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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
It's funny, but not surprising how quickly we turn on our stars.
Favre has had a Hall of Fame career, he's battled adversity, and he's generally been a pretty classy and standup guy.
Now he's faced with a difficult decision and people are jumping all over him. Could he be handling it better? Sure. Has he made some mistakes during his career? Of course... who hasn't?
But this witch hunt some people seem to be on is just really sickening. The race card is being played in some circles, people are bringing up his past problems that he's dealt with and already defeated... what's the point??
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I haven't turned on Brett Fav-rey. I've disliked him for quite awhile now. People may ask why, but to me, I tend to go against popular opinion -- when everyone drools over a particular star, whether it's football, movies, whatever -- I'm just not fond of media darlings, period.
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Originally Posted by Sociofan
Thank you Matty.
It is interesting how much more personal football decisions have become with a combination of increased media access and the internet. Brett might be having a hard time deciding whether or not to hang them up, but does anyone really want to see him in another uniform? Not me. I remember when a brash quarterback named Joe Namath had his knees go out, but rather than hang them up, he went to the L.A. Rams and tried playing a couple more seasons. It was terrible to watch. Worse than a train wreck. And people in New York just could not fathom Joe playing for another team. But despite his drinking and partying problem (oh, everyone knew about it then; the Suzy Kolber incident was just sort of the last straw), no one bashed Joe. So why does this stuff all get brought out for Brett Favre when all he's trying to do is figure out whether or not he's going to get one more legitimate shot at the playoffs? It's because all this stuff is unfiltered 24/7. Because of what Favre has done ON the field, he deserves the time to evaluate his future. There are a thousand players who have done/said or still do/say stupid things off the field. Don't single out Favre unless we apply the same scrutiny to every other player.
Late edit: Donovan McNabb has been saying the same things about the Eagles' failure to sign impact free agents when they have plenty of money beneath the cap. He has called out players for not showing up to camp. Is he up for the same level of bashing? Or will we see it for what it is? A very competitive QB calling out his teammates as their leader (a la Favre).
04-11-2006 07:44 AM
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No one's singling out Brett Fav-rey. He happens to be in the limelight regarding this question and the press loves to shine the spotlight on their media darling, especially when he's contemplating retirement. The problem I have, as many others do, is the way he's basing his decision: if the team is good, I'll come back. Football is the ultimate 'team' sport. Brett Farve was the main reason the Packers were bad last year, and have been for the past few seasons. He's a part of their failure as much as anyone else. For him to hold his fans and his team hostage and make demands the way he is, is self-serving in an environment that is supposed to be completely contrary to that notion. He's the spoiled brat that whines and pouts and threatens everyone that he's going home if things aren't done to his liking.
Sorry, but I've got little sympathy for such figures. Donovan McNabb can complain all he wants about his team not addressing it's needs in order to be competitive. But the difference is that he's not running home crying to mommy threatening that he doesn't want to play anymore if everything doesn't go his way.
Bottom line -- Brett Farve needs to grow up. If these statements are indicative of those that Farve is complaing about, and I've upset the jock-sniffers that love to follow him, then so be it. They can run home and cry to mommy too.