I thought I would expand slightly on my inaugural Twitter tip: Do not draft Brett Favre.

Seriously, don’t do it.

I know he’s got a long and storied career and I know people who apparently haven’t seen Minnesota’s roster are saying this makes them a lock to reach the Super Bowl, but let’s think about this for a moment.  This is a quarterback coming off a serious shoulder injury who’s practically old enough to collect Social Security.  Take away the name, take away the hype and drama, does he look like a good play to you?

No.  No it does not.

And that’s not even covering the interceptions.  The last two seasons ended with Brett Favre picks, which only makes sense considering he’s thrown more than any player in the entire history of the NFL.  And now rather than throwing to halfway decent receivers he’s got a motley crew of castoffs and a rookie who’s also a RB.

That said, the possibility exists that he might have a good season.  Adrian Peterson will take a lot of pressure off him and the offensive line is pretty good.  But it’s a huge, huge gamble for a guy who, at best, will be a backup.  Someone like Trent Edwards has roughly the same or better upside with significantly less downside.

So like I said: Do not draft Brett Favre.