PFT : "Packer Fans Still Riled Up Over Favre Throw"

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PACKERS FANS STILL RILED UP OVER FAVRE THROW

We've received several e-mails over the past eight days from Packers fans who are complaining openly about the performance of quarterback Brett Favre in the NFC Championship.

Some are even taking the position that he should walk away now so that a young and improving team can continue to do so with a young and improving quarterback.

And their argument is driven by a photo that has been making the rounds over the past few days. It's an image of the interception thrown by Favre in overtime against the Giants. You know, the interception that set the table for the game-winning field goal by New York.

Here it is.





With no real pressure and plenty of time to deliver the ball, Favre opted to throw the out route to the player who was covered more closely than any of the four receivers.

Look, we're not saying that the Packers would have won the game if Favre had thrown the ball to another guy. But a time when some Packers are beginning to look for reasons to argue against another season for Favre, it's providing plenty of them with all the ammo they need.

And, despite the fact that we've needled Favre plenty over the years, we think it would be a mistake for him to walk away. He's still got another year in him, and it would be great to see him ride off into the sunset with another Super Bowl trophy tucked under his arm.

[BallHawk]

Typical stirring of the pot by PFT.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Looks like Driver was open to me--if Favre gets it to the outside. A QB has progressions on a play. If progression #1 is open, he goes to him. I bet that most of the time Favre makes that throw. Most of the time he doesn't play in the third coldest game in playoff history.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Favre deserves blame for that game and I don't care what anyone else says. Does he deserve all the blame? no, but he sure as hell deserves a lot. When you have four open Wr in the championship game, some 20 yards down field, in overtime, and you throw a pick, that is inexcusable.

That being said I still want him back, and hopefully next years the year.

[gbpackfan]

Grant was wide open and Donald Lee had some room crossing the middle. BUT, it does look like Favre was about to get pressured up the middle. And it's easy for us to sit back and pick Favre's decision apart. But the man has 2-4 seconds to make a decision. If we could do it, we'd be the ones out there. We can't, so let's give Favre a break.

[Pacopete4]

watch the actual footage.. that pic doesn't show the real story


at the time of the decision to who to throw to, Jennings and Driver were just making their breaks, nether open and Lee wasn't even making his break... Grant was just breaking out from the line to become and option as well..


by the time favre threw it, jennings finally got his seperation and that is why that picture looks so bad..

please dont be dumb fans, it was a horrid throw, not a bad decision

[pbmax]

The pic is taken after the ball had been thrown. But if #4 was locking into receivers it would explain some of the Jennings mystery. In trouble, Favre has always been willing to trust Driver.

We'll never know, but it does seem that he had more time. I read somewhere that this was a rare seven-step drop. Does anyone remember?

[MJZiggy]

watch the actual footage.. that pic doesn't show the real story


at the time of the decision to who to throw to, Jennings and Driver were just making their breaks, nether open and Lee wasn't even making his break... Grant was just breaking out from the line to become and option as well..


by the time favre threw it, jennings finally got his seperation and that is why that picture looks so bad..

please dont be dumb fans, it was a horrid throw, not a bad decision

Even looking at this image, if he puts the ball on Driver's right shoulder, it's at worst and incompletion...

[b bulldog]

Actually, all the WR's were open. A good throw to any of them would most likely move the chains but I think Grant would have gotten the first down if given the chance. As psoted above, Brett was not the only reason why we lost but he definitely had a hand in it and to say otherwise is foolish.

[b bulldog]

I was actually more upset when he threw into triple coverage a few times. On the int that was thrown that Tauscher recovered the fumble, I was pulling my hair out.

[Deputy Nutz]

Actually, all the WR's were open. A good throw to any of them would most likely move the chains but I think Grant would have gotten the first down if given the chance. As psoted above, Brett was not the only reason why we lost but he definitely had a hand in it and to say otherwise is foolish.

If Grant could catch the ball.

The throw to Driver had to be made as close to the sideline as possible. Driver had to stop his route because the ball just hung up there. Bad throw, decent read.

[Deputy Nutz]

I was actually more upset when he threw into triple coverage a few times. On the int that was thrown that Tauscher recovered the fumble, I was pulling my hair out.

I was pissed at Favre as well, and it was still his choice to launch the ball, but if you watch that play, Favre was scrambling to his left and in the replay there is Robinson sitting between two defenders waving his hands like he was on a life boat. Favre saw the receiver signaling that he was open when he surely wasn't. That is the type of stuff with Robinson that makes me want to pull my hair out.

[b bulldog]

Granted if Grant could catch the ball but a Grant supporter would probably say, if Brett could have hit him in stride for once, cause he didn't all day long.

[b bulldog]

Your blaming that on KRob?? You said yourself that he was waiving his arm in between two defenders, if you saw that, why didn't the QB? Let's not make excuses for Brett like we are not making excuses for anyone else in that game.

[b bulldog]

bRETT IS MY SECOND favorite QB but I pull my hair out when he makes decisions like that. As I stated the day after, both my favorite QB's had bad games on Championship Sunday.