A God Among Men: Brett Favre Appreciation Thread ...

[chester the cheetah]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Let me know what quarterback would have made those 3 throws last night to Moss and then Harvin twice ... Let me know what quarterback would have been better than Favre in the first half running for their life ... Let me know who has lit up the Jets defense the way Favre did last night ... Let me know who hasn't thrown a pick against the Jets defense ... 

OK. How about a Jets team with a 100% Revis? Lets make it an AFC Championship game while we're at it.
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/nfl/game/Jets_Colts/2010/01/24

How many QB's wouldn't have missed SIX passes in a row at the end of the game, including TWO to Percy Harvin in the open field?

 

[chester the cheetah]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Let me know what quarterback would have made those 3 throws last night to Moss and then Harvin twice ... Let me know what quarterback would have been better than Favre in the first half running for their life ... Let me know who has lit up the Jets defense the way Favre did last night ... Let me know who hasn't thrown a pick against the Jets defense ... 

OK. How about a Jets team with a 100% Revis? Lets make it an AFC Championship game while we're at it.
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/nfl/game/Jets_Colts/2010/01/24

How many QB's wouldn't have missed SIX passes in a row at the end of the game, including TWO to Percy Harvin in the open field?

 

[CP1708]

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

 

[CP1708]

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

 

[moneyisthemotive]

Thank you for taking the bait, Chester lmao ... Only the ELITE QBs have a chance at doing that ... Although I would argue the Colts O-Line was "slightly" better than that line of the Vikings last night ...

 

[moneyisthemotive]

Thank you for taking the bait, Chester lmao ... Only the ELITE QBs have a chance at doing that ... Although I would argue the Colts O-Line was "slightly" better than that line of the Vikings last night ...

 

[Betonblck]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

????  Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson

 

[Betonblck]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

????  Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson

 

[CP1708]

Originally Posted by cguy610

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

????  Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson

Yeah, I loved watching OJ in his prime.  And Earl, boy lemme tell ya, I could tell you some stories. 

  How the hell I know what they could do?  The same 5 old highlights of them on endless loop? 

  Come on man.  I may know of their greatness, and certainly have heard of them from my father and what not, and know the stats, I can't break their games down so how could I accurately place them amongst guys I watched in college, the pros, playoffs, etc?  I'm not just in here dropping names for the sake of it man.  Just like those guys arguin Stabauch and Unitas and @#$% like that.  Ain't none of us there to see those guys. 
  

 

[CP1708]

Originally Posted by cguy610

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

????  Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson

Yeah, I loved watching OJ in his prime.  And Earl, boy lemme tell ya, I could tell you some stories. 

  How the hell I know what they could do?  The same 5 old highlights of them on endless loop? 

  Come on man.  I may know of their greatness, and certainly have heard of them from my father and what not, and know the stats, I can't break their games down so how could I accurately place them amongst guys I watched in college, the pros, playoffs, etc?  I'm not just in here dropping names for the sake of it man.  Just like those guys arguin Stabauch and Unitas and @#$% like that.  Ain't none of us there to see those guys. 
  

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

 nah, I wouldn't take any of em before Barry I'm just saying if TT is getting love I gotta shout out those two as well.

Portis aka GOAT 

 

I'm sorry.

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Originally Posted by Proshares

If nods are going to Thurman Thomas then the same nods need to go to LT and Curtis Martin IMO.

LOL, @#$% I completely forgot to mention LT (my fav of all of them) my bad on that, and I could listen to Martin talk, but I wouldn't take him before Barry though.  He might be more well rounded, but so would Edge or Portis, and I didn't mention them for obvious reasons.  They were great well rounded backs, but not to be taken before Barry Sanders. 

  

 nah, I wouldn't take any of em before Barry I'm just saying if TT is getting love I gotta shout out those two as well.

Portis aka GOAT 

 

I'm sorry.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Originally Posted by Chester the Cheetah

Wait, so do you think Emmitt Smith is the GOAT?

absolutely ... durability is probably the most important aspect of a great RB, after all, why would i want to draft a guy who has 5 pro bowl seasons and then retires?

DoubleJs, article written before last season therefore null and void ... in fact, last season with the Vikings solidified Brett as the GOAT until further notice aka Manning or Brady get on his numbers level ... 

let me know how the Vikings were before Favre came along ... ... ... Let me know how good the Packers were before Favre came and let me know how they did after Favre left ... ... ... Let me know how good the Jets were before Brett came and then what happened in NY when they realized "hell if Favre can't do it, let's clean house" ... let's be real ... Did anyone ever think maybe Favre HAS to take the chances he does to make his team's great? Maybe he HAS to throw picks as a result of the offense always resting on his shoulders?

Let me know what quarterback would have made those 3 throws last night to Moss and then Harvin twice ... Let me know what quarterback would have been better than Favre in the first half running for their life ... Let me know who has lit up the Jets defense the way Favre did last night ... Let me know who hasn't thrown a pick against the Jets defense ...

IMO, a lot of those Packer teams didnt deserve to be in the playoffs but Favre willed them to at least a wildcard ... people in here downplaying his greatness because he lost some wildcard games? His teams wouldnt even be in those games if he wasn't the QB ... 
  

Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Originally Posted by Chester the Cheetah

Wait, so do you think Emmitt Smith is the GOAT?

absolutely ... durability is probably the most important aspect of a great RB, after all, why would i want to draft a guy who has 5 pro bowl seasons and then retires?

DoubleJs, article written before last season therefore null and void ... in fact, last season with the Vikings solidified Brett as the GOAT until further notice aka Manning or Brady get on his numbers level ... 

let me know how the Vikings were before Favre came along ... ... ... Let me know how good the Packers were before Favre came and let me know how they did after Favre left ... ... ... Let me know how good the Jets were before Brett came and then what happened in NY when they realized "hell if Favre can't do it, let's clean house" ... let's be real ... Did anyone ever think maybe Favre HAS to take the chances he does to make his team's great? Maybe he HAS to throw picks as a result of the offense always resting on his shoulders?

Let me know what quarterback would have made those 3 throws last night to Moss and then Harvin twice ... Let me know what quarterback would have been better than Favre in the first half running for their life ... Let me know who has lit up the Jets defense the way Favre did last night ... Let me know who hasn't thrown a pick against the Jets defense ...

IMO, a lot of those Packer teams didnt deserve to be in the playoffs but Favre willed them to at least a wildcard ... people in here downplaying his greatness because he lost some wildcard games? His teams wouldnt even be in those games if he wasn't the QB ... 
  

Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

 

[hollywood james 6]

 

[hollywood james 6]

 

[nek32]

  NT loves to hate this man. I can understand if you don't think he is the GOAT, that will always be debatable, but remarks like "he's not an elite QB" are just laughable.

 

[nek32]

  NT loves to hate this man. I can understand if you don't think he is the GOAT, that will always be debatable, but remarks like "he's not an elite QB" are just laughable.

 

[moneyisthemotive]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07


  Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

I dunno man, when I look back years from now I'll think about 70,000 yards and 500 TDs ... I won't even remember individual plays except maybe watching his 500th TD go to Randy Moss or the Super Bowl throw where he ran down the field with his helmet off ... Hell, I can barely remember who won the Super Bowl 3 years ago, let alone a pick in a divisional game 

 ...

  

 

[moneyisthemotive]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07


  Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

I dunno man, when I look back years from now I'll think about 70,000 yards and 500 TDs ... I won't even remember individual plays except maybe watching his 500th TD go to Randy Moss or the Super Bowl throw where he ran down the field with his helmet off ... Hell, I can barely remember who won the Super Bowl 3 years ago, let alone a pick in a divisional game 

 ...

  

 

[dmxfury]

Wait so this thread wasn't a joke? I figured it was but that I just didn't get it. When it comes t football I rarely think of stats. Baseball on the other hand, since you don't depend on as many people, stats are so memorable. 755, 4192, 4256, 56, 61 etc. That said if I do put emphasis on stats I couldn't overlook most INTs ever thrown or TD to INT ratio with Brett.

 

[dmxfury]

Wait so this thread wasn't a joke? I figured it was but that I just didn't get it. When it comes t football I rarely think of stats. Baseball on the other hand, since you don't depend on as many people, stats are so memorable. 755, 4192, 4256, 56, 61 etc. That said if I do put emphasis on stats I couldn't overlook most INTs ever thrown or TD to INT ratio with Brett.

 

[dimondj15]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07


  Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

I dunno man, when I look back years from now I'll think about 70,000 yards and 500 TDs ... I won't even remember individual plays except maybe watching his 500th TD go to Randy Moss or the Super Bowl throw where he ran down the field with his helmet off ... Hell, I can barely remember who won the Super Bowl 3 years ago, let alone a pick in a divisional game 

 ...

  

when i look back years from now, I'll remember how he wouldnt have a SB ring if it wasnt for Desmond Howard and 4 picks by the Packer D

 

[dimondj15]

Originally Posted by moneyisthemotive

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07


  Lemme ask u....are people going to remember Favre's "magical" 1st season w. the Vikings, or his horrific INT vs. the Saints?  He's cemented his legacy on two levels....1) being one of the best to play QB....2) being a choke artist/INT machine in the clutch. 

I dunno if there are too many guys in the HOF who have both of those distinctions.....

I dunno man, when I look back years from now I'll think about 70,000 yards and 500 TDs ... I won't even remember individual plays except maybe watching his 500th TD go to Randy Moss or the Super Bowl throw where he ran down the field with his helmet off ... Hell, I can barely remember who won the Super Bowl 3 years ago, let alone a pick in a divisional game 

 ...

  

when i look back years from now, I'll remember how he wouldnt have a SB ring if it wasnt for Desmond Howard and 4 picks by the Packer D

 

[moneyisthemotive]

Originally Posted by dmxfury

Wait so this thread wasn't a joke? I figured it was but that I just didn't get it. When it comes t football I rarely think of stats. Baseball on the other hand, since you don't depend on as many people, stats are so memorable. 755, 4192, 4256, 56, 61 etc. That said if I do put emphasis on stats I couldn't overlook most INTs ever thrown or TD to INT ratio with Brett.

his ratio is 3.3 .... Marino's was 3.0 ... Elway's was 3.1 ... Big Ben 3.4 ... Unitas 4.9% ...

Peyton and Tom are doing it ... But no other QB who will even come close to his number has a better % ...