While most Minnesota Vikings fans are expecting Brett Favre to take back his starting job for the 2010 season, they may ignore that who offers them the assurance in their patient waiting. Backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is less stellar than Favre, but his very existence assures that the team needs not worry about their starting quarterback whether Favre returns or retires.
Putting on the Minnesota Vikings jersey in 2006 as a second-round draft pick, Jackson showed a lot of talents in his rookie season. However, he was never given an important role to play until 2009 offseason. After a long-time competition with Sage Rosenfels, Jackson finally won the starting job for the first time and was ready to prove his ability. Unfortunately, Favre changed his mind and signed a two-year contract with the Vikings late offseason and took the starting job away easily from Jackson. After initial frustration and disappointment, Jackson chose to stay with the Vikings for new chance.
During 2010 off season, Jackson has a better preparation for what role he may be going to play in the regular season. As Favre is still undecided, Jackson is insurance for the team. There is no need to doubt whether Jackson could deal with a starting role, after years of preparation for the day, Jackson will surely prove he can do even better than the 41-year-old star.
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