It's a sad day in Wisconsin, Brett Favre retires from the Packers. With the way he played the game, the fun he had doing it, all his records and not missing a game in 17 years, he has to be know as one of, if not the Greatest Quarterback to ever play the game. What do you think?
Rainbird
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In answer to your question...yes! It's exactly what you say, he brought fun. I feel lucky to have been a Packer fan for his era. I am very sad even though I'm a ways from Wisconsin, now.
Favre was great, but for pure excitement, watching John Elway, first in college, then with the Broncos, is one of my picks. Not a 49-whiner fan, but #16 out in frisco needs some votes for pure clutch.
Not every record, but close. I know all of Wisconsin is in mourning. I think he was wise going out on top. I know he wanted to win one more superbowl, but he had a great career! I just cannot imagine being able to retire at 38. I'm sure he'll make a ton more money with endorsements and will probably become a commentator this season or next. He was fun to watch and the Packers won't be the same without him.
Originally posted by Sonny V: I would think Brett would be "right up there" … he's broken every record in football!
"Favre was great, but for pure excitement,…". Give me a break; there's no but's about it—let's give credit were credit is do here!
"Brett Favre:Greatest Quarterback ever?" Does there really need to be a question mark?
Sonny
Now, now, let's not let our heart get in the way of our brain. Absolutely, Favre is a hall of famer, a career with numbers and great suucess; but, let's not just look at the records he set. By many in the sports world, true success is measured in championships. Let's look at the rings-Montana 4, Elway 2 (one of Elway's wins was against the Pack and Brett), Bradshaw-4 Favre, uh, 1. Super Bowl apprearances: Favre-2, not bad. Montana-4; Bradshaw-4, Elway 5 (and three of those were with a god awful supporting cast). But rings don't mean everything, either. After all, Jim Plunkett has 2 and so does Roger Stabauch.
I really don't want to argue with anybody, and maybe Favre is the best ever, but it is not an open and shut case. It's what makes sports so fun, the opinions we all have!
I have to admit Montana is my favorite. It was the last superbowl I got to watch with my dad before he passed away. It was "the" catch. However, "the" catch that was made this year I still don't believe. Loosing Favre at Greenbay makes the team like the niners when they lost Montana, it just won't be the same. Or when Dallas lost Tom Landry. Favre made Greenbay what it is today. It will be really strange without him this year.
As much as I like Favre, I think Bart Starr, Boyd Dowler, Max McGhee, Paul Hornung, and Vince Lombardi made Green Bay a loooooong time ago. I would say that Favre brought them back to respectability. The post Lombardi/Starr years up until Favre honed his skills, were pretty lean.
Aaron Rodgers will fill in nicely; Farve had a really nice year this year, but take a look at the two previous years (kind of stinko in comparison). I think it'ss a good time for him to step down. I just hope the drug and alcohol demons don't creep back into his life now that he doesn't have anything competitive going.
Herb Adderly, Willie Davis, and Donnie Anderson, too. I saw that about Max; I know he was quite the carowser and consumer of adult beverges in his day; I wonder if he had a couple before he climbed on the roof or if he was just too old to do something like that.
Bret Farve is my neighbor.I pass his front gate everyday. He sure has a beautiful place of what I can see of it. Friends of mine have run into him at the service station up the road but I have not.
to ever play the game. What do you think?
