Favre Retires…Is it for good?
I didn’t think it was real when I first heard it. I thought it was a gut reaction from not getting anyone to go to Green Bay for free agency, but when I saw the press conference I knew he was done. He went out very well, as a proven winner and with class. Brett was very honest with his emotions and his assessment of his teams chances of a Super Bowl. I have a great deal of respect for that.
He’s done and not coming back and I have to accept that. I’m a guy who respects players who play for one team their entire career because I value loyalty over most any other trait. Favre is the Cal Ripken of football and is as a sure fire hall of famer as their is or ever has been in that sport. He epitomized what a football player is. He played every game despite personal struggles and injuries and wasn’t a complainer, he just did his job and did it better than anyone else ever.
Favre retires holding most records that mean anything to QB’s but that isn’t what we’ll remember. We will all remember that opening touchdown against the Pats in his first super bowl. You remember that touchdown that he threw to Rison and the camera cuts to Favre who had taken off his helmet and was running down the field holding it in excitement. He always had that excitement and love for football that we all had as little kids. That always came out in him and I loved seeing that. I won’t remember the records, just the attitude of trying to throw it through 3 defenders to get to the not open guy. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t but he never changed during his career.
As a Bear fan I won’t miss Favre because Aaron Rodgers is going to fall on his face and may as well just fake an injury and let someone else follow Brett Favre. Favre won only one Super Bowl but when you think of Favre you think of constant succes and Rodgers will have to beat that and he won’t be able to.
Just like their will never be another Cal Ripken their will never be another Brett Favre because they just dont’ make them like that anymore.
