So the "God" has decided to retire for the 2nd time. Normally this is where I do an overview of the player's career, but since we are talking about Brett Favre I think I will hold off on that for a few months. In the back of my mind I still think he wants to play for the Vikings, so who knows if this is all shrewd maneuvering on his part.
If we take him at his word Favre leaves as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Not the greatest, but one of the best. Just like a lot of great players his time with the New York Jets will be forgotten by the time he goes into the Hall of Fame (for example I completely forgot recent Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Smith played his last years in Washington). Even his fiasco with the Packers will be forgotten because as time goes by we only want to remember the positive things and while I have harped on a lot of the negative things about Favre the fact is he was always fun to watch and you never knew what was going to happen when he was on the field.
Personally I liked players that are a flawed. No one is perfect (ask ARod) and we shouldn't expect them to be. Favre wasn't perfect, but he was damn entertaining and in the end that is what I will remember.
That is if he stays retired.
I won't believe it until the season starts
Robert you guys are so funny. Thanks about the tip regarding Fathers Promis. It was a great documentary. I really enjoyed it. I learned of it from reading your site.