To retire, or not to retire. That seems to be the question that Brett Favre has constantly been asking himself the last two years. After successfully avoiding much of training camp, Favre signed with Minnesota and is set to start their 2nd preseason game vs. Kansas City Friday tonight. Favre is definitely an upgrade over Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson at QB, but how much can you depend on Favre for your fantasy team this year? At 39 years old, and coming off a partially torn rotator cuff, Favre would be a good backup QB on your team, but I would be very hesitant to rely on him as your starter. In addition to age and possible lingering injuries, Favre will most likely attempt less passes this year. Comparing play calling last season, the NY Jets were 56% pass/44% run, while Minnesota had a 53% run/47% pass split. Make no mistake - Minnesota is Adrian Peterson's team and still a run first unit (4th most rushing attempts last season). The biggest boosts come for Bernard Berrian, Visanthe Shiancoe, Sidney Rice, and Percy Harvin. Favre should be more consistent getting the WRs and TE the ball compared to what they had last year or going into this year. The only question I think that remains....will John Madden come out of retirement to follow his beloved Favre?
Friday, August 21, 2009
He's Back! (Again)
To retire, or not to retire. That seems to be the question that Brett Favre has constantly been asking himself the last two years. After successfully avoiding much of training camp, Favre signed with Minnesota and is set to start their 2nd preseason game vs. Kansas City Friday tonight. Favre is definitely an upgrade over Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson at QB, but how much can you depend on Favre for your fantasy team this year? At 39 years old, and coming off a partially torn rotator cuff, Favre would be a good backup QB on your team, but I would be very hesitant to rely on him as your starter. In addition to age and possible lingering injuries, Favre will most likely attempt less passes this year. Comparing play calling last season, the NY Jets were 56% pass/44% run, while Minnesota had a 53% run/47% pass split. Make no mistake - Minnesota is Adrian Peterson's team and still a run first unit (4th most rushing attempts last season). The biggest boosts come for Bernard Berrian, Visanthe Shiancoe, Sidney Rice, and Percy Harvin. Favre should be more consistent getting the WRs and TE the ball compared to what they had last year or going into this year. The only question I think that remains....will John Madden come out of retirement to follow his beloved Favre?
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