A Wish

I find myself wishing again that the NFC Championship game earlier this year had ended differently.

I'm sure we can all wish that the Packers had won and advanced to the Super Bowl, eventually beating the Patriots, so that if Favre still had decided to retire, he could really go out on top, with another Super Bowl ring, to so cap a stellar career.

Even if that weren't possible, or even anything remotely resembling it, I wish for Favre and for the fans that his final play in the NFL hadn't been an interception. If the Packers had to lose that game, I would have preferred that it been by the Giants' own offensive merit, and not the result of such a glaring mistake.

In the end Favre has nothing to be ashamed of, and he shouldn't have any regrets. As he said himself, you can't be perfect all the time; you don't appreciate the wins and the good times without the losses and the bad.

The sting of the defeat in the NFC Champship and the loss of Favre to retirement will eventually fade, and then we will speak of some of the blunders Favre made over the year, only to be reminded of the many more spectacular plays he made over a truly illustrious career. Then we will come to speak of how Favre helped rebuild the most storied franchise in the NFL. Then we will come to speak of Brett Favre in the same breath as the likes of Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, and Vince Lombardi.

What better honor, though, if Favre could have ended such a brilliant career with one of those spectacular plays.

Mood: Pensive
Music: The Beatles: "Magical Mystery Tour"