Favre wavered on coming back each year because he was struggling between his love of the game and his frustration from playing for coaches who hurt the team. He wants to win so badly and is always there for his teammates, but he knows the conservative gameplans really hurt their chances. That’s why I knew he’d come back each year–he loves it and just had to work through the frustration. Mangini didn’t have a clue. They were 8-3 even running a lot, Favre tears his bicep and the Jets lose 4 of 5, yet still would have won 3 of those and got first downs the times they did throw on first. We all know about Childress.
Why does all of America think he only won 1 Super Bowl? Why do people think the Lakers beat the Kings? I said for years that was fixed, and it finally came out. People only focus on what they know or are told. All people talk about is Favre’s interception in the Saints NFC champ game. Let’s see. He took a team that had gone nowhere and won the SB. He led the league in QB rating all year until Childress ran those 4 games, finishing second. He had over 30 TDs and less than 10 interceptions, the only guy (with Rodgers, also last year) to do that. Far and away the best QB in the playoffs. League VP of Officiating puts out video of bad calls against Vikes in that game, not even including the Saints’ failed 4th down in OT or bogus pass interference call which gave Saints “winning FG.” Favre drives team for score after score, despite Vikes fumbling at Saints’ 1 and 10. Saints intentionally try to put him out of game all game with dirty hits, finally just about breaking his ankle at end of third quarter. No other QB returns, but Favre does. Three 4th-quarter drives when he can hardly walk: First, drives team to Saints 10, where Berrian fumbles. Second, drives team to TD. Third, with little time left and people saying play for OT, drives team to 51-yd FG attempt, but too-many-men-on-the-field penalty moves them back 5 yds, changing run call to pass. On top of all this, game would have been in Minnesota where they were undefeated if refs don’t steal Steeler game or Childress doesn’t cause 3 losses in 4 games by running–Favre played well enough to get homefield advantage. The team felt a 56-yd FG was pushing it, so called a pass. I ask why everyone blames him for this loss when he played GREAT (much better than Brees and all other playoff QBs), the loss was caused by coaching and teammate errors, and the game is “lost” on a coin flip? That’s what I mean by people focusing on what the press says, instead of reality.