Brett, Brett, Brett, what would we do without you? There is a fascination about Favre that no other individual in the NFL can meet, at least in the off-season. As we get closer though to the NFL season, the charade that Favre has put on for the last couple months should be a backburner story because the new topic will be:
“How good are the Vikings with Favre as their QB?”
From a fantasy and fan perspective, people continue to remember Favre in the final four games where he was fairly inept and brought the entire Jets offense down with him. But his stats up until Week 12 were very respectable as he had 20 TD’s with 2461 passing yards (223.7 yds/game) up to that point. The Vikings situation is arguably better than the Jets with Bryant McKinnie and Steve Hutchinson anchoring the offensive line and a defense that stacks up well in the NFC. If Favre can manage games similar to his last season with the Packers in 2007, then the Vikings are in very good position to break loose not only in the NFC North, but the entire conference. In the 2007 season, Favre finished with 28 TD’s and 4,115 yards with a 13-3 record. This bodes well for all players, especially Adrian Peterson and Bernard Berrian, who have the possibility of putting up big time stats with a semi-competent QB at the helm.
One other aspect to keep in mind is Favre’s confidence. The Vikes schedule works in favour of Favre accumulating some low QB1/QB2 stats as the first 5 weeks look like this:
Week 1: Minnesota @ Cleveland
Week 2: Minnesota @ Detroit
Week 3: San Fran @ Minnesota
Week 4: Green Bay @ Minnesota
Week 5: Minnesota @ St. Louis
If there is anything that Favre needs, it’s confidence out of the gates and this schedule is as good as any to get him and the rest of the team going in the right direction from a fantasy perspective.
Say what you will about Favre and his need for attention, but he may be a huge reason why all of us will be noticing the Vikes for winning and racking up big time points for teammates in the upcoming season.
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