Favre Starts Against Patriots

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress is Brett Favre's puppet.

Favre won't be on the bench in his Crocs for today's game. He'll be on the field, at least for a while.

From ESPN:

In the end, Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress wasn’t willing to bench quarterback Brett Favre for performance reasons. That’s the bottom line here from Gillette Stadium, where the Vikings finally have confirmed that Favre will start against the New England Patriots.

Favre has two fractures in his left foot. But after a week-long tug-of-war with Childress, Favre told ESPN’s Ed Werder on Saturday that he was healthy enough to play. That statement boxed Childress into a corner, in essence daring Childress to sit him because of his 14 interceptions.

With unproven Tarvaris Jackson as the primary backup, Childress wasn’t willing to make that choice.

Childress needs a spine. Favre needs ego-reduction surgery.