The Brett Show

The 3-year long saga that is Brett Favre's retirement story completed this year's segment, as Brett decided to remain retired this year. I don't know whether he couldn't get a good deal, or if last year's sore shoulder was still bothering him, but he decided to sit out this year. I state it that way, because at this point we can't tell if he won't have another installment next year.

Favre says he loves the game, and keeps wanting to come back. The last two years I believed that. But the nonsense of this year makes me suspect it's something different -- he likes the attention. The had the attention when he was the star of the Packers, a community-based team whose fans are hugely loyal. He was the toast of the town. He lost that, and now he wants that back. New York is a sports-hungry town. He thought he'd get that feeling there, but didn't realize how fickle and nasty New York fans were. He decided to focus on the midwest again, but the Vikings apparently weren't the right choice.

Will he try this again next year? Unless he finds something to fulfill this need of his, I'm afraid so. He flushed out in New York and failed in the midwest. Could the West Coast be his next target? Stay tuned, this show may be rerun in April.