What can you say positive about Brett Favre that has not already been said? Not much so I guess that is why the youthful sportswriters of today have taken it upon themselves to try and blast Brett Favre for any shortcomings. Many of today's online writers have no clue that Brett Favre won a Super Bowl in January of 1997. Heck can you blame them not many of them were out of diapers back than and some probably were barely a swimmer out of their old man's sack.
Favre has always had one of the strongest arms in the league dating back nearly two decades when the blast from the past Jerry Glanville would bet opposing coaches that he had a freak of a quarterback in Atlanta that could throw the ball out of the stadium. And Favre would throw the ball out of the stadium and then Falcons coach would collect on his wagers. Well Jerry has long departed Atlanta for the greener outdoor pastures of Portland State and it seems appropriate since he traded Favre who has gone on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Green Bay Packers, NY Jets, and now the Minnesota Vikings. But let's look back a little further and before Green Bay when the ignorance of sports writers doesn't realize they are criticizing the he-man of the NFL.
Favre while in college at Southern Mississippi he threw touchdown passes to almost-Jacko, Michael Jackson not of pop fame but a future Pro-Bowl receiver with the Cleveland Browns more than a decade ago. During those illustrious college days his unknown Eagles knocked off top ranked Florida State with future Packer Pro Bowler and current Packer coach Leroy Butler. Prior to beating Florida State in the hey day of Bobby Bowden football in Tallahassee Favre was in a near fatal auto accident where doctors suggested he would never play football again and might not walk again. Well months after the injury the strong armed he man is knocking off the top college team in the country at little known Southern Mississippi. So now the arm chair geniuses are saying its time for Favre to retire. Well I for one don't think and don't want Favre to retire. First of all he is better than 75% of the quarterbacks in the NFL. He still has a stronger arm than 90% of the QB's in the NFL. Now he is with one of the most talented teams in the NFL.
The first two weeks of the football season Adrian Petersen ran wild on the competition. The past two weeks top defenses in San Francisco and Green Bay have geared up to stop "All-Day Petersen" and they have successfully. So who comes to the rescue. The man that turns 40 on Saturday. Two even three years after sports writers have said they were tired of the Favre drama that they all created saying he should retire, saying he was selfish, well if winning is selfish than every NFL team should want a roster full of Brett Favres.
This guy although frequently with a head full of Pacific Northwest Greenery has not just jumped on the bandwagon. It's in black and white in the archives of "All Around Sports". Vikings are on their way to the Super Bowl, where Favre will make a bunch of former Viking Hall of Famers, teammates and front office people happy. Bud Grant will be the first to raise his Viking helmet load it up with beer and start passing the victory cup around starting out with Jim Marshall the wrong way running defensive end who Favre eclipsed this year for the most consecutive games played.
Now the next sportswriter that calls for Favre's retirement before you say anything, make sure you can carry the old man's wrinkled jock strap and that strap cause he will be as tough, football savvy and strong armed at 75 than you will be in your prime. Favre is He Man and when He speaketh football you shalt listen!
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