My Take on Brett Favre

[Badgepack]

I know, I just didn't want to sound like the "Can't wait for the Olsen twins to turn 18 crowd"

[Tarlam!]

Rather than starting a new thread, I'll post this here, from NFL.com Vic Carricci:

I've been under constant attack of my firm belief that Brett Favre is still one of the elite quarterbacks in this league. After the preseason game against Cincinnati, these accusations of false faith came harder than ever. If anyone had really watched the game, they would have noticed Favre was as accurate as ever, but his receivers simply could not and/or did not hang on to the ball. Can you help me out with this, so that all the "Favre Faithful" across the nation will have some form of reinforcement?
--Tod B.; Fresno, Calif.

You're right. Some of the uglier moments in that game involving Favre were not all his fault.


Brett Favre's recent comments haven't inspired confidence.
I think he still has something left, but I admit that it's hard to remain confident in his ability to deliver when you see the turnovers and other mistakes. As has already been well-documented, his biggest problem this season (and the greatest challenge facing the Packers) is a lack of an experienced supporting cast. That can make the greatest of quarterbacks look bad more often than not.

Favre also doesn't help himself with public comments that he would consider playing elsewhere if the Packers would allow it. He made the decision to come back and play for Green Bay, and I'm sure Packers fans would feel much better about their all-time favorite player if he would keep the focus on doing whatever he can to help a team that looks like it will need all of the help it can get this year.

[MJZiggy]

Tarlam, I can only suggest that you pop over to packers.com and watch his LATEST press conference. He clarified that Costas was playing devil's advocate and in order for him to go to a different team, Ted Thompson would have to cut him first. I think Ted's got enough of a survival instinct to know what would happen if he did that. M3, in his latest comments said if he were a betting man he wouldn't bet on Favre leaving. He's not going anywhere and he made that quite clear.

Also, remember that the last time everyone was this against him was when he went into rehab. He won the SB that year--now I'm not saying he'll necessarily win the Super Bowl this year, I won't rule it out--but I wouldn't hold my breath for him to suck when he takes on this attitude either.

[Tarlam!]

Zig, don't be shooting the messenger, now! I merely put the article into an existing thread with zero comment!

I saw BF's interview last night and I was also stoked by what M3 had to say about BF's insinuations.

What we should do is start collecting all the names of people, "experts" that have derogatory comments.

Then, when it flys in their collective faces, we can send them nice Xmas cards to remind them of their "expertisé"

[MJZiggy]

I would actually like to do that. In Easterbrook's last column of the season he actually does it. He goes over what all the "pundits" predicted, even himself and what the fans who wrote to him predicted and puts it all in that one column. Kinda puts all these prognostications in perspective, because they were not real accurate last year.

[superfan]

Brett's at his best when he's either:

1) pissed
or
2) having fun

Sometimes he gets that sullen/frustrated/exasperated look, and that's when the bad mojo starts happening.

Hopefully we see the Clint Eastwood gunslinger look in his eye come Sunday.

[retailguy]

I have a plutonic man-crush on Brett Favre.

Who is "Brett Favre"?...................



Just kidding. Keep defending him.... My fingers are worn out.

[Gooser]

Brett Farve is the guy who won a Super Bowl 10 years ago but nothing since because his WRs suck, either they run the wrong routes or they can't hang on or they have alligator arms.....In fact, according to Lord Favre and his legions, the whole Packer team is not worthy of his highness. Holds NFL record for most games with 3 or more TOs, more than twice as many as #2. As soon as Farve goes to pasture, Pack can move forward with its future. 10 years is long enough to wait for any QB. Here's the biggest giggle of all about our beloved gunslinger.......5 years in the League and Favre asks "what's a nickel defense?" Not a cerebral QB. Oh I forgot, they call that a gunslinger. MO = Get a top WR and just keep throwing him teh ball until you lead him into 1 too many head-to-head collisions and end his career e.g., Sharpe, Brooks, Freeman, Ferguson et. al. Oh yeah, one more thing, with your $150 MM in the bank, bitch at any WR who tries to get his. What a hypocrite. Favre's WRs deseve combat pay.

re: ironman - throws the ball away falling backwards all teh time - he prefers INTS over sacks. Ironman? More like chicken-shit.