Brett Favre truly left the Minnesota Vikings in a crappy position. Though he is approaching forty, and about the same number of retirement announcements, the former Packer and Jet really had the Vikings salivating. How much? So much that they left their other quarterbacks on a very precarious perch while they waited.
Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson now inherit the Viking offense with a wonderful sense of being unwanted. Rosenfels was actually just acquired to compete with Jackson from the Houston Texans. Excited when he first arrived, he has to be wondering why they acquired him in the first place.
With the Vikings chasing after Favre like a wounded puppy, these two quarterbacks had to have felt as though they Vikings had zero confidence in their ability. I know I would feel that way in that situation. The Vikings were certainly not bringing Favre to watch from the sidelines. The Vikings did not seem to pay any attention to what would happen if they did not get their man. And now they are paying for it.
How would you like to be the Viking’s head coach trying to explain to Sage and Tavaris now?
What do you say to these two quarterbacks. Well, we couldn’t get the guy we really wanted but we really do believe in you now? Sorry for chasing Favre? Please now lead us to the Superbowl?
The Vikings are going to have a serious problem unless Tavaris or Sage one decides to make a point. The character that is needed to overcome this situation is something that neither quarterback has shown in the past. Tavaris has been given every chance to blossom. What is alarming is that he was attempting to do well in a simple offense that features the best running back in the NFL in Adrian Peterson. If he can not make that work, then what chance does he really have now?
I guess this is exactly what the Viking brass was thinking when they went after Favre. The problem is, they now have a pair of quarterbacks that not only are inferior talent wise to Favre, but they feel their organization has no faith in them. That is usually a death sentence for a football team and a quarterback in particular.
The Vikings are strong enough to overcome this situation for sure. Whether they can do it will be a very interesting thing to watch in the coming season.
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