A glance at the new 3-4 Defense

Well the offseason so far is pretty slow, with the exception of the Brett Favre Saga. As of now, the Pack is pegged to be the 3rd best team in the NFC North, and it comes from the tornado of questions that surround the new defensive scheme. The photo is from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article that I recently looked at, and to me, I think our defense seems pretty solid. I'm still worried that the Packers will not be utilizing one of the premier pass rushers in the league by moving Aaron Kampman to OLB/DE, and I'm not sure that A.J. Hawk has the prowess to make the necessary plays at MLB, but if those two players pan out, the Pack should be alright. Only time will tell.

Summertime...The Dead Zone for Sports

Let's face it, football defines sports. Sure we all enjoy filling out our brackets for March Madness and we'll watch the NBA and MLB playoffs but it's just not nearly exciting enough. Any true sports fan craves football season and knows that something is just missing when there is no football on tv. As soon as the super bowl is over, everone is trying to decide who they want their team to take in the draft or see who from their favorite collegiate team will be drafted and where. Once the draft is over, everyone is analyzing it and trying to predict who will go where in Free Agency. Come July, we're all starting to listen to what's going on in the training camps and see who the big sleeper pick will be for our fantasy team. Then we watch the preaseason, even if it's only for the first quarter, to try to determine how good our team will be this year. All this being said, we're always digging for something that will make us feel like it's football season.

My point is proven through ESPN and their following of the whole Favre/Vikings saga. So far the only thing that anyone has been able to prove is that Brad Childress has not been to Mississippi and that nobody actually knows what the heck is going on. We've seen 3 different reports of "a source close to" someone saying what one of the sides is going to do. If you ask me, it's pretty ridiculous. My opinion is that they should just shut up and let the thing play out, and then when they actually have some sort of conclusive evidence then they can be the first to report it. Until then, just accept that it's the time of year that there is very little sports news and deal with it. We all wish it was football season, and we all want to know what will happen with Brett Favre and whether he will ruin his legacy forever by going to the Vikings or if he'll remain honorable and retire, but until you have some conclusive evidence about something...let's all just stop speculating.

Comments on the Favre Saga

I was reading a blog entry on ESPN.com regarding the Brett to Minnesota story, and at the bottom of the page I started to read the various comments left by the readers. Most of them were just typical responses, but I came across this comment and I think that it really hit the spot. The reader goes by "Kennysiology". I have always liked Brett Favre, but I find myself agreeing with almost everything that is written below; I'm getting sick of it, he is damaging his reputation, and more importantly he is jerking people around, most notably, the fans of the Green Bay Packers. As far as i'm concerned, anyone who is covering the Favre story should be bashing him for the terrible decisions he is making.

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Hey Brett!:
"Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption."
SERIOUSLY!!! What a joke! I have grown to harbor a REAL disrespect for Brett Favre, and am borderline hating ESPN for blowing this crap up every time BRETT wants to get back in the limelight. Who cares if he CAN still play...It's the fact that he keeps QUITTING and then keeps coming back and putting his fans(which I am NOT one of) through heartache. He, to me, is crushing his legacy. Brett: SIT DOWN!...GO FISHING!...MOW YOUR YARD! At this point, I'd much rather hear about the A-Rod saga than stories of a washed-up QB trying AGAIN to come back! And OH YEAH BRETT!!...Didn't you want retire a "PACKER"?...Way to cheat all your loyal fans!
Please ESPN....STOP IT! UGGGGHHHHH!!!! 
UGGGHHHHH!!!!

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If it were the 1600's, Brett Favre would be hung for Treason

Brett Favre retired last spring as a Green Bay Packer, only to come back and end up playing for the New York Jets. It was very sad for all Packer fans to see #4 wearing a different uniform, but the team had to move on and had to start looking into the future. I was not too disappointed that Brett played for the Jets, because I know how great of a competitor he is, and it seemed best for both him and the Packers. After one season with the Jets, Brett retired again, but it is looking like he is coming back again, but with the Minnesota Viking!

I am not sure how everything went down last spring when the Packers and Brett Favre parted ways, but I do know that if Brett went to the Vikings, he would be everything that is wrong with the NFL. I believe that I would no longer admire/worship Brett Favre, and I know that it would be extremely difficult for me to follow the NFL in the Fall. Not only would I never forgive Favre for going to Minnesota, but I don't think that any true Packer fans will either. And all I know is that I have already lost a lot of respect for Brett just for speaking with the Vikings.