Minnesota Vikings players didn't know what to expect of Brett Favre when he arrived on Aug. 18, chauffeured in an Escalade by their head coach and tracked by a TV helicopter like O.J.
Young players naively embraced the move, relishing a chance to play alongside someone they watched as youngsters while older players skeptically embraced the move, wondering about Favre's impact on a team that already had lofty expectations.Many veteran players look at the bottom line of a situation with the objectivity of a Fortune 500 CEO, and their primary question in Minnesota was this: Were they getting a legend or lemon?Favre is one of the game's all-time most decorated players -- three MVPs, 10 Pro Bowls, countless NFL records -- but he also collapsed at the end of the 2008 season, as his New York Jets squandered a division title and playoff spot by losing four of the final five.
Young players naively embraced the move, relishing a chance to play alongside someone they watched as youngsters while older players skeptically embraced the move, wondering about Favre's impact on a team that already had lofty expectations.Many veteran players look at the bottom line of a situation with the objectivity of a Fortune 500 CEO, and their primary question in Minnesota was this: Were they getting a legend or lemon?Favre is one of the game's all-time most decorated players -- three MVPs, 10 Pro Bowls, countless NFL records -- but he also collapsed at the end of the 2008 season, as his New York Jets squandered a division title and playoff spot by losing four of the final five.
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