Favre gets last chance to hit reset button

Brett Favre swears this is his final season in the NFL and based on his performance thus far – four picks, two losses, one touchdown, zero victories – it should be. He’s been terrible; looking every bit like a soon-to-be 41-year-old who skipped most of training camp and thought he could just wing it.

But applying absolutes to Favre or his career is dangerous. The same arrogance/confidence that can ruin him – overly daring passes, lack of practice – has also served as his escape route from trouble.

Favre should’ve taken part in the entire Vikings training camp rather than showing up more than halfway through. Hanging out in Hattiesburg, Miss. until the team begged, pleaded and even sent teammates to haul him back to the Twin Cities was a mistake. He needed to work on his game before the third preseason game.
The Vikings didn’t just accept Favre’s late arrival, it had spent a year-plus empowering him to the point where he felt entitled to it. So the franchise is as much to blame as the QB here.

On Sunday the Vikings host the Detroit Lions, a team currently on a 2-33 run, 0-18 when facing Favre on his home field and fresh off making Michael Vick(notes) look so good the Philadelphia Eagles blew up their entire master plan for the future.

A victory over the Lions should breed confidence and silence the questions for a stretch. Then comes a bye week that should allow Favre more time to practice, regain timing and find some level of chemistry with his receivers, particularly Bernard Berrian(notes).

This is the last chance to reset the season. If it doesn’t happen, if Favre is the same slowed, struggling mess and the Vikings’ offense follows suit then you can write Favre’s final year off. After the bye comes a murderers’ row of at New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, at Green Bay and at New England. By the end of that, it’ll be too late.

It’s now or never for the last stand of Brett Favre.

Gee....looks like the 'King's' crown is a little tarnished.  It would have been less embarrassing for Favre if he would have stayed in Mississippi and let his grandson spit up on him.