Minnesota Vikings!! Come on Down...You're The Next Contestant on the Brett Favre Show!!

The media is once again salivating over the Brett Favre saga. Now the Minnesota Vikings want to throw their hat in the ring.

Vikings coach Brad Childress reportedly plans to meet with Favre to discuss Favre's return to the NFL. In a way this story surprises me and in a way it doesn't. I've learned to expect the unexpected regarding this entire situation.

Being a long-time Green Bay Packer fan, it killed me seeing Favre run out of the tunnel in Gang Green last season. As much as it hurt me, I knew Favre still had the itch to play and that he deserved another shot at getting his second Super Bowl ring.

However, Favre no longer seems to be the blue-collar, laid back guy we all thought he was in Green Bay. Last season Favre came off as arrogant and victimized himself in the Green Bay situation when he was clearly the one who couldn't make his mind up over his "retirement".

Not only did he crumble down the stretch had have one of his worst seasons in his storied career, but he also created discomfort in the Jets locker room. Just ask Eric Mangini and Thomas Jones.

Favre obviously has a powerful addiction to playing football, and I'm not criticizing him for that. Many superstars have done this toward the end of their careers like Michael Jordan to the Wizards, Joe Namath to the Rams, and Joe Montana to the Chiefs. If he wants to play, let him play. If anyone has earned it, it's definitely Favre.

But can the Vikings really afford to make this gamble? It's a high risk, high reward proposition for them. You're only going to get Favre for a couple of seasons at the most and can Favre really carry this team to the Super Bowl?

With all due respect to Favre, he's only been to the Super Bowl twice and has had much better talent around him in his career than he will if he plays with the Vikings. Favre turns the Vikings into the New York Jets of last season. They'll show promise early one but crumble down the stretch. The Packers and the Bears have gotten better this offseason so the Vikings should probably get comfortable down in the NFL North cellar with the Lions.

The Vikings are better off sticking with Tavaris Jackson. His accuracy has gotten a lot better since his rookie season and he's a legitimate runner. As odd as this will sound, Jackson is on the rise and Favre is getting older and older.

It pains me to say this because I truly think Favre is one of the best quarterbacks of all-time, but his time came and gone when he took off that Packer uniform in the playoffs.

If Favre does come back to the Vikings, their first game is against Eric Mangini's Browns. If that's not intriguing then I don't know what is. And of course, the bone-chilling scene of watching Brett Favre trot onto Lambeau Field wearing purple and gold. Now that's just down right creepy.

Brett Favre's Stats Last Four Seasons

2008 22 Td, 22 Int, 3,142 yds, 81 QB rating (w/ Jets)
2007 28 Td, 15 Int, 4,155 yds, 95.7 QB rating
2006 18 Td, 18 Int, 3,885 yds, 72.7 QB rating
2005 20 Td, 29 Int, 3,881 yds, 70.9 QB rating