First, Favre is far from done. He might be older and slower, but as he showed during the first half of 2008, he can still be fantasy football viable. Without a bumb shoulder and tendon is his throwing arm, he could have been near the 30 TD mark and most likely, would have been less than the 22 INTs he ended up with. For me, it is not about if he has the talent. The talent remains.
Second, Minnesota has a strong defense and an excellent running game, one of the best in the league. Adrian Peterson is either the first or second pick in almost every mock draft or rating system you see. There is no reason that Minnesota will change the formula.
Third, Favre has been most effective in his career when he was not the only answer. Take 2007 for instance. Ryan Grant put up excellent numbers and the weight of the team did not fall on #4's shoulders. Given that, Favre could be a decent #2 fantasy option. He won't put up the extravagent numbers, but if a defense stacks the line with 8 in the box, or even 9, he still has the skills to burn single coverage with Bernard Berrian on the outside.
In the end, I won't bet the farm on Favre and putting up 30+ TD with 3500+ yards, but 25ish TDs and 3000+ yards is possible. By any measure, that is not a bad fantasy season.
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