So I'm catching the end of the Vikings/Saints game on Sunday and I can't help but begin to think about history about to made. Favre is methodically driving his team down the field and chaos suddenly strikes. After 2 up the gut runs from the Saints 33 (legitimate field goal range), an untimely penalty cripples the drive and forces Favre to throw on 3rd down to give his kicker a chance. Any football fan knows that rolling right and throwing across your body into the middle of the field is a recipe for disaster. This is inadvisable not only for a rookie QB, but even for a legend like #4. Suddenly the incredible story of a 40 year old QB going to the Superbowl with 2 different teams in his career is shattered.
Looking back on Favre's career, the ill-advised throw in the NFC championship game is a visual representation of what we've grown to love about him. The man is stubborn, determined and the ultimate football warrior. This is the guy's mentality. This is why he came back to play at the ripe old age of 40. This is why he got off a tractor in MS twice, once to play for the Jets and now with the Vikings.
As the season ends for the Vikings, we enter the dreaded "Will he?/Won't he?" saga that has seemed to plague us for the last 5 years. Will Favre finally hang it up or will he come back for one more shot at glory? If history tells us anything, it's that Favre can't go out like that. He couldn't end his career with the Packers on an interception in a Championship game and won't end his time with the Vikings like that.
The mentality that made him throw that pass is the same philosophy that he will lead him back to the NFL next season. Hate him or love him you have got to respect the man's determination and passion for the game.
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