BrettFavre Worship Reaches an All Time High
To the legions of Brett Favre rumpswabs… and to Brett Favre himself… last night was vindication. It was proof that the Packers were wrong not to take him back after he unretired on them for the 5th time. It was revenge against all of us who’ve belittled him all these years for being a fraud and a complete me-first phony. And it was another exhibit in the case that he’s a legend, a towering giant who bestrides the narrow football world like a colossus and we should think ourselves fortunate we’re allowed to breathe the same air as he. But as one of the Founding Fathers of the anti-BrettFavre revolution, I’m not buying it. What happened last night was exactly what we all knew would happen. BrettFavre would play out of his tits and give us one of those unforgettable BrettFavre performances because that’s what BrettFavre does. When it’s one of those games that’s all about BrettFavre, which last nights was. There was nothing unexpected about it. Just like we all know there’ll be a game later this year, or in the playoffs, when it won’t be about BrettFavre but about the Vikings needing him to manage the game, make good decisions and protect the ball in order for them to win, and he’ll BrettFavre it up by throwing 4 stupid picks. Because that’s also what BrettFavre does. Like I said, I wasn’t the least bit surprised about how BrettFavre played last night.
But I was surprised about one thing. As much as I expected vast oceans of BrettFavre worship, I wasn’t prepared for the amount of ridiculous, over the top fawning ESPN gave us. It was record-setting, even by the World Wide Leader’s standards. BrettFavre couldn’t make a move without a camera shot of him. They followed him down the tunnel. They followed him on the sidelines. With Green Bay lining up for a crucial 3rd down we got a shot of BrettFavre on his sacred knee. For my money, Tirico, Jaworski and Gruden are the best team in the business. But last night they threw whatever integrity they have aside, got down on their knees, stuck their tongues out and begged BrettFavre to bukakke them? I’ve done the math on Gruden’s claim that when he was an assistant in Green Bay, BrettFavre would throw 5,000 passes a day. Allowing for 10 per minute (1 every 6 seconds), he would’ve had to throw non-stop for 8.3 hours to pull that off. But this is the level of hyperbole surrounding BrettFavre and it’s not going away until he does, which is never. It’s like North Korean television saying Kim Jong Il shot 18 holes in one, only Kim doesn’t have steakhouse that gets free publicity. Even God doesn’t get treated this well on the Gospel channel. But then, God isn’t the fiery leader who’s just out there having fun and energizing a whole city the way BrettFavre is.
Jerry Thornton | Random Thoughts | 10/6/09, 11:09 am |
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Had the Vikes and the over parlaited. Favre could have asked for my first born last nite and i would have gladly forked it over.
I’ll never understand why everyone around here gets so worked-up about Favre.
Is it:
People still don’t forget the ‘96 Super Bowl?
People hate him because he is the polar opposite of Brady? Playing sandlot football when T.B. runs within a system.
Do people hate the talk of him being the ‘best QB ‘ of all-time when everyone wants Brady to be the only one in the discussion?
I find it a total waste of time as the guys on WEEI did this morning to compare Brady in his prime and Favre at the age of 40. And to top it off the dorks didn’t even know Favre has won 3 MVPs. Compare Brady today with Brett of ’96-’98 and then everyone here would just understand that yeah, Favre was pretty good. Hell, compare him today with Brady 10 years from now and you’d still see he’s pretty good.
All-in-all, I find it all a non-issue.
Could the Packers have gone any easier on this asshat? Rogers is sacked 8 times and the packers are still in this game late. Please, there are at least 10 QB’s in the league who could have put up the numbers favre did last night. Shit Jamarcus Russell could have completed 7 or maybe even 8 passes with the kind of protection #foreskin received.
Rumor is that Gruden had to have his stomach pumped late last night from all of the Favre jizz he swallowed.
God is also not a gun-slinger or a riverboat gambler. God stays out of the spotlight and manages the game effectively. God doesn’t play like a kid out there, he just goes about his business a professional.
I’m wearing the shit outta my Wranglers today.
El-Prez should get married more offten …. this is the most sports talk i have seen on this web site in the longest time
5minute
i think you are missing the point. even my girlfriend is sick of the Favre love. anybody that says he sucks or wasn’t a great QB in his prime is fooling themselves, but the over the top shit with Favre on ESPN is ridiculous.
Dale – yeah, this last round is too much but the hate has been going on for years. Myself, I could care less what he does.
Congrats on the parlaiting seebee.
JT, with you all the way…..except for the 5,000 throws. Gruden was obviously just making a point that Favre threw a ton. It’s like me saying EP has been wrong one million times.
Speaking of which, when he comes back will he scream from the rooftops that he was wrong about Erin Andrews the way he did when he thought he was right?
5 Minute, Its not that Jerry or anyone else doesn’t respect his ability, its the narcissism. Also, he has been very fortunate to avoid injury his entire career which has allowed him to put up huge numbers. The guy has as many superbowls as Trent Dilfer, Kurt Warner, Doug Williams and Hostetler. He’s played longer but that doesn’t make him the best.
is the Favre hate only in Boston though? i thought it was a nationwide feeling that the Farve stories have been out of control the past couple of years.
Wicked Mr Pickett,
actually you are probably pretty close with the Pres being wrong a million times. you gotta figure he has been picking college games way before he started the Stool.
Hattori,
Trent Dilfer has one more Superbowl ring than Dan Marino, team awards are team awards for a reason. Even without a single championship Marino is one of the greatest QB’s of all time. Or if you disagree, do you really think Marino wouldn’t have 3 titles by now if he played for the current Patriots organisation?
Favre was amazing in his prime, and what he is doing at age 40 is pretty awesome too. I don’t listen to the idiot sportscasters so I don’t care, but Brett has played well thus far for the Vikings. He even played well for the Jets last season until he hurt himself, and for some reason that douche of a coach kept playing him even though it was clear he was hurt.
Mother. Fucker.
My wife said she was going out for bukkake last night and I let her go because I thought it was fucking Chinese food.
Tuesday’s suck.
jon gruden could not get off brettfavres nuts last night…it was kind of gross honestly
ESPN has been so focused on Favre that they failed to even notice that the NCAA Division 1 record for career receptions was broken on Saturday. And the garbage Sportsnation show made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for saying the name Brett Favre 203 times in one show.
to be fair chuckie was also giving mike mccarthy alot of head
Did I tell you yesterday that I liked Minny?
Yes, yes I did.
Sick of BrettFavre. Example: that idiot Cowherd cannot even conceive of another MVP candidate at this point in the season. Hey, even as a Pats homer I can still think of Peyton Manning or Drew Brees as MVP’s.
The media has been fawning over BrettFavre for the last couple of years. BrettFavre has been carefully manipulating the media for all its worth. this contradiction with his image as a fun-loving gunslinger blah blah blah is highly irritating, and it has all become a vicious circle.
Waiting for the wheels to fall off and the camera to cut to a bewildered Childress after BrettFavre throws a ridiculous interception to end their season.
The 1996 Super Bowl is like 800 on the list of reasons why I hate Brett Favre. How about the fact that dating back to the loss against the Broncos in the Super Bowl, Favre is 3-7 in playoff games? And those were some good teams that he played on. So is he one of the all-time greats? Yes, but he’s insufferable and a head case and I hate his guts.
That was the Vikings’ Super Bowl. It’s downhill from here.
IM WITH YA SEABEEEE!!!
I threw $500 on the Vikes and the over. I would gladly go down on Big Brett anyday of the week.
LONG LIVE THE GUNSLINGER!!!!!!
Most overrated player in the league. His one championship was against an overmatched opponent with a deer-in-headlights QB and a lame duck coach. Then they follow that up by losing to the Broncos despite being double digit faves. With the talent on that late 90’s team, that team shoulda won at least two titles, probably more. He’s done more to lose playoff games for his teams since (re: losing to the Giants at home two years ago, et al).
BTW, was there any other news in sports yesterday? Funny, I thought that the MLB playoffs started today. I figured that there wasn’t anything else worth talking about since the postgame SC was just Brett Favre for a full 60. Stuart Scott is still trying to get Favre’s spunk out of his lazy eye.
In case you don’t know Favre turns 40 next week.
Useless piece of trivia but Ron Jaworski decided to say it 50 fucking times during the first half of yesterday’s game. I can’t believe I am saying this but I’d rather have Theisman or Dennis Miller in the booth then that clown.
This is what I hate… The broad on SportsCenter just went to commercial with “What was it like to be on the same field as Brett Favre last night? Adrian Peterson will stop by to tell us.” Fucking pathetic.
5minute,
your 1st mistake was listening to weei. nothing they say is credible.
Ramblin . . . I’m with ya there.
You ought to live amongst the Vikings fans and not be one. Disgusting to say the least, I hear every day about how the Super Bowl trophy is already on display at their headquarters.
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