Brett Favre's toughest night
well, the man is playing like none other, and his team is rallying around him in the most amazing way ever. 311 yards and 4 touchdowns IN THE FIRST HALF. is it possible to throw for 700 yards in a game? i'm not a weepy guy, but it's moving to see him leap and cheer and hug like i haven't seen in years. maybe it touches me a bit more since i lost my dad this summer, and i wish i had had something like this to help me "work out the pain" and focus on something great in a time of such pain.
he may shatter every record in the book tonight in the name of his father (who passed away last night unexpectedly, for those who don't know).
i know he'll never read this, but all the best, brett. i don't know if i believe in ghosts or spirits here with us, but this game is something special (even if it is a blowout)...
he may shatter every record in the book tonight in the name of his father (who passed away last night unexpectedly, for those who don't know).
i know he'll never read this, but all the best, brett. i don't know if i believe in ghosts or spirits here with us, but this game is something special (even if it is a blowout)...
Comments
Amost as amazing is that he hit 12 different receivers. I couldn't even name 12 Giants who are qualified to have a pass thrown to them, much less who might catch it.
Jeff
And of course I was not at all surprised by the score. It was the Raiders after all.
Originally posted by Eugene
I was less surprised by his performance than by his postgame composure during the sideline interviews and such.
And of course I was not at all surprised by the score. It was the Raiders after all.
i couldn't believe lisa guerrero led with the "broken thumb... broken heart" comment. i nearly gagged.
Originally posted by rok
i couldn't believe lisa guerrero led with the "broken thumb... broken heart" comment. i nearly gagged.
Yeah I don't give those monday night field "reporters" credit for the brains....I miss Mellissa Starks.
Originally posted by Argento
Yeah I don't give those monday night field "reporters" credit for the brains....I miss Mellissa Starks.
Everybody misses Melissa Stark.
mmm.
Monday night.....
Originally posted by rageous
Yes, because she was smoking hot.
Because she spoke her lines like she wasn't being spoonfed them by an off-camera producer.
Originally posted by Eugene
Because she spoke her lines like she wasn't being spoonfed them by an off-camera producer.
Oh yeah...totally...that's why I cared....
Having watched almost every Packer game in the past two decades, last night's performance was one of the best I have ever seen from any quarterback. Credit also has to be given to the receivers because they caught some tough passes in double coverage. Oakland didn't intentially lay down and let Green Bay walk all over them.
Fortunately this was not a college game, because if it were, the score would have been 62-7 or something like that because in college football, teams are always running up the score on overmatched opponents. Favre and Sherman have enough class to not do that. I could name a few coaches in the NFL that would have no problem running up the score.
As for any other current quarterback to challenge Montana and Favre for being the best quarterback of the past quarter century, I think that Peyton Manning has the best chance. As for the best QBs of all time, I would have to argue that Otto Graham and Bart Starr beat both Montana and Favre for consistancy. There are probably others, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
What I don't comprehend is why strength of schedule would come into play if Dallas, Green Bay, and Seattle tie. The third tie-breaker (when three or more teams tie) is conference record. Dallas and Seattle have a better conference record than Green Bay, so I would assume that they would win that tie-breaker. But for some reason the fourth tie-breaker is supposed to be used. Does anyone know why?