Posted on 12/20/2009 11:49:48 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Those who adore Brett Favre(notes) with every fiber of their being (i.e., every football broadcaster who has ever lived) and those who like him to go the heck back to Mississippi and leave us alone after this season (i.e., everyone who would like to see NFL Network talk about anything else for once) would agree on one thing: Be it age or any other factor, there were concerns about Favre dropping off at the end of the season as he did with the Jets last year. Starting in Week 13 of 2008 season, Favre didn't have a single-game quarterback rating higher than 61.4. And after four straight games of 112.5 quarterback rating or higher from Weeks 8-12, there seems to be another unlucky 13 going on here. In his last three games, Favre hasn't hit a rating of 80, and he's been decidedly average despite a near-full component of offensive weapons.
By the third quarter of Minnesota's Sunday night loss to the Carolina Panthers, head coach Brad Childress had reportedly had his fill. Several reporters, including Sean Jensen of the Pioneer Press and Judd Zulgad of the Minnesota Star-Tribune indicate that Childress tried to bench Favre in the third quarter, when the Vikings were up, 7-6. Zulgad said this on his Twitter page:
Favre sat (in) conversation on sideline looked heated in third (quarter) because Childress wanted to take Favre out. The QB declined to come out.
He also said that Favre was "not a happy camper." Well, that's as maybe, but this will give some serious ammo to all the "nonbvelievers" who think that Favre holds himself above the game and can't stand him for that very reason. It doesn't matter whether Favre, or Zygi Wilf, or the ghost of Johnny Unitas, thinks Favre should be in the game.
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When that guy gets rattled, he goes downhill pretty fast. The Cards really spanked them a few weeks ago, and tonight he just plain looked panicked.
104 is his season QB rating. Tonight, he had a rating of about 74.
If Childress wanted to take Favre out and either couldn’t or didn’t, the coach wasn’t deserving of his paycheck and should probably step aside — especially after being dimed out for his inability to control the team’s star personality in a press conference.
The head coach calls the shots for the team’s game plan, and the QB follows orders, leading the action for the offense between the whistles. It doesn’t work any other way.
No question about it, he’s good when things are going their way. I don’t follow the game that closely, and have no idea what sort of data, or span of data, is complied to get that 104.
But you can see he’s quick to frustration.
Bad days/nights happen. The stats are an arbitrary compilation of his performance this year. He’s impressed me. This thread reads more like a coaching issue, who is pulling rank, etc.
So true. Brett is still one of the very top QB’s in the NFL.
I think some media writers need to get another life.
The Vikings need to do a better job of protecting him. Also, Petterson needs to get his A game going once again. When the threat of a run is there, passing opens up big time. Brett tears apart a defense. But he can’t do it alone.
Favre will get well against the Bears next Monday night. The Bears stink. And I’m from Chicago.
Favre can’t do it all by himself. Adrian Peterson finished with 35 yards on 12 carries, Cornerback Antoine Winfield struggled, McKinnie could not protect Favre. Childress needs to make an appointment to the Mayo Clinic.
The Carolina running game won the day. Stewart tore their defense apart and I think the Viking db’s weren’t looking forward to confront him.
Odd, but I thought a football team had more than one player on it....................
I was at the game and frankly Julius Peppers was knocking Favre around silly.
If you touch Favre, he comes apart. Carolina was hitting him early and often.
Several dropped passes by the Vikes tonight.
Smells like BS to me — reporters hearing something different from what actually went on. How does a head coach “try” but fail to control who’s on the field?
That’s correct.
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