October 30, 2009

NFL: 10 Most Intriguing of the Week

Pat Fitzmaurice, Pro Football Weekly

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Brett Favre — Imagine if Larry Bird had come out of retirement, signed with the Lakers and returned to Boston to face the Celtics. What if Derek Jeter were to sign his next contract with the Red Sox, then return to the Bronx to play against the Yankees? What if George Washington had betrayed the Continental Army, become a British general and led the Redcoats in an attack against his former troops? Favre has already led the Vikings to one win over the Packers, but that was in Minnesota. Now comes the unthinkable: Favre's return to Lambeau Field as a member of the Vikings, the archenemies of all that is sacred in Green Bay. Stephen King couldn't have concocted a worse nightmare for the residents of Packerland. As for the fantasy angle, Favre diced up the Packers...

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