BOXCAR Blitz: The Favre Circus Is In Town

Posted On Saturday, July 25, 2009 by JakeTrain |

Favre is (still) undecided. What else is new? The guy just won't leave the headlines, let alone the football field. As a Bears fan, I'm not a fan of the guy. However, I have always respected his talents and abilities on the field as a football player. As a marketing guy, Favre has been the center of an incredible public relations evolution: A retiring football legend…morphing into a lousy soap opera star…turned jean-wearing country boy moonlighting under the big city lights…But what happens to the hottest acts on Broadway when they fizzle out? They hit the road like a traveling circus spending their days pondering the good ole days and telling stories to anyone or any team that will listen. Read More


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Favre doesn't have 16 games of passing in his arm...but that's exactly why he wants to join the Vikings. Don't be fooled by all the revenge talk, in Minnesota, he can put on a purple #4 jersey even if he has a gray beard and hand the ball off to Adrian Peterson. the thing about circuses is they come into town, set up shop for a little while and then leave. Hmmm, I wonder if Favre will come back just long enough to think about and then re-re-retire after baseball's World Series to dominate dessimate the headlines? Or is he just trying to add some content to the last pages of his autobiography? But hey even if he does call it quits, it just means you will see 'FAVRE' the movie in theatres near you a year earlier.

Here is a great overview of the Cardinal's top stories heading into training camp from Darren Urban. I'm planning on writing about Arizona's backfield situation soon. It looks like Hightower will be the main guy, but I'm not completely sold on him.

The Eagles officially named their successor to Jim Johnson. Don't underestimate the impact of this move. Few Defensive Coordinators have Johnson's play-calling abilities.


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Vick has been released of federal custody and apparently has already met with NFL Commish Roger Goodell. I still think he ends up in the UFL or Canada ala Ricky Williams. Vick is another circus waiting to happen but Dallas isn't interested in adding another performer.

The Bruno Boys updated their QB rankings this week. Brady is still amongst the top tier while tier three is comprised of some of the best QB debates this fantasy football season.

Who is Mr. Indispensable on the Cowboys? It isn't who you think according to DallasCowboys.com Columnist Mickey Spagnola.

Former Northern Illinois Husky, Drew Bennett, inked a deal with the Ravens. This is a low risk move for Baltimore to bolster their receiving core.

In case you were wondering when each team is scheduled to report to training camp. And Football Jabber compiles a great list of Training Camp previews if you are salivating over the start of the NFL football pre-season.

The Bengals added one more loss to their record this week. I wonder if this decision will be find its way over to New York City where there are more than a few disgruntled baseball and football fans.

That wraps up this week's Blitz. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget you can now follow BOXCAR Football on Twitter and via RSS.
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