OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[mngolf19]

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?

Their saying that Schefter has now joined the ranks of ESPN and thus creates his own stories out of thin air.

[Freak Out]

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.

Didn't the debacle of a game in the wind in Chicago seal his fate? The whole team stunk and wanted to go home in that one.

[Scott Campbell]

Big difference tween kicking in Lambeau and a dome.

True enough. However the Seahawks don't play in a dome.

[Patler]

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.

No one has ever question Jon Ryan's leg strength. He will get some distance.
Here is the problem with Ryan:

Total punts - 15
# downed inside the 20 - 5
Touchbacks - 4

You want to see a much higher percentage of kicks downed inside the 20, (a better ratio of punts inside the 20 to touchbacks).

Additionally, in 15 punts he has only 1 fair catch. Again, you want to see better control over run backs.

[Rastak]

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?

Not sure, I don't have access to the players to do my own poll so I have no idea. I've never heard a single quote to indicate that but I couldn't say.

[Lurker64]

Not sure, I don't have access to the players to do my own poll so I have no idea. I've never heard a single quote to indicate that but I couldn't say.

It wouldn't be hard to imagine that if Brett continues to struggle through the preseason and doesn't look ready for the regular season, and T. Jack continues to play well in the preseason that there would be some dissension in the locker room. I mean, the players want to win games and to do that they want their best QB on the field. I don't think appeasing a legend is really one of their interests.

[Scott Campbell]

Publicly backing Jackson over Favre is probably a career limiting move if you're a Viking player.

[Rastak]

Not sure, I don't have access to the players to do my own poll so I have no idea. I've never heard a single quote to indicate that but I couldn't say.

It wouldn't be hard to imagine that if Brett continues to struggle through the preseason and doesn't look ready for the regular season, and T. Jack continues to play well in the preseason that there would be some dissension in the locker room. I mean, the players want to win games and to do that they want their best QB on the field. I don't think appeasing a legend is really one of their interests.

First point, Favre was there two days so I wouldn't say he struggled. They probably shouldn't have even put him out there after a single outdoor practice with the team but he wanted to get his feet wet. He took a few snaps and missed one obvious throw. He missed one on a miscommunication and then on a zero blitz threw it where he expected the reciever to be, Harvin (the reciever) was busy being interfeared with and then broke outside instead of what Favre expected.


T-Jack played well in last years pre-season games. He always seems to play well with no pressure. I have zero confidence in him anymore, not that I had a bunch before. I'm sure the more cereberal players realize this. There most certainly could be some guys who are friends with the guy who could feel that way but I really wouldn;t know that for sure.

[Rastak]

Publicly backing Jackson over Favre is probably a career limiting move if you're a Viking player.

True dat, although depends on the guy. You are a scrub then ya, not real bright. You're Peterson, Berrian, Hutchinson or any of another 10 guys you can say what you want.

[Zool]

Hey Ras, how does it feel defending Favre?

[Rastak]

Hey Ras, how does it feel defending Favre?

Against what?

[GrnBay007]

Hey Ras, how does it feel defending Favre?

Against what?

[Scott Campbell]

Hey Ras, how does it feel defending Favre?

Against what?

That was pretty good.

[MichiganPackerFan]

I'll admit, I've put Ras on the spot a few times. Tired of fielding all the questions yet?

[Bossman641]

Hey Ras, how does it feel defending Favre?

Against what?

Repeat after me

"It wasn't Brett's fault, the WR ran the wrong route"

"That WR should have made a better play on the ball, or at least batted it away from the 2 defenders surrounding him"

"He was just trying to make a play"

"I'm pretty sure Favre had the sun in his eyes and couldn't see that defender"