The legend of Brett Favre

by Nick Takach

How many times must a man throw a ball before you can tell him to become more of a 'game manager?'

All that's made Brett Favre do is throw highly-efficient passes hard as hell. Favre's main target for the last five years, Donald Driver, has said on numerous occasions that the fireballer’s passes have broken almost every one of his fingers. Now that's a teammate.


Brett Favre is 10-1 this year and no one knows how. Not even John Madden.

Either way, the eight-time Pro Bowler quarterback has done what no quarterback has ever done in the NFL in making a strong comeback at an advanced age with no big-name help.

Think about it.

John Elway's resurgence in ‘97-‘98, when he won back-to-back Super Bowls (one against Favre) were aided in large part by the emergence of Terell (Te-rell, not Terr-el) Davis.

Randall Cunningham's comeback tour after leaving the Eagles and the Marble countertop business included a Minnesota team that went to the NFC Championship Game in ‘98 and was littered with stars. Cunningham's targets included Cris Carter, Jake Reed, and a certain rookie phenom Randy Moss. That's not to mention the incredible run game led by running back Robert Smith.

This year Favre has handed the ball off to a myriad of different tailbacks, with Ryan Grant being the latest, and greatest, breaking the 100-yard mark twice in his young career. If it wasn't for him, Dorsey Levins might be able to make a run at playing in his 45th NFL season.

After a dominant performance against the Lions on Thanksgiving, he has now passed for 22 touchdowns to only eight interceptions, a clip that has been the main factor in his resurgence. He is throwing just as many touchdowns while cutting his interceptions in half. Favre is also fifth in the league with a 101.5 passer rating, whatever that means.

And every week, the bandwagon is picking up members (self included). If Green Bay can win its 11/29 contest at Texas Stadium against the Cowboys, then home-field advantage for the NFC playoffs is essentially theirs.

His comeback has many scratching their heads.

Where did this guy come from, and where has he been? How is he winning again?

How is he having this year of unrestrained splendor, intensified because of age, not because of talent.

I think I know how: Wrangler Jeans.