Around the months of March through June, the NFL offseason goes through a hiatus of sorts. It's a natural occurrence this time of year, and usually forces us football fans to span out and watch baseball, or observe the NBA and NHL drafts.
However, the past two seasons, NFL fans have been spoiled by the Brett Favre saga.
It has kept football fans with a strong grapple on the pulse of the NFL due to Favre's "comebacks." Implications of him coming back have changed team's outlooks on the season and fan's expectations of teams.
In 2008, the Jets came in with "playoffs or bust" expectations. Ironically enough, the Vikings of 2009 are in a "Super Bowl or bust" mode. With this set as the highest risk for both parties involved (Favre and the Vikings), there is no higher [...]
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