A friend of mine, Luke McIntosh, posed a question to me yesterday. It is a question that I am still pondering, and can’t determine what I would rather have. Here is the question: Would you rather obtain Brett Farve in some sort of trade (not sure what that would be, not important for our hypothetical situation though) and win the Super Bowl in 2009? Or would you rather have no Farve, and KNOW that you weren’t going to win the Super Bowl for the next 20 years?
This is an interesting question on so many levels. Not only because it is a question of would you want Brett Farve to win the SB, but would you be able to put team above your hatred of one particular person that has tormented you for so many years. On the outset, there is NO possible way I would want Farve. He is the essence of everything un-Bear. I think all true Bear fans would agree, a trade for Brett Farve would not only cause mass sickness and vomiting in the streets of one Windy City, but it would cause ticket sales to plummet to the floor (that is probably not true, but I would like to think it would be true). It would be like Walter Payton going to the Packers at the end of his career. It is unthinkable. But throwing in the wrench of a Super Bowl coming with Brett Farve, and no SB’s for 20 years without him starts to make your wheels turn.
So what about you? Are you willing to forget about names on jerseys and take a Super Bowl. Or do you think names on jerseys are what makes the sport so much more interesting? I am still pondering the scenario. I will get back to you…
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