Farve's Dirty Play for Vikings

Yes it is still only the preseason and yes the games mean absolutely nothing…but did you see Brett Favre’s third quarter crack block on Houston Texans defensive back Eugene Wilson knees?

In the wildcat formation with Percy Harvin playing quarterback, Favre lined up as a receiver. Wilson wasn’t even looking in Favre’s direction while running toward the ball and BAM Favre takes out his legs. A 15-yard penalty was issued to Farve on the play. While Wilson was just fine it begs the question, what is going on in Minnesota?

First of all, why is the old man even playing in the third quarter of a preseason game? Farve had already told reporters he thinks he cracked a rib because it hurts him to take deep breaths. So one would think that playing the entire first half of a meaningless game would be sufficient.

To his credit, 13 of 18 for 142 yards and a touchdown is nothing to sneeze at (although the TD was off a screen pass that went for 28 yards and the TD to Chester Taylor).

Favre has never played in a Wildcat formation, and he has never been relayed upon to make a block. I wouldn’t call this play if this were a play-off game! The Vikings gained seven yards in two Wildcat formation plays.

That play in a nutshell shows you why the Vikings are in trouble. They are a desperate team that is taking a lot of big risks. Head coach Brad Childress seat will get incredibly hot if his team stumbles off the bat. Childress knows this and is basically moving all of his chips to the center and crossing his fingers.

I’m not sure if he even knows what to expect from Favre at this point. You can talk about the easy schedule, the dome and the familiarity he has with the offense till your blue in the face, but in the end Favre is a 40-year-old gun-slinger that will be amongst the leaders in interceptions.

He wore down in December and arguably cost the New York Jets a play-off spot with his lousy play. He has already set a bad example with his complete disregard for training camp, a time when players bond and actually develop some chemistry. Clearly Favre could care less about anything people think about him.

The big question will be if he can also be a league leader in touchdowns. IF he has to keep making blocks then the answer is a definitive NO.

Keep using Favre as a blocker coach Childress, and watch the odds of losing your bet increase dramatically. If Favre goes down they are back to square one at quarterback, which will be the case either way at the end of the 2009 season (unless Favre wants to play the retirement two-step again).

Good luck Minnesota because it looks like your going to need it.