The official Brett Favre for QB in 2008 thread

[Deputy Nutz]

Right, still Favre managed to win 13 games with that defense the year before.

[vince]

Right, still Favre managed to win 13 games with that defense the year before.

And of course the defense would have performed the same as the previous year if Favre had been quarterbacking on offense. I guess Bob Sanders can blame Rodgers for losing his job that year. Check the defense's peformance year over year once.

[mraynrand]

Right, still Favre managed to win 13 games with that defense the year before.

And of course the defense would have performed the same as the previous year if Favre had been quarterbacking on offense. I guess Bob Sanders can blame Rodgers for losing his job that year. Check the defense's peformance year over year once.

I agree. I think J-mail had the number about right - 8-8 with Favre. The defense gave a number of games away. Even with 10-6, they weren't going anywhere. But that's old news. TT and Stubby saw the future in Rodgers - and in Capers - and they were ultimately right - on both accounts.

[pbmax]

Of course Brett would have done better with the same defense in 2008. Look at his second year with the Vikings. These things always stay consistent.

[Zool]

I didn't post in this thread, But regardless 2008 would have been a much better season with Favre at QB than the 6-10 Rodgers led team. Fools

How would the 2009 and 2010 seasons have gone with Flynn at QB? Fool

[RashanGary]

Right, still Favre managed to win 13 games with that defense the year before.

My .02, not that you want it. . . .

- I'm with ya on Favre being better than AR at that point in their careers. I'd call Favre a 9 and AR a 6.5 at that point. Significant difference.
- I'm not with ya on Favre winning 13 games with the same defense. Jolly and Kabeer were having fantastic years for the first 9 games or so. I believe Kamp and KGB were the leading sack duo and Jolly was a heck of a player. We were a top 5 D I think until week 9. We finished somewhere in the 20's. I remember b_bulldog & others talking about how we'd be lucky to win playoff games with the way the D was playing. Also all our lost games came after or DL fell apart.

2008 We did not have KGB or Jolly at all. Harrell was a total bust. Our DL fell apart before the season even started.

The ST's in 2007 was a top 10 or 12 unit. I think it was dead last or maybe 31st in 2008.



Favre was better, but I think all of us exaggerate our views because it's such a big fucking fight, we have to.

[MadtownPacker]

Right, still Favre managed to win 13 games with that defense the year before.

Oh look, australianpackdingo has a buddy to troll with!!

[Deputy Nutz]

My .02, not that you want it. . . .

- I'm with ya on Favre being better than AR at that point in their careers. I'd call Favre a 9 and AR a 6.5 at that point. Significant difference.
- I'm not with ya on Favre winning 13 games with the same defense. Jolly and Kabeer were having fantastic years for the first 9 games or so. I believe Kamp and KGB were the leading sack duo and Jolly was a heck of a player. We were a top 5 D I think until week 9. We finished somewhere in the 20's. I remember b_bulldog & others talking about how we'd be lucky to win playoff games with the way the D was playing. Also all our lost games came after or DL fell apart.

2008 We did not have KGB or Jolly at all. Harrell was a total bust. Our DL fell apart before the season even started.

The ST's in 2007 was a top 10 or 12 unit. I think it was dead last or maybe 31st in 2008.



Favre was better, but I think all of us exaggerate our views because it's such a big fucking fight, we have to.

Great post. Didn't really expect you it from you, but their might be a little sugar in your stocking after all. Not one of you cared to argue that it was a move for the future, not for 2008, which I totally get. You just want to get into a pissing contest which I also understand but I have a tremendous arch that always lands me in first place.

The Packers got to the NFC Championship under Favre in 2007. It was a bold move for the Packers to shun Favre, but outside of the 2008 season it would be hard to argue that the Packers should have kept accepting Favre's retirement and then unretirement, or the lets wait to see and I will give you all an answer in July. Favre was still a better QB than Rodgers in 2009, but the reality was the Packers kept the course and probably won a championship sooner than anyone expected in 2010. Rodgers is All World right now and this type of production would have been seriously postponed by another Favregate. There has never been an offense in Green Bay that has been this dominant, not even the 1996 or 1997 teams that were led by Favre. This might just be the best core of receivers in NFL history, and you have an great passer to make the most out of all the talent. The Packers walk into the Super Bowl outside of some terrible injury, and even if say Rodgers went down late in the season, I still wouldn't be suprised to see Flynn take this team deep into the playoffs.

[Deputy Nutz]

How would the 2009 and 2010 seasons have gone with Flynn at QB? Fool

2009 Favre would have started again, and 2010 Favre still would have started. Favre Favre Favre and more Favre until you decided to root for the Cowboys.

[pbmax]

2009 Favre would have started again, and 2010 Favre still would have started. Favre Favre Favre and more Favre until you decided to root for the Cowboys.

Nice to see Coach Sherman still posting while coaching A&M

[Deputy Nutz]

I am sure that Sherman had checked with the NCAA to see if Favre had any elgibility left

[pbmax]

I would be more willing to buy the present versus future argument if Favre was more willing to buy into that present. He choose to exercise his leverage which took him even farther away from the team and farther away from preparing himself. It took the prospect of rubbing Thompson's nose in the dirt to motivate him fully in 2009.

And please understand, I wasn't sure Rodgers was ready either in 2008. But Rodgers was fully committed to the team and org that year, Favre wanted it on his terms.

[Guiness]

Since this is the currently active Favre thread, I'll mention in here that on PFT's front page, the featured video is titled "Is is Favre time in Houston"

I did not watch it.

[Deputy Nutz]

I would be more willing to buy the present versus future argument if Favre was more willing to buy into that present. He choose to exercise his leverage which took him even farther away from the team and farther away from preparing himself. It took the prospect of rubbing Thompson's nose in the dirt to motivate him fully in 2009.

And please understand, I wasn't sure Rodgers was ready either in 2008. But Rodgers was fully committed to the team and org that year, Favre wanted it on his terms.

I think Rodgers was ready, I don't know if the team was ready for the transition. Regardless it had to happen. Personally I wanted another year of Favre, it was hard to root for the Jets and the Vikings.

[Deputy Nutz]

Since this is the currently active Favre thread, I'll mention in here that on PFT's front page, the featured video is titled "Is is Favre time in Houston"

I did not watch it.

That is just plan ridiculous... Although they have a good runnning game and Andre Johnson is coming back.....to be continued......