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Thanks to all of you who took the time to provide your thoughts on whether I should purchase a Favre Jersey or not.  I�m taking the time today to share those comments with you since I�m crunched for time and can�t write a football recap.  You caught me�it�s not that I can�t, I choose not too as my team lost to �Just the Tip� � who was nursing a 4 game losing streak heading into our showdown. 

 

Matt from Brooklyn Park writes (radically edited for grammar to make sense to the reader):

 

As for the Farve jersey, I would not go with the bandwagon and buy the jersey.  It�s a one year thing and he will be going in the Hall (of Fame) as Packer not a Viking.  But it�s up to you Maz.  Do what your heart desires I would have no problem with you wearing a Viking�s Farve jersey for the rest of your life if you let me pitch next season.

 

Bob Stefani formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa writes:

 

This site is boring. Can�t you write about something everyone cares about for once?  I�ll give you a hint:  No one cares about the Vikings.  No one cares about hockey, Wild, Gophers or Rocks Boot hockey.  Is hockey even a sanctioned sport?  Spend more time writing about the 8-0 Hawkeye football team and your readership will increase exponentially.   

 

Carl Gerbschmidt from someplace in Wisconsin writes:

 

Brett Favre is a no talent ass clown.  You�re drinking the Kool-Aid up there.  He�s a has been, never was type of player.  Why do you think the Packers didn�t want him. 

 

Colin from Woodbury writes:

 

Your scenario has a fatal flaw:  Deanna and Jessica (my wife) would never allow either of their respective husbands to step foot in Kohl�s.  The story would be more believable if it took place in a Banana Republic.  Then ask yourself this � would you approve of Jessica buying a piece of artwork for $125 that you don�t care for because that is what you�ll be doing� buying a piece of art that Jessica probably is not looking forward to hanging on the wall of her brand new house.  You�d be better off getting a Rocks jersey with �MASLOW� on the back to hang on your wall because you know he (MASLOW) will never leave the franchise!

 

Jeff from the Sporting News writes:

 

Nice blog. Might be the best amateur baseball site I�ve read in a long time.  So, your thinking of buying a Favre jersey.  I�m here to tell you to not waste you money or your time.   Don't get me wrong, he�s a great player but there are better options when shopping for jerseys, like I dunno, Adrian Peterson.

 

I tend to shy away from 40-year-old guys who are too self absorbed in themselves when I buy my jerseys.  Why anyone would waste their time and money buying a Favre No. 4 jersey is beyond me. I might go as far as a T-shirt, but to spend $70-$80 on a guy's jersey who is gone after one season (two at the most) is ludicrous to me.  That's almost as dumb as the people in Buffalo who are buying Terrell Owens Jerseys.

 

I mean, when you buy a jersey there should be two criteria. First, they should be under 35. Secondly, it should be reasonably understood that they plan on staying for more than one season, something you can't say definitively for Favre.

 

Barack from Washington D.C. writes:

 

Spend your money on a Cutler jersey.  He�s going to the face of the NFC North for a long time to come. 

Editor�s note: I deleted this man�s other editorial comments on public reform of the health care system as I am vehemently against it. 

 

My decision:

 

Whether you love him or hate him, Brett Favre continues to keep his name atop the headlines. His surprising decision to return to the National Football League as the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings has fans cheering and detractors jeering. Once at the top of the game, the three-time MVP and Super Bowl champion is on the downside of his magical career. Yet he just can't walk away from the game he loves.

 

That said, I will not be purchasing a Brett Favre jersey, BUT I WILL ACCEPT ONE IF SOMEONE IS BUYING FOR ME.  I can�t do it.  For me, he�s a hall of famer but for the Packers, a team I loathe.  You see, if I were going to buy the jersey of Montana, it would be of the 49ers.  If I was going to buy the jersey of Fran Tarketon, it would be a Viking.  If I were to buy a Mauer jersey, it would be as a Twins not a Yankee. 

 

That�s my decision and I�m sticking to it�unless I get it as a gift, then I�ll wear it proud