So sitting on my couch last night unable to move and having the channel changer 6 feet from me I had to listen to Jared Allen and the NFLN talk about the impact of Brett Favre on the Vikings. Jared Allen was asked a question that go t me thinking:

"Does the attempt at Brett Favre hurt Jackson and Rosenfelds?"

Jared said something that I believe but have yeat to hear the Media allow a player to say:

"I hope not... in this business you always have to compete for your job... either with a vet or a new guy but the competition is always there."

As a person and sports junkie I agree with this. "The best player should play." One of the questions that popped into my mind at that point was "Was Jay Cutler the best Quarterback on the team when the trade happened?" Most people would shout yes off the bat, but I sat and thought for a second. I can't answer truthfully but some speculation comes to mind.

When Josh McDaniels got here he said EVERYONE would compete for their position. This is a fair statement as the head coach you want fierce competition to drive the best gems to the top of the pile. So possibly Chris Simms, who was brought in at a larger price than most would pay for a guy who was "going to be the back up," was doing a little better in progression to teh new system than our start QB. I don't know, and that is not what this post is about.

Competition drives people to either strive to be the best possible, or drives them out . As a Black and White guy I see no third option. Competition will weed out the problems and show us what we or others are made of. For the sake of my post: Fair Competition showed us what Jay cutler was made of and he made an exit from the Mile high City.

Now, We have 2,640 running backs and 2,640 WR on our roster. This is to breed an air of compitition on the team that shows us who are men and who are boys. Who can play and who can't. As some one said in a fan post comment (please claim this) "Look at the roster when we cut to 53." Who knows who will make it out of camp, but they will be battle tested, and ready to show they deserve the roster spot.

Last year for example, and I know there are many others, Donavan McNabb was benched in a game. The next game he cam back on fire because he knew that his job was not set, and that he had to earn his job with every throw, with every pitch and with every touchdown. Think of the Washington Redskins a few years back. Almost a different QB starting from week to week, but they got their ring right?

Competition is the theme of this years training camp and OTA's. In my personal opinion, we will see guys in our jerseys , be they orange, white, blue or brown, that want to play for this team and that have earned the roster spot they carry.