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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 18:54 |
 Opinion by Admiral BigGun @ VikingsValhalla.com
O.K. Someone has to say it sometime.
So why not me and why not now?
There are not a lot of things you can depend on with 100% certainty these days. The value of your car being higher than the cost of the fuel in your tank comes to mind.
But it is pleasantly reassuring to me that some things you CAN depend on. No matter what your outlook on life is, no matter where you were born, no matter how much money you make. Not wind, nor rain, nor sleet, nor snow shall prevent the BIG THREE things that you can always, and I mean ALWAYS count on, from coming to fruition.
1) Death
2) Taxes
3) the Madden Curse
Yes the Madden Curse (wikipedia) once again is happening right before our eyes as we watch the events unfold between the assumed-future-hall-of-famer, Mr. Brett "Its always been about me" Farve vs. the Green Bay Packers organization. No matter how this is played out it will end badly for one or the other, if not both.
Lets flash back a few months and review how unlikely these events unfolded, shall we?
In Jan. 20, 2008 vs. New York Giants. The Legendary Brett Favre struggles on the sub-zero frozen tundra of Lambeau field in the NFC Championship game. This man who's first pass in an NFL regular season game resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown continues his all time Interception Record ways by throwing an interception in overtime (#288) and sets up the Giants' game-winning field goal, and the Packers lose 23-20. Ok... that really has nothing to do with the curse... but I just like bringing it up.
 Now... fast forward to March 2008.
After 17 seasons Brett Favre announces in a tear filled address that he "has nothing left to give" sniff .."and is retiring from football." sniff... I am getting all choked up just thinking about it.... well don't let the door er... never mind.
The media can't get on the Favre loving bandwagon fast enough. Hundreds of highlight videos on every sports channel (and even those that just think they are sports channels) show up instantly. They encompass the carrier of said man show and ooze flattery with wonderful throw after wonderful throw... the escapes... the drives... the loss of his father... the unbroken start streak... hey! hide that clip of him "falling" down in front of Strahan... in fact never play that again. What an athlete! What a man's man. He is the greatest of all football players in the history of the world... any world anywhere EVER!!!. He has done what none other can do. He has broken Dan Marino's records AND has a Super Bowl ring. (in best voice of Miss Lilly from Blazing Saddles) Wow, what a nice guy.(/end voice)
April 2008. EA SPORTS announces that the Twentieth Anniversary version of MADDEN 09 will sport a copy of Brett Farve on the cover! Brett is reportedly pleased. It was also reported that John's nipples became rock hard for nearly a month. (ok... I can't confirm that nipples part.)
Now fast forward to July 2008.
Brett sits at home in Mississippi alone in his WranglerTM (cha-ching) Jeans.
No one writes... no one calls... except the Packers organization who apparently have called several times a month to be sure Brett is really retired.
But then just when the Packers have moved on and have told the world they are ready to move forward with Aaron Rodgers as the leader of the franchise, Brett announces ... Just THROW ME THE DAMN BALL... er...I mean... JUST LET ME THROW THE DAMN BALL. (O.K. I am paraphrasing a little, but am pretty sure I am capturing the essence of what he was saying.)
The SPORTS MEDIA SPRINGS TO ERECT um I mean ATTENTION!! Could it be the man of men is coming back? Won't the fans be thrilled!?!?! I have a chill running up my leg!! Number 4 is coming back to Lambeau! Kill the fatted calf and let the gods be praised! Our son has come home! Tell Aaron to fetch a pail of our best Gatorade.
It is not at all surprising to me that these things always come to fruition despite their unlikely way of being played out. Yes my Valhalla faithful friends, the Madden Curse is alive and well. Brett is saying "Start me or Release me" just like many other NFL Divas of past... and the Packers are saying... "Nope, but you are welcome to come back and hold this lovely clip-board".
There are but a few potential outcomes to this situation:
1) Packers welcome Farve back as a backup.
Result: Farve is cursed demoted and humiliated. Packers are cursed for letting this happen to a living legend. Could you imagine if Lombardi was brought back as say... an offensive line coach?
2) Packers release/trade Farve and he fails miserably as others have done in the past:
Result: Farve goes to another team (say the Buccs for example) and starts. Farve is remembered as a "DIVA" the "perfect Brett Favre" and his legacy goes the way of the California Condor.
3) Packers release/trade Farve and he does Awesome.
Result: The Packers are cursed for allowing the glowing perfect Brettney to be picked up by a rival and school them in the ways of football. The controversy lives in Green Bay forever. What the Packers "Should have done" will be one of the most debated topics in Wisconsin of all time.
Yes my friends the Madden Curse is alive and well... and just like a train wreck, I just can't, not watch. My only fear is that it drags our beloved Vikings into the fray... but then I look again and notice...
There is no purple on the cover of MADDEN 09.
SKOL VIKES!
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 19:44 |
