17 Dec 10 Brett Favre: I Hate To Say It, but it Might Be Time To Bench No. 4

Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesAftera very poor performance once again, it may indeed be time to bench Brett Favre. This is a hard thing to say after he had such a great season last year. And the whole idea ofbenching Brett Favre is even moreunfortunate when one thinks of his long, accomplished Reebok Baltimore Ravens #27 Ray Rice Realtree camo Jersey
career.But coach Brad Childress has been backed into a corner. Sitting Favre may be the only thing he can do at this point. After all,an angry Minnesotafan basehas shown that theyprefer to blame the coach instead of facing the fact that their star quarterback is struggling badly.Some fans try to blame Favre's troubles on the defensive pressure he's getting. But the Packers only sacked him once. And the Bears only had one sack last week as well. By way of comparison, Aaron Rogers was sacked three times Sunday, and Jay Cutler was sacked twice last week. So pressure can't be the main culprit.Last season was perhaps Brett Favre's best overallseason of his career. And we are only oneyear removed from then, so it doesn't make sense to blame Favre's age. And Adrian Peterson is having a pretty solid season, with a better per carry average than last season,so it's hard to blame the lack ofa running game.The teams troubles certainly don't stop at Favre.Visanthe Shiancoe and Jared Allen were quite outspoken in interviews following the game. Theyleft no doubt that it's the players who aren't getting the job done. They stated flatly that the players have to step up, as they are the ones on the field. The coaches can't make the plays for them.Should Brett Favre be Reebok Baltimore Ravens #52 Ray Lewis Realtree camo Jersey
benched?Should Brett Favre be benched?Yes69.6%No30.4%Total votes: 527Vikings owner, Zygi Wilf, apparently stormed out of the stadium without taking questions. This may not bode well for Childress, as Wilf appears to be a somewhat flighty owner.He may be swayed by theangry fans, instead of being able to step back and look at thebig picture.But, in any case, the fact needs to be faced thatBrett Favre is not playing well and yet the fans are blaming Childress.This threatens his future as the Vikes coach. So I'm afraid Childress may Reebok Chicago Bears #54 Brian Urlacher Realtree camo Jersey
have to do something quick to save his job.He therefore needs to act as soon as he can—which, again,probably means benching Brett Favre and trying to get the team to rally for a couple quick victories behind Tavaris Jackson.But will Childress get this chance, or will Wilf make amidseason coaching change?And have we seen the end of the Favre era? It all remains to be seen.