Minnestoa Vikings head coach Brad Childress and Brett Favre had a phone conversation on Monday and the two talked about killing weeds.
"I didn't ask him whether it was with DDT or whatever they spray weeds with down there (in Mississippi)," Childress said. "But he seems to be doing really well."
On Tuesday, Childress texted Favre with news that the Vikings will open the season in New Orleans against the Super Bowl-champion Saints on Sept. 9 in a rematch of the NFC Championship Game. That should help serve as motivation to entice the 40-year-old quarterback to return for his 20th NFL season, right?"There is no sense in killing an ant with a sledge hammer," Childress said. "I think he'll be able to connect the dots."
Kidding aside, the overwhelming feeling around the Vikings is that Favre will play this season, although it's likely he won't announce it until later this summer. But both Childress and vice-president of player personnel Rick Spielman said Favre's pending decision will not affect the team's strategy at this weekend's draft.
Childress said at the end of last season the Vikings would like to identify a quarterback of the future, but it seems unlikely that they will draft one with the No. 30 overall pick or even in the early rounds.
Only two quarterbacks -- Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen -- are projected as first-round picks, and Childress said the Vikings don't want to make a long-term mistake by reaching to take a quarterback.
