ALLEN PARK — Vikings coach Brad Childress said this morning that only time will tell if Brett Favre is the Brett Favre of old.

“I certainly believe that he’s got the arm skills and pocket awareness and pocket movement that he’s shown in the past. I know he used to run around like a mad man, he can still move. I guess time will tell if he’s the Brett Favre of old,’’ Childress said during a conference call.

The Lions play the Vikings in the home opener at Ford Field at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
— PAULA PASCHE