I consider myself an extremely indecisive person. I’m capable of deliberating for hours in the mall which t-shirt I want to buy and I am always the last person to decide what to order in restaurants. I have, at times, referred to myself as “the most indecisive person in the world.” But recently, I’ve demoted myself, and given that title to Brett Favre.

Favre, the longtime National Football League (NFL) quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, was the epitome of a franchise quarterback. He was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and led his team to two Super Bowls and a ring. In Favre’s sixteen-year career with the Packers, he made ten Pro Bowl appearances. He was also one of my favorite football players because of how he acted off the field, in addition to his prolific passing. No player in the NFL was linked to a franchise as closely as Favre was to the Packers.

However, in recent years Favre’s monumental legacy has been considerably tainted by his inability to decide if he wants to return to the league for another season or not. A personal decision has turned into an annual media circus complete with tearful press conferences filling up the entire offseason. I’m sick and tired of hearing about Favre, and I’m speaking with legions of football fans here—the circus needs to stop. Favre needs to come to a final decision and stick with it.

Favre set off the retirement alarm in Jan. 2006, and every offseason since has been increasingly Favre-filled. However, the Favre circus only went from being a sideshow act to center stage in Feb. 2008, when Packers head coach Mike McCarthy implied the organization had moved away from veteran Favre and was ready to start backup Aaron Rodgers. Favre announced his retirement the following March, and McCarthy rebuffed Favre’s interest in coming out of retirement soon after. After a highly publicized battle of words between the Packers organization and Favre, the diva quarterback was traded to the New York Jets, where a pick-happy Favre led the Jets to a pedestrian 8-7 record. The Jets released Favre in April, 2009, and on Aug. 18, he signed a one year, $12 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

I was angry at Favre at the beginning of the saga for his tendency to pop up in every “news flash” on ESPN in season and out, but now I’m more saddened that such a talented athlete has been gripped by a Hollywood-esque need for attention. Favre can’t go a week without making headlines, and I’m convinced that one of the leading reasons he has returned is to simply keep his name in the news.

When Favre breezes in and out of franchises like he did with the Jets, he destroys the team dynamic and undermines the importance of teamwork that can take years to fully mend. The Jets are now adjusting to the third quarterback in as many seasons, and have a new head coach to top it off.

By signing with the Vikings, Favre could emerge as the leader of a ready-built team with a legitimate shot at reaching the Super Bowl. For three years, the team has been one solid quarterback away from being an elite team, and fans are hoping Favre will be the one to change this. I’m not so sure. Favre is no longer a 28-year-old MVP: he is 40, and a recent bicep surgery puts his downfield gunslinging in jeopardy.

Favre has fallen into the tantalizing “one more year” trap that accomplished athletes including Michael Jordan have succumbed to. For the past 18 Septembers, all Favre has done is suit up and play football. Obviously, it’s difficult for him to sit at home in Mississippi reading about training camp and offseason workouts and not be a part of them. The first football-free season is the hardest, but Favre just needs to rip the Band-Aid off.

Hold on to your hats, Minnesota. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.