Most impressive play from a QB I've ever seen (1 Viewer)

[Ahmad Rashad]

As a Vikings fan, I've always cheered against Favre (except when I had him on my fantasy team), and I was mixed about the Vikes signing him this year. However, this play won me over:

I think it also won over his teammates, with his last throw the icing on the cake (Anatomy of Favre's last throw -- AD was in awe).

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Edit: Fixed link to second video

 

[joetrow]

This is why I'm glad he came back, can't think of anyone who brings the kid like fun to the field like Favre...

 

[sterjs]

The thread title made me think of a play from a different 49ers-vikings game...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8P1TzqWEgY

 

[parrot]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

 

[jon_mx]

I have always failed to see the Farve hatred. WTF are GB fans upset, Farve was booted out of town. The guy is a football player.

 

[theglorydays]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yea i agree.

 

[Ahmad Rashad]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yeah, they've gotten kind of silly protecting the QB's now, but I think if someone lit him up with a legal hit when he was running down to block, there would be no flag or fine. He becomes a blocker, and is no longer a defenseless QB -- witness the flag and fine on Favre for his preseason crackback block when he wasn't in the pocket at QB.

 

[Short Corner]

The thread title made me think of a play from a different 49ers-vikings game...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8P1TzqWEgY

First thing I thought of as well.

 

[parrot]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yeah, they've gotten kind of silly protecting the QB's now, but I think if someone lit him up with a legal hit when he was running down to block, there would be no flag or fine. He becomes a blocker, and is no longer a defenseless QB -- witness the flag and fine on Favre for his preseason crackback block when he wasn't in the pocket at QB.

But at what point does he become a blocker as opposed to just a QB running down the field to get ready for the next play? Say the team is a two minute offense and the QB is trailing the play, can you hit him? I'm guessing not.

 

[jurb26]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yeah, they've gotten kind of silly protecting the QB's now, but I think if someone lit him up with a legal hit when he was running down to block, there would be no flag or fine. He becomes a blocker, and is no longer a defenseless QB -- witness the flag and fine on Favre for his preseason crackback block when he wasn't in the pocket at QB.

But at what point does he become a blocker as opposed to just a QB running down the field to get ready for the next play? Say the team is a two minute offense and the QB is trailing the play, can you hit him? I'm guessing not.

They absolutely would throw a flag if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block. Total BS, but it's just he way the NFL is anymore.

 

[Twilight]

I have always failed to see the Farve hatred. WTF are GB fans upset, Farve was booted out of town. The guy is a football player.

Besides a having a large dose myself this week for obvious reasons, being a 49er fan, I can respect the GB fans problems with Favre. It's one thing going to the Jets, for which any whining was ridiculous. But going to your archrival team requires some time to get over. It will be water under the bridge once he's solidly retired for a couple of years, but until then he's actively trying to keep GB from winning their division, and I completely understand being upset with that.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

I didn't know Shaun Hill was white until this game either.

 

[Kleck]

I have always failed to see the Farve hatred. WTF are GB fans upset, Farve was booted out of town. The guy is a football player.

I'm not upset that Favre came back. Maybe a little because he makes the Vikings a better team, but if Favre wants to play, then dammit he should. I wouldn't have passed up the opportunity if I were him. I'll always cheer for the Packers first and foremost, but that doesn't mean I have to hate Favre.Time will heal all wounds...

 

[Otis]

Awesome play by Favre. Guy is a great for a reason.

 

[Ahmad Rashad]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yeah, they've gotten kind of silly protecting the QB's now, but I think if someone lit him up with a legal hit when he was running down to block, there would be no flag or fine. He becomes a blocker, and is no longer a defenseless QB -- witness the flag and fine on Favre for his preseason crackback block when he wasn't in the pocket at QB.

But at what point does he become a blocker as opposed to just a QB running down the field to get ready for the next play? Say the team is a two minute offense and the QB is trailing the play, can you hit him? I'm guessing not.

They absolutely would throw a flag if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block. Total BS, but it's just he way the NFL is anymore.

I don't agree. They are silly protecting the QB when he has the ball or is in the pocket, but I haven't seen any such silly penalties called when a QB is running down the field like that after throwing a pass. After a QB throws an interception, they get drilled all the time with no penalties called. They're fair game when they don't have the ball or aren't playing the QB role.If you can cite even one play where they've called such a penalty where any quarterback was running downfield, I'd be more convinced, but I cited the play where they threw a flag and fined Favre when he threw an illegal block when he didn't have the ball and wasn't in the pocket.If they're trailing a play, just jogging as an observer in a two-minute offense, I can see a penalty for unnecessary roughness if someone blindsides a QB (or any player really) away from the play, but if they're running downfield getting in the action, they're fair game.

 

[jurb26]

It was an impressive play, but given the current state of the rules it's also kinda BS. If anyone from the defense were to preemptively light him up as he's running down the field to block they would probably be looking at a flag and a fine.

Yeah, they've gotten kind of silly protecting the QB's now, but I think if someone lit him up with a legal hit when he was running down to block, there would be no flag or fine. He becomes a blocker, and is no longer a defenseless QB -- witness the flag and fine on Favre for his preseason crackback block when he wasn't in the pocket at QB.

But at what point does he become a blocker as opposed to just a QB running down the field to get ready for the next play? Say the team is a two minute offense and the QB is trailing the play, can you hit him? I'm guessing not.

They absolutely would throw a flag if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block. Total BS, but it's just he way the NFL is anymore.

I don't agree. They are silly protecting the QB when he has the ball or is in the pocket, but I haven't seen any such silly penalties called when a QB is running down the field like that after throwing a pass. After a QB throws an interception, they get drilled all the time with no penalties called. They're fair game when they don't have the ball or aren't playing the QB role.If you can cite even one play where they've called such a penalty where any quarterback was running downfield, I'd be more convinced, but I cited the play where they threw a flag and fined Favre when he threw an illegal block when he didn't have the ball and wasn't in the pocket.

If they're trailing a play, just jogging as an observer in a two-minute offense, I can see a penalty for unnecessary roughness if someone blindsides a QB (or any player really) away from the play, but if they're running downfield getting in the action, they're fair game.

I don't need to cite and plays as I've never seen any QB get hit in the fashion in which we are talking about. Probably because no defensive player is foolish enough to do it. Furthermore, how many QBs have you seen do something like that? You pointed this very act out and made this post because you have never seen it down before! Asking for a cited example is nothing more than chasing a rainbow and you know that.The bolded part about an interception is a TOTALLY different situation than what you are showing in you're clip. It's not even remotely close to the same thing. On an interception all the offensive players automatically become DEFENSIVE players and thus the rules change. With out the turn over these situations are not even in the same ball park.

 

[Ahmad Rashad]

They absolutely would throw a flag if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block. Total BS, but it's just he way the NFL is anymore.

I don't agree. They are silly protecting the QB when he has the ball or is in the pocket, but I haven't seen any such silly penalties called when a QB is running down the field like that after throwing a pass. After a QB throws an interception, they get drilled all the time with no penalties called. They're fair game when they don't have the ball or aren't playing the QB role.If you can cite even one play where they've called such a penalty where any quarterback was running downfield, I'd be more convinced, but I cited the play where they threw a flag and fined Favre when he threw an illegal block when he didn't have the ball and wasn't in the pocket.

If they're trailing a play, just jogging as an observer in a two-minute offense, I can see a penalty for unnecessary roughness if someone blindsides a QB (or any player really) away from the play, but if they're running downfield getting in the action, they're fair game.

I don't need to cite and plays as I've never seen any QB get hit in the fashion in which we are talking about. Probably because no defensive player is foolish enough to do it. Furthermore, how many QBs have you seen do something like that? You pointed this very act out and made this post because you have never seen it down before! Asking for a cited example is nothing more than chasing a rainbow and you know that.The bolded part about an interception is a TOTALLY different situation than what you are showing in you're clip. It's not even remotely close to the same thing. On an interception all the offensive players automatically become DEFENSIVE players and thus the rules change. With out the turn over these situations are not even in the same ball park.

I cited a play where Favre was acting as a blocker and the officials and league treated him like any other blocker by giving him a flag and fine. That shows that when he acts like a blocker he won't get the ridiculous protective treatment that a QB normally gets. With the wildcat plays now being run, there are a number of plays where QB's have acted as a blocker, but I don't recall any defender ever getting flagged or fined for hitting the QB in those situations.You don't have to cite a play where a QB hustles 40+ yards to block one of the meanest middle linebackers in the NFL, as you're right, that's probably never been done before. But any play where a QB is acting as a blocker and a defender gets called for a penalty would at least lend some support to your assertion that "They absolutely would throw a flag if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block." My examples aren't the exact same play, but they do show different treatment of QB's in different situations.

You say the rules change when the offensive players become defensive players. I agree, and my point is that the rules also change for QB's when they become blockers, as supported by my example.

Sure, we can't know for sure what would have happened "if anyone laid a hand on Favre as he ran down to make that block," but I'm not the one who said what the officials would "absolutely" do. I just said what "I think" and don't agree that he'd get the same silly protection that he normally would get.

Asking for a cited example is nothing more than chasing a rainbow and you know that.

Hmm... Ok... No need to get all hot and bothered. This is a silly argument anyway. You win...

 

[Clifton]

Best quarterback ever. He just loves the game and plays it the way it should be played. Was like watching a high schooler out there.

Bravo Favre

 

[Mr. Yuk]

Best quarterback ever. He just loves the game and plays it the way it should be played. Was like watching a high schooler out there.Bravo Favre

John Madden, is that you?

 

[Steeler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1G-Dn7nUs

This is the best hustle play I've ever seen since the outcome of the game was already decided.

 

[Jewell]

No doubt Favre's play was great and I love to see a QB downfield blocking, but was it really the most impressive play from a QB you've ever seen?

Better Play #1

Better Play #2

 

[Ahmad Rashad]

No doubt Favre's play was great and I love to see a QB downfield blocking, but was it really the most impressive play from a QB you've ever seen?

Better Play #1

Better Play #2

Young and Vick were great running QB's. Those may have been "better plays," but they weren't as impressive to me because that's the type of play expected out of great running QB's against poor tackling. When I saw those plays, my first thought wasn't that the plays were especially impressive on the QB's part, but rather that the tackling was horrible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1G-Dn7nUs

This is the best hustle play I've ever seen since the outcome of the game was already decided.

The Beebe play was also great hustle, but you'd expect one of the fastest WR's in the game to run down one of the slowest linemen on a fumble return. You don't expect an old, slow QB to hustle 40+ yards downfield to block a linebacker.What was more impressive about Favre's play is he's a 40-year-old hall-of-fame QB known for his great passing skills, which he proved at the end of the game, and here he is hustling and doing what nobody expects any QB at any age to do, and against one of the best middle linebackers in the league.

This play, more than any I've seen, should inspire many to hustle beyond what's expected of them. If there really was a schism in the Vikings' locker room, it's gone now.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

 

[The Jerk]

The thread title made me think of a play from a different 49ers-vikings game...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8P1TzqWEgY

First thing I thought of as well.

I was thinking of this version.You have to consider the degree of difficulty.

 

[SSOG]

Some people have posted some nice scrambles, and I'm sure some people could post some great passes, but for my money, this is the most impressive all around play that I can remember seeing a QB make.

Edit: the one I posted is much more impressive than the Randall Cunningham play the announcer keeps blathering on about.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

As a Vikings fan, I've always cheered against Favre (except when I had him on my fantasy team), and I was mixed about the Vikes signing him this year. However, this play won me over:

Its a great hustle play. Favre does stuff like this all the time. But to really attain the "most impressive play ever" status, I would think it would help if the block he threw actually had an effect on the play. He threw a nice block, especially for an old QB, but it looks like the ball carrier was being tackled a few yards behind Favre as he was making the block.

 

[Man in the yellow hat]

I have always failed to see the Farve hatred. WTF are GB fans upset, Farve was booted out of town. The guy is a football player.

And we're off.If you truly belive that Favre was 'booted out of town', you weren't paying attention.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Hopefully your son didn't see Favre giving up on the two touchdown returns yesterday. Favre's hustle is a bit more impressive when he's throwing a block on an unsuspecting defender five yards off the ball after the tackle has been made.

 

[FavreCo]

Crazy and at 40. unreal. I bet he could smoke J-Fat in the 40 yard dash. Not just beat him but smoke him.

 

[One]

I hate Favre, but loved this.

 

[Das Boot]

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Hopefully your son didn't see Favre giving up on the two touchdown returns yesterday. Favre's hustle is a bit more impressive when he's throwing a block on an unsuspecting defender five yards off the ball after the tackle has been made.

Favre's "get me out of this mess" slide to avoid any contact during the interception return for a TD at the end of yesterday's game doesn't jive with someone that hustles and finishes plays.Had Favre taken on the lead blocker, it quite likely would have forced the ball carrier Fox to cut back into Vikes #74 who was closing fast and would have had a chance to make a play... who knows, maybe force a fumble. Either way, prevent a TD.

But Favre's slide forced #74 to have to instead avoid Favre and thus lose any chance at a play, plus it let the blocker continue down field with Fox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZhS95PFMD4

 

[Das Boot]

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Hopefully your son didn't see Favre giving up on the two touchdown returns yesterday. Favre's hustle is a bit more impressive when he's throwing a block on an unsuspecting defender five yards off the ball after the tackle has been made.

Favre's "get me out of this mess" slide to avoid any contact during the interception return for a TD at the end of yesterday's game doesn't jive with someone that hustles and finishes plays.Had Favre taken on the lead blocker, it quite likely would have forced the ball carrier Fox to cut back into Vikes #74 who was closing fast and would have had a chance to make a play... who knows, maybe force a fumble. Either way, prevent a TD.

But Favre's slide forced #74 to have to instead avoid Favre and thus lose any chance at a play, plus it let the blocker continue down field with Fox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZhS95PFMD4

That "slide" was so weird, and it made no sense that Favre didn't at least try to shove the blocker into Fox, so I looked more carefully.I now think it's likely that Favre slightly twisted his right foot on the last step he took before coming down, that's consistent with how quickly and awkwardly he went down - see the :38 mark of the YouTube link.

So if that was the case, completely scratch my previous thoughts about him being a wuss for bailing on the pursuit.

Curious if the local press asked Favre what happened during the pursuit after the interception.

 

[Short Corner]

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Hopefully your son didn't see Favre giving up on the two touchdown returns yesterday. Favre's hustle is a bit more impressive when he's throwing a block on an unsuspecting defender five yards off the ball after the tackle has been made.

Favre's "get me out of this mess" slide to avoid any contact during the interception return for a TD at the end of yesterday's game doesn't jive with someone that hustles and finishes plays.Had Favre taken on the lead blocker, it quite likely would have forced the ball carrier Fox to cut back into Vikes #74 who was closing fast and would have had a chance to make a play... who knows, maybe force a fumble. Either way, prevent a TD.

But Favre's slide forced #74 to have to instead avoid Favre and thus lose any chance at a play, plus it let the blocker continue down field with Fox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZhS95PFMD4

That "slide" was so weird, and it made no sense that Favre didn't at least try to shove the blocker into Fox, so I looked more carefully.I now think it's likely that Favre slightly twisted his right foot on the last step he took before coming down, that's consistent with how quickly and awkwardly he went down - see the :38 mark of the YouTube link.

So if that was the case, completely scratch my previous thoughts about him being a wuss for bailing on the pursuit.

Curious if the local press asked Favre what happened during the pursuit after the interception.

I think it's pretty obvious what happened there. He had no reason to plant that right foot anyway, except to avoid the path of the blocker.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I'm going to show that video of Favre hustling downfield over 40 yards to block Patrick Willis, one of the toughest middle linebackers in the NFL, to my son and others as an example of what hustle is. It may not have been the smartest play for a 40-year-old quarterback with an already-injured shoulder, but it's a much better example of hustle than what you see too many NFL (and other) players do on too many plays where they're not handling the ball.

Hopefully your son didn't see Favre giving up on the two touchdown returns yesterday. Favre's hustle is a bit more impressive when he's throwing a block on an unsuspecting defender five yards off the ball after the tackle has been made.

Favre's "get me out of this mess" slide to avoid any contact during the interception return for a TD at the end of yesterday's game doesn't jive with someone that hustles and finishes plays.Had Favre taken on the lead blocker, it quite likely would have forced the ball carrier Fox to cut back into Vikes #74 who was closing fast and would have had a chance to make a play... who knows, maybe force a fumble. Either way, prevent a TD.

But Favre's slide forced #74 to have to instead avoid Favre and thus lose any chance at a play, plus it let the blocker continue down field with Fox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZhS95PFMD4

Favre's "effort" on the Woodley fumble return was even weaker - watch how he dances around Woodley at the 12 second mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc4B956stko

 

[Steady Mooobin]

He's a 40 year old guy who has the mileage of a 50 year old.

 

[Hellfire Snail]

What I've always loved about Favre is that even though he's a grown man, and at this point a 40 year old man, he shows up every Sunday and plays like a much younger man. Almost like he's a kid out there. It's like he gets out on the field and all of the sudden he's a kid again. That's how he plays. He just has fun. It's so fun to watch that, because obviously he's not a kid anymore. I don't know how he does it. It's a big part of what makes him a great quarterback.