I applaud Brett for getting over his addictions, but let's not act like it was just a minor prescription drug problem. I also have on very good authority that Brett was well known as a lush, and not a very nice one at that. I cannot and will not site my sources, so take them with a grain of salt if you want, but Brett was not the upstanding guy some make him out to be. He has matured greatly, and he is a great guy now, but a few years back that was not the case.
As for Daunte, he may have handled the whole thing poorly, but what the hell is wrong with the kid's parents? This whole event couldn't have been more than an hour long, and the guys Dad is talking about buying a safe? Give me a break, this was an extremely embarrassing situation for all involved, and I will with hold judgment until I hear if Daunte follows through to send the kid something, and what that something is.
Favre's reformed Good ol' Boy image has some parallels to the current occupant of the White House. I think you correctly make the point that some people mature as they grow older and become worthy of admiration.