Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:41 am EDT
I
had previously tagged it as a "crazy rumor," but it's looking now that
it might not be so crazy. Pro
Football Talk had the original report that Brett Favre had already signed a
contract with the Vikings, and today, WCCO in
Minneapolis has a seperate report saying pretty much the same thing.
Barring some unforeseen major physical setback, Brett Favre(notes) will be at training camp in Mankato when they open up the end of July, a source has told WCCO's Mark Rosen.
That source said that Favre and the Vikings have indeed come to a contractual agreement, with heavy incentives. The Vikings equipment manager has already ordered number 4 purple jerseys with his name on it.
Please note that "having signed a contract" and "having a contractual agreement in place" are not exactly the same thing. If it's the latter, Favre could -- and I know this sounds crazy -- still change his mind.
PFT says the Vikings and Favre are putting off the announcement until July 3rd, where, presumably, media people will be on vacation. The idea is to cut down on as much of the media circus as they can, but I don't know if that's the greatest plan, either. If anyone in the Vikings organization thinks John Clayton won't immediately throw down his hamburger, shove a child to the ground and sprint through a fireworks display in order to get close to Brett Favre, I believe they're mistaken.
If a media outpouring is really what they're worried about, you'd think they wouldn't drag it out another couple of weeks, deal with all the attention in the meantime, and then announce it. I'd think the best plan would be to get it over with. That's just me, though. I'm a "just rip the Band-Aid off" kind of a guy.
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6-10.
Favre would have lost half of those close games last year with a pick, and won the other half with a TD pass - ending up at 9-7 or 10-6.
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he has noone to throw to (ok, maybe a few lucky deep bombs to Berrian) and their secondary is only going to be worse with the loss of Sharper
Packers = NFC Norse champs, then
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