Favre to Stay Retired

[MNSmoker]

Originally Posted by Kreth

I don't see any point in bringing on a high-dollar player like Favre if he's not gonna be there for several years. The money could be better spent adding some depth to the roster.
In the Culpepper/Moss days, Minnesota was all aerial with no ground game. Now it's the opposite. They can't take full advantage of Peterson without a solid passing game to keep defenses guessing.

I think the reason why Childress wanted to bring Favre in this season was twofold; first, Childress knows that if he doesn't make a deep playoff run this year his job is probably in jeopardy. He's under contract for one more season after this upcoming season, and if this club doesn't perform well he's not going to get an extension. Zigy Wilf has given everything that Childress has asked for (pass rushing DE...Jared Allen. WR to stretch the field...Bernard Berrien, etc.). He's given Childress the go-ahead to sign players and has invested a lot into this club. I think Wilf wants to see a return on his investment.

Second, this club is set up to win now. This core group of players that we have right now are geared to win in the next couple of seasons. A veteran like Favre in Childress' west-coast offense would have probably given this club the best chance to win this year. That's not to say that Rosenfels or T-Jack can't get it done, but this is the same offense that Favre has run his entire career.

This day in age in the NFL, teams don't look long future. Because of free agency teams can go from worst to first in their division in a single season. NFL fans, and sports fans in general, have a win now attitude and demand that their teams put out a winning club every year. I'm hoping that the Vikes will still be solid with whoever they decide to put behind center this season.