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Brett Favre retires from the Green Bay Packers

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According to many web sites and wire reports, NFL legend Brett Favre will call it quits after 17 seasons in the NFL. His 2007 season was one of his best seasons ever. Favre was widely expected to return for the 2008 season. Favre will leave the game as statistically the best quarterback ever.

G
GS
Comp
Att
Yds
TD
Int
257
253
5,377
8,758
61,655
442
288

Many argue that he is the best quarterback ever, not just because of his statistics but his Super Bowl ring as well. Throughout his career Favre has been a “gunslinger”. He’s made throws that were ill-advised, but at the same time, brilliant. He was able to throw a football into the smallest window in the defense.

I want to steer clear of too much Favre love, I’ll leave that to Peter King, but as a fan, I truly enjoyed watching him play. There are not that many players that I would tune in to watch, Favre is one of them.

Quick story about my history with Favre. I remember sitting in my bedroom, a long time ago, when Favre was at Southern Miss, and they were playing in a bowl game (I believe it was the All-American Bowl), and I remember thinking to myself that this guy was going to be an amazing quarterback. So if there are any NFL personnel directors out there that need a scout, hook me up. I didn’t dream that he’s be so good though.

Being from Chicago, I am a Bears fan, so I should hate Favre right? No way. He’s been so good for the NFL and for the Bears/Packers rivalry. I do feel bad for my friends who are from Wisconsin and various other Packer fans, they’ll now learn what it’s like to suffer through quarterback hell. Is Aaron Rodgers really the answer? Yeah, that’s what we thought about Rex, too.

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One Response to “Brett Favre retires from the Green Bay Packers”

  1. Mike Smith Says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    I had to vote for Favre. I vote for him, not only because of his numbers and his records, but also for what he did for the game. I will sorely miss him and I’m not looking forward to the quarterback hell that you speak of. I hope that doesn’t happen to us.

    You know one of the things I admire most about Brett? That a fan like you (from Chicago, no less) can look past the fact that he’s on another team (even a rival team in this case) and say, “Hey. There’s a good quarterback. That guy’s good for the game!”

    Thanks for saying so and for keeping it real! You sound like a class act!

    Mike Smith
    http://www.Favre4Sale.com

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