# Does Favre re-re-re-retire? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 25, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356 "2010-01-25T14:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/1 "2010-01-25T14:09:39Z")
I really think that at the end of the day, he comes back for the Vikings. It’s the year before a potential lockout season, he’ll get pretty much the entire team back around him, and he managed to make it through yet another season without any major injuries. I think he does the typical Favre thing and dicks them around to avoid training camp, but in the end he comes back and gives it one last shot. What say you all? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/2 "2010-01-25T14:24:01Z")
One thing is predictable, he’ll surly come back if his egos gotten enough stroking from management and his decision properly agonized over by fans. God Favre must be appeased. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/3 "2010-01-25T14:46:40Z")
He was quoted on ESPN this morning saying that his return to football was doubtful. The way I figure it once he quits hurting from the beating he took and the Vikings remind him how close he came to winning it all and how they have no hope without him, he’ll be back. The fun thing is whether Favre’s return shames Kurt Warner into returning. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/4 "2010-01-25T14:52:02Z")
And if does come back, will his final throw of the season be another interception? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/5 "2010-01-25T14:57:33Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > He was quoted on ESPN this morning saying that his return to football was doubtful. So, it’s pretty much a sure thing, then? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/6 "2010-01-25T15:32:38Z")
You can take it to the bank! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/7 "2010-01-25T15:58:38Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > **One thing is predictable, he’ll surly come back** I agree. When he returns, he’s going to be pissed. ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/8 "2010-01-25T16:04:37Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > He was quoted on ESPN this morning saying that his return to football was doubtful. Are you sure they weren’t playing a tape from last year, or the year before that or the year… 😃 IMO, he’s coming back for one last shot at the brass ring. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/9 "2010-01-25T16:34:59Z")
If e comes back you know it won’t be fotr the money. it will because of the unrivaled love of the game he has. No other football player just plain loves playing football as much as Brett Favre. Nope. None. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/10 "2010-01-25T16:38:23Z")
Asking him that question immediately following a loss where he was pounded badly is pointless. Of course he’s going to say ‘doubtful’. I’d say it depends on how he feels about a month from now. If his body recovers and he feels good I say he returns. If he’s still in pain and thinking “holy crap, my body can’t take much more of this and it’s taking longer and longer to recoup” then it may be time for him to hang it up. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/11 "2010-01-25T16:47:29Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > One thing is predictable, he’ll surly come back if his egos gotten enough stroking from management and his decision properly agonized over by fans. > > God Favre must be appeased. Best typo of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/12 "2010-01-25T17:50:53Z")
He can’t quit yet. He’s still got twenty-eight more teams to sign with. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/13 "2010-01-25T18:09:31Z")
Now the Vikings get to wear those ill-fitting shoes the Packers wore for multiple seasons while playing the “Will He or Won’t He” game…have fun with that At least the Packers had a great QB waiting to take over, can the Vikings say the same - I think not. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/14 "2010-01-25T18:12:57Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > And if does come back, will his final throw of the season be another interception? If there’s a god. 😃 And not just any interception - a bone headed pick in a playoff game that costs his team the game. Bonus points for a Pick Six in OT. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-favre-re-re-re-retire/526356/15 "2010-01-25T21:55:02Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Asking him that question immediately following a loss where he was pounded badly is pointless. Asking him the question at all is pointless. Really, why bother; is there any reason to believe him?