In case you haven't noticed, the offense has moved away from him being the go-to guy, instead relying on the O-line and Green to move the ball. Why do that? GB has a very good WR corp. Why not put it on your All-Universe QB to win games for ya? 'Cause even now, Favre is as prone to brain farts as he was early in his career. Hell, just last season there was a blurb before a Detroit/GB game which had Kurt Schottenheimer (D-coordinator for the Lions) basically saying they wanted the ball in Favre's hands because he gives opposing teams a few shots per game to get turnovers. And it wasn't meant with any disrespect, either. It's a well-known fact around the league: Favre is gonna give you a couple chances a game to make a play on him.
Ummmmmmmm, let me think about this....Uh, because success in football is still predicated on the run? That a team takes less chances & can control tempo of the game by running? That this is fundamental to the game of football? Capice? (LOL)
Why did DEN go away from Elway & use TD when they made their SB runs? Because Elway couldn't win SBs all by himself and running the ball effectively gives a team a significant competitve advantage.
But I'll put this nonsense to bed once and for all. Here are Favre' numbers in close games games decided by 3 pts or less), career:
Record: 21-13
Average passing: 21/36 253 yds 2 TDs 1 INT
Record in close games since 2000 (when he has gotten washed up):
11-3
Average passing: 20/33 235 yds 2 TDs 1 INT
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Playoff stats, career:
Record: 11-8
Average passing: 20/33 247 yds 2 TDs 1 INT
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Career Top 10 in stats in the NFL (year w/ rank):
Pass attempts
1992-5, 1993-2, 1994-4, 1995-4, 1996-5, 1997-6, 1998-2, 1999-1,
2000-2, 2002-5t, 2004-3
Pass Completions
1992-2t, 1993-2, 1994-4, 1995-2, 1996-3t, 1997-4, 1998-1, 1999-2,
2000-3, 2001-7, 2002-5, 2003-9, 2004-4t
Passing yds
1992-9, 1993-6, 1994-5, 1995-1, 1996-4, 1997-2, 1998-1, 1999-4,
2000-5, 2001-3, 2002-8, 2004-8
Passing TDs
1992-8t, 1993-5, 1994-2, 1995-1, 1996-1, 1997-1, 1998-3, 1999-8t,
2000-10t, 2001-2t, 2002-2t, 2003-1, 2004-4t
Now, look at those stats & rankings and please tell me again how he is just a mediocre QB right now. Go ahead, make some excuse for all the top 10 performances since 2000. They're in bold, so they are easy to find. I'll wait.
Then there are his career stats compared to all QBs whom have ever played in the NFL:
Among the league's all-time top 50
Pass attempts: 3
Completions: 2
Passing yards: 4
Passing TDs: 2
There are the stats, plain & simple. Now, tell me again how Favre isn't worthy of the accolades he gets. To say Favre isn't one of the top 4 QBs ever to have played the game is just foolhardy and can't be backed up by any facts. To say he is washed up & mediocre right now & that D coordinators actually want the ball in Favre's hands - especially in the last 2 minutes of a half - is just as foolhardy.
Ask DET how it worked out for them last week when they thought they had GB on the ropes and were on the verge of getting back into the playoffs & then Favre took over the game in the 2nd half. I'll bet their D coordinator was just estatic to see Favre passing the ball in the 2nd half.
It's crunch time, the $$$ is on the line. Step aside & wach Favre work his December magic. If you don't want to believe it is true, that's fine, but don't come out here pounding your chest about how crappy Favre has gotten in the face of all the facts available.
Better to keep your mouth shut & be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.