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Postseason Favre

I’ve been pretty hard on Favre for basically everything since his first retirement. So when I ran across this quote, I wanted to post it, but given my past, it will probably come off as more Favre bashing. In an attempt to just present you with the data, I give you this quote with no potential explanations (although I at least a few exist on both sides of the argument.) Feel free to comment with your thoughts.

In two of his last four postseason appearances, Favre threw two of the most unthinkable playoff interceptions in NFL history, both in overtime -- to Brian Dawkins of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003 and to Corey Webster of the New York Giants in January of 2008. In fact, Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw... overtime interceptions in two playoff games. In his last nine playoff games, Favre threw 18 interceptions.

There’s a lot more where that came from in Sal Paolantonio’s article on ESPN.com.

Comments

# re: Postseason Favre

Man! Let the poor guy rest in peace. Oh! Wait! It's Brett that won't let us do that.

Clearly this guy makes many more good plays than bad. He has outstanding talent, and in the two cases you mentioned, his talent and confidence ended up being the fatal flaw. He's so used to looking for more yards and making something out of little or nothing. And in that moment against NO, he forgot the big picture, lost sight of what he had, and once again went for more. Farve took the Vikings to the playoffs and he took them home. He likes being in the spotlight. Enjoy it Brett. It's all yours.

Monday, February 01, 2010 5:19 AM by Dudley

# re: Postseason Favre

I'll live with all the drama and mistakes Favre brings to the table.  The Vikings would've been 8-8 or maybe 9-7 without him this year.  

Monday, February 01, 2010 6:47 PM by Kyle