Brett Favre a Viking?

The chatter in the sports world today is all about Brett Favre and the possibility that he will come out of retirement yet again, this time to play for the Minnesota Vikings.

Last night I saw a news reporter interviewing some packer fans in a Wisconsin bar. Most of them were appalled to think that their god, Favre, could be dressed in Viking purple.

I have never liked Brett. It's not because of who he is as an athlete, to deny his talent would be ridiculous. It's not because of who he is as a person. From what I have read, he is a great family man. I respect him for that. I have never liked him because he played for the Packers. Growing up in Minnesota, there is no other team to cheer for than the Vikings. There has been times his talent beat the Vikings but there has been more times that he was simply lucky. That always frustrated me. It seemed like the majority of times he would somehow pull out a victory.

I can't bring myself to the place of cheering for Favre as a Viking. Somehow my brain just doesn't allow me that option. If the Vikings do get Favre, and they do happen to win the Superbowl, all the Wisconsin cheese heads (and the Minnesota ones) will all be saying something like "The Vikings couldn't do it on their own. They had to have an old, retired Packer".

Red Green closes his show with the guys at the lodge saying something like, "I'm a guy, I can change. If I have to".

There is a small chance I could change. I did come around and start cheering for Darren Sharper when he took a step in the right direction and turned from green to purple.