OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Patler]

I think Manning deserves some more credit. What he's done doesn't diminish the stature of Bert's durability.

Yup, that's my point. Favre has long passed the 200 game mark, and that speaks for itself. But wasn't the old mark for QBs something in the 170's? Manning has exceeded that by a significant amount and deserves to be recognized for it too.

I doubt Manning will ever catch Favre, because he may retire before Favre!

[Scott Campbell]

I think Manning deserves some more credit. What he's done doesn't diminish the stature of Bert's durability.

Yup, that's my point. Favre has long passed the 200 game mark, and that speaks for itself. But wasn't the old mark for QBs something in the 170's? Manning has exceeded that by a significant amount and deserves to be recognized for it too.

I doubt Manning will ever catch Favre, because he may retire before Favre!

I know you're joking, but Peyton is 34. Who knows how much longer he'll play.

[KYPack]

I think Manning deserves some more credit. What he's done doesn't diminish the stature of Bert's durability.

Yup, that's my point. Favre has long passed the 200 game mark, and that speaks for itself. But wasn't the old mark for QBs something in the 170's? Manning has exceeded that by a significant amount and deserves to be recognized for it too.

I doubt Manning will ever catch Favre, because he may retire before Favre!

Peyton's over 200 if you count play-offs, BLF is over 300 if you count 'em.

Name Period Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total
1 Brett Favre 1992–present 285† 24 309
2 Peyton Manning 1998–present 192 18 210

I couldn't believe Brett has played the 24 play-off games, it doesn't seem that high, but I guess it is.....

(Sorry if the data is all skewed, I never did figure out how to insert a table in here.)

[Patler]

Peyton's over 200 if you count play-offs, BLF is over 300 if you count 'em.

Name Period Consecutive Starts Playoffs Total
1 Brett Favre 1992–present 285† 24 309
2 Peyton Manning 1998–present 192 18 210

I couldn't believe Brett has played the 24 play-off games, it doesn't seem that high, but I guess it is.....

24 for Favre is barely 1 per year!
Seriously though, 24 in 18 years as a starter. With two SB appearances and a few NFC Championship losses, the number runs up quite quickly.

Manning on a per season basis is a bit ahead, with 18 in 12 seasons as a starter.

[Scott Campbell]

A Viking fan perspective on the Favre signing from last year. I'm a little teary eyed.

This is just an excerpt. The full piece can be found here, and it's a must read.

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/05/f-k-you-brett-favre.html

05.06.09
F–K YOU, BRETT FAVRE



My favorite team is going to sign Brett Favre in the coming days, or weeks, or months, or however long it takes that fucking asshole to milk the publicity machine to his satisfaction. It’s going to happen. Debating whether or not it will is a complete waste of fucking time. When it comes to the Land Baron, speculation always becomes reality.

It’s fitting that it would come this. For years and years, I have fucking loathed Brett Favre with every fiber of my being. He is the single most self-aggrandizing piece of shit who ever walked the Earth, the most blatantly phony human being in America this side of Bobby Bowden. Say what you will of openly douchebaggy people like Matt Leinart or Spencer Pratt. At least there are no illusions when it comes to those gents’ intentions. Everything about Favre – from his style of play to his carefully cultivated everyman image – is complete bullshit, and everything about the man is tiresome, to the point where bitching about him being tiresome has become an even more tiresome enterprise than whatever it is that makes him tiresome to begin with. Not only am I sick of this dipshit, but I’m sick of being sick of him. And I resent that everyone is so tired of hating him, that I’m beating a dead horse by still hating him.

I have always argued that pro athletes should play their respective sports as long as they damn well please, because it’s still a kickass job even if you aren’t all that good at it anymore. So I don’t begrudge Favre his right to play football, even if it’s for the Vikings. What I do begrudge is the fact that this asshole NEVER WANTED TO FUCKING STOP PLAYING TO BEGIN WITH. He knew the second he rererereretired earlier this year that he’d try and get his release so he could play in Minnesota. This whole myth perpetrated by Peter King that, “I don’t think even Brett Favre knows what Brett Favre is going to do” is the most insulting pile of shit I’ve ever heard. That fuck knows exactly what the fuck he’s doing, and anyone who says otherwise probably spends all day licking radiators.

[Patler]

I think Manning deserves some more credit. What he's done doesn't diminish the stature of Bert's durability.

Yup, that's my point. Favre has long passed the 200 game mark, and that speaks for itself. But wasn't the old mark for QBs something in the 170's? Manning has exceeded that by a significant amount and deserves to be recognized for it too.

I doubt Manning will ever catch Favre, because he may retire before Favre!

I know you're joking, but Peyton is 34. Who knows how much longer he'll play.

I was only half joking. It wouldn't be a shock at all if Manning only played another 3 seasons or so. It also wouldn't be a shock if he is still playing 5 or 6 years from now. He doesn't seem to have any significant recurring physical issues, his performance hasn't declined, so he could last a long time yet, if he wants to.

[Patler]

A Viking fan perspective on the Favre signing from last year. I'm a little teary eyed.

This is just an excerpt. The full piece can be found here, and it's a must read.

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/05/f-k-you-brett-favre.html

Whether you agree with the guy or not, you have to admire his style!
It's a long article, but consistent and well ordered. It would be entertaining even if you replaced the profanity.

I wonder if he wrote anything after their playoff loss???

[vince]

From the KSK post Campbell linked to:

Just know that I will fucking hunt you down with a goddamn bow when you end up fucking us in the end. And you will fuck us. Just know I’m far more excited by the thought of you getting booed at Lambeau than the thought of you being cheered at the Metrodome.

I'd love to read the epilogue to that awesome rant about a week after the late throw over the middle.

[mraynrand]

From the KSK post Campbell linked to:

Just know that I will fucking hunt you down with a goddamn bow when you end up fucking us in the end. And you will fuck us. Just know I’m far more excited by the thought of you getting booed at Lambeau than the thought of you being cheered at the Metrodome.

I'd love to read the epilogue to that awesome rant about a week after the late throw over the middle.

Maybe there is no epilogue because he got arrested. That was a pretty specific threat, and Favre fulfilled his part of the 'bargain.'

[swede]

A Viking fan perspective on the Favre signing from last year. I'm a little teary eyed.

This is just an excerpt. The full piece can be found here, and it's a must read.

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/05/f-k-you-brett-favre.html

05.06.09
F–K YOU, BRETT FAVRE



My favorite team is going to sign Brett Favre in the coming days, or weeks, or months, or however long it takes that fucking asshole to milk the publicity machine to his satisfaction. It’s going to happen. Debating whether or not it will is a complete waste of fucking time. When it comes to the Land Baron, speculation always becomes reality.

It’s fitting that it would come this. For years and years, I have fucking loathed Brett Favre with every fiber of my being. He is the single most self-aggrandizing piece of shit who ever walked the Earth, the most blatantly phony human being in America this side of Bobby Bowden. Say what you will of openly douchebaggy people like Matt Leinart or Spencer Pratt. At least there are no illusions when it comes to those gents’ intentions. Everything about Favre – from his style of play to his carefully cultivated everyman image – is complete bullshit, and everything about the man is tiresome, to the point where bitching about him being tiresome has become an even more tiresome enterprise than whatever it is that makes him tiresome to begin with. Not only am I sick of this dipshit, but I’m sick of being sick of him. And I resent that everyone is so tired of hating him, that I’m beating a dead horse by still hating him.

I have always argued that pro athletes should play their respective sports as long as they damn well please, because it’s still a kickass job even if you aren’t all that good at it anymore. So I don’t begrudge Favre his right to play football, even if it’s for the Vikings. What I do begrudge is the fact that this asshole NEVER WANTED TO FUCKING STOP PLAYING TO BEGIN WITH. He knew the second he rererereretired earlier this year that he’d try and get his release so he could play in Minnesota. This whole myth perpetrated by Peter King that, “I don’t think even Brett Favre knows what Brett Favre is going to do” is the most insulting pile of shit I’ve ever heard. That fuck knows exactly what the fuck he’s doing, and anyone who says otherwise probably spends all day licking radiators.

This guy needs to be recruited and given his own weekly column on Packerrats.

[Scott Campbell]

Imagine that. AP's pulling a Favre.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/11/tensions-rise-over-adrian-petersons-absence-from-minicamp/

When you enable Bert, everybody else wants the diva treatment too.

[Bretsky]

If it weren't for frickin Brett Favre dam Atari Bigby would be signed and in camp now

[Scott Campbell]

"I just know that there's a bunch of guys here," Childress said. "This has the term mandatory for a reason. The work's here."



Mandatory? Really??

[channtheman]

I know this doesn't really have much to do with the current discussion but I have to say that I really like this Favre commercial here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pIvg-2vEY&feature=PlayList&p=D535C37FE94C968D&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=7

I don't really care for the first 20 seconds which are merely highlighted by Favre's teammate making a great catch on a bad throw, but I am intrigued that the commercial cuts away on the last throw by Favre. I have to think that Favre kept throwing interceptions and finally Wranglers was like "you know what, fuck it. Just cut away to the next commercial."

[falco]

Mandatory? Really?