In hindsight, maybe we shouldn’t have been expecting great things out of a team that had to drag their 40 year old starting quarterback out of Mississippi in mid-August. Favre followed his career best season in 2009 with one of, if not the worst season of his career. Favre completed a mere 61% (down 7% from 2009) for 7.0 YPA (down .9 from 2009) and had 11 touchdowns (as opposed to 33 in 2009) and 19 picks (as opposed to 7 in 2009). His turnovers alone cost this team at least one win this season, if not more.

Favre also dealt with injuries. He came in from Mississippi with a surgically repaired ankle from the 2009 playoffs. He also dealt with elbow tendonitis, shoulder soreness, reinjured his ankle, needed stitches on his chin, and eventually had to miss a game because of an AC joint sprain in his shoulder. About the absence, which broke his 297 straight starts straight, Favre said “it’s tough to throw a football when you can’t feel your hand. His offensive line simply couldn’t keep him upright this year, proving that they were more overrated than anything else (big names, big guys, mediocre production.)

In addition to the injuries, Favre dealt with an off the field saga with Jenn Sterger. Sterger accused Favre of sending unwanted pictures of his penis to her when she was a sideline reporter (with large breasts) for the New York Jets in 2008. Pictures of Favre’s 4 inch penis surfaced on the internet and then all of sudden, you could add an injured ego to Favre’s list of injuries.

You can’t blame this whole season on Favre. After an 0-2 start, this team simply stopped trying hard for Brad Childress. In fact, Favre was one of the few still playing his heart out for the team. Chilly was fired after a week 11 loss that sunk the team’s record to 3-7 and the team immediately won 2 straight for interim coach Leslie Frazier.

However, that didn’t last. Before a week 14 game with the Giants, the roof of the Metrodome collapsed from so much snow and the game had to be moved to Detroit. This game also coincided with Favre sitting for the first time in over 18 years. A homeless Vikings team lost to the Giants 21-3 in Detroit that week and then went on the lose 40-14 the next week to the Bears at “home” on the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium. Favre started the game again, but went down with a concussion after his head hit the frozen turf, which had been described by Vikings punter Chris Kluwe as unplayable.

The Vikings finished 6-10. They will start completely anew next season. Favre won’t be back, even if he does decide to play again. Interim Coach Leslie Frazier is now coach Leslie Frazier. The Vikings will likely use their 12^th overall pick on a quarterback. They will hope to get back into the Metrodome next season, though another year in TCF might be in their future.