Should the Green Bay great hang it up, or come back and give it another go?
I have been a Brett Favre fan before I ever saw him play and before he ever stepped onto a professional football field. Somehow – and the details are hazy – I had heard about Favre in the lead up to the 1991 NFL Draft.…
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— go to most recent comments26 - Ann
Who else do you know makes that kind of money? Were they trying to get into the playoffs?
Here's a scret for you, dead people don't care what you do after they are gone. And if they did, what do you think you are supposed to be doing? I don't think Favre knows how to embalm or cremate people. You don't know his father and don't know his wishes, so you are in no position to comment on his family.
Just because you have issues with your fathre doesn't mean you need to project those on other people.
27 - sal m
if my son is a starting professional quarterback in the NFL when i kick the bucket he damn well better NOT miss a start and let his teammates down just so he can stare at my dead body for two days...or more accurately stare at my ashes that are tucked away in some urn.
i hope that my son will understand that his responsibility to his teammates and to the organization that pays his multimillion dollar salary is more important than to live up to some outdated idea - or other people's idea - that there is only one, proper way to pay respects to the dead.
clearly some people do not understand what it means - and what it takes - to be a starting qb in the NFL, heck even what it takes to be a member of any football team.
and he's not a longshoreman or a truck driver or a school teacher who can take a couple of days or a week off, and let someone else do the job. that's the nature of all of pro sports, but especially football.
28 - billyboy
I am tired of hearing how Favre forces so many throws, and has so many interceptions. I know when the question comes up about the greatest QB'S EVER, names like Unitas, Montana, Elway come up, also Dan Marino. Did you know that other than Dan Marino having 420 career tds, which ranks #1 all time, he also has 252 career interceptions, a lifetime 86.4% passer rating.
John Elway had 300 career tds, with 226 interceptions, a career 56.9% passer rating. Brett Favre has 396 and hopefully counting career tds, a career 86.00% passer rating and has career 255 interceptions, 29 this year partly because of the "jv" team he had to work with. Favre is 25 td passes away from being # 1 all time!!!, hopefully he will come back for one more year. So Favre's stats, tds, passer rating, INTERCEPTIONS is right in line with Marino, and Elway!! Enough said!! come back #4!!
29 - billyboy
My mistake,
John Elway has a career 79.9% passer rating, Brett Favre has a 86.00% career passer rating, Dan Marino has a 86.4% passer rating, Favre is right there! I can' wait to see if he does decide to come back in 2006, and I truly hope he does, what will all the Favre bashers say if he does end up breaking Dan Marino's 420 career td record? He very well could do it! Then, where would #4 be all time?, would have 3 MVP'S, a Super Bowl win (Was in another), possibly most TD'S Ever! What Then?
30 - Sean
I dont think that Brett Farve should retire because Javon Walker, Donold Driver, Robert Ferguson and Ahman Green were hurt so Brett Farve Had to do every Thing with no Recivers
31 - RJ Elliott
I don't think Brett Favre's father, looking down from heaven, would have been jumping for joy if Brett had blown his consecutive-games streak to "mourn" alone in a small room...
Different people mourn in different ways. And I think Brett, by playing in that game, meant it as a tirbute to his late dad...
32 - amberlynn
I just want to start off by saying Brett Favre is an amazing down to earth man. Not only is he a good father but a good role model for all. He loves football and he has never disrespected anyone. Brett doesnt play for the money, personal glory, or to break records. He plays because he loves what he does. How many of you can say you truely love what you do? We should "bash" Brett Favre. We should respect him. Is he the best quarterback in the NFL? That is your opinon. I love watching Brett play. Have you seen the emotion he displays? He has heart and drive. Has Brett broken records? Yes. Has he thrown interceptions? Yes. Is he perfect? No. Should he retire? That is up to him.
33 - Richie
To the guy who said Brett Favre was classless in not
helping Aaron Rodgers- Ask Young who dinked and dunked
his way around the field if Montana helped him. Favre gets
a pass from the media because he plain and simply loves
the game and has never sat one out. Poor decisions on the
field? An incredible amount which makes him that much more
fun to watch. Overrated? a bit, Most underrated QB of all-time
Phil Simms who passed for 36,000 yards with no true go to
receiver other than the short career of Mark Bavaro. In addition
ask the QBs the toughest place to throw a ball- Giant Stadium.
As for Steve Young....don't even mention him in the same
breath as Montana. Most overrated QB of all time- Joe Namath!
34 - Lamar
Brett favre is one of the greast entertainers in the sport i mean WOW!! that man plays with passion and alot of love for the game forget satistics for a sec. In an Organization filled with T.O.'s and cry babies and money hungry up in coming prospects Brett Favre still stayed the favre that came into the game yeah he threw interceptions but if satistic dont prove to you hacks!! that brett favre is one of the best how about this manning,colpepper, young or marino NO ONE PLAYS WITH MORE PASSION MORE INTENSITY AND HAVE MORE LOVE FOR THE GAME THEN THIS MAN HE DONT CARE FOR MONEY OR BOBBLE HEAD DOLLS HE GOES OUT THERE AND TRIES TO DO ONE THING GET THE W and if he losses he wipes his self off get up and tries it again and even with a lossing season there was not one team that took him lightly this past season because they know if theres a will theres way and let me tell you hes feeled with a @#$! of will THE WILL TO WIN AND PLAY THE BEST HE CAN PLAY EVERY TIME!!!
ONE MORE YEAR BRETT FAVRE!!!
35 - Ron
A big deal is being made here about Favre's interceptions. Well, perhaps that's part of the allure of Brett Favre. I mean, in today's age of boring, conservative, high-percentage offensive football, there he is...hurling footballs downfield without regard. Has it hurt the Packers at times? Definately. But personally, I'd rather see him take those kinds of risks. I enjoy seeing him firing the ball downfield. There isn't a quarterback in the league, past or present, that could take those types of gambles on a consistent basis and still remain successful. Not Marino, not Steve Young, and certainly not Montana. (PERHAPS Elway, but that's a different discussion.) Here's the point: Favre's greatness isn't based purely on statistics or even on winning. Rather, it comes from his willingness to play the game with reckless abandon and still succeed. You think Tom Brady is a better quarterback? That's all well and good. By that same token, you'd probably have to argue that Emmitt Smith was a better running back than Barry Sanders. Sanders got stuck for losses all the time. Like Favre, he too took chances and lost. But both players brought a certain electricity to the game that is both rare and immeasurable.
36 - sal m
ron wrote:
"Like Favre, he too took chances and lost. But both players brought a certain electricity to the game that is both rare and immeasurable. "
that's a great way of looking at favre! it looks like it won't be too long before we'll find out the answer to the question of whether or not he'll retire.
37 - Stacy
Bret Farve shouldn't quite. Yet. There were/are some players that were older then him that kept playing. But hey, it's not my decision if he should stay or not, it's his.
38 - MCH
My first reaction is yes, Favre should retire. But after some more thought, I feel that only Favre himself will know if he can't play any more at the high level he's accustomed to. Ultimately the decision is his, and his instincts will guide him.
It would be troublesome to see Favre stay and have a worse season than the latest one. But then again, he's such an amazing athlete, I wouldn't be shocked if he was able to come back and have a great year.
THEN it would be nice to say he went out on top.
39 - MCH
And re the interceptions topic...didn't Terry (4 Super Bowl rings, Hall of Fame) Bradshaw throw a lot of picks, too?
40 - PackerMan
Favre should come back for another year. Greenbay all the way!!!!!!!!!1
41 - Packerman
The best quarterback of all time!!!!
42 - Packerman
GO PACK GO!!!! I think Favre will return for another year. GREENBAY PACKERS ROCK!!!!!
43 - Joe
Brett Favre will go down in history as the most overrated athlete of our time. Farve ran the easiest offense stacked with the best talent. All that was required of him was to throw screen passes with the occasional short slant (easiest pass in football). I never did see him throw a deep out. Don’t get me wrong he had a strong arm, which was demonstrated by all the dropped interceptions, but he was not very accurate. You can attribute the high completion percentage to the simple passes he had to perform. The majority of the deep passes Farve threw were due to broken coverage. Farve really did have the best pass blocking offensive line for many years. Even more striking is the talent that surrounded him. Farve basically walked into a system unlike elte quarterbacks like Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning and Steve Young (w/ TB), who paid their dues. Imagine being given the chance to play with RBs Bennet, Levens and Green, WRs Sharpe, Brooks, Freeman, Driver and Walker during the course of your career. You see, Aikman made Irvin and Novachek look good. Manning makes his teammates look good. Farve’s supporting cast makes him look better than he is.
Farve could never produce in the post-season and the games the Packers lost were usually due to his inability to perform under pressure. I remember when the Packers would play the Cowboys tough, but the big loss came from a misguided pass from Favre. The only quarterback Farve could face in the playoffs was Young, but again Farve had the better supporting cast and all Farve would have to do is let his receivers catch a 6 yard slant a go the distance. Aikman used to put on a clinic and confuse the hell out of the Packers defense. If the 90s Packers had another quarterback, they would have more than 1 SuperBowl " probably contend with Warner and the Rams because the early 90s Cowboys and 49ers were pretty strong.
At any rate, due to the easy offensive system and strong supporting cast, Farve’s passing stats look great on paper. He could pass for 5 TDs against the Lions or some struggling team (of coures accompanied with his 4 dropped interceptions), but you know the next week in an important game against the Vikings when more is required of a quarterback, Favre would lose the game for the Packers and Culpepper would be throwing bombs to Moss and Moss would be pulling down his pants for the Packers fans.
Should Farve retire? Like I said before, the Packers would be a lot better without him and this statement spans his entire career. So yes, please retire for the sake of the Green Bay Packers. You’ll see the Packers improve tremendously with a better quarterback.
44 - sal m
a person's credibility can sometimes hinge on a simple statment.
for any valid criticisms that one can make with regard to favre, making this statement,
"Like I said before, the Packers would be a lot better without him and this statement spans his entire career."
is surely one of the most foolish sports arguments that i have ever heard, and obliterates any hope for being taken seriously that the person making it may have.
45 - Ryan from Arizona
Joe, Joe, Joe
You are full of crap and obviously a hater. My guess is you're one of those south side Bear's fans who's butt hurt and holding a grudge over what's happened in the past 10 years. The type that would jump someone or make snide comments at someone because they're wearing the wrong color jersey. (No disrespect to the Majority of Bears fans who can hate the team, but respect the player).
Your assertions (and only a few of them) only apply to one year out of his illustrious 16 year career. Of which he was playing with the Junior Varsity squad all year, hardly "stacked with the best talent". Can you tell me how many Packer players made the ProBowl last year? NOT ONE!
46 - Donnie Marler
Favre ran the easiest offense with the best players? When? Good grief.
Brett Favre is the United States Marine Corps of the NFL. He's done more with less for so long he can do anything with nothing.
47 - Chris Castro
Favre is my hero he's gone through so many tragedies in his life and still goes out there the next day. Thats what makes him a hero he can and will overcome any obstacles from family crisis to unexperienced WRs. He will make the best of the rest of his carreer if that means tomorrow or another four years. The people will cheer for him no matter what he decides
#4 is will always be a part os NFL history.
48 - Jason
I 100% agree Favre is the most overrated QB in NFL history as of today he is 5th in interceptions with 260 he only needs 2 more to take 4th and 7 more to take 3rd which I am sure he will do before the season is over, I have faith in that from Favre :) hahaha
He maybe second on stats in some respects to Marino but all that gets over shadowed by how many times he turns the ball over. Look at Montana he rarely threw an interception he certainly never threw 20+ a season
49 - The Cynic
Brett Favre has a childlike enthusiasm for the game, and is also a very competitive player. When he makes a mistake, he beats himself up over the mistake before he blames the receivers or running backs.
Look at how many times he's thrown passes on the money only to have them dropped (Antonio Freeman, Bubba Smith, Robert Brooks). Look at the times he managed to throw a bullet between two defenders and hit his target.
Remember, he's owner of the NFL record 15 consecutive seasons passing for 3,000 or more yards, and the NFL record 12 consecutive seasons throwing 20 or more touchdowns. He is also 3rd on the all-time list with 144 wins.
Is he perfect? No. Is he a god? No. Is he the best quarterback ever? Honestly, no. He is one of the best, though, and considering the injuries the Packers have had to key players, Favre has probably done more with less than any other quarterback.
Is he overrated? Maybe by diehard Packers-only fans. I have enjoyed watching some great quarterbacks--Montana, Young, Elway (to name three)--and Favre is right up there with the best. But will Favre with one receiver ever strike a chord with fans like Montana and Rice did? Brett has had some good receivers, but none for more than a few years.
Should he retire? After 2007. The 2006 team shows great promise, and Brett has been doing well enough (and 5-8 is better than 4-12). I say he should come back, have a good, winning season, break the TD record, and then go home and play golf, fish, and spend time with his family.
50 - John Summa
TOM BRADYS A GIRL
51 - Joshua Rector
I love Brett Favre man if he retires i would be so sad the Packers wont get that far without him.
i loved brett favre since i was 5. i pray for him sometimes i love him he is like a father to me
52 - sal m
I wrote this article almost a year ago, and yet it still pertains to favre today.
During the Sunday night broadcast it was clear that his teammates want him to continue to play. Regardless of what our opinions are, the opinions of his teammates are the ones that matter most.
And while a year ago I thought that he should hang it up, it's hard to imagine that there's some other guy out there that the Packers can get that would be any better.
53 - Anthony
brett favre is a living legend. He is the greatest QB to ever step on the field.
54 - packer
The best thing about Brett Favre is his love for the game. If he retires I wouldn't feel the same connection to my Packers. Anyways, the only person i want to retire is Drew Bledsoe...hes done.
55 - bwilzard
In addition to being a tremendous athelete, Brett Favre has shown us countless times how to positively react to adversity. Green Bay and the NFL will not be the same without him. If everyone was as spirited and as passionate about their job as he is, just think about how great our world would be. I sincerely hope he continues to play.
56 - John Nicol
Brett Favre should not retire because at the end of the 2006 season he had somthing left in him. Now some may say he is old and have nothing left, but thats not true. They missed the playoffs by one game. Brett loves the game, his team, and his fans. I know he watns to win a Super Bowl or atleast make it to the playoffs one more time. I will be heart broken if he retires. He really wants to...well try to get his team to the playoffs with him one last time. At the end of the season, beating the bears, wow I was crying. I was so happy. They had beatin the BEST defense in the NFL. He has about 2-3 GOOD years left. Hes an awsome QB so he should stay. Thats all.
57 - downunderpackfan
As much as I hate to see him go, I think Brett should retire. It's best for the Packers organization. It's time to step away and let the new and young QB play, just like when Brett started throwing for the Packers. I want to see some changes in Packers starting with its QB not its head coach.
58 - GEORGiA_x3
okay LISTEN people. TylerNewton. [Edited] YOU should be shot, for saying that horrible stuff about brett favre! i'm 12 yrs old, and i`m doing some reaserch on brett favre, because i'm doing a biography on him. hellooooooo people! he`s so awesome! i love him soooo muchh! he's like. my role model thingyy. that`s why i'm doing a bio on him. he gives me sooooo much insperation. so DEATH to tylernewton! he's NOT over-rated. did you see the new years game against the bears? i went to that game, because i live in chicago. [[i know! i`m a cheesehead and i live in chicago! hahaha]] anyway. i went. to the game. it was UNbELiEVAbLE! he kicked ass! so everyone who`s saying he's old, and he can't play, you can SUCK iT UP BiZZATCHES! YOU ARE 100% jEALOUS!
WORD!
59 - miss bentley
i have watched brett favre and the greenbay packers since i was a little girl.. i'm talkin 5 years old.. that has been my quarterback and that has been my team.. football is my number one passion..
brett favre is an awesome quarterback that deserves more respect than what he is receiving.. he has to make the decison on his own.. he knows some people think he should or should not retire but nobody's opinion is goin to matter to him.. he's character is stronger than that and im glad.. u can't call urself a true fan and actually WANT him to retire.. and a comment left earlier:
"without knowing what the Favre family is all about how can you call his decision to play in a game - and do his job - the day after his dad died, disrespecful?"
disrespectful?? no- listen to the interview after that game [december 21, 2003].. he played for himself, his team, and HIS DAD- he stated that he knew his dad was watchin! and that was an impressive win [41-7 against the raiders] that was a must win game that he knew his father would want him to play and i'm proud of him.. [and all his accomplishments as a packer]
september 19, 2003 was the greatest day in history in football.. that was the day brett favre stepped in as the quarterback as a greenbay packer when the previous quarterback injured his ankle..like it or lump it- i could care less!!!
click on my comment.. u will see the best ever video showing his highlights!!
60 - Anthony
Brett is the Best, Plain and Simple !!!
61 - Clint
Favre is the most over-rated, plain and simple!!!
62 - johnnymac496
I'd just like to stop by to congratulate media darling/golden child Brett FaVre (how is it pronounced "FARVE" again?) on achieving the all-time interceptions record, and thus becoming the worst quarterback of all time. I look forward to the day that he also breaks the all time fumbles record. Vinnie Testaverde may think he has a shot at FaVre's record by returning, but I'm confident that FaVre still has some interception magic in the tank. Lookout Vinnie!!
I also want to touch on how admirable it is to see what Brett FaVre has overcome! What a "tough" man to overcome a painkiller addiction that was his own fault in the first place! (the very addiction which also created the false illusion that he even WAS actually tough...) I feel so sorry for this unfortunate multimillionaire that will never need a real job! What a poor man! If I'm not mistaken, he is also the only NFL player in history to have have a death in the family.
The man cries after losing football games and is called tough? Why is the media so in love with him again? What is this conspiracy? Why the sappy segments all the time? The guy is just not THAT good, and hasnt accomplished anything in a LONG time.
Brett Favre is not a hero, or the best quarterback ever to live. I just want to know why the media is so in love with him. when they trash other drug addicts like ricky williams, Do you hear the media going " THAT HERO RICKY WILLIAMS GOT OVER HIS WEED ADDICTION AND RETURNED TO FOOTBALL FOR A SEASON".
... NO. Because its his own fault, as was FaVres. the guy is a crybaby loser that hasnt done anything in ten years since he was on the painkillers.
Here is what the INCREDIBLE HERO has done in the postseason in the last 10 years
11 TD
16 INT (6.4% rate)
2-5 record
2 losses at home in the wildcard game
Fantastic QB rating of 70.
Its OK though, you can disregard 10 straight years as far as the media is concerned.
Why is he SO great again? Regular season games? Crying/hardships?
63 - Tyler Salzman
You haters are just joking yourselves! He will soon be holding all major NFL passing records. The guy has one bad season with an injured team and people are ready to crucify him. All you haters must just be loving this year~~~~ hahaha, get ready for media Favre Frenzy!!!!!! He's got good receivers surrounding him again and he's kicking ass. You can try and site all sorts of statistics to try and make him look bad, but it must just be hard for all of you to swallow the fact that he is one of the greatest team players and quarterbacks to ever play the game!!!!!!
64 - Charles
Favre has played for great teams his entire career. If the Packers had a better quarterback like Young, Aikman, Brady or Manning on those great Packer teams, they would have about 5 super bowls. Instead the Packers have 1 and an overrated quarterback in Favre.
65 - Jon
I know those are old posts, but how dare anybody tell another person how they should mourn the loss of a loved one. The guy's dad was a FOOTBALL COACH! Football coaches coach football players, and football players do what? That's right. Play football! I think it's great how people point out the interceptions and say that another quarterback would have done better in that position. The reason Favre throws so many picks is largely because he has rarely had receivers that could consistently get open. What do you do then? Throw the ball away every time? No. You force it in there and let the receiver do his job, which is to catch the football. Also, many of Favre's picks were directly caused by the receiver deflecting the ball into the arms of a defender. As far as weapons are concerned, I'll give you Sterling Sharpe, who would have been a first ballot Hall-of-Famer no matter who threw him the ball; but his career was cut short because of injuries. Big props to Robert Brooks and Keith Jackson too. Antonio Freeman did nothing when he left Green Bay, nor did Derrick Mayes, Terry Mickens, Bill Shroeder, Javon Walker, Corey Bradford, Robert Ferguson, etc... Talk about "great" receivers. No Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison, Michael Irvin, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, T.O., Cris Carter, Herman Moore, etc. Thankfully we have DD and Greg Jennings now. The last time the Pack had a decent run game, the defense gave up 4th and 26 to the putrid Eagles offense in a playoff game.
Also, how well did these "better QBs" that were on Green Bay's roster backing up Favre do? Ty Detmer? Aaron Brooks? Mark Brunell? Doug Pederson? A too old Jim McMahon? Mere footnotes in the history of the NFL. Kurt Warner? My response to that is simply this: Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, and Torry Holt, all of whom will be in the Hall of Fame. Former Green Bay GM Ron Wolf said after he retired that his biggest regret, besides losing to Denver in Super Bowl 32( a game in which Favre threw three TDs and one INT), was that he did not give his QB more weapons. Let's remember that Peyton Manning, with the great weapons he has, three 4 TDs and 7 INTs in last year's playoffs, but all people talk about is how great he was on their Super Bowl run. Favre has played well in two Super Bowls, and I think you can blame the Denver loss on the aging, tired defensive line- not to mention the fact that the Broncos just had it that year(respect due). Thank goodness there are people on this post who are smarter those in the NFL who actually thought #4 was a good player. Wow! Maybe you should be running an NFL team instead of demeaning the accomplishments of one of the greatest athletes of our time.
Shame on you for crapping on Favre for his addiction to painkillers. If you have ever known the pain of drug addiction, or had someone close to you completely waste away as a result of one, you probably would not say things like that. Not if you had a heart, anyway. As a recovering alcoholic, I root for anyone who can beat something so dreadful as addiction, even if I am not a fan. Also, why in the world would anyone compare toking on marijuana, which is purely recreational and non-addictive, to a football player on the highest level getting hooked on a hard narcotic painkiller? I would venture to say that all pro athletes, at one time or another, take pain killers. Saying that the reason Brett keeps playing is because of the Vicodin is straight ignorance as well. He has been clean for 11 years and has not missed a game. He quit drinking as well. But hey, why let facts get in the way of a good argument.
So there you go, haters! An actual fact-based argument. Those that hate Brett are always gonna hate Brett-just like Michael Jordan had haters. Let it go. Enjoy the games. Let those of us in the real world who actually give credit where it is due and like Favre have our peace. You don't have to agree.
Go Pack!!!
66 - Jon
Allow me to correct myself. I meant to that Peyton Manning THREW 3 TDs and 7 INTs in the post season last year. Hey, I'm not perfect either.
67 - Jon
Four TDs / Seven INTs
68 - Jon
Damn typos!!!
69 - Christian
No way Brett Farve still has like 4 or 5 years left
70 - Christian
Peyton Manning is the FREAKIN BEST QB ever GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
71 - nmpackerbacker
After todays performance it's time for Favre to retire!!!!!
72 - RoyofSF
In my opinion, Brett Favre is a great quarterback. Yesterday, with the game on the line, while playing at home, his poorly thrown pass ended Green Bay's chances to go to the Superbowl.
At the quarterback position, he was outplayed by Eli Manning. He is a much better quarterback than Eli but not yesterday. It is my opinion that when you lift a quarterback from great to greatest or to the truly elite, the ability to win big games and the ability not to lose them must be a key criteria, ahead of overall statistics. Management does not acquire quarterbacks for statistics. They acquire them to win games or, at the very least, not to lose them.
When one thinks of Montana and a few others in big games, one doesn't see the game decided by, for example, a Montana interception. When it realy mattered, the handful of truly elite quarterbacks performed at a level where they were not going to make the game-losing mistake at the end of the game. That's where Favre comes up short, as he has shown before and did again yesterday.
Most of us like the guy and love to see him play because of the way he plays the game, his longevity and his overall success. But those things alone do not, in my opinion, put him at the top rank of the "greatest quarterback list". He falls short in one of the most important areas, if not THE most important area, the CONSISTENT ability to win the few games that really count, a consideration where someone like Montana or Unitas a few others rise to the very top. In the really big games, does the quarterback play at his best? Does he ALLOW his team to win those few key career games? Or does he play at or below his average performance and perhaps end the game on his mistake?
73 - Brett Wallace, Green Bay, WI
Brett Favre should RETIRE while on top, even after losing NFC Championship Game with an interception.
If you think of leadership and the number #1 Packer Player - I think of Donald Driver, love for the game and the fans... Brett Favre is here for statistics and records. He won a super bowl ring, 3 time mvp, etc etc, you cannot and never can compare one QB to another unless all the variables are exactly the same, linemen, coaching... and so on! Brady who, Manning who, it only matters to footballs players and fans...
It is sore to lose, but face it, there is a winner and a loser in every game it is part of life and the playing sports. We all want to be the best, but we all like to see winners lose once in a while, to keep them grounded and in reality. Losing should be honored more than winning, becuz a real person knows that when we fall we must get back up. In my eyes Brett Favre is a sore loser and a quitter. He is used to winning and not losing, so when the pack lost against the giants in 2008, he was ready to quit. Life is a struggle, and I am sure Brett Favre will never struggle like you and I. Death and bad things happens to all, just his life is glorified through the media. The packers will be strong once again, when, in our life time? Who knows, but I am tired, really tired of the Brett Favre questions. The state of Wisconsin and the US really do listen when Brett Favre speaks, please RETIRE and join Howie, Terry and on Fox NFL as a tv host or go hunting.
Brett Wallace
GO PACK GO
74 - sal
It's ironic to see Brett go out this way by throwing a game decision interception in the NFC championship game, which defines his entire career.
A below average to average quarterback (at best) that played for great teams his entire career.
Fans will remember Favre for the playoff games he single handedly threw away -> against the Cowboys, Vikings, Eagles, Falcons and now Giants. Some fans will remember Favre for his over-inflated statistics as a result of the offensive system and surrounding talent.
But to sum his entire 17 years up will be to define Brett Favre as the most over-rated quarterbacks in NFL history. The Packers can now rebuild and look forward to a bright future.
75 - Hairynipples
In his tenure as Green Bay QB, Green Bay had the best record in football over that time. There has to be something significant there, no? He is the only consistency over that span - players, coaches, GM - no? I am not a fan necessarily of him or his wife, but I was impressed by that stat. I would have thought that Denver or the Jets (LOL) would have held that title.