OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Fritz]

ALL the so-called experts are marveling at what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has) and how well he played last night (thus the redic smirk he had ).

"...no one ever has..." Why do so many just automatically assume whatever Favre does is so much better than anyone else, ever? Did you even check? You might want to look at the career of Warren Moon, and what he did at ages 39, 40, 41 and 42.

At age 39 - 377/606 for 4228 yards and 38 TDs.
At age 40, in 8 games, 134/247 for 1610 yards and 7 TDs.
At age 41, in 14 starts, 313/528, 3678 yards, 25 TDs.
At age 42 - 145/258, 1632 yards 11 TDs.

Yes, Favre is having a better year at age 40, but Moon was a lot better at 39. We'll see what happens next year and the year after for Favre, and how those years compare to Moon's at comparable ages..

Patlerized.

[MJZiggy]

ALL the so-called experts are marveling at what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has) and how well he played last night (thus the redic smirk he had ).

"...no one ever has..." Why do so many just automatically assume whatever Favre does is so much better than anyone else, ever? Did you even check? You might want to look at the career of Warren Moon, and what he did at ages 39, 40, 41 and 42.

At age 39 - 377/606 for 4228 yards and 38 TDs.
At age 40, in 8 games, 134/247 for 1610 yards and 7 TDs.
At age 41, in 14 starts, 313/528, 3678 yards, 25 TDs.
At age 42 - 145/258, 1632 yards 11 TDs.

Yes, Favre is having a better year at age 40, but Moon was a lot better at 39. We'll see what happens next year and the year after for Favre, and how those years compare to Moon's at comparable ages..

Patlerized.

In grand style.

[bobblehead]

ALL the so-called experts are marveling at what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has) and how well he played last night (thus the redic smirk he had ).

"...no one ever has..." Why do so many just automatically assume whatever Favre does is so much better than anyone else, ever? Did you even check? You might want to look at the career of Warren Moon, and what he did at ages 39, 40, 41 and 42.

At age 39 - 377/606 for 4228 yards and 38 TDs.
At age 40, in 8 games, 134/247 for 1610 yards and 7 TDs.
At age 41, in 14 starts, 313/528, 3678 yards, 25 TDs.
At age 42 - 145/258, 1632 yards 11 TDs.

Yes, Favre is having a better year at age 40, but Moon was a lot better at 39. We'll see what happens next year and the year after for Favre, and how those years compare to Moon's at comparable ages..

Patlerized.

I think Patlerized should be saved for when a normally intelligent poster gets faced by patler....everyone faces mobb.

[gex]

ALL the so-called experts are marveling at what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has) and how well he played last night (thus the redic smirk he had ).

"...no one ever has..." Why do so many just automatically assume whatever Favre does is so much better than anyone else, ever? Did you even check? You might want to look at the career of Warren Moon, and what he did at ages 39, 40, 41 and 42.

At age 39 - 377/606 for 4228 yards and 38 TDs.
At age 40, in 8 games, 134/247 for 1610 yards and 7 TDs.
At age 41, in 14 starts, 313/528, 3678 yards, 25 TDs.
At age 42 - 145/258, 1632 yards 11 TDs.

Yes, Favre is having a better year at age 40, but Moon was a lot better at 39. We'll see what happens next year and the year after for Favre, and how those years compare to Moon's at comparable ages..

Patlerized.

I think Patlerized should be saved for when a normally intelligent poster gets faced by patler....everyone faces mobb.

"what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has)"

Actually, if you want to get real nit picky, Mobb was correct in this statement alone. He did state THIS YEAR and at AGE 40.

But what the hell, cmon gang lets pile on!

[bobblehead]

ALL the so-called experts are marveling at what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has) and how well he played last night (thus the redic smirk he had ).

"...no one ever has..." Why do so many just automatically assume whatever Favre does is so much better than anyone else, ever? Did you even check? You might want to look at the career of Warren Moon, and what he did at ages 39, 40, 41 and 42.

At age 39 - 377/606 for 4228 yards and 38 TDs.
At age 40, in 8 games, 134/247 for 1610 yards and 7 TDs.
At age 41, in 14 starts, 313/528, 3678 yards, 25 TDs.
At age 42 - 145/258, 1632 yards 11 TDs.

Yes, Favre is having a better year at age 40, but Moon was a lot better at 39. We'll see what happens next year and the year after for Favre, and how those years compare to Moon's at comparable ages..

Patlerized.

I think Patlerized should be saved for when a normally intelligent poster gets faced by patler....everyone faces mobb.

"what he's done this year at his age (no one ever has)"

Actually, if you want to get real nit picky, Mobb was correct in this statement alone. He did state THIS YEAR and at AGE 40.

But what the hell, cmon gang lets pile on!

In fairness I like mobb and had no problem with his statement. The spirit of what he said was pretty spot on. I would have bet the house that Brett could in no way be effective and throw under 10 picks as well. Moon might be the most under rated/appreciated QB of all time.

[Fritz]

Saw a few lines in the JSO article on scouts looking at playoff teams' chances, and one said that it wasn't clear who was running the offense in Minny....

Wonder if there really is anything to that?

[Bretsky]

Saw a few lines in the JSO article on scouts looking at playoff teams' chances, and one said that it wasn't clear who was running the offense in Minny....

Wonder if there really is anything to that?

Rumors are all over that Favre audibles more than Chilly would like. Chilly wants the run to set up the pass; I don't think their OL is powerful enough for that mentality. They seem to function best when they spread everything out and run and pass out of that formation. But it sounds like that is not Chilly's preference.

[Patler]

Favre throwing just 7 interceptions is truly astounding. His lowest totals as a starter were 13 in 1992, 1995 and 1996. To go from averaging 20 per year over the last 5 years, to just 7 this year, barely half of his previous low, is quite a change.

[The Shadow]

Favre throwing just 7 interceptions is truly astounding. His lowest totals as a starter were 13 in 1992, 1995 and 1996. To go from averaging 20 per year over the last 5 years, to just 7 this year, barely half of his previous low, is quite a change.

Having A. Peterson might just have a wee bit to do with that.

[Joemailman]

Well, Viking QB's threw 17 INT's last year, so we probably should give the old guy a little credit. Hopefully, he's saved up some INT's for the playoffs though.

[GrnBay007]

Welcome back Joe!

[Scott Campbell]

Favre throwing just 7 interceptions is truly astounding. His lowest totals as a starter were 13 in 1992, 1995 and 1996. To go from averaging 20 per year over the last 5 years, to just 7 this year, barely half of his previous low, is quite a change.

He's played great for the most part this year. Much to my dismay.


Hey Joe!

[Patler]

Favre throwing just 7 interceptions is truly astounding. His lowest totals as a starter were 13 in 1992, 1995 and 1996. To go from averaging 20 per year over the last 5 years, to just 7 this year, barely half of his previous low, is quite a change.

Having A. Peterson might just have a wee bit to do with that.

I'm not sure why? He has still had 500 attempts this year. When Green was having his big years with the Packers, and led the NFL in yards over a 4 year period, Favre was still throwing 15-20 interceptions each year.

Something is different this year.

[mraynrand]

Welcome back Joe!

+1

[mraynrand]

Favre throwing just 7 interceptions is truly astounding. His lowest totals as a starter were 13 in 1992, 1995 and 1996. To go from averaging 20 per year over the last 5 years, to just 7 this year, barely half of his previous low, is quite a change.

Having A. Peterson might just have a wee bit to do with that.

I'm not sure why? He has still had 500 attempts this year. When Green was having his big years with the Packers, and led the NFL in yards over a 4 year period, Favre was still throwing 15-20 interceptions each year.

Something is different this year.

I agree. Other than the games against the Packers, I've watched Favre in all but two or three games. He's been outstanding. And ever since that comeback against the 49ers, the playbook was opened to him (until recently) and the Vikings became a dominant passing team. It only makes sense: The NFL is built around the passing game and ALL the best teams - ALL the successful teams have QBs who are in control of the offense and are good passers. Running/play good defense is the vast exception.

Look at that last Chicago game: The Vikings screwed it up trying to rely on the pound it out run game in the first half. Open it up and let Favre run the show. He's been deadly accurate this year - and in complete control. I hope the Vikings keep refusing to figure this out.