Football Question: Brett Favre?

[GBizzle]

Judging by what I have seen he could start easily in

Tenn.
Oakland
Tampa
San Francisco
Houston
Chicago
Detroit
NYJ
Cleveland
Buffalo

Teams that Im a little split on
Denver((still iffy on what could happen there))
Arizona((Warners getting pretty old))
Minnesota((Due to the rivalry, ya never know))


I listed a few of these teams as a guarantee because theyd much rather have the experience. Teams like Tampa, Cleveland, San fran have faith in there starters but know theres a vast improvement with Favre.

Jay

How can you not have the Eagles on that list?!??!

[eaglefan52081]

are you serious??? donovan mcnabb is a perenial pro bowler

How can you not have the Eagles on that list?!??!

[eaglefan52081]

we arent judgeing after the first preseason game, we are judging after last season. and he is just getting older.

I actually dont like brett Im a bears fan and I really could care less about brett, but people are making judgement after one PRESEASON game. And did you say denvers o-line sucks? You gotta be kidding on that.

[theproudestmonkey]

no, GBs o line sucks!!

[Cbprowler]

GBs o-line is terrible
The Eagles would NEVER displace D-Nabb (he's too good)

The real argument is this... Would a team that has an iffy QB want to displace their boy with Favre, who is not necessarily guaranteed to have anything good?

Teams like the Lions would certainly do it. The more questionable teams are the Minnesotas, the Chicagos and the Tampa Bays. They like their QBs too much.

Favre has lost his edge, but he'd be good for ticket sales and in the NFL you gotta look at that too. Owners think of that stuff. They want their team in the best position to make money and win...

[asujbl]

He wouldn't start for Cleveland. Savage and company are in love with Frye (or else you can bet your a** that Kerry Collins would have been on the team months ago)...Cleveland is giving the team to Frye and letting him run with it. All they are looking for is a decent back-up (like Vinny T)

[asujbl]

and for those that say "It's Brett Favre, of course he'd start in Cleveland"...you are living in the past. The guy is probably about the 30th best QB in the NFL right now. 29 INT's last year? the next HIGHEST guy only had 17...that is a huge gap. He should have retired. If Aaron Rodgers had done what he did on Monday night everyone and their mom would be saying he's a Ryan Leaf type bust...we are just giving him a pass because it's Favre.

[jedijohnson]

Oakland, Detroit, Buffalo

These are the only three I can think of who would need his services.
IMO Favre's best days are LONG gone and he's only playing to break some of
Marino's records. If he really cared about the Packers and their future, he'd tutor Rodgers from the sidelines as a backup.

[theproudestmonkey]

i think the whole thing is really sad....i loved brett, he is a first ballot HOFer, but much like many of these guys in this era, they try and play past their days!! it was sad watching jerry try and play in seattle and GET CUT from the broncos, it was sad watching emmitt run the ball in ARIZONA, and it is gonna be sad watching brett this year even more than last year. i gain more and more respect for barry sanders EVERY DAY!!!

[Cbprowler]

Very true, very true.
Valid points - all of them.

I'm very excited for this upcoming season... but alas, it is not to see Brett Favre. The Favre of '96 and '97 is what I remember. The Favre with broken fingers... the Favre who broke fingers. Memories.

Now I look to Philip Rivers getting his first real chance and I have excitement. I see Reggie Bush primed to get touches. Cadillac and Ronnie Brown coming into their second seasons. Guys like Larry Fitzgerald who can do great this year... and I'm excited.

Favre is a first ballot HOFer and this season will not take that away. But, perhaps he should hang up the cleats.