Are Minnesota Vikings Doing Right Thing by Pursuing 39-Year-Old QB?

As the Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre seemingly get closer and closer to joining forces, it's worth asking: Are the Vikings doing the right thing for the franchise by pursuing a quarterback who will turn 40 in October? While not admitting that the Vikings are talking to Favre, coach Brad Childress recently told Twin Cities radio station KFAN, "...I'm charged with adding and subtracting players to make this team better. If [signing Favre] is going to make us better down the road, I'm going to take care of the Minnesota Vikings." The Vikings obviously have bought into the conventional wisdom that says they are a quarterback away from the Super Bowl. In 2008, the Vikings had the league's best run defense and its leading rusher, and now they think that adding a future Hall of Fame quarterback will make them super contenders. Knowing all it will cost them is perhaps $12 million for one year, they are willing to forgo the development of a quarterback—or suspend the development of Tarvaris ... (link)