He's here. He's old. Get used to it!

I’m not sure who I’m more tired of: Brett Favre or the people who hate Brett Favre?

With the news of Minnesota’s signing of the veteran quarterback, came a wave of hate-fueled posts and reader comments. Most of them along the lines of “F*ck Favre” or “Eat $hit Brett”.

What did Brett Favre ever do to you?

Did he sneak into your house and switch your $200 designer jeans with Wranglers? Did he dull your razors with his steely scruff? Did he mess up your pre-set NFL Fantasy draft order?

Unless you’re Sage Rosenfels’ agent – shut up.

All is fair in love and war, and the NFL is a weekly Gettysburg. But what harm does Favre do by donning the purple horns each Sunday? Are these comments coming from scared NFC North rivals or maybe scorned Packers fans?

And for those few Minnesota fans who are crying into their No. 7 Tarvaris Jackson jerseys, c’mon really? Really?

The Vikings (now +150 to win their division and +500 to win the NFC at BetJamaica.com) are a better team with No. 4 under center. My brother, a long-time Purple People Eater, was practically doing Lambeau leaps in his living room when I called him with the news of Minnesota’s move.

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Madden 10 is the best of both worlds

By a show of hands – who called in sick from work yesterday?

I’m guessing there were more than a few sports nuts/gamers working on their fake cough Friday just so they could dedicate a whole day to taking EA Sports’ new Madden 10 football for a spin.

Myself, I picked up the game Friday afternoon during my lunch break but didn’t get to play it until late in the evening. And, from the handful of exhibition matchups I did play, I am impressed.

I’ve never been a big fan of the Madden franchise and nearly cried when EA scored the exclusive NFL rights a couple years back. I was, and am, a 2K Sports guy. Their basketball games are amazing and their last NFL contribution, NFL 2K5, was as good a football sim as you will ever find.

Until last year, I was so against Madden I would spend weeks every season updating and creating new rosters for 2K5. It was just that good.

My biggest beef with the Madden franchise was the lack of presentation. Sure, it was packed with more plays and options, but the players looked stiff and nothing like their actual self and game play just seemed so bare bones with no flair or excitement.

Enter Madden 10.

This game combines the best of both the EA and the extinct 2K series. It has the game-play options and playbook that diehard Madden heads adore and the presentation and player animations that 2K fans could never let go of. Even some of the cut scenes look to be ripped straight from NFL 2K5.

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