Posted on 10/12/2010 4:55:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
We know that in some circles this will be viewed as blasphemy. But it's time. He's too banged up, and he's too distracted. Most importantly, he's just not getting it done.
The Vikings need to find a way to get Brett Favre off the field.
Two years ago, Tarvaris Jackson entered the season as the starting quarterback in Minnesota. After two losses -- by five to the Packers in their first post-Favre game and three to the Colts -- Jackson unceremoniously was benched, in favor of Gus Frerotte.
Jackson's stats weren't bad. He had completed 30 of 59 passes for 308 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for 65 yards against the Packers.
This year, Favre has five touchdown passes and seven interceptions through four games. His passer rating of 67.0 is lower than any full-season rating of his 20-year career.
More importantly, he's banged up and, in crunch time of last night's loss to the Jets, grossly inaccurate. It seems as if he's playing only to show that he can keep playing. With 11 games to go until he accomplishes the unprecedented feat of 300 straight starts and with 12 games to go in the season, we can't imagine Favre stepping aside voluntarily.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcsports.msnbc.com ...
Florio is a hack.
Maybe they can first bench the firkin offensive line. You can’t let the 42 yr old have last on his a$$ that many times a week.
Its not like they have Matt Schaub sitting on the bench waiting for a chance. Neither Tavaris Jackson nor Sage Rosenfels would’ve even had the opportunity to blow the game yesterday.
I’m no Favre fan ... but he’s clearly the best option the Vikes have.
SnakeDoc
Is this the married guy who sent a photo of his junk to some chick?
I’m wondering why they are picking on him all of a sudden? This is the National Felon League. He hasn’t killed any dogs, shot his wife or beat her up? I am not saying he is a saint here either.
I thought he just sent her a text message. Maybe I don't know the whole story.
The Vikes will live or die with Favre this year.
Odd how differently this is being treated than Tiger Woods.
I thought he should have quit 2 yrs. ago. But last year he had a real good season so I was rooting for him. I thought he should have quit after that. Now it’s just embarrassing.
He threw some good passes last night.It was a good game to watch.
Re-signing Favre was the worst decision in the NFL after the Herschel Walker trade, which ironically was done by Minnesota too. Vikes should have went after McNabb, cut Tavaris Jackson, and then drafted a QB. But IMO don’t count Favre out though. This is someone who was puking blood on the sidelines against the Steelers and went out and won the game. The guy’s a living legend, no question about it.
The NFL that smeared Rush as a racist and would not him buy into the Rams? The NFL can drop dead.
What difference does it make? We die EVERY year. It’s just another shade of suckitude.
You can blame the offensive line, coaching, weather, etc....but Farve looked bad. Fumbled the snap several times, made nice throws directly to the defensive players. Should have worked on his game and stayed off his phone.
Why is “F-a-v-r-e” pronounced like “F-a-r-v-e”?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.