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<blockquote data-quote="net" data-source="post: 98967" data-attributes="member: 200"><p>WinnipegPackFan Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Who will be the best QB this Sunday? </p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>net wrote: </p><p>Grossman was the better QB last Sunday. </p><p></p><p>And I have a gut feeling that made you just a little happy for some wierd reason , eh net ? </p><p> ------------------</p><p></p><p>I'm confused at the belief that somehow I want Brett Favre to fail. I don't. Packer fans don't want him to fail. I'm a Packer fan.</p><p></p><p>My only desire is for the fans to view him not as some superhuman icon, like DePack, but as a QB who must meet the same performance standards other QB's in the NFL must do.</p><p></p><p>I never had a problem with Favre as a Vicoden addict, excessive drinker, (those he admitted to) and a couple other things I heard. When Sunday in the fall came around, he strapped it on and did his job. I even forgave him for throwing 5-6 interceptions in the playoff game against the Rams.</p><p>He's had some remarkable nights, like the night after his father died vs. Oakland and many others.</p><p></p><p>When I started to have problems with him was sometime within the past two to three years when I sensed his attitude changed to..."I'm the Green Bay Packers...." To a degree, he's right. He's the face of the franchise.</p><p>But his performance began to fall off. Fans, like DePack, seemed to not be bothered by the interceptions and fumbles, and as long as the touchdowns followed, it was a wash. But with the lesser team he apparently now has around him, mistakes hold an even greater magnitude. What is strange about it is he has Driver, Franks, Clifton, Tauscher, Green, Henderson, and a couple others...players from the high-production offense days...yet making zero points is really, really terrible, but any standards. Favre is the trigger on the cannon, and it has been misfiring.</p><p></p><p>His accuracy vs. Grossman Sunday is case in point. If you have a videotape, watch Grossman's passes vs. Favre's. Grossman also hasn't played much in the last year..Favre is no longer a threat to run(age) and so the other team can simply fall back into coverage with 7 people, further hindering the attack.</p><p></p><p>I simply want to bring some reality to the discussion. He's not washed up, and for now, he's better than Aaron Rodgers. But the time is coming in the not-to-distant future where a change will need to be made.</p><p></p><p>I sat at Lambeau and watched Bart Starr's final season as a player. It was tough to watch. He still had all the instincts, but his deadly accuracy went away. He played one season too long, and I'm hoping this is not the case with Favre, but I have my suspicions that it just might be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="net, post: 98967, member: 200"] WinnipegPackFan Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Who will be the best QB this Sunday? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- net wrote: Grossman was the better QB last Sunday. And I have a gut feeling that made you just a little happy for some wierd reason , eh net ? ------------------ I'm confused at the belief that somehow I want Brett Favre to fail. I don't. Packer fans don't want him to fail. I'm a Packer fan. My only desire is for the fans to view him not as some superhuman icon, like DePack, but as a QB who must meet the same performance standards other QB's in the NFL must do. I never had a problem with Favre as a Vicoden addict, excessive drinker, (those he admitted to) and a couple other things I heard. When Sunday in the fall came around, he strapped it on and did his job. I even forgave him for throwing 5-6 interceptions in the playoff game against the Rams. He's had some remarkable nights, like the night after his father died vs. Oakland and many others. When I started to have problems with him was sometime within the past two to three years when I sensed his attitude changed to..."I'm the Green Bay Packers...." To a degree, he's right. He's the face of the franchise. But his performance began to fall off. Fans, like DePack, seemed to not be bothered by the interceptions and fumbles, and as long as the touchdowns followed, it was a wash. But with the lesser team he apparently now has around him, mistakes hold an even greater magnitude. What is strange about it is he has Driver, Franks, Clifton, Tauscher, Green, Henderson, and a couple others...players from the high-production offense days...yet making zero points is really, really terrible, but any standards. Favre is the trigger on the cannon, and it has been misfiring. His accuracy vs. Grossman Sunday is case in point. If you have a videotape, watch Grossman's passes vs. Favre's. Grossman also hasn't played much in the last year..Favre is no longer a threat to run(age) and so the other team can simply fall back into coverage with 7 people, further hindering the attack. I simply want to bring some reality to the discussion. He's not washed up, and for now, he's better than Aaron Rodgers. But the time is coming in the not-to-distant future where a change will need to be made. I sat at Lambeau and watched Bart Starr's final season as a player. It was tough to watch. He still had all the instincts, but his deadly accuracy went away. He played one season too long, and I'm hoping this is not the case with Favre, but I have my suspicions that it just might be. [/QUOTE]
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