NFL = “No Favre” League
Posted on March 6, 2008
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The End Of An Era
The most prolific passer in NFL history is finally hanging up his cleats.
Brett Favre has decided to retire after 17 seasons (16 of which were as QB of the Green Bay Packers).
His Accomplishments
Lets review;
Favre garnered 3 League MVP titles (the only player to ever receive 3).
He holds the career records for;
- TD Passes (442). The next closest to him is Fran Tarkenton (420).
- Passing Yards (61,655). Dan Marino is now second (61,361)
- QB wins by Starter (160). John Elway is now in second (148)
Not all records are positive though.
Favre also holds the record for Most Interceptions (288). This record is somewhat near and dear to my heart as he passed George Blanda (277) and into first place this past year (2007) when my favorite player (Sean Taylor - Safety) intercepted him (Interception #278) in a game between the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers.
Favre’s Legacy
Farve leaves behind a fantastic legacy as a QB.
In a sport where most players (let alone QB’s) have a hard time playing just a full 16 game season, Brett played in 275 consecutive games as a QB! This is roughly the football equivalent to Orioles shortstop/third baseman, Cal Ripken Jr. playing in 2,632 games and breaking Lou Gehrig’s record in the process.
If you ever watched Brett play he always had a smile on his face. He always looked like he was having fun out on the field. I think I will miss that the most. Brett had this thing about him where it looked like he was playing in some open field with a bunch of his friends on a weekend. You know the kind of games I’m talking about.
Its those games where you bring the beer and food and the huddles consist of out-of-shape guys drawing plays in the dirt.
He was somewhat of a gambler and threw too many ill-advised passes (that’s why he has the Interception record). But Brett also made up for those because he almost always knew how to find an open receiver (even if he had to throw the ball underhanded ). He was one of the toughest SOB’s I’ve ever seen play the QB position and he knew how to win. Brett never stopped fighting until the play was done. But he always had a smile on his face like he was having fun. Its almost like he was saying to himself over and over;
“They PAY me to do this??”
When my children grow up and we visit Canton, Ohio and they ask me who Brett Favre was. I’m going to tell them;
”Here was a man who played a kid’s game for a king’s ransom and never lost sight of how important it was to keep the kid in the game”
Thank you for the memories Brett. I look forward to your Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 5 years.
By the way… does anyone know if John Madden has stopped crying yet???
-Thai
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