Brett Favre sits out for the second game in a row

Brett Favre has a new streak, He’ll sit out for the second game in a row.The Minnesota Vikings declared Favre will be out for Monday night against Chicago, after another week without enough progress on the sprained joint between his neck and shoulder. Frazier said the numbness Favre has been feeling in his hand has been fading and that the discomfort in his shoulder has been subsiding, stemming from the hard hit he took against the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 5 that might have ended the 41-year-old’s career.”He’s gradually getting better,” Frazier said. “Just not enough to put him out there where he could play. Next week may be a little different, so we just have to kind of gauge it.””The fact that he tried to do something today tells me that he has a strong desire to get back out there,” Frazier said. “It’s just, ‘Will his body let him?’ I know it’s difficult for him. Everybody knows how competitive he is.”  Interim coach Leslie Frazier said Favre tried to throw before practice on Saturday, but he couldn’t do it without pain.

Rookie Joe Webb will start against the Bears, with recently signed veteran Patrick Ramsey backing  him up and R.J. Archer could  raise from the practice squad for more depth. Frazier said,”Joe Webb had a good day today,”  “He really seems as if this whole thing is not too big for him, and I’m really looking forward to watching him on Monday night.”Favre said earlier in the week he’s looking forward to watching Webb get his opportunity and that he realizes the team needs to start developing a younger player at this critical position, sounding as if he’s prepared to have thrown his final pass. Frazier sure isn’t ready to acknowledge that, though. He again dismissed the possibility of placing Favre on injured reserve.