Why Brett Farve Will Never Retire

Today I had a stunning realization. Brett Farve could be the best player in the NFL right now. I know, I know, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning.... So what? They aren't forty years old. I mean, have you watched Brett Farve lately? Is he really forty years old? Because when he throws that ball, its on a line. He puts it wherever he wants, whenever he wants. Remember when everyone was questioning what going to the Vikings would do to his legacy? Suddenly you don't hear as many skeptics when he's thrown for 2482 yards and 21 touchdowns, all while leading the Vikings to a 9-1 record. I'll admit, I thought he was done. At forty years old, there was no way Brett Farve could come back again and be able to make the throws needed for them to compete in the NFC North. Okay, I was wrong. But its not like he proved he could still play in New York. He was mediocre at best for the Jets, and had a major letdown at the end of the season to drop them out of the playoffs. That generally means you're done. But Brett Farve always believes he still has that one great year in him. And thats why he will never retire.

Now that I've given Farve the praise he deserves for this season, let me go on a short rant. How can he still be playing??? He had one good year in his last season at Green Bay, and that gave him too much confidence in himself. The years before that he was starting to go downhill, and that should have been his last season. But because he had such a great year, he thought he could do it again. And, admitedly, he has this season. But thats my point. These "good years" have never been back to back. Theres been one good year, then you have to wait a few more years to get another good one. But Brett keeps telling himself he can still do it. This could go on for eternity! Brett Farve will continue to have one good year every five years or so, and some team will take a chance on him because he's Brett Farve. I'm looking forward to seeing Brett taking snaps at 65 for the Patriots who are coming off a few bad seasons because Tom Brady retired several years back. People will laugh because this is the fifteenth NFL team he has played on in twenty years, but will soon stop laughing when he leads them to the AFC championship game, despite having to suck down prune juice and pills to keep his heart rate down at timeouts. They will sadly fall short of the Super Bowl because of a careless mistake he makes, but Patriots fans will forgive him because of the remarkable season he had. The following year they will lose fifteen games, and people will call him too old, and question why he is still out on the field with these young superstars. The Patriots will kick him out of town, then call for Tom Brady to rejoin the team in a Farve-like return to the game. Tom will refuse because he has common sense. Brett, now jobless, goes to his list of NFL teams he has not played for, and makes some calls. Two weeks later, he's a Cowboy.

Brett Farve is one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, and he has had a remarkable season. But he has to stop after this year. He has had a great run. He should go out on an MVP season. He may not take my advice. I guess that means a few more years of watching him sling the ball to receivers half his age, just like he's twenty-five again. I can handle that.