So it’s August again, time for another round of “Brett Favre: will he, won’t he?”. While the majority of sports fans out there seem to have decided to get on Favre’s case (again), encourage the old man to “give it up”, “quit already” and the like, I couldn’t disagree more.
You see, it isn’t about “the fans”, “greed”, “legacy”, or any of that other garbage that most people bring up. Not at all.
I have two simple reasons why we should not only ease up on the graying quarterback, but actually cheer him on in his decision to return to the field for what would be his 20th tour of duty in the NFL.
1. He’s Old (easy now, I mean by NFL standards).
Full disclosure: I’m closer to 4o than I am 30, and I can’t run the 40 as fast as I used to. The fact that Favre, at 41-years-old is still getting out to the stadium every week, let alone tearing it up better than most twenty-something QBs out there, is an incredible feat. It’s a damn miracle is what it is. The longer Favre keeps working that miracle, keeps getting up after getting knocked senseless, the more promising life after 40 looks to me. So, you go “old” man.
2. He loves going to work.
Tens of thousands of adoring fans in the Dome cheering your name, millions more on TV, the weekly opportunity to live the dream all us “boys” had growing up of throwing the game-winning touchdown… who wouldn’t love going to that job? If you watched any Vikings football last year, you’ll admit that Favre was hard to miss. He was the guy with the biggest smile on his face. Anybody remember his post-game performance of “pants on the ground“? Case closed. Think about it now, if you loved your gig half as much as Favre obviously loves his, would you give it up? Didn’t think so.
So play on Brett. For all of us guys going gray on the temples and still in search of our “dream job”, play on.
SG
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So it’s August again, time for another round of “Brett Favre: will he, won’t he?”. While the majority of sports fans out there seem to have decided to get on Favre’s case (again), encourage the old man to “give it up”, “quit already” and the like, I couldn’t disagree more.
You see, it isn’t about “the fans”, “greed”, “legacy”, or any of that other garbage that most people bring up. Not at all.
I have two simple reasons why we should not only ease up on the graying quarterback, but actually cheer him on in his decision to return to the field for what would be his 20th tour of duty in the NFL.
1. He’s Old (easy now, I mean by NFL standards).
Full disclosure: I’m closer to 4o than I am 30, and I can’t run the 40 as fast as I used to. The fact that Favre, at 41-years-old is still getting out to the stadium every week, let alone tearing it up better than most twenty-something QBs out there, is an incredible feat. It’s a damn miracle is what it is. The longer Favre keeps working that miracle, keeps getting up after getting knocked senseless, the more promising life after 40 looks to me. So, you go “old” man.
2. He loves going to work.
Tens of thousands of adoring fans in the Dome cheering your name, millions more on TV, the weekly opportunity to live the dream all us “boys” had growing up of throwing the game-winning touchdown… who wouldn’t love going to that job? If you watched any Vikings football last year, you’ll admit that Favre was hard to miss. He was the guy with the biggest smile on his face. Anybody remember his post-game performance of “pants on the ground“? Case closed. Think about it now, if you loved your gig half as much as Favre obviously loves his, would you give it up? Didn’t think so.
So play on Brett. For all of us guys going gray on the temples and still in search of our “dream job”, play on.
SG
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