Hey Everybody, the Zoot is back! In a new power-packed once a week version. We're gonna play a game, if you can guess which day of the week it comes out on, you win. Unfortunately the only grand prize I can only offer you is the satisfaction of knowing you were right, I couldn't get any sponsors. But anyway let's get back into it; you guys still remember sports, right? Ok good.Then I know you still remember Brett Favre. And its actually starting to look like he might become just that, a memory. The Vikings lost to the Saints in the NFC Championship on Sunday, ending their season and Favre's fairy tale run at a Super Bowl. This entire season just sorta felt like Favre's last, so I tend to believe him (Apprehensive? me too) when he says, that his coming back for another is unlikely. I know the answer will change a million times, and we won't know for sure until some time six months from now, but this time I'm leaning towards retirement. Call me crazy, but I think there might actually be a wolf this time.
His first retirement was a brief one right before his final season in Green Bay, (that's right, this will be his fourth straight off-season in which he's retired) it was pretty clear he wanted to come back, but just didn't want to go to training camp. Then came the off-season that the City of Green Bay exploded; the one that saw Favre end up in Jets' Green. At that point, we all knew he did not want to see his career end with that interception to Corey Webster that all but sealed the NFC Championship game for the G-men. And I think we all knew Favre didn't really want to end his career with that horrifying season with the Jets (Do you remember how excited Jets fans were when they traded for him? Adorable). We knew he wanted a shot, or two, at the Packers; and we knew he would get that opportunity in Purple.
But this one feels different. Even though his season ended with a similarly devastating interception, this one to Tracy Porter. Favre's last pass has been an interception that lost the NFC Championship Game, in two out of the last three seasons-yikes. This seems like a good time for him to hang 'em up, even if this was one of his better seasons ever. Again, I won't be surprised if he gives it another go in six months (ugh).
Also: What is up with the Vikings? The first rumors about their replacement for Favre is a trade for Donovan McNabb, or one of the other Eagle's quarterbacks. First, they made Favre break up with Green Bay, now they're gonna try to pry McNabb out of Philly. I'm not ok with all this home-wrecking, get your own QB Purple.
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