I was so shocked yet so happy to hear Brett Favre decided to pack it in after 17 glorious NFL seasons. Let’s cover the shocked part first, like the rest of you I figured that with the great season he and Green Bay had that this year there would be no flirtation with retirement. Favre had to come back. He played great this past season and had a good team waiting for him next season, so why quit now, I thought.
What none of us could ever know is how mentally tired Favre was. Turns out he was just done and decided to go out on a high note.And that’s where the happiness comes in. It’s good to see Favre go out if not on top, then not to far from it. Too many athletes go out on their backs. Brett Favre deserved better than that.
But happiness springs from many places. So, I was also happy because once and for all we are done with the annual speculation on whether or not he’d play another season. The highlight of which, was Favre calling a press conference to announce he had nothing to say. We’re all busy, Brett. If you’ve got nothing to say, do us all a favor, keep it to yourself.
Finally, I’m happy because maybe just maybe this will force Frank Caliendo to come up with another line or two for his “Brett Favre” obsessed John Madden character. How many times can Madden referring to Favre still be funny? Now we’ll really find out.
PS – Here’s a bonus link to another recent post about Favre:
