will and should Brett Favre retire soon

[pres2032]

[thoughtanarchist]

1. not quite yet

I think he's still got a few more bullets left in him...

[pres2032]

2. but the key is, where are those bullets going?

to his recievers or the opposing team's defense? I have no doubt that he can still throw, but his mentality has to be a concern.

[thoughtanarchist]

3. everyone has a slump

if it becomes a pattern you can always pawn him off to the Bills

:evilgrin:

[progressiveBadger]

8. Well, let's look at the stats

10th in passer rating (NFL)
4th in TDs (NFL)
5th in passing yards (NFL)
28th in INTs (NFL) <-- yeah, that sucks
And the fact that you can almost guarantee that he will play every game of every season until he retires.

He seems pretty solid to me. Maybe no Payton Manning anymore, but if he had a defense this year I think they could have had a chance at at least the NFC title.

Of course, I am biased.

[thoughtanarchist]

12. you're right about the defense though

He'd have a lot more success if he wasn't under so much pressure all the time...

[progressiveBadger]

13. Did you happen to see the v. colts game?

No way could he keep up. You can't expect your QB to get a touchdown EVERY time he gets the ball!

[thoughtanarchist]

17. I caught it yeah

but it's not stored in long term memory.

The pats / dolphins game is burned into my memory though.

(jeebus brady stop trying to make the pass from on your back)

:grr:

[Lefty48197]

16. Packers haven't had a defense since Reggie and Gilbert left

I think without Favre, the Pack would win about 3 games per year.

[HuckleB]

18. Exactly.

[pres2032]

20. i definitely agree with that

just like when the niners lost young suddenly and were stuck with Garcia, who of course became very good, but was terrible that season Young went out.

[LSdemocrat]

4. He's still a top tier quarterback

Certainly better than at least 2/3 of the starters out there

[ChairOne]

10. I don't think of top 1/3 as "top tier", but yah, he is top 1/3.... /eom

[MikeG]

5. He's been washed up for years. He throws too many picks.

[Sympleesmshn]

6. yeah

He should have gone out with the rest of his "class"(the QBs that came in around his time)... the Steve Young and Jim Kelley crowd. You might argue he is in a younger class, but after the hits he has taken and the concussions he should have been long gone.

[progressiveBadger]

9. Retired at the same time as Kelly?

He was the top QB for a year or so after that. Sorry, but Favre is a little younger than that group you just mentioned.

[Sympleesmshn]

21. sorry that was just a name I threw out there

to make my point. He has played past his prime and should have left by now. Same for Jerry Rice, who I loved to death, but he needs to end his career sometime.

[progressiveBadger]

22. I think Emmit Smith is a good example

of someone who is past prime.

[Sympleesmshn]

24. yeah

[Qanisqineq]

7. yes he should

like someone else mentioned, he throws too many interceptions (not that I care being a Vikings fan :D ). Also, maybe John Madden will finally shut up about him if he just goes away. The old blowhard worships Favre to the point that I want to throw up.

[frylock]

11. hellllllllllllllll no..

for cryin' out loud, people. He just had one of his best seasons; check the stats. Should Tom Brady retire?

Player     Team  G  Att  Att/G  Cmp  Pct   Yds   Yds/G  Lng TDs Int Sck  SckY  Rate 
Tom Brady   NE  16  474   29.6  288  60.8  3692  230.8  50  28  14  26   162   92.6 
Brett Favre GB  16  540   33.8  346  64.1  4088  255.5  79  30  17  12    93   92.4 

[HuckleB]

19. Tom, be gone!

;)

I dunno where all this stuff is coming from. There are only a select few quarterbacks who could have won ten games with the Green Bay defense this year.

[MrSlayer]

14. He won't but he should.

He just doesn't have it anymore. He hangs his receivers out to dry when he isn't throwing interceptions, his decision making is poor at best and he can't run anymore. He's a shell of the great player he once was and it's time to hang it up. I suspect he'll come back for one more even though the Pack has no shot at the Bowl. They have to rebuild that defense and it's going to take awhile.

[democracyindanger]

15. Two words: Magic Johnson.

[Poiuyt]

25. Wow! I didn't know that Brett had HIV!

I'd like to see him play one more year. If, by chance, he gets some help from the defence, the Packers should be pretty good. I think he felt as if he needed to do everything this past year and pushed a little too hard.

[democracyindanger]

26. NO NO NO! Sorry. I meant how Magic came back

after he retired. He was just too old, too slow. Had nothing to do with HIV--he just wasn't fast enough to play anymore, and it tarnished his legacy. I should've been clearer. My bad.

[Poiuyt]

27. LOL! I was just teasing you

Brett had a pretty wild side when he was younger, but he's quite the family man now.

We all want our sports stars to leave right at the right time, before their skills deminish to the point of embarassment, but not before that time. I think Brett's best days are behind him, but most of his problems are from bad decisions. That's something he's struggled with his entire career. Mike Holmgren was able to keep him in line better than any of his other coachs. I think Brett misses that relationship.

[trotsky]

23. He should, but for other reasons.

With all the crises that have hit his family in the last couple of years, and now his wife battling breast cancer, he should really consider retiring. He has nothing left to prove, he at least won one championship, he's a lock on the Hall of Fame, etc. And his family needs him, though they will likely tell him they want him to keep playing.