OT: Brett Favre

even minorleagueball talks about brett favre

i feel like the media is responsible for this. This is a guy who has known one thing his whole life…football…and he is pretty darn good at it. Im sure his body screams at him on a regular basis to just retire already, but his heart tells him to play. I cant get angry at the guy for not being able to make up his mind. I dont think it has anything to do with him being a narcissist. I do however agree that all the Favre coverage is rediculous and that nobody should even ask him his thoughts about playing next year until July at the earliest. However, of course that was the first question asked by the media because THEY want to make it a story, and another here we go again kinda thing…just my 2 cents

Make him sign a blood oath. Binding contract for life.

Why do so many sportswriters talk about Favres fatal flaw and how he cost them the game? He threw a pick with 7 seconds left. If he ran as some mentioned he’d probably get 3 yards which wouldn’t help them. He never was very fast and he was hurt. If by some miracle he got 15 yards or so the time would have ran out.

And if he didn’t throw the pick they would have had another shot with 7 seconds. One second would have to be left for the kick attempt. So 6 seconds to get off a pass, make a completion, get down, and call the timeout. Very unlikely. And they would still have to kick a longish field goal.

Favre didn’t lose the game. An offensive line would have helped. A running back that doesn’t fumble would also. Or even better just compliment the better team on winning.

Just about everywhere I see the same junk about it being his fault. Heck, that’s why Kurt Warner is retiring. If he isn’t perfect and they lose then he gets the blame.

Every year an older beat up player in MLB, NFL, NHL, etc. always mentions retiring. It’s normal. Those are the type of players that are seen as honest and give their opinion while in the peak of their career. But when asked that question near the end and they answer honestly then they are considered prima donnas?

Don’t buy what the media is selling. They aren’t selling the news, just their papers.

It is annoying that wherever Favre goes, it’s all about him. But obviously he can still play, so walking away can’t be easy, and I don’t begrudge him his opportunity. And I don’t think you can say his indecision hurt the Packers and Jets, since they’re both doing great with young QBs now. As for the media circus, eh, celebrity overkill is what they do.

Finally, as a GM, you know Favre will help you in the long term but his style means potential disaster from play to play. The Vikings don’t make the NFC finals without him. Set your expectations accordingly.

is a glory hound who loves nothing better than for people to talk and talk and talk about him. he knows how to play the media and the public like a fiddle. the fact we are talking about him on a baseball sight is proof of his ability to stay relevent. he is an awesome player and i wish that was his legacy. instead i think of him as the paris hilton of football. anything to stay relevent. i would not be suprised if we see panty less crotch shots of him getting out of a car after he retires just to stay in the papers.