Note to Brett Favre: Retire, already!

Who knows how true this is, but this story on Yahoo suggests that Brett Favre may want to come back yet again...this time to get revenge on the Green Bay Packers because of the way that his tenure there ended (I'm sure you remember...Favre retired from Green Bay, then said he was re-thinking his decision...but by that time the Packers had already settled on Aaron Rodgers as their quarterback. Favre then signed a one year deal with the New York Jets and did reasonably well).

Supposedly, Favre wants to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, who are in the same division as the Packers. This would mean that he'd get to play against his old team twice every year. But at what cost? He's still in reasonably good shape, but even Favre admits that his body is breaking down and that it's becoming more and more difficult to handle the rigors of being a top-tier quarterback in the NFL.

I'm not sure about the authenticity of this story (anytime they write about "a source" who says something, my BS detectors always go up), but if there's any truth to it, I really hope that Favre re-thinks things and stays retired for good this time. There's no denying that he has been a hell of a quarterback throughout his career. Barring any weird scandalous thing that could come to light, he is a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Even though it turned out to be a reasonably good thing for Favre to play with the Jets last year, everyone has a time to walk away. I think that time for Brett Favre is here. Mr. Favre, retire and enjoy your family, the millions of dollars you have, and what will seemingly be a long life ahead of you. Leave the NFL behind and fondly remember, as all football fans will, the unforgettable times that you displayed true greatness on the football field.

The fine (and elusive) art of pithiness...plus some football.

No matter what I do, I can't seem to write (or speak) in a concise, pithy manner. I don't know why. For some reason, I just have a knack for saying in 25 words what could have been said equally effectively in 10 words. This drives my girlfriend nuts, but to her credit, she's gotten better at tolerating it. Still, she does me good when she tells me to STFU after I've blabbed on too long. I think I need to listen to her more.

On another note...I'm still trying to decide if the Cowboys drew an easy or hard schedule. Most likely it's somewhere in the middle. Denver and Kansas city early should be good, even though they're both on the road. But having nearly all of the divisional games occur in the last half of the season might be tough if they get into a hole early. December and January are going to be tough, as usual, with games on the road against the New York Football Giants, New Orleans, and Washington, and San Diego and Philly at home (ending with them again!). It should be an interesting season, and I pray that Roy Williams can be an effective wideout, that all of the running backs can be healthy and contribute (I hope they can effectively use all three of them...Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice), and that Tony Romo will improve...he had a good season for the most part last year, but there were a few boneheaded moves.

With that, I'm done. Pithy enough? I think it will have to be for me at this point.