Quote Originally Posted by motife
Bucs should have tried harder for Favre
Posted by Keith Kidd

After a back-and-forth soap opera in Green Bay, QB Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets. However, Tampa Bay should have tried harder to trade for Favre because he would have been a perfect fit and would have made the Bucs much better...
Hard to believe the difference one season makes. The writer above discusses how a trade of Favre to the Bucs would have greatly improved the passing game, running game, and defense, all with a single transaction.

Quite a contrast from the last 3-4 offseasons, when the majority media opinion was that Favre should just hang up the cleats already, that his continued play was only hurting his team and himself, and that he had little left in the tank. Talk about a 180. Now the media consensus seems to be that Brett could have made almost any team an instant title contender.

In my eyes Favre was basically the same player over the last 5 years or so in GB. His success last year over previous years was mostly a factor of improved protection, WR play, and limiting costly mistakes. His ability to make throws and lead an offense remained unchanged over that time period.

The media opinion of Favre's outlook as an impact player this offseason compared to last offseason is way off the mark. He has been undervalued and underappreciated the last few seasons, and this year it appears that opinion about him has swayed too far in the opposite direction.