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There won't be any will he or won't he games this year when it comes to
Brett Lorenzo Favre. The legendary and immensely popular quarterback
for the Green Bay Packers officially announced his retirement after 16
wild seasons.
A couple of questions immediately arises in the wake of this
development. One being what the heck will the Packers do? Favre was the face of
the franchise. What else can they do but thank him for the memories and
continue to progress forward.
Anyway, the Packs have a young team and it will
be interesting to see what kind of an effect this will have on the kids.
The other thing that is bound to lead to discussions is Favre's place
among the great QB's in NFL history. That means Johnny Unitas, Joe
Montana, John Elway, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Terry
Bradshaw - you know, the usual suspects. Is he in the category of
Unitas and Montana? Or is he a notch below?
It doesn't really matter. Favre was a great player for a legendary football team. He won a Super Bowl in 1997 and led the Packers back to the final in 1998. He was at the helm of the surprising Packers for their journey into the NFC championship game where they fell to the New York Giants this past season.
Now all QB hopes fall on the shoulders of Aaron Rodgers. No pressure here. Rodgers has leadership qualities and knows the Packers offense well so the adjustment shouldn't be too hard. Brett who?
All in all it was a fabulous Hall of Fame career for Favre. Into the cheesey midnight sun you go.
See Scott Niedermayer? That's how it's done. You're in or you're out.
-Only player to win three MVP Awards.
-He started every game in his 16 year career.
-Most career TD's 442 (and interceptions 288).
-Most passing yard 61 655.
Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp's timing couldn't have been better. Announcing your retitrement on the heels of a media and fan darling like Favre is bound to push you back on ESPN Sportscenter.
Anchor teary eyed: "I just love that guy."
Co-Anchor sniffling: "Someone else retired today. More on this after the break."
Poor sap.
Sapp helped the Tampa Bay Bucanneers to a Super Bowl title in 2002.
A more controversial and confrontational figure, Sapp leaves behind 96.5 career sacks and eight Pro Bowl selections.
See Scott?
Right.
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