*sigh*
It's really odd that this seems to be the only subject that generates a great deal of interest and discussion out of all the things I've posted on.
Yes, I realize not everyone is going to like my favorite player. Indeed I also am aware that all the acclaim Brett's been getting lately just makes people's teeth ache. Obviously I can see he's not quite the player he used to be.
However he still threw 30 TDs last year which is one of the most valuable things a QB can do, and the grand majority of the QBs in the league would be delighted to boast they did that--or ever did at any point in their careers. He did take a team with no defense into the playoffs with a 10-6 record after starting 1-4, and that's got to count for something too. I wonder if the Packers had lost Favre after the Giant's game just how many games they'd have lost with that horrific excuse for a defense last season.
I've seen a lot more of this lately, the idea that he gets no criticism sure doesn't seem to be true to me. They had a series of ESPN specials about some of the best players in the league and everyone else's I saw was glowing and positive showing the highlights of their careers, Brett's was all about his Vicodin addiction and his drinking in his younger days. No montage of brilliant and outstanding plays for him, just how he had to come back from that like it defined his career or something. Very dissappointing and sad to watch.
He got raked over the coals pretty good for that Strahan thing, if you don't believe me just do a search of it and you'll see howls of condemnation. It appears many here will never forgive him for that, I guess I didn't see it as a capital crime. It's not like he cheated to outperform others and perhaps even hurt them with illegal substances or anything like that...
It doesn't make any sense to me that someone could look at Brett Favre and Bill Schroeder and come to the conclusion Brett's the guy who doesn't know what's going on and is being overly critical. I believe someone early tried to pretend Brett always tries to shift the blame on the recievers when it's really his fault, and I can't believe they were watching the same Packer games I was. If you want to see the pics Brett with his hands to his head, over his face, or downcast and defeated after an interception he knew he shouldn't have thrown, go to just about any Bears or Vikings site and if they're not already prominantly displayed post a message on the boards and the denizens there would be delighted to share them with you.
I also can't see how anyone could look at Brett Favre and Mark Gastineau and come to the conclusion Brett's the bad guy and a disgrace to the game. Funny thing is Mark sure didn't mind much at the time, after all following the game he went and got Brett's autograph so it must not have caused him all that much consternation. Seeing as though it happened basically in front of him he sure must have observed what occured.
Oh, well, some things I'm just not destined to be able to figure out. All those who hate him, don't worry, the diabolical Brett Favre will be gone soon, and never again will you see the likes of him to your relief. I don't quite get why people could come to the conclusions they have about him and yet I'm the guy whose biased because I'm a Packer fan. That dissonance doesn't make any sense to me at all.
But I guess that's OK too.