OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[GBRulz]

Sorry if these were posted elsewhere already...I just received them in an email today.

[Scott Campbell]

some cat who was calln the game on nfl network broke it down nicely; its not about numbers tonite for a 90 year vet...its about developing synergy

vikes will be good and favre will fair well

[Rastak]

1/4 for 4 yards? I didn't see it, but

1. That seems too small to gauge anything
2. That seems pretty shitty as it is

Yea I expected alot more too after 1 practice outside and 1 inside because of rain.....

I'm kinda surprised they played him at all but I guess he wanted to get a few snaps to help shake off the rust. The Chiefs were getting after him pretty good and I think he has a ways to go to get timings down with his recievers. There is time for that but if the joker would have showed up for camp he'd be alot closer now.

[MOBB DEEP]

1/4 for 4 yards? I didn't see it, but

1. That seems too small to gauge anything
2. That seems pretty shitty as it is

Yea I expected alot more too after 1 practice outside and 1 inside because of rain.....

I'm kinda surprised they played him at all but I guess he wanted to get a few snaps to help shake off the rust. The Chiefs were getting after him pretty good and I think he has a ways to go to get timings down with his recievers. There is time for that but if the joker would have showed up for camp he'd be alot closer now.

yeah, i thought it was strange KC was coming after him so much...weird gameplan givn the circumstnaces imho...KC will suck!

[Rastak]

For MOBB and a few others that care.....I think this would be the right non-pack thread

http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=3205

Brett Favre said the strangest aspect about playing his first game in a Vikings uniform on Friday is that he felt nervous before the game.

Favre finished 1 of 4 passing for 4 yards in two series in a 17-13 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. Afterward, he talked about his first game, the reception he received and what the past five days have been like for him personally.

Here is some of what he said:

Q: What was it like coming down the tunnel before the game?

Favre: It felt a little odd after so many years being on the other side. I thought it was a welcome reception. I know in the long run we’ll be judged on wins and losses. This was a tough place to play. It’s nice to be on the other side. It was a little loud when we were on offense too. [smiling] I think this place is just loud period.

Q: How nervous were you?

Favre: Today I came over to meetings at the hotel, sitting in the room, all of sudden I started having butterflies. I’m like, I haven’t felt this in a long time, which was probably the oddest thing today. I was talking to my oldest daughter and she told me good luck. I said, ‘I’m nervous.’ She said you’ll be fine. I said, ‘I just don’t want to screw up.’ I didn’t expect much today. Practiced two-and-a-half days. I just didn’t want to fumble a snap. I wanted to make sure I got the handoffs and if I complete a pass, great. But I was nervous.

Q: Why so nervous?

Favre: Good question. Maybe two-and-a-half days of practice. Live bullets, no red jersey. Of course all the attention that’s been focused on this. The guys have been great. I talked to numerous guys on the sideline today as well as during the week. To a man, they’ve all said, ‘Hey, we just want you to come in and be you. Be the leader you’ve always been. Don’t feel like you have to do everything.’ I’m trying to kind of purge myself of that. With all the attention, it’s hard not to feel like you have to live up to all this hype. Not that I don’t want to do that. But the most important thing is to lead this team to victory.

Q: What has last five days been like for you personally?

Favre: Each day it’s gotten a little bit smoother. It’s really about football. After the first day of practice, the next day I walk in and guys are yawning and going to meetings and practice. It’s business as usual. Once that started happening, it was much better. And getting this game over with tonight is a good thing as well. Preseason is tough anyway. But this week has obviously been a little hectic. We have a long week next week and I consider that a good thing. It’s something I need.

Q: We’re there certain throws that you wanted to do to test your arm?

Favre: Not really. … I’m probably more concerned right now with just getting my legs into shape. They were a little bit sore the last two days. Just from dropping back and doing things you can’t get until you start practicing. My arm is not in game shape. It’s just hard to simulate. I’ve been throwing but not dropping back and rolling out and doing things like that. I feel real good about where my arm is right now. It’s just more — not that I wanted to get hit — but there’s only one way to get the body physically in condition and that is to get out and fall and get banged around, get elbowed, helmet in the chest. But I’ve always felt like I can handle that side of it. Not that I want to be sore tomorrow. But I think all that stuff is good.

Q: How much extra time have you spent studying the offense?

Favre: A little bit. I feel pretty confident. My concern is more … like the last play I was in. They blitzed. This was a play we hadn’t practiced on. It’s actually a play you don’t practice regardless of where you are because you don’t see zero blitz very much. That was an empty blitz, which was a little surprising. But it was a double post, which is a pretty good call against that. I thought Percy [Harvin] would go inside the safety. He actually kind of stuck the guy and went around the top, which is what he had been coached to do. I didn’t know that. So that’s where I need to catch up.

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thanks Ras

listening to his presser it was good to hear him say and imply a few times that he knows he doesnt have to take the whole load on his shoulders. also, good thing for him that they dont play again until the 31st, giving the team time to get on same page befor the all-important 3rd preseason game

he maintains that because of all the attention his coming to vikes has generated he could revert back to his tendency to try and do too much. he rcognizes, however, that the team has SO many weapons he shouldnt have to...should bode well for vikes...

i think his numbers will be behind rodgers and cutler's but at this point who cares??!! just win baby.....except against pack!

speaking of which; wil he be able to refrain from pressing against the pack at lambeau in the 4th quarter??? hmmmm

lol at reports that deanna went on a $4300 shoppn spree this week...must be nice...u know his dirty country tail aint spent that much on clothes his entire career

[MOBB DEEP]

per chilly, favre to play entire 1st half monday night on espn


should get better gauge

[MJZiggy]

Oh yay. It took them an hour to broadcast 4 bad passes last game. This should keep them busy all night.

[Scott Campbell]

per chilly, favre to play entire 1st half monday night on espn


should get better gauge

It'll also give the opposing D more time to crush him.

[Bretsky]

Favre may not look good until the regular season. He needs time...which is why it was so valuable to get him into camp a few weeks earlier when he thought he'd hang it up again.

[MOBB DEEP]

per chilly, favre to play entire 1st half monday night on espn


should get better gauge

It'll also give the opposing D more time to crush him.

yeah, his geriatric tail avoided the rush none on friday...he stated in presser that maybe he should move around more...however, his "mind says go but body cant" lol

[MOBB DEEP]

adam schefter reports that some players in the vikes locker room want Tavarvis to start this year

cats on espn 1st take say that favre not going through the blood sweat and tears with the team during 2 a days, etc, may be a factor. thus, there could be a qb controversy...whoa....

Ras,

whats the word up there?

[woodbuck27]

I'm all for bringing in another punter, if one can be found!

Our punters seem to be of the British variety!

Check out Seattle's Jon Ryan's punting stat's in the first exibition game this season. He had to chip one into the red zone for about 35 yards and had a 77 yard boomer. He averaged 52.5 yards with about 8 punts. Of the 8 punts two went into the end zone.

I predict he will become one of the very most solid punters in the NFL for many seasons. He's a fine athlete, intelligent and coachable. Sadly it appears to me that he Packers declined on him way too soon.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Big difference tween kicking in Lambeau and a dome.

[Zool]

Big difference tween kicking in Lambeau and a dome.

Kingdome? Pretty sure they blew that up. First game pre-season for Seattle was in SD.