Favre Anti-Magic

"Nobody will tell me the Favre drama did not factor into the Packers' season last year. The drama in training camp drained those guys and completely screwed up a weeks worth of valuable training camp practice time. You could see it in their faces and how they worked."
-Greg Bedard J/S Packer Blog May 8, 2009

We are often told how little difference there is between a lot of NFL teams. Chemistry and fortunate cause some average teams to make the playoffs and others to lose close games and miss. A team can have a double dose of bad luck two years in a row, but Bedard acknowledges the Favre whammy set a bad tone for last year. As a devote Packer fan and Favre fan, I have to go back to the pre-Wolf era to remember being so ambivalent towards the Packers as I was early last year.

I remember reading hundreds of message board posts from Packer fans. Only the biggest Pollyanna's were predicting a record similar to 13-3. I don't know if the whammy can work again if Favre is a Viking. I suppose it could if the Vikings win the first game vs. the Packers and take an early lead in the division.