kissorkill2night Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'm not a Packers fan or anything, but I do NOT understand why Farve decided to retire today. He's def. going to be missed on the football field! How long do you think it will take him to be offered a broadcasting contract for nbc,fox,cbs, or espn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Why did he retire, who knows why he did, but I can speculate that this last season was a good one and he could continue, if he wanted too. I did hear that physically, he was okay. But mentally, he was tired. Plus it is not like he has to worry about money. As for the broadcasting, not long, even the bad ones get contracts a year or two out of retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'm not a Packers fan or anything, but I do NOT understand why Farve decided to retire today. If you listen to his interview that is being aired repeatedly that might help you out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 #1: He's well past his prime #2: He's old for an NFL player (unless you're Morten Andersen) #3 Retiring now, he's going out with a bang, instead of retiring when you're old, injured, washed up and no one will sign you. It was the right move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 He's one of my all time favorite players. I was hoping if anyone was going to beat the Pats this year it would have been him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slither37 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I am not a Brett Favre fan, but his record for most consecutive games at QB is impressive. Lets not forget that no one has thrown more interceptions in NFL history than Brett Favre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 No one's mentioned the Oscar-worthy acting career he has ahead of him? In all seriousness, although this certainly didn't deserve its own thread, my hat's off to Brett. He may be the most perfect example of an "all American" NFL player the league has ever seen. I had the utmost respect for his competitiveness, grit, character, and talent on the field. He was one of the few players these days that I actually willingly paid to see play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 He'll back before the season starts. I think he will play for a couple more years. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMan Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ^ haha that would be pretty awesome if he came back before the season starts, as I am a huge packer fan. But, not goin to happen as much as i'd like it to, Definatly was a very sad day yesterday seeing one of my heros retire that I had watched play and been a fan of since I was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuy06 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I am not a Brett Favre fan, but his record for most consecutive games at QB is impressive. Lets not forget that no one has thrown more interceptions in NFL history than Brett Favre. Yeah, but no one has thrown more attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, had as many three touchdown games, won more games as starting quarterback, won more NFL MVP awards, etc. He was a gunslinger and risk taker and made a lot of plays out of nothing, which did lead to a bunch of interceptions. If he had had a stable of wide receivers like Manning or Brady has, I doubt he would set that record. He averaged only 17 (Peyton Manning is currently avg 15.3 per year) interceptions per year (Tony Romo, Drew Brees, and Eli Manning all threw more than 17 this year.) and he played for 17 seasons, so of course he had the chance to break the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ^ All excellent points. A look at the top 50 all-time MLB strikeout leaders would back this up. You miss 100% of the shots you never take. Look at how many Hall of Famers, MVPs, and All-Stars are on that list. Reggie Jackson 2,597 1 Sammy Sosa 2,306 2 Jim Thome 2,043 3 Andres Galarraga 2,003 4 Jose Canseco 1,942 5 Willie Stargell 1,936 6 Mike Schmidt 1,883 7 Fred McGriff 1,882 8 Tony Perez 1,867 9 Dave Kingman 1,816 10 Bobby Bonds 1,757 11 Craig Biggio 1,753 12 Dale Murphy 1,748 13 Lou Brock 1,730 14 Mickey Mantle 1,710 15 Harmon Killebrew 1,699 16 Chili Davis 1,698 17 Dwight Evans 1,697 18 Rickey Henderson 1,694 19 Dave Winfield 1,686 20 Reggie Sanders 1,614 21 Gary Gaetti 1,602 22 Carlos Delgado 1,601 23 Mark McGwire 1,596 24 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1,593 25 Jim Edmonds 1,587 26 Lee May 1,570 27 Jeff Bagwell 1,558 28 Dick Allen 1,556 29 Ray Lankford 1,550 30 Willie McCovey 1,550 Manny Ramirez 1,543 32 Barry Bonds 1,539 33 Dave Parker 1,537 34 Frank Robinson 1,532 35 Lance Parrish 1,527 36 Willie Mays 1,526 37 Devon White 1,526 Alex Rodriguez 1,524 39 Eddie Murray 1,516 40 Rick Monday 1,513 41 Greg Vaughn 1,513 Andre Dawson 1,509 43 Mike Cameron 1,500 44 Tony Phillips 1,499 45 Greg Luzinski 1,495 46 Eddie Mathews 1,487 47 Jeff Kent 1,470 48 Frank Howard 1,460 49 Jay Bell 1,443 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Farve F-a-v-r-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 He will be missed in a league with very few great QBs. With that said, I won't believe he's retired till the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 but I can speculate that this last season was a good one and he could continue, if he wanted too. That's not speculation. It's a fact. As for retirement, it's long been known the Brett FaVRe needs to be the center of attention, and is a bit of records whore. He got his records this past year, now he's done. I wouldn't be surprised if he's back before the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slither37 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 He also had a habit of stringing out his WRs over the middle. He had an impressive career, I will say that. I am not going to get on the I love Brett Favre bandwagon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnson51 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I loved watching Brett Farve play. It just always seemed like he was having fun out on the feild. He played a whole lot of years and to be honest I thought he would retire earlier. I'm going to miss him, but the man deserves to retire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Who's Brett Farve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I'm surprised he hasn't retired long ago. In a jeans commercial he did you can see he is already going grey. Brett was a great QB for the time he played though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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