Posted by Mike Florio on July 29, 2009 7:55 AM ET

He left before he ever arrived, but it doesn’t mean he’s never coming.

"It ain't over 'til it's over." -- Yogi Berra

Amid mounting evidence that Brett Favre is interested in playing football if he can find a way to shorten the season as it applies to him, there are some in the Vikings organization who are convinced that Favre will attempt to join the team after the first two weeks of training camp.

And that coach Brad Childress will welcome him with open arms. 

This conflicts with the notion, as Tom Curran reported yesterday, that the Vikings have closed the door on Favre.  But the reaction of the team in the immediate wake of Favre’s announcement and its atttiude after 14 days of bounce passes and pickoffs could be very different.

So, basically, he isn’t going away quietly, and he simply isn’t going away.
***** So Favre Freaks, quit sending us e-mails (although we love you too) that we are morally corrupting the internet.  (Yes, somebody really sent us that.)   Anyways, we are still in business folks, so buy the shirt baby!  Buy the shirt.  If you look at my past blogs, I wrote TWICE that he will SIGN AUGUST 12TH… WATCH IT HAPPEN…YOU JUST WATCH… then get your popcorn ready!

Let’s figure this out with some specific dates and facts:

1.  The circus, aka the Vikings training camp , opens July 31st. 

2.  Brett has said he only wants one media frenzy.  Not two.  This means he does not want to sign today which creates a circus and then the first week of camp another circus.  (And if that isn’t a weird comment considering the drama he creates for himself, I don’t know what is.)

3.  He thinks he owns the offense.   He ran this offense for 16 years.  Brett feels he does not have to start fast.  Remember, with the Jets he was flying high mid pre-season with only a few weeks under his belt… and this is HIS offense at Minny. 

4.  He hates camp/practice.  So does Allen Iverson.   So why come in even on the first day… July 31st?

5.  All signs point towards his contract is done.  It’s all “wink wink” to the media and fans, but if you read between the little smirky smiles–  we say he is signed.  And “everybody” knows it.  So he is already in the fold.

We say he starts second week of camp, and plenty of time to let the drama build.   Plenty of time to learn how to hand off to A-Pete.  And throw an interception in the fourth quarter.  So if you want an exact date, we say August 12th.  

Hey… we here think Brett is just goofy.  For a long time we thought the goofy was “cute.”  You know the kid from Mississippi that loves the cold.    Like a new puppy.   Now he is just goofy.  Like a new puppy that bites off his owners leg. 

Anyways book it August 12th…get your Judas Favre shirt exclusively here.