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Well, Brett Favre did it. Throwing his 421st touchdown, he topped Dan Marino’s record for the most passing TDs in a career. Then he added one for good luck.
Marino held the record for 13 years, as he himself pointed out when announcing Favre’s accomplishment. But it’s already been decided that Favre won’t hold it nearly that long.
No, even Favre knows it. Peyton Manning is already on track to break that record – and just about every other one held by a quarterback. Well, other than rushing yards or TDs. I mean, he can’t do everything.
Now I like Peyton as much as anyone. I have a Sprint phone. I use my MasterCard. I think it’s all priceless. So I’m not trying to take anything away from him. But you can’t ignore the fact that he plays at least eight games every year in a dome. It never rains, never snows, there’s never a wind gust, and it’s always 72 degrees.
The only way Favre plays in 72 degrees is if you add up the temperature three weeks in a row.
So let’s give some credit where credit is due. In what is arguably the toughest climate in the NFL, Favre has set a record for passing TDs. In driving snow, temperatures below zero, and balls that were frozen so solid that they are as hard as golf balls, he has thrown more touchdowns than anyone in history.
And when Peyton passes him, the NFL should note that difference, because it absolutely makes a difference. You can see it plain as day on your Sony HDTV.
Well, Brett Favre did it. Throwing his 421st touchdown, he topped Dan Marino’s record for the most passing TDs in a career. Then he added one for good luck.
Marino held the record for 13 years, as he himself pointed out when announcing Favre’s accomplishment. But it’s already been decided that Favre won’t hold it nearly that long.
No, even Favre knows it. Peyton Manning is already on track to break that record – and just about every other one held by a quarterback. Well, other than rushing yards or TDs. I mean, he can’t do everything.
Now I like Peyton as much as anyone. I have a Sprint phone. I use my MasterCard. I think it’s all priceless. So I’m not trying to take anything away from him. But you can’t ignore the fact that he plays at least eight games every year in a dome. It never rains, never snows, there’s never a wind gust, and it’s always 72 degrees.
The only way Favre plays in 72 degrees is if you add up the temperature three weeks in a row.
So let’s give some credit where credit is due. In what is arguably the toughest climate in the NFL, Favre has set a record for passing TDs. In driving snow, temperatures below zero, and balls that were frozen so solid that they are as hard as golf balls, he has thrown more touchdowns than anyone in history.
And when Peyton passes him, the NFL should note that difference, because it absolutely makes a difference. You can see it plain as day on your Sony HDTV.