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Posted Jan. 28, 2006
Chris Havel
A gambler wouldn’t walk away too soon
MOBILE, Ala. — Brett Favre’s greatest concern shouldn’t be staying too long. It should be leaving too soon.
For the past 14 seasons, Green Bay Packers fans have lived and died with the quarterback’s gunslinger, go-for-broke, riverboat gambler mentality. It wasn’t always easy, but it was a lot of fun. Fervent Favre fans wouldn’t want it any other way.
Favre’s touchdown passes overshadowed his interceptions, his victories dwarfed his defeats and his childlike enthusiasm touched fans everywhere.
Now hardly seems like the time to retire.
He still wants to play
Favre, 36, has nothing to prove. He long ago cemented his place in NFL history. He can walk away from the game knowing that he doesn’t have to play another down.
That’s the problem.
He still wants to play. Another down. Another game. Another season.
What’s more, Favre is confident he can compete at a high level. If he weren’t, he would have retired after the Packers’ victory over Seattle in the regular-season finale.
Favre didn’t because he intends to decide what’s best for him and his family. The problem is, what’s best for them is watching Favre play and seeing the Packers win. Given Green Bay’s 4-12 season, the injuries and the coaching change, there is little reason to think 2006 will be significantly better.
The Packers can be considerably better in Mike McCarthy’s first season as head coach than they were in Mike Sherman’s last.
Here’s the hitch: Favre has to believe it.
Whether GM Ted Thompson’s trip to Hattiesburg, Miss., to visit Favre earlier this week hastens his return or seals his retirement remains to be seen. What is known is that Thompson wants Favre to return.
‘We want to win now’
“We want to win now,â€
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Chris Havel
A gambler wouldn’t walk away too soon
MOBILE, Ala. — Brett Favre’s greatest concern shouldn’t be staying too long. It should be leaving too soon.
For the past 14 seasons, Green Bay Packers fans have lived and died with the quarterback’s gunslinger, go-for-broke, riverboat gambler mentality. It wasn’t always easy, but it was a lot of fun. Fervent Favre fans wouldn’t want it any other way.
Favre’s touchdown passes overshadowed his interceptions, his victories dwarfed his defeats and his childlike enthusiasm touched fans everywhere.
Now hardly seems like the time to retire.
He still wants to play
Favre, 36, has nothing to prove. He long ago cemented his place in NFL history. He can walk away from the game knowing that he doesn’t have to play another down.
That’s the problem.
He still wants to play. Another down. Another game. Another season.
What’s more, Favre is confident he can compete at a high level. If he weren’t, he would have retired after the Packers’ victory over Seattle in the regular-season finale.
Favre didn’t because he intends to decide what’s best for him and his family. The problem is, what’s best for them is watching Favre play and seeing the Packers win. Given Green Bay’s 4-12 season, the injuries and the coaching change, there is little reason to think 2006 will be significantly better.
The Packers can be considerably better in Mike McCarthy’s first season as head coach than they were in Mike Sherman’s last.
Here’s the hitch: Favre has to believe it.
Whether GM Ted Thompson’s trip to Hattiesburg, Miss., to visit Favre earlier this week hastens his return or seals his retirement remains to be seen. What is known is that Thompson wants Favre to return.
‘We want to win now’
“We want to win now,â€
