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Brett Favre magic
October 30, 2007After watching last night's 19-13 win over the Denver Broncos, I figured I'd do a little digging on Brett Favre.
The guy can play. There's no doubt about it. But he's fun to watch. They made an awfully big deal about him the whole game, well the ESPN staff did, like America under appreciates the guy.
Far from the truth. They want to compare him to Manning and Brady. Which he isn't, but he once was better than both.
The guy won three MVP in consecutive years, and is still the only one to do so. Peyton's only award was shared with Steve "Air" McNair. Tom Brady's first might be this year.
In 1996 he crushed my New England Patriots in the Super Bowl (31). Desmond Howard and Reggie White had a role to play in the Patriots demise, but Brett led the charge.
I think it was Antonio Freeman who he hit from what seemed at the time like 85-yards out to seal the deal.
Anyways, Drew Bledsoe wasn't that good as a three-year vet, and he couldn't avoid the Reggie White rush.
Brett will always be great. Guy's got a rocket arm and something that is undefinable. But his career started at Southern Mississippi.
He wasn't all that great out of high school. The Kiln, Miss. native was recruited by the Golden Eagles as a defensive back.
He started his freshman year, 1987, seventh on the quarterback depth chart. But by game 3 he became the starter. From 87 to 90 he set school records for passing yards and completions. He tied for the career TD mark.
He played for two coaches, Jim Carmody and Curley Hallman. Who? Exactly. They didn't win that much, but in 88 the Gold Eagles finished with a 10-2 record. They won the Independence Bowl that year over UTEP by 20 points, 38-18. He wasn't able to bet Auburn that year, but he did in 1990 as a senior by one point. He was able to hang it over Bobby Bowdne's head once in 89 with a 30-26 win.
I've seen a lot of Packers games. And if this is his last year I'll be sad to see him go.
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