While watching the Minnesota Vikings vs. the New York Giants today (which was painful to watch if you were a Giants fan), I couldn’t help but notice once again that the game announcers should probably just marry Brett Favre and get it over with.

They love him. Excessively.

The Vikings didn’t win today, according to the announcers. It was “Favre and the Vikings.” In fact, Favre’s name was put before mention of the Vikings about 86 percent of all mentions.

Favre and The Rest.

I understand the importance of the quarterback and the tendency to use their name in conjunction with the team. However, the Favre lovefest is such that my friend and I both noticed it and began finding ways to insert the word “Favre” into our regular conversation. After a while it started to sound like the Bill Swerkski’s Super Fan Bears/Bulls skit from Saturday Night Live.

Periodically, in between hearing Favre Favre Favre Favre from the TV, some other plays were announced. Apparently, there were other players on the field, though for a while, it seemed like Favre was out there playing himself.

Between the camera coming to rest on Favre’s face on the sidelines when there was no action on the field and the constant “Favre this” and “Favre that” coming from the announcers, I realized we had some kind of messiah on our hands.

In the past, when watching the game, my friend and I had joked, every time that Favre got sacked, that “that’s what $20 million looks like”; I admit that Favre brings something to the game (for the Vikings, it’s called “points on the scoreboard”). I’m not unaware that he is an important player for the team.

There is no “I” in team, and, evidently, no “Favre” either.

My friend had me write down a recipe so that it could be made later. I inserted a “1 C Favre” into the ingredients list. I’d like to see him work that out when it comes time to cook.

“You know what NFL stands for, don’t you?” I asked. “National Favre League.”

“You know what they’re playing out there on the field, don’t you?” I asked. “Favreball.”

Favre is a fine player, and seems decent and all. I just wish that the announcers would propose, get the honeymoon over, and start talking about something other than Favre when it comes time to announce the Vikings football games.

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