Thursday, February 4, 2010

Tell Us How You REALLY Feel, Vikes Fans

I love how the Minnesota Vikings are pretending as though retirement is not even an option for Brett Favre. This week they posted a video on vikings.com for "Best of Brett Favre as a Viking So Far." So far? That's a big leap there, purple people. After enduring this dance for more than 5 years, knowing the reasons Favre has given in the past for coming back or retiring, all signs point to third time's the charm.

On the other hand - as we've witness during the past 3 years - anything can happen. There sure are enough people who want Favre to give it another go . . . and they're letting Brett know it.

A group of fans (organized through the Facebook group 4 MILLION VIKINGS FANS WANT BRETT FAVRE BACK IN MINNESOTA FOR 2010) pooled their money for a billboard in Mississippi reading, "Hey #4, do Minnesota fans love you and want you back next year? You Brettcha!" Now they know how to appeal to this guy. Build his ego, make him feel wanted. They sure are playing all the right cards. (Check out the full story at: http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100204/NEWS01/2040360/-You-Brettcha/---Billboard-shows-fans-love-Brett-Favre)

Packers fans made a similar plea in 2008, but it was too little, too late. . .that and, Ted Thompson surely wasn't listening (read that story at: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20080709/PKR01/807090680/Murphy--Harlan-try-to-quell-Favre-furor)

The Vikings movement's leader, Jay Tappe of Minneapolis, says he hopes to continue raising donations to keep the billboard up for another month. Donations can be made at a microsite you can link to from the Facebook group's page. Tappe reports that money not used for the billboard will go to Brett and Deanna's foundations.

What passion (desperation?) from Vikes fans. I, for one, think it's a tribute to the legend - the excitement he brings every weekend and potential he gives his team to win the big one.

One thing’s for sure – this is only the beginning of what promises to be an offseason of great consequence for the Vikings organization, in both the short- and long-term.

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