Just when you thought Brett Favre was finally going to sail gracefully into the sunset he once again pulls a 180 on the sports world.
It's only been a few weeks since Favre confirmed that he wouldn't return to play for the Vikings because he was worried about his body being able to sustain a full NFL season. I guess Favre's physical condition magically got better in a matter of weeks.
The rumor first broke out on Monday when a few anonymous Vikings players said that Favre was close to signing with the team. Now there are numerous reports confirming that Favre is expected to sign a deal anywhere between $10 to $12 million by the end of today.
As much as I am completely sick of hearing about Brett Favre's comeback, he probably couldn't have picked a better team to come back to.
Favre is coming back to a team that has a great run defense, the NFL's best running back in Adrian Peterson, and a very winnable division in the NFC North.
There is a very great chance that we'll see Brett Favre in the playoffs again. In fact, I'll make it a guarantee he returns to the playoffs as long as he avoids injury.
Even though Thomas Jones had a solid year for the Jets last season, he's still no Adrian Peterson. Favre will benefit greatly from having such a high caliber running back lining up behind him.
Favre is now going to have one of the best teams that's been around him in a long time. Even better than the Packers team that went to the NFC championship game just two seasons ago.
Not only did Favre choose the right team to come back to, but he also manipulated the system by skipping out on training camp.
By telling the media the white lie that his body couldn't make it through a full season, he bought himself some time to skip training camp.
Favre has been in the league for 18 years so the last thing he wanted to do was stay in a cramped up dorm room with a bunch of rookies and undrafted free agents.
This is where I think Favre has truly lost his heroic persona that he once had when he was a Packer.
As much as Favre himself probably doesn't need training camp, he could've used training camp as an opportunity for his teammates to become accustomed to their new quarterback.
I can only imagine how turbulent this has been for Tavaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels. Most people probably can imagine, but somewhere in Green Bay right now Aaron Rogers is nodding his head saying, "Yep, I know how you guys feel".
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