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11-01-2007, 02:16 PM
Who's questioning Favre's arm strength now?
By Vic Carucci | NFL.com
MONDAY NIGHT TAKES
» Let's put an end to the discussion about Brett Favre's arm strength once and for all, shall we? It comes up because his birth certificate say he's 38, which must mean he doesn't have the ability to heave a football as far as he did when he was in his early 30s or in his 20s. It came up in earnest after he failed to connect on four deep throws, and had two intercepted by safety Sean Taylor, in the Packers' Week 7 game against Washington. It can stop coming up. Favre threw a strike that traveled at least 40 yards in the air on the way to a 79-yard touchdown connection with James Jones barely six minutes into the game against Denver. And if that wasn't convincing enough, he delivered an 82-yard scoring strike to Greg Jennings on the first play of overtime. Few quarterbacks in the league, the majority of whom are much younger, can match Favre's deep-ball skills. Even fewer could be counted on to put a game away with a single flick of the arm.
» Now there's an answer to the question of what's better to have: The NFL's last-ranked run offense or last-ranked run defense? The Packers demonstrated that even a terrible ground game can look good against a defense incapable of stopping the run. It was impressive that Ryan Grant, whom the Packers acquired from the Giants for a sixth-round draft pick on the final day of roster cuts, seized an opportunity to grab the wide-open starting running back job. Grant, who entered the game after rookie DeShawn Wynn exited in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, displayed plenty of power and toughness in gaining 104 yards on 22 carries. He also seemed to go a long way toward convincing the Green Bay coaching stafff that they shouldn't fear calling a running play every now and then; the team went the entire first quarter without a run.
Link (http://www.nfl.com/news/story;jsessionid=1A823A51719AE999C45CA5F7F404168C? id=09000d5d803c188c&template=without-video&confirm=true)
By Vic Carucci | NFL.com
MONDAY NIGHT TAKES
» Let's put an end to the discussion about Brett Favre's arm strength once and for all, shall we? It comes up because his birth certificate say he's 38, which must mean he doesn't have the ability to heave a football as far as he did when he was in his early 30s or in his 20s. It came up in earnest after he failed to connect on four deep throws, and had two intercepted by safety Sean Taylor, in the Packers' Week 7 game against Washington. It can stop coming up. Favre threw a strike that traveled at least 40 yards in the air on the way to a 79-yard touchdown connection with James Jones barely six minutes into the game against Denver. And if that wasn't convincing enough, he delivered an 82-yard scoring strike to Greg Jennings on the first play of overtime. Few quarterbacks in the league, the majority of whom are much younger, can match Favre's deep-ball skills. Even fewer could be counted on to put a game away with a single flick of the arm.
» Now there's an answer to the question of what's better to have: The NFL's last-ranked run offense or last-ranked run defense? The Packers demonstrated that even a terrible ground game can look good against a defense incapable of stopping the run. It was impressive that Ryan Grant, whom the Packers acquired from the Giants for a sixth-round draft pick on the final day of roster cuts, seized an opportunity to grab the wide-open starting running back job. Grant, who entered the game after rookie DeShawn Wynn exited in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, displayed plenty of power and toughness in gaining 104 yards on 22 carries. He also seemed to go a long way toward convincing the Green Bay coaching stafff that they shouldn't fear calling a running play every now and then; the team went the entire first quarter without a run.
Link (http://www.nfl.com/news/story;jsessionid=1A823A51719AE999C45CA5F7F404168C? id=09000d5d803c188c&template=without-video&confirm=true)