It's Time To Get Rid of the Big Cheese

Brett Favre and I have a lot in common. He wears number four, I enjoy even numbers myself. He's spent years with the Packers, I've spent years with the Clearwater Dolphins. We are both really ridiculously good looking (Zoolander reference, please tell me someone got it). Finally, we both are hanging up the towel this year after a successful run with our teams because we both realize that it is time to move on to bigger and better things and that it is truly better to go out on top than to completely tarnish your imagine with second thoughts of returning to our respected sports.


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Oh wait, that's only me because Brett Favre has done something that makes every sports fan sigh, remove their cheese hat, and kick back a cold Milwaukee brew. Yup, Favre is having second thoughts about his retirement that he only announced a few months ago. Now you think that Favre would have learned, comebacks never work unless you are Mariah Carey or Cher. In most cases, athletes do not get better with age especially over the age of 40 and in a sport such as football. Brett gave a tearful goodbye which ESPN played an ungodly amount of times and the rest of the sports world cried with him. Now, the sports world is simply crying because while we have all moved on, Brett has not.

And, even more delightful, especially for bloggers like me, his potential comeback is causing waves throughout the sports world. First of all, we are finding out that maybe things are not so hot in the land of dairy. Apparently, the Packers are not so keen about Brett's decision to rejoin the NFL and I don't blame them. Brett is like that senior in high school who comes back for a 5th year and crashes the hot weekend party to learn that no one wants him there because, it was all good when he was one of them, but now it is just plain creepy and time to move on.

So Brett, being reasonable and obviously not wanting to step on any toes decided to "allegedly" talk to the Vikings about joining their team and apparently that is one of the main reasons Brett is considering coming out of retirement. Yeah because that won't tick anyone off, off season talks with your former team's biggest rival. Way to go Favre, it only took you less than three months to totally ruin your reputation in the NFL.

And I'm not saying that Brett is a bad guy, at least not bad to look at if you know what I'm saying, but indecisiveness and the inability to move on with your life are not attractive qualities in a man or a woman for that matter. My swim team will win our last meet of the season and we will go 5-0 and many people are begging me and my coaching staff to come back for another year. And is it tempting? Yes. But it's time for me to go on with my life. I need to get an internship next summer so I can have a shot at a real job one day; I can't be a swim coach forever. Favre, if your reading, take notes buddy.

So Brett, stop all this nonsense and announce your permanent retirement. Go take some time off, go to the Dominican or someplace that has a temperature above freezing. Try some other kinds of cheese other than the kind that comes from Wisconsin (whatever that is). Hang up that #4 Jersey and leave this sport with the good memories your fans hold of you, don't go out with all of this bickering over contracts and rival teams.

For more info on the Favre retirement scandal, here's the AP release on it:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJ4dh7TkvXFMpdKZU9rITbou7jtwD921I8200