The Favre Saga continues

Just when you thought his decision would be an easy one, an unexpected twist gets thrown in the equation. Favre announced last week that in order to play next year, he is going to have to get surgery for the ankle that he injured in that epic NFC Championship game against the New Orleans Saints. So now the waiting game we've put up with the last 4 years begins again. Will he play or won't he? Only time will tell at this point.

What does this mean for the Minnesota Vikings? Nothing good. Throughout this entire offseason, we made no real acquisitions because we thought our team was good where it was already at. We sat back and watched Donovan McNabb get traded to the Redskins after he stated himself that the Vikings were number one on his list of teams to go to. Then the draft rolls around and Jimmy Clausen falls into our laps like a gift from god in the late 1st round and the early 2nd round. What do we do? We pass him on him because we're set at QB.

Now all of this could be thrown out the window along with our 2010 season. If Favre doesn't come back next year, we are looking at Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels, both of which are mediocre at best. I did feel like Jackson showed some serious signs of improvement in last year's preseason. But yeah it is just the preseason and this is probably just me being ridiculously optimistic.

There is a glimmer of hope in all of this though. An analyst on ESPN, I think it was Matt Millen, said that Favre is going to have to get surgery either way whether he wants to play next year or not. So if he has to get the surgery anyways, he mine as well play football too. Maybe this is just me being a little too optimistic again.

All that we know right now is that the Vikings future is uncertain. A lot of the questions we have about our team will be answered by Brett Favre. When that will be? No one knows.