3/4/2008 11:12:03 AM

You're crazy. Favre is the man. If I were starting a team I'd put him on it. He's gutsy and tough. I am glad he's retiring because I always hate when guys stay too long and end their careers as shells of themselves. Brett Favre is one of my all-time favorite football players.

Jimmy Dinsmore

3/4/2008 12:25:34 PM

I'm just happy he got this out of the way early, the drama of him letting it all drag on and on over the offseason just drove me insane. And I don't think it's crazy at all to point out his mediocre/subpar performances in 2005-2006. I'm very happy that he had a very good 2007 to go out on, still doesn't change how he played the last few years.

Some of the resentment towards him too is the collective media man-crush on him. Broadcasters just gushed over his toughness and love of the game, and the whole 20-ish interceptions a year just kind of got brushed to the side.

Adam Bartel

3/4/2008 1:14:47 PM

Favre threw interceptions. That's a fact. More than any other QB. That was always part of his game. Throw me into the group that has a man-crush on him. I openly admit that I love the guy. He's the only non-Bengal, I've ever cheered for and went out of my way to watch on TV. Is he the greatest QB of all time? No. But he's in the top 10. In a brutal, rugged sport like football, his toughness can't be overlooked. That streak blows Cal Ripken's away.
Yes, his constant dragging out his retirement announcement was a little grandiose and self-serving. I just hope this is really it for him and that he doesn't go somewhere else or doesn't come back for one more season.

Jimmy Dinsmore

3/4/2008 4:11:03 PM

I think he's done and that is really sad! They broke the mold when they made Brett Favre. I am 33 years old and have witnessed some stellar QB's in my day - Joe Montana (made me cry twice as a child), John Elway, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Boomer Esiason. All of those guys were great players, some even Hall of Famers. All of them played in Super Bowls and most of them won the big game. Still, none of them have displayed the ability, heart, enjoyment, competitiveness and toughness in the complete package that Favre put up.

I knew watching him during the playoffs that it could be the end, and that makes me sad.

You will be missed Mr. Favre!

Dan Clasgens