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<blockquote data-quote="Fan4Life" data-source="post: 208108" data-attributes="member: 876"><p>Brady played it "smart" in the SB... and lost gracefully. Manning winged it out there.... was nearly intercepted a number of times, but also made the great plays that eventually won the game. (PS - don't cite any s&*^ about how Brady's defense couldn't hold on NY's final drive! If Brady had scored a few more points, he wouldn't have had to rely on his admittedly mediocre defense on the final drive...)</p><p></p><p>If those two teams played each other ten times, I bet they would be 5-5.</p><p></p><p>When those of you who want Favre to play more like Brady and less like himself (or Manning, as in the SB) finally figure out that <strong>not making mistakes </strong>doesn't mean you win the game, you'll live the real world.</p><p></p><p>No coach likes mistakes.... but there isn't a coach who, when his team is losing, or evenly matched and clearly unable to hold against the competition, doesn't tell his guys to "go make a play" (as in, "we're not going to win this unless we take some risks.") Sometimes, like Manning and Tyree, it works.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, like Favre to Driver, Romo to Glenn, Manning (P) to whoever he was throwing to, and Garrard to whoever he was throwing to, the play is broken up when the defense makes the interception or breaks up the pass to win (or save) the game.</p><p></p><p>This year's game against Dallas is a perfect example. Down 10 pts, Rodgers comes in and <strong><em>almost</em></strong> gets the team in position to win. But he couldn't do it. And his coach knew he couldn't do it. Maybe his coach didn't think Rodgers' psyche could endure the wrath of his adoring fans if he played aggressively and threw an int to end the game... I don't know. But I can you this; if Favre had been under center instead of Rodgers, GB would not have quit in the 4th qtr. </p><p></p><p>They might not have won.... but they would have played aggressively, gone for the onside kick, and at least winged it into the end zone a couple of times.</p><p></p><p>When not surrounded by talent that has a clear advantage over the competion, Favre wins big and loses ugly. With the exception of a few years, he and his offenses have consistently ranked near the top of the NFL in terms of total yards, YPG, scoring and other metrics, like 3rd down % and effectiveness vs. the blitz. To say that he would win more games by playing differently, "smarter", is pure speculation -- and myth. And not very smart. </p><p></p><p>Just ask Tom Brady.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fan4Life, post: 208108, member: 876"] Brady played it "smart" in the SB... and lost gracefully. Manning winged it out there.... was nearly intercepted a number of times, but also made the great plays that eventually won the game. (PS - don't cite any s&*^ about how Brady's defense couldn't hold on NY's final drive! If Brady had scored a few more points, he wouldn't have had to rely on his admittedly mediocre defense on the final drive...) If those two teams played each other ten times, I bet they would be 5-5. When those of you who want Favre to play more like Brady and less like himself (or Manning, as in the SB) finally figure out that [b]not making mistakes [/b]doesn't mean you win the game, you'll live the real world. No coach likes mistakes.... but there isn't a coach who, when his team is losing, or evenly matched and clearly unable to hold against the competition, doesn't tell his guys to "go make a play" (as in, "we're not going to win this unless we take some risks.") Sometimes, like Manning and Tyree, it works. Sometimes, like Favre to Driver, Romo to Glenn, Manning (P) to whoever he was throwing to, and Garrard to whoever he was throwing to, the play is broken up when the defense makes the interception or breaks up the pass to win (or save) the game. This year's game against Dallas is a perfect example. Down 10 pts, Rodgers comes in and [b][i]almost[/i][/b] gets the team in position to win. But he couldn't do it. And his coach knew he couldn't do it. Maybe his coach didn't think Rodgers' psyche could endure the wrath of his adoring fans if he played aggressively and threw an int to end the game... I don't know. But I can you this; if Favre had been under center instead of Rodgers, GB would not have quit in the 4th qtr. They might not have won.... but they would have played aggressively, gone for the onside kick, and at least winged it into the end zone a couple of times. When not surrounded by talent that has a clear advantage over the competion, Favre wins big and loses ugly. With the exception of a few years, he and his offenses have consistently ranked near the top of the NFL in terms of total yards, YPG, scoring and other metrics, like 3rd down % and effectiveness vs. the blitz. To say that he would win more games by playing differently, "smarter", is pure speculation -- and myth. And not very smart. Just ask Tom Brady. [/QUOTE]
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