I've heard enough about how Burt Farv has betrayed us all for awhile now. It is a fact that he does procrastinate and piss everyone off by not knowing if he wants to retire or not. A fact is that we don't know what it's like to be in his shoes. I totally believe the fact that he doesn't know whether or not he wants to play football until Summer comes around. It isn't fair that he dodges training camp, but in the same respect he's older than some head coaches, I think he's perhaps earned that right.
Lest we all forget that the Packers told him essentially they didn't him back as the starting quarterback. He has proven the last two years he's still a top-tier quarterback. The Packers went in a different direction that was more economical and longer-lasting vs. hoping Brett wins a Super Bowl within the next couple of seasons and letting Rodgers become a free agent. It wasn't mutual because Brett wanted to be the Packers starting QB and Ted Thompson/ upper management and whoever else signs the paychecks didn't. I imagine Mike McCarthy would've wanted him back, but he doesn't make the real decisions. There's nothing else to say other than he had a great year, he threw an extremely untimely INT as usual, but he never should have been in that situation. Longwell cannot knock down 50 yarders anymore with consistency I'm guessing and they needed a few more yards. They should've just ran with AP "All Day" and taken whatever he got them and settled for that instead of rolling Favre out right and hoping someone got open. A screen or shovel pass would've been sufficient as well, but it's all done. We are going to wait 6 more months to see what Brett wants to do and he'll come back to a loaded Vikings team and return as favorites of the NFC North and will more than likely beat down the Packers twice more next year because he's still a fucking great QB.
I wouldn't give the ball to AP ever again. Chester Taylor was a 1300 yard back before him and doesn't have a case of the dropsies...
ReplyDeleteI hear you dude, and let me say my "angry" facebook status was more of an attack on the 6, super fucking annoying viking fans that were next to us in the bar. oh dear sweet baby jesus. 4 out of 6 had favre vikings jerseys and were cheering against nobody in particular. It was the worst. I maintain that Favre is old and if he can't take the hits, he should be gone, but yes, he is still far better than more than half the QBs in the league, ever. I should not have given in to the facebook bashing, but my drunken anger got the best of me...
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't to anyone in particular, but I'm just amazed how most Wisconsinites would've taken a bullet for the guy, but they blame him for the Packers running him out of town? He still wants to play football, so why wouldn't he jump on the Vikings team that's preloaded with AP and a great defense? It's just common sense, it had nothing to do with spite or anything besides him wanting to win.
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