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All things considered, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was pretty good in Thursday night's season-opening loss to the Saints. Yes, he was a little rusty, yes, the numbers -- 15-of-27 for 171 yards, one touchdown and one interception -- were mediocre.
And yes, that one interception was worse than mediocre. It was a stupid decision.
But Favre was good most of the time and great at the end of the first half, when he threw a couple of beautiful passes to get the Vikings into the end zone and steal a halftime lead.
The problem for the Vikings is that they're not a team where just "good" from the quarterback position is going to be good enough, at least not when they're playing elite teams like New Orleans. The passing game clearly misses the injured wide receiver Sidney Rice, the offensive line struggled, and the defense, although stout most of the time, wore down late in the game.
And so even with Favre back, my initial reaction (based, of course, on the small sample size of Week 1) is that the Vikings are going to take a step back this year. In 2009, Favre was great. In 2010 he may merely be good. And merely good won't be good enough to get the Vikings to the Super Bowl.
Brett Favre Good, But Not Good Enough for Vikings
Sep 9, 2010 – 11:51 PM
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