FanHouse Roundtable: Are the Vikings Better Off Without Brett Favre?

Filed under: Broncos, Browns, Cowboys, Eagles, Jets, Giants, Packers, Saints, Vikings, NFL Injuries, NFL Coaching, NFL Referees, NFL Rumors, NFL Quarterbacks, NFL Predictions, NFL AnalysisBrett Favre threw 33 touchdown passes last season -- his most since 1997 -- and just seven interceptions -- his fewest full-season total ever -- in leading the Vikings to a 12-4 record and a trip to the NFC championship game.

It was a remarkable season -- especially from a 40-year-old quarterback who was playing his first season with a new team.

But last year seems like a long, long time ago right now. The reeling Vikings are 2-4 -- and are coming off a loss to the arch-rival Packers that coach Brad Childress essentially blamed on his quarterback.

Favre has just seven touchdowns this season and has already thrown 10 interceptions. He has two fractures in his left ankle and has looked every one of his 41 years.

And then there's the entire Jenn Sterger/sexting embarrassment that has turned the certain first-ballot Hall of Famer into late-night television monologue fodder.

So, is it time for the Vikings to admit that bringing Favre back for an encore season at the age of 40 -- now 41 -- was a colossal mistake and move forward with Tarvaris Jackson?


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