Shiancoe: Favre would be an asset
June 7th, 2009 – 11:56 PM by Judd ZulgadVikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe expressed no concerns about Brett Favre possibly playing for the Vikings at the age of 40 this season.
Shiancoe after initially saying he had little to say about Favre during an appearance on Mark Rosen’s “Sports Sunday” show on WCCO-TV, told guest host Mike Max: “I think [Favre] would be great. He still has that fire in him. That’s a Hall of Famer. It’s not like his career has been on the downswing, it’s been on the upswing. So it would only be an asset to have him on the team. I know that.”
The Favre-to-the-Vikings story took another twist Sunday night when ESPN reported the quarterback had undergone arthroscopic surgery to repair the partially torn biceps in his throwing shoulder. ESPN also reported that Favre remains unable to make a commitment to playing for the Vikings because subsequent throwing sessions indicate the shoulder is not yet 100 percent.
Shiancoe, who has been working with his teammates at Winter Park in recent weeks during Organized Team Activities, said discussion of Favre hasn’t come up much in the locker room.
“It’s so much out there that people don’t even talk about it anymore,” he said. “It’s just like, whatever happens is going to happen. Of course, like I said, it would be an asset to have a Hall of Famer on our team and to lead this team. But we have T. Jack [Tarvaris Jackson], we have [Sage] Rosenfels. They are working hard every day and they are doing wonderful out there. Very wonderful.”
Max told Shiancoe that in the business that is considered a good answer — at least when it comes to the proper response for a member of the Vikings.
Responded Shiancoe: “Politically correct.”
21 Responses to "Shiancoe: Favre would be an asset"
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So what Shiancoe really said was “I have no confidence that our current qb situation can lead us to a championship.” Does anybody read that?
No Gator, what jumped out at me was Shiancoe called T.Jack by his nickname but not [Sage]Rosenfels. I think it is up to us to give him a clever nickname the players can use.
I prefer the combo nickname “Sagitarius Rosenacksonfels”
matt it would have to be something t-jack could pronounce
well thanks kenny, you just eliminated every word with more than 4 letters…
I hope Booty is giving some serious thought how much money he needs from Favre to give up his number 4 ??…
I think the days of Favre in purple will begin soon…
Bus Cook saying publicly..”You would think a team would give a lot to have a player like Favre on their team”…
Cook is talking daily with Favre..Is it about a contract numbers ??…
Deadline from Childress !!!…Chili wants to know this week !!!
HOT OFF ESPN NEWS !!!!
Chili wants Favre’s answer this week if he intends to play for the Vikes !!…Just heard it right now !!!
Yeah, whatever.
According to this website, parents who like the name “Sage”, also like the name “Cisco”, so that’s pretty funny.
Uh-oh.
Look for Shiancoe to get a few “Lasers”
thrown his way at practice byt TJ and Sage.
I’d wear some well padded goloves if I were him. . .
[…] Conveniently, Favre’s new time frame for what can only appear as a come back would allow him to miss out on the majority of the off season workouts with the Vikings. Coach Childress has continually said that he’s not concerned about Favre at all, and the team’s probably lenient deadline for him to offer a decision has come and gone. But the rumors persist. Players are still talking about it, like Visanthe Shiancoe, and the media still is having a circle jerk over the idea of Favre returning. […]
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