To refresh our memories, lets take a look at a few NFL greats who didn't know when it was time to just hang up the pads:
Chris Carter
Emmit Smith
Jerry Rice
Joe Montana
Joe Namath
Ronnie Lott
I for one don't want to see Favre, who is statistically one of the top-3 quarterbacks of all-time, turn into Michael Jordan on the Wizards. Despite his storybook playoff run to end last season, I think Favre should have hung it up after his interception plagued 2005 season in which he threw a 29:20, int:td ratio. Favre has forced the Pack into a bad situation looking like the bad-guys while simultaneously becoming a distraction at a time when the Packers need to focus on the season ahead and rally around their new leader (Rodgers). IMO it is selfish of Favre to drag this out for so long, despite his desire to continue playing since he had his time to decide after the season ended, not now during training camp. Favre needs to be reminded that no one player, despite his personal accomplishments, is bigger than the team or the sport and in realizing this he must see that his actions are preventing the Packers from moving on into the post-Favre era. Seeing Favre in any other jersey besides a Packers one will just make me shake my head, so that is why i think he should save himself the embarrassment and retire. Even if Favre goes to Tampa and wins the superbowl, i will still stand by my opinion that he needs to hang it up. The Packers were forced into in a lose-lose situation and its too bad this is what the outcome became.
On a side note, Joey Galloway's fantasy stock just sky-rocketed.
Random Youtube find:
I can only imagine how the league would have been different if Larry Jordan was the same height as his brother Michael and not 5'8".
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