Gregg Easterbrook - idiot

I've had it with Gregg Easterbrook. Every week it seems he vents his spleen about my hero Brett Favre, criticizing Favre for being an egomaniac who's bringing his team down. This week he calls for him to be benched, then in a long aside explains why Favre is not in fact the problem with the Vikings this year: the offensive line can't block, the defensive line can't stop the run, no one can tackle, the coach can't call plays. And he doesn't even mention the fact that the leading receiver is a complete head case: his rant against the couple that catered the Vikings' post-practice meal is even more ridiculous than his running over a traffic cop several years ago.

I've watched many of the Vikings games and I can tell you that Favre's problem is that (a) he's gotten mediocre at the age of 41, and (b) he's got defenders in his face or around his ankles every time he drops back to throw the ball. But even on his worst day Favre is a better quarterback than Tavaris Jackson. And say what you want about his "me-me-me" attitude, he gives everything he has to lead his team to victory. If gramps can play, Childress should let him - even with two broken bones in his ankle and eight stitches in his chin, Favre gives the Vikings a better chance to win than Jackson.