I AM THE FORCE

I'm begging Brett Favre to come back for another season with the Packers. And as he sits pondering his future, you should all join me in sending Brett a card and pleading for his return.

You may not like his reckless ways, but Brett Favre is the only reason that the Packers have had success in the last decade and a half. We won a Super Bowl thanks to the skills of Brett Favre, and believe it or not, he still has those skills. He can still avoid a pass rush by stepping aside, he can still throw a bullet pass further and more accurately than anyone else, and he still is one of the top quarterbacks in the game.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Do you remember the days of John Hadl, Jerry Tagge, Scott Hunter, and Jim Del Gaizio? Do you remember our long years of embarrassment following the departure of Saint Vince? And, lastly, are you really ready to go back to those days? Because let me tell you something, the quarterbacks in the Packers' future have a lot more in common with Tagge than with Favre.

Critical punks and their callers on sports radio have tried to argue that Brett is over the hill, and responsible for the disaster of the 2005 season. I can only say to you guys, put the crack pipe down and go back and review the tape. Yes he makes some big mistakes in situations where he feels he has to do it alone, but so do we all. With a few missing players back in the picture, Brett Favre can still do the incredible things that have made him a legend and future hall-of-famer.

If the critics, and the general silence from Packer fans, leads Brett to the decision that it's time to quit, then that will be on you. Brett Favre could be a great quarterback for at least another three years. If we let him get away, we will have lost one of the greatest assets that any team has ever had. If he couldn't do it anymore, that would be different. But there has been no deterioration of skills, just a deteriation of the coaches and teammates around him.

So speak up people, and let Brett Favre know that you want him back. If he thinks the regular Packer fan no longer wants him, then he will surely walk away. The years ahead will make Sherman seem like Lombardi, if Favre leaves prematurely. None of you want that, so step up and do something about it.

Join me in sending a postcard or letter to: Brett Favre, c/o US Post Office * 16250 Highway 603 * Kiln, MS 39556.