Another NFC Championship loss for Favre
Brett Favre had a chance to lead the Minnesota Vikings to victory over the New Orleans Saints in a very exciting NFC Championship game. However, it was not meant to be. The big question for the Vikings is why didn’t Brett Favre just run ball to gain a couple more yards to give his kicker a better opportunity to kick the game winning field goal?
Instead, Favre tried to throw the ball across the field, which was intercepted by the Saints. Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings offense would never get a chance to see the ball again. After time expired in regulation, the Saints won the coin toss to get the ball first in overtime. After the Saints drove down the field, Saints kicker, Garrett Hartley, won the game on a 40-yard field goal, sending the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl.
Two years ago, Brett Favre had an opportunity to lead his old team, the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl, but like in this game, Favre threw an interception, which cost the Packers a victory. Now, for Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, they have to look forward to next year. The big question for the Minnesota Vikings is will Favre return next season. Only time will tell, but this was a costly missed opportunity for the Favre and the Vikings. For the New Orleans Saints, they have a chance to win it all, the Super Bowl. But, standing in there way are the Colts. We shall see if Brees can lead his team to victory again, so stay tuned.
(Sources: Fox Sports, ESPN)
Brett Favre Gets His Revenge Against Packers
On Monday night, marked the first time that Brett Favre played against his former team, the Green Bay Packers. And, how sweet a victory it was for Brett Favre and his new team, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings beat the Packers, 30-23. But, it was not easy.
Brett Favre had to prove to the Packers that it was a bad decision to let him go. But, the Packers had to move on and so did Favre. But, for the Green Bay Packers, they also had something to prove that they made to right decision to look towards the future. And for Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, this game was a chance for him to prove that he belonged on the same stage as Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers did do a great job to keep the Packers in game, but it was not enough.
The Packers defense could not stop Favre and the Vikings offense from scoring. In the end, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings just wanted this game more than the Packers did, this time. However, the Vikings will play in Green Bay on November 1st. We shall see how the Green Bay Packers respond. Stay tuned.
(Sources: ESPN)
NFL Week 1: Great Debuts and Some Things Never Change
Brett Favre is back. Minnesota Vikings new leader, Brett Favre, had an great debut for the Vikings. With the help of Adrian Peterson, who had 180-yards rushing and scored 3-touchdowns, the Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns 34-20. Favre threw for 110-yards and one touchdown. Also, New York Jets new rookie QB, Mark Sanchez, was another player who had a impressive debut as well. Mark Sanchez through for 272-yards and had one touchdown to lead the Jets to a victory over the Houston Texans, 24-7.
One player that did not have a great debut was Chicago Bears QB, Jay Cutler. Even though the Bears had a chance to win the game, Jay Cutler’s 4-interceptions, including his last interception with 58-seconds left, would doomed the Bears and helped the Green Bay Packers get the victory, 21-15. And for the Detroit Lions, it was not a good day as well.
The Detroit Lions continued their regular-season losing streak to 18 games. The Lions lost to the New Orleans Saints, 45-27. Drew Brees looked awesome, throwing for 358-yards and 6 TDs. And for the Cincinnati Bengals, lady luck was not on their side. With 11 seconds left in the game, Denver Broncos wide-receiver, Brandon Stokley, caught a deflected pass and scored a 87-yard touchdown to help the Broncos beat the Bengals, 12-7 on an amazing and unbelievable play.
With great debuts from Brett Favre and Mark Sanchez, it was another great weekend of NFL football. But, for teams like the Lions, hopefully they can end their losing streak. But, only time will tell.
What’s wrong with Brett Favre signing with the Minnesota Vikings?
Well, for longtime Green Bay Packers fans, it would seem wrong for the former Green Bay Packers quarterback and three-time MVP, Brett Farve, to sign with the Packers rivals, the Minnesota Vikings. However, on Tuesday, it became reality. Brett Favre signed a two-year contract with the Vikings.
For the Minnesota Vikings, this was a great move. The Vikings made the playoffs last year, but lost in NFC Wild Card game. One thing the Vikings were lacking in the playoffs was experience and leadership at the quarterback position. Now, with the signing of Brett Favre, the Vikings do not have to worry about that. The Minnesota Vikings have a great running game and with Brett Favre at QB, this could be a dangerous team going into this season.
For the Green Bay Packers, the challenge of winning the NFC North Division just got more difficult. Brett Favre makes the Vikings a NFC contender, not only for the NFC North Division, but also for the championship. Who would have thought that this would be possible? Brett Favre playing for the Minnesota Vikings. This move by the Vikings adds more excitement to the Packers-Vikings rivalry.
We shall see how the Packers fan will react to Brett Favre when he shows up in Green Bay wearing a Minnesota Vikings uniform on November 1st. But, the first game between the Packers and Vikings will be on Monday Night Football on October 5th. There will be a lot of anticipation for this game. The only question is who will win the game, the Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre or the Green Bay Packers, stay tuned.
(Sources: ESPN)
Should Brett Favre Comeback to Football?
With reports of Brett Favre possibly returning to NFL and playing football for the Minnesota Vikings, please vote what you think Brett Favre should do. Should Favre stay retired or comeback to football.
What Should Brett Favre Do?
- Brett Favre should comeback to football (62%, 8 Votes)
- Brett Favre should stay retired (38%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 13
Loading ...Why would Brett Favre want to return to Football?
There are reports that Brett Favre might comeback to the NFL and possibly play for the Minnesota Vikings. Why would the former Green Bay Packers and New York Jets quarterback, Brett Favre want to comeback? Why would he possibly want to join the Vikings? And, is this the good decision?
Only Brett Favre can answer those questions. But, if Farve does come out of retirement to join the Minnesota Vikings, there will be more questions that would need to be answered. What will Farve’s legacy be as a Green Bay Packers, if he were to join the Packers rival, the Minnesota Vikings? What will Packers fans think of Farve then?
Being a part of the New York Jets, there was no big rivalry between the Jets and Packers, so there was no real issues between Farve and the Packers. But, if Farve does plays for the Vikings, then the rivalry between Farve, the Vikings and Packers will be more intense then ever before.
What will the NFL be without Brett Favre? Well, we will have to wait until Brett Favre is finally retired and is at the podium during the Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio talking about his career. Until then, stay tuned to see what Brett Favre does next.
Sources: (ESPN)
Raiders Should Have Learned from the Jets When it comes to the 2009 Draft
With the retirement of Brett Favre, the New York Jets needed a quarterback. Enter, USC’s quarterback, Mark Sanchez. The Jets filled a void at QB by drafting Sanchez and now, the Jets are looking at a bright future. But, for the Oakland Raiders, they should have drafted the best offensive lineman available to help protect their quarterbacks and help them run the ball. The Raiders did not do this.
Mark Sanchez comes from a long line of successful USC quarterbacks. Now, he is looking to bring that success to the New York Jets organization. For the Oakland Raiders, they need to draft players that will help them on both sides of the ball. The Raiders defense is good, but its their offense that needs help, mainly on the offensive-line.
Last year, the Oakland Raiders 1st draft pick was a running back, which they needed. But this year, the Raiders 1st draft pick was a wide-receiver, which they didn’t. It will take a couple of years to see which team got it right, but as it stand now, it seems the big winner is the New York Jets.
Chargers Win, Beat Brett Favre and the N.Y. Jets
This was a great win for the San Diego Chargers. Avoiding to go 0-3, the Chargers did what they had to win the game. After giving up an interception for a touchdown by David Barrett of the New York Jets, the San Diego Chargers would step up and win 48-29.
This was a complete game by the Chargers, on offense and defense to beat the New York Jets. Credit to the Chargers defense for stepping up. After having a bad game last week against the Denver Broncos, Antonio Cromartie would come back to intercept Brett Favre for a touchdown to give the Chargers the lead, 17-7. Philip River would also come back to throw for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was nice to see L.T. back in the mix. LaDainian Tomlinson scored 2 touchdowns. Although, Brett Favre threw 3 touchdowns of his own, it was not enough. Brett Favre also had two interceptions.
Credit to the Chargers to finished the game. Although the Chargers special team struggle at times, the Chargers played the whole 60 minutes. This was great victory for the San Diego Chargers and now the Chargers can look forward to play the Oakland Raiders next Sunday. Chargers have one mission for next week, just win baby!