Should the Houston Texans Pursue Brett Favre?

As soon as word came out that Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub would miss the remainder of the season with a Lisfranc injury, it seemed that the team’s playoff hopes came to a screeching hault. Matt Leinart is set to take over the team and he has never shown an ability to be a capable NFL quarterback.

So should the Texans hand the keys to a playoff ready machine to a terrible signal-caller or is there another option out there?

How about… Brett Favre? Yes, that Brett Favre. The selfish diva that dominated headlines the past few season, but that same selfish diva who can operate a playoff ready team way better than a guy like Leinart. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com brought the scenario to light and actually encourages it. He wrote:

"So why in the world would the Texans entrust the starting quarterback job to Leinart, whose coach at USC has shown no interest in a reunion, as they move toward their first playoff berth in franchise history?Yes, I believe the Texans should call Brett Favre. Though he has become a caricature, the analysis is simple: Would you rather have Favre or Leinart running your offense?I don’t expect the Texans to call Favre, and I have no idea whether Favre would be interested. But for the past few years there’s been a vague sense that Favre would consider capping his career with a Roger Clemens-style partial season with a contending team that has a clear need."

I am sick of Favre as much as the next guy, but if he was ever going to make one final comeback this is the perfect situation. Houston has an incredible running game with Arian Foster and Ben Tate and Wade Phillips has worked wonders with the defense.

How likely is this to happen? Very unlikely, but it really does make more sense than any of us would like to believe. That old man in Hattiesburg, Mississippi could be exactly what the Houston Texans need to save their season and make a playoff run for the first time in the franchise’s young history.

What say you, Texans fans?

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