Good luck, Brett

[HarveyWallbangers]

No matter whether you appreciate Brett for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Green Bay and putting the team in the playoff mix most years or whether you felt he could no longer get the job done in the playoffs and grew tired of his diva act (maybe both), we'll never see a player in Green Bay who was more fun to watch.

Whether it was the scramble and heave to Sharpe on the other side of the field in the 1993 playoffs. Whether it was dashing for a playoff-clinching TD in the closing seconds of the last game at County Stadium in 1994. Whether it was the pass to Andre Rison and his joy running off the field in the Super Bowl. Whether it was hitting Corey Bradford on the game winner on 4th down against the Vikes in 1999 (when it looked like Minnesota would be a juggernaut). Whether is was the backfoot throw to Jennings on Monday Night last year. Whether it was the all arm throw for the game winner against the Chiefs the next week. Whatever it was, there will never be somebody as fun to watch. Nothing against ARod or any other guy that follows in your footsteps, but watching you was more than just watching you throw TDs or ints or routine passes, there was a coolness factor that won't be replicated by anyone any time soon.

So long, Brett. It's been a pleasure to watch you for the last 16 years.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I don't think of him as leaving. He's just going to be on a different channel for a couple of years. Then he'll retire as a Packer, be a WI celebrity, maybe open a car dealership with Bart Starr.

[Freak Out]

Re: Good luck, Brett

No matter whether you appreciate Brett for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Green Bay and putting the team in the playoff mix most years or whether you felt he could no longer get the job done in the playoffs and grew tired of his diva act (maybe both), we'll never see a player in Green Bay who was more fun to watch.

Whether it was the scramble and heave to Sharpe on the other side of the field in the 1993 playoffs. Whether it was dashing for a playoff-clinching TD in the closing seconds of the last game at County Stadium in 1994. Whether it was the pass to Andre Rison and his joy running off the field in the Super Bowl. Whether it was hitting Corey Bradford on the game winner on 4th down against the Vikes in 1999 (when it looked like Minnesota would be a juggernaut). Whether is was the backfoot throw to Jennings on Monday Night last year. Whether it was the all arm throw for the game winner against the Chiefs the next week. Whatever it was, there will never be somebody as fun to watch. Nothing against ARod or any other guy that follows in your footsteps, but watching you was more than just watching you throw TDs or ints or routine passes, there was a coolness factor that won't be replicated by anyone any time soon.

So long, Brett. It's been a pleasure to watch you for the last 16 years.

Could not agree more.

[oregonpackfan]

Here, here! Well written, Harvey.

[Joemailman]

I don't worry about how the Packers will do without Favre, but Favre was cool. As much as any athlete, he never seemed to forget that it was just a game.

[Chevelle2]

I don't think of him as leaving. He's just going to be on a different channel for a couple of years. Then he'll retire as a Packer, be a WI celebrity, maybe open a car dealership with Bart Starr.

I honestly feel the same way.

Good post Harvey!

[Badgerinmaine]

Harvey, that was an excellent post on a topic that is not easy to be so cool-headed about. Nice work, my man.

[SnakeLH2006]

Damn good post my man!

[Bretsky]

Re: Good luck, Brett

No matter whether you appreciate Brett for bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Green Bay and putting the team in the playoff mix most years or whether you felt he could no longer get the job done in the playoffs and grew tired of his diva act (maybe both), we'll never see a player in Green Bay who was more fun to watch.

Whether it was the scramble and heave to Sharpe on the other side of the field in the 1993 playoffs. Whether it was dashing for a playoff-clinching TD in the closing seconds of the last game at County Stadium in 1994. Whether it was the pass to Andre Rison and his joy running off the field in the Super Bowl. Whether it was hitting Corey Bradford on the game winner on 4th down against the Vikes in 1999 (when it looked like Minnesota would be a juggernaut). Whether is was the backfoot throw to Jennings on Monday Night last year. Whether it was the all arm throw for the game winner against the Chiefs the next week. Whatever it was, there will never be somebody as fun to watch. Nothing against ARod or any other guy that follows in your footsteps, but watching you was more than just watching you throw TDs or ints or routine passes, there was a coolness factor that won't be replicated by anyone any time soon.

So long, Brett. It's been a pleasure to watch you for the last 16 years.

Great Post HW

In the end, sports is about championships....being the dam best.

Ron Wolf, Mike Holmgren, and Brett Favre and that team allowed me to witness the only professional championship in my life up to this point. All three are placed on a very elite pedastal in my mind.

I've been a Packer fan for over thirty years and that's the only one I saw.

I hope it doesn't take another thirty and I hope I someday can place a few new people from Green Bay organization on the same pedastal with them.

[pbmax]

I hope he has a great season, seriously. Playoffs and all.

And I also hope AROG throws for one more TD and one less pick!

Good luck Brett, you don't owe us anymore. Except to go to the hall as a Packer.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think Favre playing in NY just increases the excitement and drama of the football season.

Compare this outcome to Favre just retiring.

I think once people get past the horror of seeing Favre in green & white, they will appreciate the entertainment. And if it wasn't already clear, Favre emphasized in his very first Jets press conference that he will always be a Packer. He is no more "lost" in NY than he would be sitting in MS.

[Fritz]

The only point with which I disagree is the "coolness" part. I don't think he was "cool" in terms of his style of play. He was a frickin' heart attack.

I'd be screaming at the tv - "NO NO NO DON'T DO THAT YES YES YES WAY TO GO FAVRE!!

He was unique. I never saw anyone like him. He made the stupidest plays and the greatest plays, sometimes back to back. But he made a whole lot more great plays.

[mraynrand]

He's not really gone, so long as we remember him. The way he pulled down the pants of offensive linemen; the way he farted all the time, just for fun. The way he threw into triple coverage. His little laugh. Like he way he laughed, sporting his playful, sheepish grin, when he threw a pass five yards beyond the line of scrimmage, instead of diving for a TD against MN in the playoffs. The way he threw the ball up for grabs in Philly; the way he threw an INT in his last pass as a Packer, even though the other WR, TE and running back were open. The way he threw into coverage for an INT when he had Chmura open underneath for a 4 yard gain at Dallas in the 1995 NFC Championship game. Good luck, Brett, hope you never have one of those moments again.

[Partial]

Well said HW.

[Badgerinmaine]

Re: Good luck, Brett

we'll never see a player in Green Bay who was more fun to watch.

I would bet there are some women in the greater Green Bay area who would vote for Paul Hornung or Max McGee for that honor...depending on what you mean by "watch".
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