It’s frustrating to see Brett Favre try to come out of retirement. 

There is absolutely nothing good that could come out of this. It’s not like Emmitt Smith going to the Cardinals, where he had the opportunity to break a record. There’s nothing Favre could do in 2008 that he didn’t do from 1992-2007. He had an outstanding year in 2007, but he was very average, even arguably below average, in 2005 and 2006. His legacy, if anything, would be tarnished by coming back for another team in 2008.

It’s great that he at least asked for his release from the Packers. Aaron Rodgers deserves his shot in the NFL after limited playing time last season. Nothing has gone right since this kid left Cal. He could have been the top pick in the draft, instead he got passed over for Alex Smith and his troubles began. Though it was the year before the site was made, I liked Aaron Rodgers coming out of Cal in 2005. He has a fantastic opportunity to thrive in the NFL with an outstanding surrounding cast with this Packers team. This isn’t even mentioning the Packers desire to move forward by selecting Brian Brohm in the 2008 draft.

Brett Favre has won a lot of battles in his career, but there’s no win in this for him. Either he spends a year as a backup, an expensive one at that, or he goes off an plays a meaningless season for a team somewhere. Nobody will remember Favre for the season he spent with the 6-10 team during the last year in his career. Instead, there are plenty of games and moments by which fans have to remember Favre.

Favre had to realize that his time was up when he announced his retirement in March. By coming out of retirement, Favre risks much of what made him a great player to be overshadowed by the antics toward the last two or three years of his career.

With all that being said, I’m subscribing to the thought that Favre has earned the right to make the decision of whether or not to come back. He won’t be influenced by the media in any way, and that is in sort what has made him one of the greatest players in my generation. 

Thought about starting a videos/links weekly post for a while now. Now presenting the first ever weekly links from across the web post. Most will be about college or professional football, but I might throw in some different stuff now and then.

• Rivals.com has been writing full previews of the top 50 teams in college football. They’re up to no. 16 right now, and it’s definitely a must-read for any college football fan. There’s just as much information here, arguably more, than in the college football preview magazines that you could buy at a newspaper stand. (Rivals.com)
• Chase Utley said what? Don’t let the kids see that one. Warning for language if you’re reading from work. (Larry Brown Sports)
• While on the baseball subject, Bugs & Cranks, one of my favorite baseball blogs, posted a video of this dude showing the batting stances of each and every all-star. (Bugs & Cranks)
• Pumped about the 2008 college football season? Try the possibility of a Virginia Tech v. Alabama game for the opener in 2009. (Washington Post)
• Speaking of NCAA football, NCAA 09, the video game, came out yesterday. One thing that caught my eye is that for all versions of the game, there are different covers. Pretty cool. I’m undecided if I should purchase the game. I must admit that it looks pretty sweet. (EA Sports)
• A blog devoted to Percy Harvin? Pretty cool for a potential future first round draft pick. (Percy Harvin Zone)

There has been a lot of publicity in the media over the past few days of the Philadelphia 76ers snagging Elton Brand away from the dysfunctional franchise that is the Los Angeles Clippers. This led me on a search to find the team most comparable team to the L.A. Clippers in the NFL. This is difficult because there is not one team that matches the full criteria, which will be explored in further detail below, of having a poor organization from top to bottom. There are a number of different teams that have the potential to have the not-so-infamous honor—the Browns, Cardinals, Falcons, Jets, Lions, and Raiders all come to mind. 

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