I don't know about you, but I'm certainly not sold on Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre just yet.

Yes, he's off to a fast start, as are the Vikings, who are 5-0 and atop the NFC North Division, and the quarterback had a Favre-esque 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Lewis with two seconds left to defeat San Francisco 27-24 Sept. 27.

Favre also defeated his former team — no, not the New York Jets, but the Green Bay Packers 28-20 Oct. 5.

It all sounds good, but the jury's still out on the just-turned-40-year-old Favre.

Playing in a dome helps him, but so has playing teams like St. Louis, which the Vikings defeated 38-10 Sunday. Minnesota opened the season with a 34-20 win over Cleveland and a 27-13 victory over Detroit before beating the 49ers, Packers and Rams.

Three teams are 3-11 while the overrated 49ers are 3-2 and the Packers are at 2-2.

This is the part where I'm yawning.

Favre has put up some impressive numbers so far, completing 103 of 149 passes for 1,069 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions for a 104.1 passing rating, but Favre did the same last season in his only year in New York, just before the bottom dropped out.

In his first four weeks in 2008, Favre, completed 85 of 125 passes for 837 yards, eight touchdowns, one interception and a 104.7 passer rating.

That included a six touchdown performance in a 56-35 victory against San Diego and a throw-it-up, hope-for-the-best touchdown pass to Chansi Stuckey in the season opener last year, the Jets other win in that span.

The Jets were 2-2 at that point entering their bye week, but Favre's numbers began to dip. Granted, he did get the team to an 8-3 record with five games left to play, but it all began to unravel.

From there, he had 10 touchdown passes but 18 interceptions. In six of his final 12 games, he had at least two interceptions and nine games with one touchdown pass or fewer.

Favre later admitted he was bothered by a shoulder injury that he had surgically repaired this year before training camp because he was unsure if he wanted to return for another season.

Let's face it — not a lot is being asked of Favre. He has the best running back in the game in Adrian Peterson and a strong offensive line, so Favre isn't running for his life.

The Vikings defense also is strong, so he won't have to be the gunslinger he has been in the past. Taking fewer chances means making fewer mistakes.

I'm interested in seeing what Favre will doing in the next three weeks when the Vikings are at home to the Baltimore Ravens, at Pittsburgh, then at Green Bay before the bye week.

If he can make it through that stretch, then I'd take notice. Of course, there's still that pesky second half of the season.

Sam Tallarico is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.