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Sweetness85 said 12/15, 10:09 AM
Now that Favre's consecutive game streak is over, Is his career also over?

It is likely that Brett Favre will start again before the season, although certainly possible that he doesn???t (Frazier auditions future QB of the Vikes T Jax).

The question is, Is this Brett Favre's last season, and last RETIREMENT?

It is hard to believe that next year could see a Favreless NFL for the first time in 20 years, but it is a distinct possibility.

I say Yes It is over for Favre's career.

I will not debate the process that gets us to his ultimate decision (will he? wont he? all summer long), but I say when it is all said and done Bret Favre Ends his career prior to the 2011 NFL season.

Bret Favre is the ultimate competitor, and this I believe this, more than anything else, is why he has come out of retirement 3 times in 3 years. Last year was undoubtedly the most difficult. Dealing with multiple injuries, and the daily pains that any 40 year old man (not a QB in the NFL for 20 years) feels, Bret finally decided to come back and keep the Streak alive.

Now that the streak is over, there is nothing else for Bret Favre to return to.

It is over.

GL and MTC

Sweetness85 said 12/16, 09:31 AM
Yes Bret Favre is unpredictable as you say, however Favre has finally come across something that he never has before, being injured enough to miss a game. If this isn't an indication of his age, than I don't know what is.

Even when Favre was not injured, he simply has lost a step. If you watched the game against the giants, you saw in Favre's face, defeat. He knows it's over.

If there is anybody in the world whose ego would allow him to come back and be on the field knowing that he cannot give his best to the team, it's Favre.

The biggest reason he will not be back? Brad Childress. With Chilly and his Bret Favre bromance gone, a new head coach (Frazier?) will want go in the direction of a new franchise QB. If the season ended today the Vikings would have the 10th pick. Expect that pick to be a QB in this order (depending on availability) Mallett, Locker, or possibly trading down for Newton late in the first round. This draft class is chocked full of QB prospects, and the Vikings cannot afford to continue with either Favre or Jackson.

The good news for a rookie QB in Min? A.P. The Vikings will go back to a power O while they groom their QB.

out of room MMTC

Sweetness85 said 12/17, 09:26 AM
This season is heading in the direction of Bret Favress worst statistical season, and only his second losing season. Why? Bret Favre is 41 years old, and wrought with injuries. This is the first season in 20 years where an injury has sidelined Favre.

Who do I see at the helm for MIN next year? Either a rookie as stated in the previous argument, a free agent sign such as, Donovan McNabb, Kyle Orton, or Michael Vick (although I find it hard to believe that PHI will let him go), or a trade with a team that looks to be going in a different direction at QB (Carson Palmer).

Who will not be leading the Vikings next year? Bret Favre or Tavaris Jackson.

How will it all end for Bret Favre?

In ceremonial fashion, Bret Favre takes the final snap for the Minnesota Vikings (who are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs) and walks of the field, helmet raised in hand, with thousands of flashes going off. A brief, emotional, press conference, where Favre thanks the fans and the MIN organization for allowing him to play the game he loves. A summer full of, will he? won't he?, and ultimately the 2011 season starting without him.

Thank you and great TD.