherited in January 2008. Jay Cutler(notes), Brandon Marshall(notes), Tony Scheffler(notes) … all gone. Coordinator Mike Nolan, who led one of the biggest single-season defensive improvements in NFL history for the team in 2009, left the franchise this past January after philosophical differences with McDaniels. Still, the team started 6-0 before collapsing down the stretch last season. There were several reasons

In one offseason, the new Washington Redskins brain trust of Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen have done more for the team's offensive line than former VP/Football Operations Vinny Cerrato did over several years. First, Washington selected Oklahoma tackle Trent Williams(notes) with the fourth overall pick, and now Shanahan and Allen have engineered a trade with the New Orleans Saints. The ‘Skins get tackle Jammal Brown(notes), and the Saints get ... well, the compensation is pretty interesting.

The Redskins already owe the Philadelphia Eagles a mid-round conditional pick for Donovan McNabb(notes) (either third- or fourth-round, depending on certain escalators), and they now owe the Saints another conditional mid-rounder (same deal) - basically, the compensation to the Saints is dependent on the compensation to the Eagles. One team will get Washington's third-round pick in 2011, and another will get the team's fourth-rounder. There are other late-round picks involved - a possible 2011