Brett Farve: Vain or Indecisive?

Now that Brett Farve is back (again) and happens to be playing for his former team’s division rival, many questions were raised about his once again waffley flip-flop return. Is he just drawing this out because he just loves the attention? Did he sign for the Vikings out of some unquenchable spite against Green Bay? Or is he just some confused old man?

This 39 year-old superstar may be in his 70s in NFL years, but he still has a cannon who could probably still blast the ball 60 yards if he needed to. After all of the injuries and surgery, he could be the $25 million dollar man, rebuilt better and stronger. Brett Farve, Quarterback. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Brett Farve will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster. Regardless of bionic capabilities, he can still play. Maybe not as well as he did 10 years ago, but he still has mileage left in him, and he certainly makes the game more interesting when he’s taking snaps.

Whether he acts from a spirit of vanity is another question and one that only Farve could answer. From the public eye, it could certainly appear so. But whether you love, hate, or are just plain tired of Brett Farve being in the news, it’s undeniable that he loves to play the game. This Southern boy has a heart for the game more than almost anyone and simply cannot deal with a life on the sideline. His flip-flopping doesn’t have anything to do with being in the limelight, he wants to play, but doesn’t know whether he can withstand the rigors of making it through an entire season. If you think about it, any professional goes through the same process. Any CEO loves the perks of their job, but doesn’t want to deal with all of the meetings, traveling, and grunt work that goes along with being successful. When it comes time to retire, it’s very easy to let those perks entice you to stay longer than you should, but in the end, it’s your decision on whether you stay or go. That’s where Farve is now. He wants the perks, but not the pain. So he holds out and is able to miss training camp. Farve: 1, Brad Childress & Vikings front office: 0.

In the end, the Vikings are a better team with Farve on the roster. Are they a better team 3 years from now? We’ll have to see how the ball bounces in terms of upcoming drafts and trades because once Farve leaves, they’re going to be in the same seat they were a month ago: without a leading quarterback. Farve will probably waffle again in two years (or possibly even next year) about staying or playing. We might even get a heart-felt, tear-laden delivery on Sports Center, which he will probably sincerely mean. But Farve really won’t be content playing golf on a Sunday in November until he has to use a walker to get there. He’ll be playing until his body won’t let him anymore, and then maybe he’ll try for a few more games after that. So let’s all just be prepared to see Brett Farve in a jersey until he’s old, tired, and grumpy wearing Velcro shoes.