After all of the speculation over the last year. On Tuesday, in what seemed like a matter of minutes, Brett Farve became a Minnesota Viking.

As a lifelong Vikings fan, the news thrilled me.

When he announced at the start of training camp, that he was going to stay retired, that news was a downer.

Let's face it, the Packers legend in a Vikings uniform makes the upcoming season incredibly interesting.

If we had a good, young up and coming quarterback. We wouldn't need the almost 40-year old Favre. And there are certainly a number of quarterbacks in the NFL that would be better than Favre.

But Sage Rosenfels, and Tarvaris Jackson were a definite concern, even if Sage played well in the Vikes preseason win at Indianapolis.

While Farve was the star player for the Vikings biggest rival in Green Bay. I always respected his toughness, and gunslinging style of play.

While he's obviously not the Favre of the 90's.

He's a winner, who certainly brings a level of confidence with him on the field.

Now, he'll be playing his HOME games under the Metrodome roof, and maybe he will be the missing link, in team that has the talent to win a Super Bowl.

After all he's accomplished, he's earned the right to skip the tough part of training camp. He's still got a month to work with an offensive system he knows like the back of his hand.

My fear is Favre will get hurt at somepoint. And I hope he doesn't continue to play, if he's hurting, for the sake of his consecutive games streak.

I think that may have hurt the Jets last year.

Sure it's hard to imagine Larry Bird finishing his career with the Lakers, or Derek Jeter signing with the Red Sox.

I read Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson retired instead of signing with the rival New York Giants.

But it's a different time, and Favre just wants to play while there's still some gas in the tank. He could still be in Green Bay, if they would have been patient with his indecisiveness.

And I know that trait of Favre's has frustrated many, but so what. It's a game. I can't wait to see Brett Favre run into Lambeau Field wearing purple.

Relax Packers fans, you'll retire his jersey, someday. And his speech in Canton, will be all about you.