Here are my thoughts (and I understand that there will be some that disagree. I really don't care at this point).

Favre was a great QB. One of a kind. Players loved him, coaches... well... they loved him most of the time. But Favre should've retired a few years ago. Instead, he allowed himself to succomb to "Michael Jordan-itis". In addition to that, here are a few reason why I am SO glad that he's finally gone...

* When Favre left the New York Jets, the Vikings made a push for him. He initially told them that he wasn't sure if he'd retire or come back and essentially gave them a deadline. Deadline came... Favre announced his retirement. A few days later, out NOWHERE, we see Favre in a Vikings jersey practicing at their facility. ARE YOU SERIOUS!? He did this twice. And poor John David Booty... before Favre showed up on the Vikings squad, Booty was a back-up QB and wore the number 4. Favre came on the scene, they stripped Booty of the number 4 (since that's 'Favre's' number), kicked him down to QB 3, and then eventually kicked him off the team. Wow...

* The last few years of his career, Favre was absent from training camp. He used the ploy that he was still "undecided" on coming back each time. In my opinion (and ONLY my opinion), I think he knew he wanted to come back all along, but didn't want to go through training camp. Now some Favre supporters stated "he's Brett Favre, he can skip training camp if he wants". If that's so, that means that Brett Favre has now officially become bigger than the league. No way Jose! NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE LEAGUE! To me, being the greatest of all time means that you have unsurpassed work ethic. Jerry Rice played 20 seasons and was in every single training camp. Not only was he honing his own craft, but he was also helping the up-and-coming receivers on the team. It was about the "team" with Jerry. I'm sorry but I just didn't see that from Favre. I would be SO mad if I were on that team, working my #$% off day in and day out, sweating and bleeding with my teammates and all the while knowing that The Almighty Favre is sipping on lemonade somewhere in Mississippi and can step in and snatch the number 1 QB slot without having thrown one single ball all offseason. Wow... again...

*This last thing REALLY boils my blood. Favre leads the Vikings to the NFC Championship against the New Orleans Saints. The game is taken into overtime, Saints move down the field, score a FG and win the game. Favre then complains to the league about how it's "unfair" that a team can score a FG and win in overtime. HELLO!? This is the NFL! Some say that offense has an unfair advantage because they have the ball. Well I was always told "Offense wins games, defense wins championships". Meaning that if you have a tough defense, you shouldn't have to worry about the other team's offense. There have been PLENTY of games that went to overtime, Team A gets the ball, Team B's defense turns the ball over, and Team B's offense ends up winning. But no, Favre was a poor sport after that loss and the league changed its rule because of it. Wow... trinity...

I'm not saying that Favre's entire career was tainted, but his last few years definitely were. Once again, this is all my opinion. I'd love to hear from all of you.