Pennington was released as part of today's events as the Favre traded unfolded. There's another side to consider with this trade. Who could benefit from the release of Pennington? Pennington could vault the Vikings into a serious contender in the NFC by just getting some production out of the position which would in turn free Peterson up even more.

The lack of production at the quarterback position in Minnesota can turn your stomach sour. Vince Young may not throw the ball as much as Jackson but he gets more production and any bit of production would help the offense and Peterson. Leinert may have problems in Arizona fighting off Warner, but in Minnesota he'd have no problems holding off Jackson. Is there a quarterback situation worse than in Minnesota? Most likely no, due to the ability of the team to become a true contender with any production from the position.