I've been a Vikings fan since I was seven. During this time, I've witnessed some of the great NFL debacles of all time: The Herschell Walker trade... '98 playoff loss to the Falcons... the "Love Boat" incendent... Mike Tice scalping Super Bowl Tickets... the Randy Moss trade... the ensuing Troy Williamson draft pick... you get the idea.
Well, it was all trumped yesterday when the Vikings inked Brett Favre as their starting quarterback for the 2009 season. Here we have a guy I grew up hating. Even in his "off" years, he was still making the Vikings just look plain silly. Hell, he broke Dan Marino's All-Time Touchdown record in the Metrodome, to a standing ovation no less. Now I have to start rooting for this Wrangler-wearing M*@#$%$^ F!*&%$...
Sorry.
Still learning to accept it.
Guess it could be worse though. I could be a Green Bay fan and have Favre go all Fredo Corleone on me, as Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN so eloquently put it. Tell Favre to stay away from boats - Vikings players seem to have a problem with that.
So, just to run down the list of quarterbacks I've had to endure during the Childress regime: Brad Johnson, Brooks Bollinger, Kelly Holcomb, Gus Frerotte, Tarvaris Jackson... and now Brett Favre. If Childress' success with QBs thus far into his coaching tenure is any indication, I should probably just skip this season, but I won't. I'll be a brainless drone drinking beer and eating potato chips. Is it September yet?
Remember, real men wear purple... unless they're wearing Wranglers too.
Skol.
