The last Gunslinger (ode to Brett Favre)

It wasn't supposed to end this way. Broken down, defeated a disappointing and unexpected result to an attempted action to win a super bowl ring one more time and ride off into the sunset. Brett Favre was not the same guy who played the year before. The 2010 Vikings was not the 2009 season which Favre had his best season and seem hell-bent on going for a ring and proving all the critics who said "He's too old" or "He's too greedy". I have been a Brett Favre fan from day one he had the good ole boy look and attitude that was fearless for by the end of his long nineteen year career he led all time in touchdowns along with interceptions. He wasn't the most accurate guy like a Tom Brady or a Payton Manning but Favre didn't have teams built around him either. He was the Gunslinger drafted by the Falcons and traded to the Packers in 1992 where he became the town's hero with a super bowl ring back to title town in 1996. He was the franchise for the Packers and the face of the team. 2005 The Green Bay packers drafted a would be first round pick with Aaron Rodgers who would sit second string behind Favre for two seasons. March 4, 2008 Favre said he was retiring but willing to play another year if the team could get to the super bowl. Ted Thompson general manager had decided to move on without him and give the keys to the car to the heir-apparent Aaron Rodgers. Favre said he was "guilty of retiring early," and "never fully committed" to retirement. He felt betrayed by the organization that employed him for so many years and asked for an unconditional release to allow him to play for another NFL team. He was never granted it. Eventually He landed a deal with the Jets it wasn't the team he wanted to play for. He wanted to go to the Vikings so he could play the Packers for they are rivals and seek revenge and become the only man in the NFL to beat every single NFL team in the league. The year with the Jets was a fluke filled with a later scandal with a New York Jet intern. He landed with Vikings after retiring once again and this seem to be the perfect fit in 2009 he threw for 4,202 and 33TD and a Cinderella season that ended one game shy of the Super bowl in a game where the Saints just hit and hit hard. It was heartbreaking to watch. It was like taking ole yellar behind the wood shed. I assumed it was the end. Boy, I was wrong he waited to the last minute (literally) to play the 2010 season and from the start it was drama. He had played in every single game and not missed a start another record he owns by the way. The 2010 season every week it was something new and never a dull moment. Some folks started to call them the Vikqueens (drama queens) and wrote them off. I held on to hope to the final day. I really wanted him to win a super bowl and retire on top. The fantasy of him holding the trophy with his now white hair and stubble was tattooed in my mind. This would be the greatest sports story of all time but after a season where the head coach was fired, Sidney Rice the main target was hurt, Randy Moss was brought in and released, the head coach was fired, AC joint in his right shoulder, and throwing INT left and right but on December 13 2010 after 297 games the streak ended for the man who had a superman logo on his arm. He came back on December 20, 2010 to play at TCF bank stadium had collapsed due to heavy snow. So, He came back not 100% in the snow with mathematically the season was for a lost. I remember the first drive he led to a touchdown and I jumping out of my seat like Id won a scratch off lottery. He’s back I thought then Bears Defensive end Corey Wootton sacked him giving Favre a Concussion. As he was held up in the snow I could tell it was serious. My heart flat lined for old yeller was taken behind the shed and it was his last NFL game. Heartbroken to see the gunslinger, rangers Jean man, The Sears Commercial and a Season that shouldn’t haven’t ended this way end the way it did. Superman was dead. To add icing on the cake The Green Bay Packers the team who let him go and gave the keys to Aaron Rodgers won the NFL title. Heartbreaking, to see a man who I adore and loved to watch go out like this. So, Payton Manning is out.....ummm Hey Brett!!!