Just over two week after I wrote that we should get Vick in a Vikings uniform, we end up signing Brett Favre.
With Michael Vick signing with the Eagles last week, the Vikings choices for leader of the Purple offense narrowed. Over the weekend I was able to see a little bit of the Vikings pre-season game against Indy. Sage looked good, back-up good, not starter good. Travaris Jackson looked horrible, like back-up horrible. I got the feeling that it would be a long season.
With No. 4, things are looking up.
I imagine that the happiest Viking is running back Adrian Peterson. Peterson would have surely seen plenty of "men in the box" if Jackson or Rosenfels was about to be under center in '09. But unlike the Timberwolves, who wasted the prime of Kevin Garnett's career not focusing on building around him, the Vikings have decided to use Adrian Peterson as the centerpiece for a title run.
I almost wrote a blog a couple days ago about how we are lucky we don't have Brett coming to Minnesota. Reasons being that he is old, he's coming off shoulder surgery, he's playing more out of spite than desire and the drama, give me a break! Make up your mind already!
But there is a serious upside to having Favre in Purple. He won't miss a game. If he misses a game, it will be because his career is over. Favre will want to win, he will especially want to win against the NFC and especially especially against his former team. Favre's experience alone puts the Vikings in a better position. Without Favre the Vikings are still likely a playoff team. With him, the playoff team becomes a title contender... because once the Vikings make it to the playoffs, you can bet that Brett will be shedding a lot of wisdom and assurance to his new teammates. Plus, there is no time like the present, Favre doesn't have many chances for another ring, in fact, it's probably his last shot.
Not only does Brett bring experience, he fills one of the only needs the Vikings had: Quarterback.
Minnesota has a sick defense, one of the best in the league. Last year in a fantasy expert league I stretched and grabbed the Vikings D in round 8 or something stupid. They didn't exactly pan out like I had thought, but the defense is deep and talented, worthy of being considered one of the best in the league. The receivers aren't the leagues best, but they are efficient and productive (even when Jackson or Gus Frerrotte are chucking it). Kicking game and Special teams are solid, not sure how you judge this really, but the Vikings seem adequate. The Vikings running game? I think Minnesota is at the top of the AP rankings there. Overall, arguments can be made that Minnesota should have a Super Bowl dream.
So with Brett on board, maybe the team is finally complete. This could be the first time in over 10 years (since '98) that I think Minnesota has what it takes.
Minnesota hosts Green Bay on Monday Night Football on October 5. Brett plays against the Pack in Lambeau on November 1.
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