Favre is the most overrated player of any sport.......

[deceptikon1978]

I'm 19braves77 and I dont even know what I'm talking about"

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What the hell are you even talking about???

 

[lumm0x]

19Braves77 - please stop pretending to be a Saints fan, and moreover please stop posting. You are a moron.

Brett Favre is and always has been a great QB and what he has achieved this season (as opposite my predictions as can be) is nothing short of phenomenal.

 

[Rickzcards]

Obviously the OP has never heard of Michael Vick. His argument therefore is invalid because Vick is the most overrated POS ever. EVER! And while Favre did screw up and give that game away, the Saints weren't all that impressive. A great team would haven't have had to go to OT with a +4 turnover margin. I'm not a fan of either team but the Saints were lucky more than they were good in all honesty. By the way, since Favre has broken most of Marino's records, does that mean that Marino was overrated? And how many superbowls did he win?

 

[tikitomoka]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

 

[tikitomoka]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

thank god i went back and read the rest of this thread after i posted this... those IQ points were just begging to be dropped

 

[tide12champrings]

Sandoval>Wieters

 

[hive17]

This might be the funniest thread I've read in a long time. Thanks for the laugher...

It's cute when children think they understand sports and try to have an adult conversation about it.

If Favre is "overrated", then it would really be the fault of the sportswrites and commentators (you know, every single one of them) rating him as they do. You've seen/heard/read them. They are the ones with real jobs in the industry. Feel free to ignore the dupes with blogs that think they're cool.

I like how two speds on a message board seem to understand something that an ENTIRE PROFESSION seems to have gotten wrong...

 

[lisu]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

+1

 

[kdailey4315]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

I'm not saying that Favre is overrated but the 12 man penalty was his fault. Isn't the first thing the QB does in the huddle is count the players and then step out if there is 12 to avoid a penalty? I witnessed Favre light up my niners too many times to call him overrated. He's not the best and he's not overrated.

 

[lisu]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

I'm not saying that Favre is overrated but the 12 man penalty was his fault. Isn't the first thing the QB does in the huddle is count the players and then step out if there is 12 to avoid a penalty? I witnessed Favre light up my niners too many times to call him overrated. He's not the best and he's not overrated.

Yes, it is the QB's responsibility but at the same time, the players also need to be aware. The player coming into the huddle should be tapping someone out.

 

[Tomlinson21RB]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

I'm not saying that Favre is overrated but the 12 man penalty was his fault. Isn't the first thing the QB does in the huddle is count the players and then step out if there is 12 to avoid a penalty? I witnessed Favre light up my niners too many times to call him overrated. He's not the best and he's not overrated.

Is that really the responsibility of the QB? Shouldn't he assume that his coaches and teammates know how to make substitutions?

 

[tikitomoka]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

I'm not saying that Favre is overrated but the 12 man penalty was his fault. Isn't the first thing the QB does in the huddle is count the players and then step out if there is 12 to avoid a penalty? I witnessed Favre light up my niners too many times to call him overrated. He's not the best and he's not overrated.

Is that really the responsibility of the QB? Shouldn't he assume that his coaches know how to make substitutions?

that

 

[Billy Packer]

It's funny how there's no gray area with Favre - people either love him or hate him with a passion - not much middle ground. I was there at Lambeau when he relieved the Majik Man vs. Cincy in 1992 and have seen just about every game he's played since then. The man holds pretty much every QB record there is so to call him overrated is ridiculous to me.

What the Vikings got Sunday is what the Packers had been getting from him for years. He's a guy who's tough as nails, is supremely confident in his own abilities, has a unique ability to elevate the level of play of his teammates and can still make just about any throw with the best of them. He's also a guy who, when things get tight in a big game, will tend to try to do too much and more often than not ends up hurting his team in the process.

We saw it repeatedly in his last decade-plus in Green Bay after Holmgren (apparently the only guy who was actually able to rein him in) left town and now the Vikings and their fans got a taste of it too. The old adage of, "Be careful what you wish for..." applies here. The Vikings wanted Favre and they got him - the good, the bad and the boneheaded - and it was all on display in the span of four quarters on Sunday. To me it was the most fitting outcome possible.

 

[hive17]

there are very few QBs i would take over Favre in his prime. had peterson not coughed up the ball a couple times, and the 12 men on the field penalty not been called favre would have never even attempted that throw.

I'm not saying that Favre is overrated but the 12 man penalty was his fault. Isn't the first thing the QB does in the huddle is count the players and then step out if there is 12 to avoid a penalty? I witnessed Favre light up my niners too many times to call him overrated. He's not the best and he's not overrated.

Is that really the responsibility of the QB? Shouldn't he assume that his coaches and teammates know how to make substitutions?

And weren't they coming out of a Time Out? Regardless, too many men on the field is an entire team fail and that speaks to coaching.

 

[phillyfan0417]

I hate Brett Favre

Brett Favre is not overrated and anyone who tries to make the argument and use super bowls as their guide needs to add a few all time greats to the overrated party.

Brett Favre is in the "Rare Air" when it comes to his place in this game.

 

[RITM]

Brett Favre is not overrated and anyone who tries to make the argument and use super bowls as their guide needs to add a few all time greats to the overrated party.

Measuring the greatness of a QB by Super Bowl titles is like measuring the greatness of a Major League pitcher by wins and losses. It's a generally accepted measure that is flawed. I know you play to win a Super Bowl but it's an unfair measurement of the greatness of a QB. What's funny about the "SB rings" argument is that we only use it to take away from solid quarterbacks. Marino got ripped for never winning the SB and Manning will not get the respect of many others until he can match the number of rings of Big Ben or Tom Brady. Still, with a less than HOF (average) QB people still say that ___________________________ was a terrible QB, even though they got the ring.

 

[jamuser304]

This thread has all sorts of stupid within it. I love how people are quick to jump on Favre after the loss. You wouldnt dare say this during the season because it was nearly flawless. However, you will pounce on the topic the moment you have the chance.

 

[Viking4Alpha]

This thread has all sorts of stupid within it. I love how people are quick to jump on Favre after the loss. You wouldnt dare say this during the season because it was nearly flawless. However, you will pounce on the topic the moment you have the chance.

Consider the source man. This braves1977 kid is the new change1.

Sweet sig card.

 

[Wes]

This thread has all sorts of stupid within it. I love how people are quick to jump on Favre after the loss. You wouldnt dare say this during the season because it was nearly flawless. However, you will pounce on the topic the moment you have the chance.

This discussion has been going on for a long time before the Saints game. Favre is a great QB, but his below average performance in the clutch has him one notch below the true greats in my book. Montana, Elway, Brady, Manning, Young, Aikman etc all have superior postseason resumes. His bad throws in big spots are just as much a part of his resume as his toughness and longevity.

 

[NYCrulesU]

Favre is the most overrated player of any sport of our time. If he comes back next year he will only come back to once again prove he is overrated.

Like Tom Jackson said " That's the thing about Brett Favre; he's not afraid to throw an interception. That's one of the things I most admire about him." Thats it ?

Thats like saying Mark Reynolds isn't afraid to strikeout.

You're an idiot.