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<blockquote data-quote="Pack93z" data-source="post: 198341" data-attributes="member: 288"><p>More...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/346324_favre07.html" target="_blank">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/346324_favre07.html</a></p><p></p><p>Packers' Favre still throwing fastballs in his 17th season</p><p>By JON NAITO</p><p>P-I REPORTER</p><p></p><p>On a snowy, late November night at Qwest Field in the 2006 season, his elbow still hurting from a hit he absorbed the previous week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made his 232nd consecutive start.</p><p></p><p>His streak had survived numerous injuries, his struggles with drugs and alcohol, and most painful, the death of his father. But on this Monday night in a season in which Favre's Packers would finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs, he looked every bit his 37 years.</p><p></p><p>After the 34-24 loss, he did not speak with the media, looking ragged and worn as he made his way to the team bus. </p><p></p><p>Several Packers, when asked if Favre's play had diminished, if time finally had caught up with the toughest man to ever play quarterback in the NFL, reacted in incredulous tones, as if someone had questioned their own capabilities.</p><p></p><p>"Brett seemed to be the same Brett to me," fullback William Henderson told the Seattle P-I afterward. "He's still trying to be a playmaker, doing whatever he can for us. Going downfield, trying to get us in position to score. Still the same guy."</p><p></p><p>In any other context, Henderson's statement would have been taken as a spirited show of support from a longtime teammate watching his friend near the end of a brilliant career. But Henderson's words resonated with sincerity. So did those of the other Packers. Brett was still Brett, they insisted.</p><p></p><p>A season later, there are no longer questions about Favre's health or if another substandard season would affect his Hall of Fame career, if he had been too stubborn and prideful, incapable of letting go of a career that had begun flickering out.</p><p></p><p>"He's got really good receivers and an arm that won't quit," Seahawks free safety Brian Russell said Sunday after the Seahawks advanced to play the Packers. "He's like Nolan Ryan. Even when he got old, he was throwing fireballs. We know it's going to be a huge test.</p><p></p><p>"He's seen it all. He'll take a risk. You think you got a guy covered, and he'll throw it back shoulder or throw it up and make it a jump ball. You got your work cut out for you."</p><p></p><p>The resurgence of Favre, 38, has coincided with the maturation of a young, talented roster, and an improved defense, a combination that produced a 13-3 regular season and an NFC North Division title.</p><p></p><p>In his 17th season, Favre is again among the league leaders in most passing categories. During the season, he became the league's leader in wins by a quarterback, touchdown passes, pass attempts and yards. He also owns the career mark for completions, and his consecutive-starts streak sits at 253 games (273 including playoff games), the second-longest mark in NFL history. </p><p></p><p>The Seahawks, who will face Favre and the Packers on Saturday in a divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field, are aware that following a long diet of anonymous, journeymen quarterbacks, facing a player who was recently named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, is not like facing Chris Redman or Todd Collins.</p><p></p><p>"There's no question this guy is a future Hall of Famer," said Seahawks defensive back Jordan Babineaux. "He's seen a lot of defenses and played a lot of football. There are no tricky ways to get around Brett Favre. You have to play sound and be mistake-free."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pack93z, post: 198341, member: 288"] More... [url]http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/346324_favre07.html[/url] Packers' Favre still throwing fastballs in his 17th season By JON NAITO P-I REPORTER On a snowy, late November night at Qwest Field in the 2006 season, his elbow still hurting from a hit he absorbed the previous week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made his 232nd consecutive start. His streak had survived numerous injuries, his struggles with drugs and alcohol, and most painful, the death of his father. But on this Monday night in a season in which Favre's Packers would finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs, he looked every bit his 37 years. After the 34-24 loss, he did not speak with the media, looking ragged and worn as he made his way to the team bus. Several Packers, when asked if Favre's play had diminished, if time finally had caught up with the toughest man to ever play quarterback in the NFL, reacted in incredulous tones, as if someone had questioned their own capabilities. "Brett seemed to be the same Brett to me," fullback William Henderson told the Seattle P-I afterward. "He's still trying to be a playmaker, doing whatever he can for us. Going downfield, trying to get us in position to score. Still the same guy." In any other context, Henderson's statement would have been taken as a spirited show of support from a longtime teammate watching his friend near the end of a brilliant career. But Henderson's words resonated with sincerity. So did those of the other Packers. Brett was still Brett, they insisted. A season later, there are no longer questions about Favre's health or if another substandard season would affect his Hall of Fame career, if he had been too stubborn and prideful, incapable of letting go of a career that had begun flickering out. "He's got really good receivers and an arm that won't quit," Seahawks free safety Brian Russell said Sunday after the Seahawks advanced to play the Packers. "He's like Nolan Ryan. Even when he got old, he was throwing fireballs. We know it's going to be a huge test. "He's seen it all. He'll take a risk. You think you got a guy covered, and he'll throw it back shoulder or throw it up and make it a jump ball. You got your work cut out for you." The resurgence of Favre, 38, has coincided with the maturation of a young, talented roster, and an improved defense, a combination that produced a 13-3 regular season and an NFC North Division title. In his 17th season, Favre is again among the league leaders in most passing categories. During the season, he became the league's leader in wins by a quarterback, touchdown passes, pass attempts and yards. He also owns the career mark for completions, and his consecutive-starts streak sits at 253 games (273 including playoff games), the second-longest mark in NFL history. The Seahawks, who will face Favre and the Packers on Saturday in a divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field, are aware that following a long diet of anonymous, journeymen quarterbacks, facing a player who was recently named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, is not like facing Chris Redman or Todd Collins. "There's no question this guy is a future Hall of Famer," said Seahawks defensive back Jordan Babineaux. "He's seen a lot of defenses and played a lot of football. There are no tricky ways to get around Brett Favre. You have to play sound and be mistake-free." [/QUOTE]
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