Here we go again. Brett Favre has successfully avoided most of training camp and will join the Vikings immediately. Given he knows Childress' playbook as well as anyone in the league, it's not a concern for him knowledge-wise, but he's going to need to use all of this time to build a chemistry with Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin, and the other receivers as he's obviously never thrown to them before.
At this stage in Favre's career, there is some debate on whether or not he's actually an upgrade over Sage Rosenfels. Rosenfels has a good arm, is aggressive, but often makes poor decisions trying to make a play when something isn't there. Sounds a bit like Favre, no? Favre had surgery on his biceps to eliminate the cause of his problems down the stretch last season, and by early accounts, he's still throwing a laser. His decision making is still questionable, but I have to think that the team believes in Favre as a leader more than Rosenfels, so he's at least an upgrade in that area.
Fantasy Impact: Favre will have the best running back behind him that he's ever played with, a great 3rd down RB in Chester Taylor, an excellent downfield threats in Bernard Berrian, and then a complete wildcard in Percy Harvin who will line up all over and make big plays. Shiancoe is also a capable tight end. Favre is certainly not without weapons, but this is a run-first team. I think Favre makes for a solid QB2 as someone who can fill in reliably, but he's not a difference maker anymore. I would easily take Favre over guys like Hasselbeck, Pennington, Bulger, and Delhomme.
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