Favre stays out; MLB trades heat up; RIP Jim Johnson

I'll start off today by touching on the Brett Favre news, and I'm not gonna beat around the bush. I'm glad he is staying retired - I don't wanna hear anymore about him. He was a great quarterback in his day, one of the best ever. But at this point, I'm sick of the drama, I'm sick of all the speculation, and I hope his diva personality stays out of the media for a long time (and I'm sure the Minnesota Vikings feel the same way).

-I originally was going to put up some of my thoughts on the MLB trades to date, but I figure it'll be better to wait until after tomorrow at 4pm to do that. A lot has happened, with Cliff Lee going to the Phillies undoubtedly the biggest move thus far. So check back early next week to

get my take on the winners and losers of the MLB trade deadline.

-Finally, I wanna touch on the passing of an absolute defensive GENIUS in Jim Johnson. Johnson was the mastermind of the Philadelphia Eagles outstanding defensive units from 1999-2008. He would derive schemes to stifle the opposition week after week, and produced 26 different Pro Bowl players during his tenure.

My fondest memory of Jim Johnson will be the 2004 NFC Championship game. Philadelphia was hosting Atlanta, and everyone was questioning whether or not the Eagles defense could contain Mike Vick (even I was nervous heading into that game). However, Jim Johnson's defense dominated, sacking Vick 4 times and limiting him to 32 yards rushing. Philadelphia won the game 27-10. Johnson will certainly be missed.