I will never forget that interception, I made the best parlay in my life on the Vikings to win and the combined score to be over 56 points! What an idiot! That was classic boneheaded Brett Favre alright. Not only could he have toughened out a run in one of the most important plays in his career, there was a man wide open on the right side of the field!
I think there is a more provocative explanation for Favre’s mistake. It isn’t chalked up to injury or stupidity, but selfishness and always trying to be the center of attention by making the huge play. Unfortunately for Favre, that cowboy mentality has harmed his teammates as much as anyone. We have seen it for years on the field, and we have seen in the last two years when he had no regard for making organizations wait for a decision on his return while you know he savored the hype from the media.
Favre is worse than an idiot, he is a selfish idiot.
He doesn’t deserve to be put in the ranks of coolheaded QBs like Montana, Aikman, Manning and Brady.