Editorial Rough Draft

With a successful Vikings football season in the books the question on every Vikings fans mind is will he come back? If you don’t know who he is then you probably don’t watch or care to watch any form of TV or read any newspapers. Brett Favre has showed the world that you can still take pro football hits and make a run to the super bowl at an old age. My personal opinion is that he should come back for at least one more year with the Vikings. He now knows how each of his receivers work and what their skill levels are. He was one of the reasons that Sidney Rice has had a breakout season with 83 receptions 1,312 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. All of those stats are career best for Rice and they happened when Favre was throwing the pig skin. Brett is a natural leader on the field but some say he is more like a head coach than a player. He changes plays in the huddle or at the line of scrimmage and some critics (packer fans) think that he is too controlling. I feel that he is a veteran in the NFL and if he doesn’t feel like the play will work or doesn’t like the defensive set up that he should change the play. Another reason why Brett should be dressed in purple on Sundays is that he is boosting the state’s economy. With every Vikings game now a sell out and purple number 4 jerseys flying off the racks, it is giving the stores and the organization more money to eventually circulate back into the community. One other reason he should come back is that he is not far from some good career marks. He has said that he wants to reach 500 hundred career touchdowns and he currently has 497. He also is close to 70,000 career passing yards. He currently has 69,329. And most important reason is that he wants another super bowl ring. There are some obstacles in his way if he does come back. One is going to training camp. He said the reason why he waited so long to sign with the Vikings was that he didn’t want to go to training camp, but the greatest obstacle is his age. He will be turning 41 in the middle of the season and many say that’s too old. I say that if he can avoid injury and can throw a ball like a frozen rope like he did this past season then he can play under center for the Vikings anytime….or back up Tom Brady on the Patriots.