Brett Favre Decision

Who's older Favre or Brunell?

Who's older Favre or Brunell?

Favre. Brunell started his career as Favre's backup. As did Matt Hasselback, Aaron Brooks, and I believe Kurt Warner (though Warner may have just been for one summer)

-Favre born October 10, 1969
-Brunell born September 17, 1970

They both came into the league undrafted but Favre entered 2 years before Brunell in 1991, while Brunell entered the league in 1993.

Actually a mistake they weren't undrafted. I was looking at the wrong thing so I'm not sure but the age is correct.

Actually a mistake they weren't undrafted. I was looking at the wrong thing so I'm not sure but the age is correct.

Favre Rd. 2 #6 by the Falcons 1991
Brunell Rd. 5 #6 by the Packers 1993

lot of good points in this thread. Sure hope brunell doesn't try this next year!
I'll give farve credit for his great years & his overall class, but he needs to step up & realize that the packers shouldn't make free agent decisisons based on him coming back cause they're gonna have to rebuild with or without him.
Fact is, for at least the last 3 years he's been as much a problem for the team w/his play as he has been a plus. How does a vet qb get away w/so many ill advised into coverage passes, many of which get picked off? If you watch the highlights of that famous monday night game against oak. he threw a few jump balls that driver & walker came down with. Remember the game against us in 04? He lit it up in the 1st half, but then we picked off 3 from him in the 2nd & if not for a bogus illegal motion call that negated a td by portis, we could've won that one. The packers deserve credit for trying to gently ease out a legend, but they'd be better off to get rodgers in the mix asap.

Dude, pulling the racial card is just ridiculous.

I agree...look how the media acted when Rush Limbaugh had a back surgery go bad and he got some extra painkillers. It's not a black or white issue, the media just picks and chooses their people to become outraged at.

I wouldn't condemn anyone who legitimately has a lot of pain and overdoes painkillers, it's VERY easy to do and takes a lot of self control to prevent. I know that from experience.

Moss and pot vs. Favre and pills from a doctor? You've got to be kidding, trying to compare the two. One is ILLEGAL, the other is just a bad decision.

I'm sure Randy's past record with his behavior around police didn't help his case either.

Favre has been through a lot and I applaud him personally for making it through such tough issues, but as a player...I think he's done. He's no longer the QB he used to be and in many times he hurts his team more than he helps them now. I know he didn't have a supporting cast last year, but dropped passes didn't hurt him, his decision-making and accuracy did. He just doesn't have it any more. If he's too competitive to go out on a disaster season like last year, he needs to let his team know he's coming back. If he does play this year and can't win with his WRs and RBs back from injury, he needs to start getting Rogers ready to play. He's rotting in his headset.

The press conference to announce that he's still thinking was beyond stupid.

... look how the media acted when Rush Limbaugh had a back surgery go bad and he got some extra painkillers. It's not a black or white issue, the media just picks and chooses their people to become outraged at.

I wouldn't condemn anyone who legitimately has a lot of pain and overdoes painkillers, it's VERY easy to do and takes a lot of self control to prevent. I know that from experience.

Moss and pot vs. Favre and pills from a doctor? You've got to be kidding, trying to compare the two. One is ILLEGAL, the other is just a bad decision.

How the media "acted" after learning that Rush Limbaugh was addicted to Oxycontin was to report it, along with the fact that he could have faced criminal charges for a ridiculous statute called 'doctor shopping' under Florida law. Any time someone famous happens to become involved in these circumstances, especially one that has railed against drug use and claimed that those who abuse such illegal drugs should be "locked up" -- it should be as evident as the sky is blue that the media is going to mention it.

And don't confuse the term 'illegal' when one drug is marijuana and the other is Oxycontin -- illicit prescription drug use, and the covert means by which one attempts to obtain it without a doctor's approval is just as illegal (and as absurd, in my opinion).

Aside from the criminal penalties that may be different depending on what drug is used, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE between a marijuana, cocaine, or herion addict and one who abuses the "nicer" drugs like codiene or Oxycontin. The fact is, both sets of individuals took the drugs to address their needs. One to relieve pain from back surgery, one to achieve inebriation and to fight the pain of withdrawal.

The bottom line is that all laws concerning drugs of every kind should be completely and totally repealled.

I have read every thread today concerning Brett Favre and I can count approximately 3 threads that get right down to the nitty gritty of the subject.
The behavior that Brett Favre has exhibited in the the last 2 months towards his teammates and fans is coming from one who is opportunistic, self-absorbed, insecure and a god damn hypocrite. This self righteous moron had the unmitigated audacity to call Javon Walker out in the press last year about his absence in training camp, and turns right around and makes a statement, " Whata' they going to do, cut me. " That's right. That's what the hypocrite said.

Brett Favre is a major contributor to what's wrong with the NFL because when he's wrong, which is most of the time, he gets a pass because of his statisical accomplishments and personal tragedies. So god damn what. He shits and pisses like the rest of us and should have been scorched in the media. Most of what the coverage has been is vanilla, pussy footing bullshit instead of a critical analysis of last season which clearly showed he was the worst QB in the league. When Mark Brunell stunk up the place in 2004 , everybody had an opinion on the subject. But for some reason, only Micheal Irvin had the balls to call Favre out on Prime Time. No player is above his team, right? What about when it's a good ole' boy whom everybody seems to drool over and can't seem to do any wrong even if he insults the very organization that he achieved his greatness? Man, to hell with Brett Favre. I can name 100 people in the NFL who have had worst tragedies than him.

I thought he was joking around when he said "What are they going to do? Cut me"

Anyhow, it's so rare to find an athlete who knows when to quit. If you're at the top of your game you think "why can't I do this another year or more?" and if you slip you think "why can't I bounce back?"

Some of the past century's greatest athletes (such as Ruth, Mays, Unitas, Emmitt) finished with disappointingly uncharacteristic results, sometimes embarrasingly so. But in the long run, I don't think it does any damage to their legacy.

I think Favre will play one more season and it will be his "farewell tour" I think he wants to play his last game knowing its his last game. So the Aaron Rodgers era will begin in 2007, IMO.