Please Stop Talking About Brett Favre

It's time to stop documenting a story where nothing ever happens

Being sick of Brett Favre's annual contemplations about continuing his football career is nothing new, but this year's edition is taking things to unpleasurable heights. On Monday, word broke that he was going to have surgery on his shoulder, presumably so he could return to quarterback the Vikings this season. Tuesday brought the opposite word, that Favre may still want to play, but that he hasn't scheduled any surgery. 

On Wednesday, we'll probably find out that he eats his peas one at a time, which means that he won't possibly be coming back to play, while Thursday will bring a breathless report about Favre ordering a strawberry milkshake, a clear sign that he's not finished throwing interceptions yet. 

All of that follows weeks of reports that do nothing other than act to contradict the report that came before. Favre's agent doesn't even seem to have a clue about what the guy is going to do, which is generally a good sign that no one else has any idea either. There hasn't been a single word said or written about Favre's plans that does anything other than serve to make everyone sick of hearing about Favre.

Have you ever been around a little kid who is acting like a hellion because he or she knows that it gets them attention from adults That's where we've gotten to with Favre. It's no more his fault than it is a three-year-old's, because it takes a ton of enabling from other people for them to become the center of attention.

You've probably noticed that when adults stop paying attention to the antics of the young, they go away and play quietly somewhere because all they wanted was attention in the first place. That's the best course of action in this case as well. Act like Favre doesn't exist unless or until something actually happens. 

Wishful thinking, to be sure, but his annual Groundhog Day remakes can only exist if we allow them to happen. So let's band together, good people, and stop the madness. No more Favre! 

Josh Alper is a writer living in New York City and is a contributor to FanHouse.com and ProFootballTalk.com in addition to his duties for NBCNewYork.com.

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