It's official. Brett Favre has filed his retirement papers with the NFL. So while the purple and gold begin their search for a new quarterback, I'm starting to wonder, "was the Favre experiment a success?" I think so. Here's why:
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| Allen, Pat and Kevin Williams |
For the Vikings, it rejuvenated a franchise that hadn't been remotely relevant since the 2001 season. The Vikings weren't going to win with Tarvaris Jackson under center, and everyone (except maybe Brad Childress) knew it. They had to do something big, and with Brett Favre available, they'd have been stupid not to take a chance. Yes, signing a 39 year old quarterback who had lead your arch-rival for 18 years was a risk. Paying a quarterback coming off bicep surgery $13 million is a risk, too. But something needed to be done, and Zygi Wilf was willing to make his first big splash as an owner. The simple fact was the Vikings had a championship caliber team just about everywhere but quarterback. They had Adrian Peterson in the prime of his career, one of the best run defenses in the league with a dominante (yet aging) line featuring Pat Williams, Kevin Williams, and Jared Allen. Simply put, the Vikings had a small window to win a championship, and they needed to find that last piece of the puzzle.
