Favre: More Pain, Please

Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com reports this morning that Brett Favre has decided to return to the Packers for one last season. Check out the full story here.

I would think that anyone who saw Brett play last year would agree with me that this isn't a good idea. Watching him lose game after game with his pathetic attempts at end-of-game heroics was just sad, and there's no reason for me to think that this upcoming season will be much different. The Packers had serious needs at the end of last year, even prompting Favre to ask for some big off-season moves to make a return more compelling. However,

[t]he Packers' two most high-profile free-agent signings have been former St. Louis Rams defensive tackle Ryan Pickett and former Seattle Seahawks safety Marquand Manuel. The team has also re-signed fullback William Henderson and wide receiver Rod Gardener.

I've had dumps more exciting than that. And that doesn't mention the loss of Ryan Longwell (PK) and the Packers' inability to sign Adam Vinatieri.

John Clayton, perennial winner of ESPN's Dungeons and Dragons Tournament, has written a short piece on why Brett is returning. His argument is that Brett is playing another year "because he can". As I said earlier, if you saw him last year, you might disagree with the "can" part of that.

Anyway, the drama of waiting for Favre to make his decision was exhausting, and even led former teammate Mark Chmura to call him "selfish". Now, after hearing the decision for myself, I'd add "selfishest".