After one season with the Falcons, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, starting every game from then until his retirement in 2008.

In 2008 without ever missing a day of work, Favre came out of retirement, was traded to the New York Jets, and continued his consecutive start streak (kind of like retiring from working at Coke on Monday and then going to work at Pepsi on Tuesday.)

On February 11, 2009, Favre told the New York Jets that he was again retiring. August 18, 2009 he came out of retirement for the second time (again without missing a day of work, this time going to work for Dr. Pepper) and signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

I'm retired, I'm back, I'm retired, I'm back

A few things about this; No matter what your position on this as the Favre / Packers saga unfolded, with the benefit of hindsight it is clear that once the Packers told Favre that they wanted to make a change and have Aaron Rogers be the starter it was Favre's intention to (get back at them) and play for the Vikings, the Packers biggest rival.

For all you Favre lovers out there, don't have a hissy fit. I'm not saying that Favre was either wrong or right. I'm simply stating the fact that the guy was a jolted lover and felt that he needed to sleep with his partners most hated to exact revenge. If you want to call that just being a competitor, that's ok by me; just don't attempt to spin this 'I'm retired, I'm back with the Jets, I'm retired, I'm back Vikings' thing as anything other than Favre intending to play for the Vikings all along. The Green Bay Packers new of his intention all along and attempted to thwart the orchestration stipulated in the trade with the Jets that he could not be traded to the Vikings. Retiring from the Jets and signing with the Vikings without coming out of retirement (without ever missing a day of work FOR THE SECOND TIME) was a loophole that Favre took advantage of. The Jets were simply a one night stand in Favre's relationship squabble with his ex partner.

In all honesty it has worked out for all. The Packers have Aaron Rogers and we can clearly see why they didn't want him to sit on the bench any longer or worse, risk losing him to free agency, the Jets have their QB of the future and are in the AFC Championship game (unbelievable), and Favre's wet dream is coming true as he beat the Packers twice during the year and is now just one win away from his third Super Bowl.

Hall of Fame Career

Brett Favre is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times (1995-97). He led the Packers to seven division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007), four NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, and 2007), winning two (1996 and 1997), and two Super Bowl appearances, winning one (Super Bowl XXXI).

The sure first ballot Hall of Fame QB holds many NFL distinguished records. Here are just a few of the more recognizable ones that are often quoted:

• Most career touchdown passes
• Most career passing yards
• Most career pass completions
• Most consecutive starts
• Most career victories as a starting quarterback
• He also has the most career interceptions thrown but that's not really that big of a deal when you think about the fact that he has the most career passes thrown.

Brett Favre has acquired a lot of fans along the way but of late he's also acquired a lot of detractors. He dug his own hole with his orchestration of playing for the Vikings so he's got no one to blame for that, and he knows it. But Favre has a chance to ‘stick it' to those cynic's by winning Super Bowl XLIV. He's just one game away from the big game and what a media circus it would be.

You know CBS is drooling over the fact that they have a chance to get Favre in the big game; it would be a ratings bonanza! If the Vikings are playing the Colts they have the Brett Favre  vs. Peyton Manning storyline, perhaps the bets battle of QB's to ever square off in the big game. If the Vikings play the Jets they will have Farve playing against the team he "used" in his relationship squabble.

Brett Favre has a chance to do to live the American Dream and do something in life that not many of us have a chance to do; he can do it his way.

I don't envy Brett Favre. I'm not sure that having your life's happiness be all or nothing based on two football games is such a great place to be in. There will be a lot of people rooting for him this Sunday and there will be a lot of people rooting against him too. In my eye's he's got nothing to prove to any of us as he's the one who will end up eternally or miserable based on what happens between now and the conclusion of the day on February 7, 2010. - Adam Foster

Adam is a freelance sports writer contributing to various online and print publications for over 12 years.

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