It appears that the legendary #4 has made a final decision that he will not, after all, be coming back for season 19 of his illustrious NFL career, and will call a final end to it instead.
Oddly enough, I finally got my hands on Madden 09 today (the one with Favre as the cover guy, which is the whole reason I wanted it instead of the latest version!) and in a way that makes it seem fitting, too. After all, it was last year that he seemed to be brought back into the game where most cover guys get knocked out of it!
Last year around this time, with the prospect of Brett coming back, and the furore over whether or not he would be willing to be potentially the back-up behind Aaron Rodgers, or if he would finally ditch the Packers and go for a trade somewhere else, I felt that Brett was really being a bit childish about things. This time, he seems to have arrived at a more adult decision. As much as I would have loved to see him go round one more time, regardless of what colours he was wearing for it, I think this is the grown up thing for him to do.
Of course, it might have been more grown up for him to make the decision a bit sooner, but a) then we wouldn't have had a summer of Favre Watch to enjoy, and b) perhaps if things had been slightly different, it wouldn't have needed to be the grown up decision and he could have gone on; maybe it took this long for all the pieces to be clear in his mind, and I can respect that.
So, as the grizzled-looking QB heads off into the sunset, I have a few wishes for him and his family. Obviously I wish them all well and long and happy lives together after this. But also, I think it would be great if Favre continued to work out with the local school squad each summer. He could also be a great figure for charity events and I would like to see him do some of that.
But most of all, I just want to thank him for the memories of watching a unique talent at work, digging his team out of trouble so often - and so often, digging them into trouble as well! Good luck, #4, and happy retirement!
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